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Massive growth expected in Chinese magnetic flowmeter market
A recently released report says double-digit growth for magnetic flowmeters in China will be driven by investments in infrastructure. Revenues are expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.7 per cent over the next five years
[ + ]Sizing and selecting servomotors
Selecting the right motor for a positioning application requires review of the application's speed, inertia, acceleration and package size. Vector control technology combines an induction motor with a feedback device, such as an encoder
[ + ]Safeguarding your processing machinery
Choosing the right safeguarding method can be difficult with so many options available. How do you know whether a simple barrier will do the trick or whether you need a more complex system involving safety mats and light curtains?
[ + ]Making the right decisions about ethernet
If you have spent longer than six months in any manufacturing environment, you are well aware that the skid equipment from 'Vendor A' rarely communicates easily with the existing, in-place control system from 'Vendor B'
[ + ]Noise prediction in control valves
In recent years, the control valve industry has seen an important debate about the validity of limiting the valve trim exit velocity head to a maximum of 480 kPa in gas and steam application
[ + ]The measurement of DO in water
The oxygen concentration in activated sludge is a central parameter of biological wastewater treatment. Aerobic, anoxic or anaerobic zones are required for carbon breakdown, nitrification, denitrification and bio-logical phosphorus removal
[ + ]Suspended solids measurement
The measurement of suspended solids is assuming greater importance in industrial applications, driven both by environmental issues and operating cost optimisation
[ + ]A new era in data recording
Developments in electronic data recording technology are opening up new possibilities for the collection, storage and retrieval of process data, making them appropriate for use in a host of new applications
[ + ]Manufacturing software aids efficiency
Melbourne-based industrial injection moulder CL Plastics & Consultants has been an Aspect PL user for over 5 years
[ + ]Robot-human interactivity success crucial for automation
The operation of an automated machine or system must be as simple and convenient as possible due to a number of productivity reasons. The interfaces of a system must quickly and clearly show how efficiently work can be performed
[ + ]New electrical test standard designed to save lives
Faulty electrical cables present the greatest risk of electrocution of any equipment in a business and the risk of shock can result from nothing more than normal wear and tear due to daily usage
[ + ]Machine vision eyes the future
Image processing is becoming an ever more important area for production and assembly. Industrial image processing is enjoying above-average growth. High innovations potential and sector-specific developments are further promoting this boom
[ + ]Revolutionising maintenance with RCM
Over the years, several myths and misunderstandings have arisen about reliability-centred maintenance (RCM). Against a background of having to do more with less, RCM offers a proven and robust means for industry to obtain maintenance 'value for money'
[ + ]National Manufacturing Week 2004 preview
Australia's premier annual trade exhibition for the manufacturing industry, National Manufacturing Week (NMW 2004), is the largest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere
[ + ]Testing the testers
Quality auditors, when assessing an organisation to ISO 9001, expect to find that measuring equipment is within its calibration interval and that the performance of the equipment is suitable for its application
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