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Tarago reservoir automation improves Melbourne water supply
Located near the small township of Neerim South, the Tarago reservoir is the first of three major Victorian state government infrastructure projects designed to increase Melbourne’s drinking water supplies by 240 billion litres per year by 2011.
[ + ]Not just a lot of hot air!
In this article, Simon Wood, National Sales Manager, Boge Compressors, discusses how compressed air users can optimise their compressed air-related energy usage through heat recovery.
[ + ]Packaging automation trends: using small assembly robots in upstream packaging processes
Manufacturers have always faced the challenge of constantly needing to find new ways to reduce the cost of their packaging processes. In today’s globally connected world, however, the game is much tougher and the stakes are much higher.
[ + ]Open asset management with FDT: the core of a ‘smart’ process plant
Field Device Type (FDT) technology remains one of the automation industry’s best-kept secrets. In spite of this, it is rapidly gaining market acceptance by simplifying the digital communication between a plant’s field devices and its control environment. It is at the heart of a ‘smart’ plant’s IT infrastructure and can deliver major cost savings to the plant’s operations.
[ + ]A breath of fresh air for Jayco
As an increasing number of Australians head off camping to experience one of the great Australian dreams, recreational vehicle manufacturer Jayco needed to expand manufacturing capacity to keep up with demand.
[ + ]Recycling gets a concrete solution
There was a time when this building rubble would end up as landfill, but more recently new waste minimisation strategies have emerged. Here, concrete recycling processes are proving extremely valuable, both economically and environmentally.
[ + ]Video monitoring of process control and automation systems
Video monitoring is a proven technology for security monitoring in many industries. So why not use video to monitor process control and automation systems?
[ + ]Temperature measurement with single-, dual- and multi-wavelength technologies
Temperature measurement is complicated by the fact that the amount of infrared energy emitted by a surface is proportional to the emissivity as well as the temperature of the measured target.
[ + ]Building a reliable VFD system
A variable frequency drive (VFD) regulates the speed of a three-phase AC electric motor by controlling the frequency and voltage of the power it delivers to the motor.
[ + ]Cooling water pump for Saudi Arabia
KSB Germany is set to deliver a huge vertical tubular casing pump for an intake structure in Saudi Arabia. Driven by a powerful and energy-efficient 4200 kW synchronous motor, the SEZA 24-160 pump unit will handle more than 16,000 L of seawater per second. The water will be pumped into a piping system to supply Yanbu’s industrial park.
[ + ]Pipeline testing, maintenance and safety
Maintenance of pipelines can be a tricky business. Sealing and testing operations need to be conducted not only with complete safety and environmental security but also with considerable speed, to maintain flows of liquids and gases.
[ + ]New Zealand kiwifruit meet labelling standards
With growth in the volume of trade and rising consumer awareness of food safety guidelines, the kiwifruit supply chain encapsulates major logistical challenges that must be met to ensure the New Zealand kiwifruit industry’s competitive position in the marketplace.
[ + ]Correct valve selection
Microfluidics is associated with the control of very small volumes of fluids. Throughout life science industries the precise control of fluids is a major factor in the successful design of devices and instruments often used in testing and analysis processes. Accurate and repeatable results and reliable performance can often only be obtained through the correct selection and application of specialised valve technology.
[ + ]Wang Components takes the integrated way with Profibus
Set up in 1963, Victorian-based Wang Components was initially involved in the water pumping and irrigation business before moving into the manufacture of quality clamps and couplings. Over the past few years, the company was able to use the features of Profibus to implement a creative automation plan.
[ + ]Grants to help industry adapt to climate change
Retrofitting equipment to use waste heat for production and upgrades at a process plant to improve energy efficiency are among 12 projects to be funded under the latest round of Re-tooling for Climate Change.