Case Studies
Industrial gear units bring conveyor drive systems to life
Smooth-running conveyors and feeders are critical in a variety of industries and for an array of applications — particularly in mining, where potential breakdowns could cost companies significantly. [ + ]
Getting smart with water quality monitoring
Kempsey Shire Council decided to update its time-consuming water quality monitoring with a smarter 'plug-and-play' solution for its water and wastewater services. [ + ]
New technology for foundries cuts energy and emissions
In the future, light metal foundries will be able to cut their energy costs related to production by as much as 60% and CO2 emissions by as much as 80%. [ + ]
Driving paper production at Visy's pulp and paper mill
Paper machine winder upgrade futureproofs paper production. [ + ]
Efficient process-controlled access guarding without muting sensors
Systems such as conveyor lines with safety light curtains must often reliably distinguish between people and merchandise. [ + ]
Maximum pleasure, minimum consumption
Intelligent module optimises compressed air consumption for ice-cream production line. [ + ]
Flexible control system for world's largest yoghurt plant
Chobani sees multiple benefits from unique software. [ + ]
AI automatically detects disturbances in power supply grids
Fraunhofer researchers have developed compression techniques, algorithms and neural networks to make a power supply fit for the future. [ + ]
'Sky depot' boosts efficiency with smart stacking cranes
One of the largest integrated logistics hubs in Singapore houses a cutting-edge rooftop container depot. [ + ]
Extremely mobile — a crane for loads up to 500 tons
A purpose-built process crane with a lifting capacity of 500 tons and special capabilities for unbalanced loads needed reliable signal and energy transmission. [ + ]
Analytics identify production errors and causes in real time
Fraunhofer IPA has developed a tool that identifies errors in interlinked manufacturing systems and shows their root causes. [ + ]
Conveyor system optimised by EtherCAT
EtherCAT controllers by Beckhoff enabled tna Australia to streamline the architecture and boost the power of its roflo 3 horizontal conveyor. [ + ]
Modelling provides asset improvement program for water network
A state water utility in Malaysia used modelling to conduct a study of the water supply system for a mid-sized town to recommend upgrades and futureproofing. [ + ]
SCADA increases flexibility, lowers costs for two water utilities
Modern SCADA system improves data visibility, reporting and energy usage. [ + ]
SUEZ solves big data problem with magnetic flow meters
Battery-operated magnetic flowmeter provides accurate water balance data for water utility in New York, pinpointing line breaks and saving water. [ + ]