Case Studies
Modern automation empowers workers with handicaps
Even today, manual workstations are still indispensable, because automation is not always profitable with small batch quantities or complex processes. [ + ]
Power from waste heat: maximum yield with supercritical CO2
A major technological advance in power generation using industrial waste heat is just around the corner. [ + ]
City of Tacoma WWTP gains a clearer view with new DCS
The PlantPAx DCS replaces legacy systems, saves energy and improves process visibility. [ + ]
HRS helps orange juice producer with ohmic pasteurisation
HRS Heat Exchangers has supplied a Mexican orange juice producer with a complete pasteurisation system that uses a novel electrical heating method. [ + ]
A 'Tasti' solution for a snack manufacturer
New Zealand snack bar manufacturer Tasti Foods recently invested in a complete Kaeser compressed air system during a plant expansion. [ + ]
Bonfiglioli drives large grain port project
Bonfiglioli recently partnered with Adelaide-based engineering firm Kilic Engineering on a large grain transportation project. [ + ]
Human–robot collaboration for improved welding seam inspection
Robots are being used in many situations that involve collaboration with humans. The challenge now is how best to integrate them into the working environment. [ + ]
Cobots improve palletising and ergonomics at Unilever
Unilever fully automated two production lines in Katowice where six collaborative robots now handle tasks related to the packing of tea. [ + ]
Upgrade improves reliability and optimises WWTP performance
Parts of SA Water's Bolivar treatment plant, such as the pumping and power stations and inlet works, were reaching the end of their useful life. [ + ]
Russian oil and gas giant adopts mixed LTE-TETRA solution
Tatneft selected Hytera's converged LTE and TETRA solutions to improve its workflow management and enable the remote monitoring and control of equipment. [ + ]
Aseptic filling at Ya YA Foods in Canada
Ya YA Foods doesn't sell any of its own brands, but almost all of the big beverage brands in Canada and the US have their products bottled there. [ + ]
Waste-to-energy plant upgrades emission monitoring
A district heating plant in Germany needed to upgrade 20-year-old emission monitoring to meet current legal requirements. [ + ]
Condition monitoring and data analysis in the cloud
In today's factories sensors often trigger an alarm as soon as equipment begins to exhibit suspicious behaviour, but rarely is this sensor data fully exploited. [ + ]
Researchers develop sensor to test milk quality
Despite high safety standards in the dairy industry, traces of impurities, pesticides and antibiotics can find their way into milk. [ + ]
Wireless pressure gauges prevent toxic gas releases
A chemical plant in Japan has utilised wireless pressure gauges to prevent toxic gas releases from its wastewater treatment process. [ + ]