Featured Articles
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Proportional Valves For Closed-Loop Control Of Inert Gases In Process Automation
8/18/2015
In many process automation applications, the pressure and flow of gases are controlled. Explosion protection requirements mean that an inert atmosphere is often created and maintained in reactors and process tanks in a plant. This is usually done with nitrogen and in some cases also with argon. Other applications include the transfer of materials between process tanks and filling, using inert gas, air, sterile air and carbon dioxide.
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Why Merck Selected Control Cabinets For Their Biotech Center
8/12/2015
Merck Serono, the pharmaceutical arm of Merck KGaA, is investing 350 million euros in its new plant and creating 200 new jobs for biologists, engineers, technicians and laboratory staff. Drugs based on complex molecules that cannot be synthesised chemically are created in a biotechnological process on four production lines with a bioreactor capacity of 140,000 litres. This includes the development of the cell bank, the production of proteins in the bioreactors and filtration and purification for the purest protein concentrations.
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The Right Way To Buy Valves And Valve Terminals
8/7/2015
The global market for valves and valve terminals today is so large that it is almost impossible to maintain an overview. Often, price seems the only buying criterion. But it pays to look more closely, particularly with regard to higher productivity and process reliability.
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10 Tips To Reduce Manufacturing Costs Through Improved Air Preparation
5/31/2013
Efficient use of compressed air is an area where many manufacturing operations can make considerable savings.
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The Future Role Of Ethernet And The Trend To Decentralized Control Solutions
4/18/2013
The driving force behind progress in Industrial automation in the last 10 years has without doubt been the networking of automation products via bus systems.
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10 Steps For Optimizing Valve Terminals
4/18/2013
Customers are always looking for optimum performance and maximum efficiency, preferably combined with minimum costs. Anyone who has to worry about the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a system will know that the pure component costs may well account for only a very small proportion.
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Energy Efficient Automation Systems For A Profitable and Sustainable
2/25/2013
Festo has a mission to provide energy efficient automation solutions for a profitable future and to sustain economic management and long-term value enhancement for their customers, company, employees and partners.
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Energy Efficient Automation Systems For Increased Revenues And Sustainability
2/25/2013
Sustainable energy efficiency in automation requires a sophisticated concept which covers a total of four areas: intelligent dimensioning, energy-efficient products and solutions, services, and training and consulting. Each of these four areas contributes to an increase in energy efficiency – regardless of where the road begins. For optimum energy efficiency which meets the current standards or, looking forward, even surpasses them, it is recommended to use all four areas in combination.
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Improved Diagnostics From Decentralized Solenoid Valves And I/O Systems
Productivity is more reliable when equipment can be monitored to detect incipient failures and take corrective action before the plant goes down.
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Function Integration Saves Time All Round
When electrical and pneumatic subsystems are separated, all the phases of building even relatively simple systems can take a lot of time. By Nigel Dawson