Adaptor turns wired field instruments into wireless devices
Yokogawa has developed a multi-protocol wireless adaptor that enables wired field instruments or analytical sensors to be used as ISA100 Wireless devices, and will release models in May and July that support communications based on the HART and RS485 Modbus standards.  (Read more)

Magnet picks up profit from demolitiom waste
In the materials sector, Atlas Copco has introduced an interesting addition to its range of hydraulic tools for recycling plants, scrapyards and the demolition industry. Hydro Magnets enable valuable iron and steel to be separated quickly and easily from concrete waste for subsequent recycling. Installed on the existing grapple or shear installation, they require no extra generator or electro cable on the carrier.  (Read more)

Energy-saver demo highlights huge opportunity for UK industry
Huge amounts of energy are still being wasted throughout British industry because variable speed inverter drives are still not fully appreciated, so Mitsubishi Electric has developed a simple but effective demonstration that can be seen in an on-line video, operated as a virtual demo or used in reality at the company’s headquarters in Hatfield.
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High-pressure pumping systems for steel industry
The steel industry encompasses a large number of very different processes, from the smelting of the raw materials to the rolling and shaping of the finished product. In the modern economic climate, it is essential that the equipment used in these processes is as reliable and efficient as possible.  (Read more)

CASE STUDY - Control valve threatened Welsh Water supply
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water investigations of ‘pin holes’ by non-destructive testing of a strategic flow control valve found that in less than five years, cavitation had caused extensive detrimental and potentially fatal wear to the plug valve, which was in danger of imminent failure.  (Read more)