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Omron Releases Industry’s Fastest* Machine Automation Controller - NX7 Further expanding the range of Machine Automation Controllers, which are at the heart of the Sysmac automation platform (hereinafter “Sysmac”), Omron has launched the NX7 and NJ1, enabling solutions for a wide range of automation applications from simple machines to cutting-edge solutions for advanced production systems.

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compromising reliability, and provides the industry’s fastest processing speed thanks to the Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core processor and large memory capacity. Focusing on the future of more sophisticated production environments, Omron developed this integrated controller to provide users with scalability beyond the framework of previous controllers and PLCs. This scalability is complemented by the new NJ1 that enables the Sysmac equipment. This entry level Machine Automation controller is fully compatible with the existing NJ3/ NJ5 Machine Automation Controllers sharing a common concept, and functionality. The NJ1 is ideal for machines with a low number of motion axes, with two processors or none at all.

With architecture that can quickly incorporate the latest information communication technology (ICT), manufacturing environment. It does this by creating a variety of application functionalities with software and by connecting with third party factory automation hardware and design tools such as 3D simulators.

Answering the global trend Today’s manufacturing companies are under pressure to respond quickly to an increasing variety of new consumer needs. This pressure has prompted companies to innovate their manufacturing production sites

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reliability, perfectly suited for sophisticated production environments.

by leveraging the principles of the Internet of Things, Big Data, and other ICT developments.

technology, its accumulated knowhow, and its collaboration with third parties.

Anticipating the associated changes in the needs of manufacturing companies, Omron is committed to further develop Sysmac and other innovative factory automation devices to enhance service and engineering support for manufacturers.

*Processing speed. Based on Omron investigation in March 2015.

include database connectivity and robotics and has also expanded the range of peripheral devices such as high-speed I/O Units, Drives, Safety Components and Vision Sensors.

The release of these new Machine Automation Controllers enables Sysmac to be even more easily adopted at production sites. By Omron creates innovative solutions by harnessing its Sensing and Control

Sysmac automation platform The Sysmac integrated platform provides complete plant control and management of automation, all within a single software environment.

Programming based on global standards and global open networks allows for building of globally standardized systems. At the core of this platform, the Machine Controller all machine devices and advanced functionality such as motion, robotics and database connectivity.

This multidisciplinary concept allows you to simplify solution architecture, reduce programming and optimise productivity. www.industrial.omron.co.uk

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New Automated Cutter Means Increased Productivity for Formaplex To cope with increased demand for high quality composite components Formaplex Ltd, has just installed a new Blackman and White Genesis high speed automated CNC cutting machine.

The Hampshire-based dynamic manufacturing group employs over and specialises in the manufacture of lightweight components and tooling for the automotive, aerospace, defence, F1 and commercial industries.

“As with many companies supplying high tech industries such as motorsport and aerospace, we have experienced a huge growth in the demand for composite materials to both reduce weight and increase strength” commented Joe Mason, Composites Production and glass pre-preg material was done manually using knives and rulers, but as this was very labour intensive and time consuming, it was essential that we automate

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the processes to cope with this increased demand.”

Accuracy and repeatability are critical when cutting composite

automatically nests intricate patterns layout to minimise wastage while the computer controlled blade cuts the material at speeds of up to 1200mm/sec.

in the pattern can change the Blackman and White have many years experience working with composites and were able to supply a cutting machine that was easy to use and had the precision improve both productivity and The Genesis 2300 automated cutter has a 1.6 metre wide vacuum bed which locks the material in place for fast and accurate cutting.

Nominally 2.8 metres in length, the bed is conveyorised so it can also cope with larger lengths of materials. Intuitive software For further information visit www.blackmanandwhite.com

Mason added, “The new automated cutter not only cuts considerably faster than by hand, but it also cuts intricate shapes with a very high degree of accuracy. Composite materials are expensive, and being able to nest patterns means we can now make the best use of materials, minimise wastage and cut costs. It means we can increase productivity and ensure a high degree of consistency so that every component we manufacture will meet the very high standards of quality that is expected from a world-class manufacturer.”

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ROBOT RAMPS UP MARINE MINERAL PRODUCTION

Investing in a Blu-Robot from Pacepacker Services has enabled Microferm, a UK producer of marine source minerals, to increase Part of the Marigot Group, Microferm Ltd is a UK based provider of environmentallyfriendly solutions that harness natural resources. At its food grade processing

Last autumn John Smith, managing director of Microferm, visited the PPMA exhibition, and

The Blu-Robot supplied to Microferm features a vacuum

the exhibitors on his ‘to see’ list. calcium, magnesium and trace-minerals

consistent presentation and to Blu-Robots really convinced me

shores of North West Iceland and then shipped to Microferm’s UK BRC (British

expressed satisfaction in the performance and reliability of the solution.”

purposes - so that the production

processing into Aquamin. This natural mineral complex is used as a food and didn’t appear to cost much more, throughout Asia. extras, the Blu-Robot came out very favourably,” claims John.

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Maintaining high global quality standards

the Blu-Robot has made to its operation.

Given the dusty nature of the product and the long journey to its

“We’ve increased our production plenty of scope to ramp up

very important factors. to. The Blu-Robot is performing “All of the minerals produced in this factory are exported, mainly to comments John. output, but also alleviate the health and or damage,” explained John.

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July 2015

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FANUC’s collaborative robot ensures safety automatically stops the robot if it touches a safety fences, a previous requirement for

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£3.5 MILLION AMAZON ORDER IS LARGEST EVER FOR STERTIL DOCK PRODUCTS Stertil Dock Products has won its largest ever order to supply Combilok vehicle restraint systems for 14 Amazon sites throughout Europe.

Before securing the contract, Stertil Dock Products was asked to participate in exhaustive trials, in competition with other manufacturers, at Amazon sites in the UK, France and Germany. The trials were highly successful in proving the performance and reliability of the Combilok across a whole range of lorries and vans including double deck trailers. Consequently, Amazon placed an order, with a contract value of £3.5 million, covering the supply and installation of more than 500 Combilok systems.

The Combilok was developed exclusively to reduce the risk of unintentional vehicle movement on loading bays and by holding vehicles in one place until loading or unloading is completed.

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Sony IMX174 Pregius GS-CMOS sensor sensor from four of our key suppliers of camera products.

Cameras can be supplied with either USB3.0 or GigE Vision interfaces.

The Sony IMX174 Pregius sensor is a new-generation CMOS sensor with global shutter, ideal for machine vision applications.

In applications where a high-speed moving subject is to be imaged, standard CMOS image sensors with a rolling shutter often generate distorted images, which are a problem, especially for industrial use. The new sensors feature a global shutter function and are able to capture high-speed moving images without distortion. These high dynamic range, high resolution sensors with 2.3MP (1920x1200 pixels in a 16:9 image ratio; 1/1.2” format, 13.4mm image circle), combined with various functions including trigger mode and ROI (Region of Interest) mode, frequently required in industrial applications.

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TRACKS LEAD TO LONDON

ExCeL London has been chosen as the venue for Infrarail 2016. The UK’s showcase event for railway infrastructure equipment, products and services will take place at the capital’s premier exhibition centre from 12 to 14 April next year, again bringing together leading suppliers and the industry’s decision makers and buyers.

access from London Underground’s Jubilee Line and London City Airport. Parking is available for 3,700 cars, and there are six onsite hotels and numerous bars and restaurants. ExCeL recently won the coveted ‘Best UK Conference Venue’ and ‘Exhibition Venue of the Year’ awards for an unprecedented third time.

London is served by main line and urban rail networks that rank among the world’s densest and busiest.

Continuing high levels of investment in these systems

by Transport for London and by government at a national level add to a strong case for staging this eleventh Infrarail in the capital, according to show organiser Mack Brooks Exhibitions.

Infrarail will again provide a valuable opportunity to develop new business contacts. The show will be colocated with CITE - the Civil Infrastructure & Technology Exhibition. CITE 2016 will shine the spotlight on wider transport, utilities and communications networks to form a perfect partner event for Infrarail. Together the two shows will form the UK’s largest exhibition dedicated to public infrastructure.

“Locating Infrarail in London provides a good balance with Railtex at the NEC in Birmingham”, says Kirsten Whitehouse, exhibition manager at Mack Brooks for both events. “It will enable exhibitors to introduce their products and capabilities to the widest range of potential customers in the capital and the south of the country, as well as to visiting industry professionals from the rest of the UK and beyond.”

Situated in a stunning waterfront location, ExCeL London now hosts many of the UK’s leading consumer and trade shows. Located in the capital’s Royal Docks and within easy reach of central London, the venue is served by three Docklands Light Railway stations and has easy

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together Infrarail and CITE attracted some 6,600 visitors and more than 200 top rail infrastructure companies took part in the rail show. Next year’s Infrarail will incorporate the features that have contributed to the continuing success of the show – the latest in rail infrastructure technology plus keynote presentations from industry CITE Awards, and much more. Regular visits to www. infrarail.com will keep you up to date with the latest plans for the show. Contact kirsten.whitehouse@mackbrooks. co.uk for further information.

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July 2015

NATIONAL WOMEN IN ENGINEERING DAY 2015 National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) was launched in 2014 by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), as an inaugural event to celebrate the achievements of women in engineering and encourage more girls to consider engineering as a career.

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fter the success of last year’s National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) where over 250 resource packs were distributed to schools across the UK and 80 organisations, excluding schools, held events in aid of NWED, WES have received an overwhelming response for this year’s NWED. Over 700 resource packs have been distributed to schools, universities and organisations across the country.

Approximately 400 schools and colleges across the country are expected to take part in NWED celebrations this year.

In relation to actual NWED events taking place, 86 NWED events have across the country. The organisations hosting the events include universities, schools, engineering societies, and multinational organisations, such as Ford Motor Company, Amec Foster Wheeler, Qinetiq and Atkins. Among the events, a Guinness World Record has also been planned to coincide with NWED with the aim to have the largest gathering of women engineers Parade at 8:15am.

unique visitors while Tweets on our NWED Twitter page @nwed2015 have received 12,000 impressions in the last 11 days. (Impressions are the Times a user is served a Tweet in timeline or search results)

This Thunderclap alone has secured

Our registered Twitter hashtag #nwed has had an estimated social reach (Reach is the total number of estimated unique Twitter users that tweets about the search term were delivered) of over a million

11 interesting and varied events for NWED 2015:

This year NWED has also gained interest on an international level with events happening all over the world to celebrate achievements of women engineers on a global level. The IET Kuwait are hosting a conference on crowdspeaking platform, we have NWED with talks from guest speakers, widened our social reach and with 11 networking activities and awards. days left till NWED secured an ever Our website www.nwed.org.uk and social media page @nwed2015 have who have all pledged NWED Tweets leading up to the day itself. Since

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NWED, and with increasing number of will increase as we get closer to the day.

This year’s NWED events cover a wide range from networking sessions among women engineering professions to zombie apocalyptic themed activities aimed for school students. Below are a compilation of the top 11 interesting and varied events to keep an eye out for NWED 2015:

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Women in SET Natural Disasters

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WES Conference: Women in Engineering: Are They Returning to

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BSRIA HOLDS 60 YEAR CELEBRATION RECEPTION AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS As a part of their 60yr celebration BSRIA held a reception at the House of Lords, the event hosted by Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, a previous

The event was attended by representatives of over 100 of BSRIA’s member organisations. During the event Lord O’Neill in-conjunction with Tom Smith BSRIA Chairman, presented a commemorative plaque to the representatives of the 22 companies who were the founding members of BSRIA and have retained their membership of BSRIA for 60 years.

“For 60 years BSRIA has provided leadership for the industry, developed people and skills, promoted the advancement of the industry, smart technology and its introduction to deliver a sustainable future, allowing BSRIA to deliver on our mission of making buildings better” said Julia Evans, BSRIA Chief Executive.

“Over the last 60 years BSRIA has evolved to now have should be rightly proud of, but I know that the Association Members and the BSRIA team care passionately about improving our industry and will continue to work together to lead the industry through the challenges of the next 60 years” Julia continued.

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During his warmly received opening address to the attendees, Lord O’Neill commented that BSRIA’s success for the last 60 years has been in part because of its commented to the attendees that through the introduction of BIM the rest of the construction industry now needs to adopt an engaged attitude to collaboration - a view well received by the BSRIA members present.

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July 2015

Herga launches a range of footswitches featuring the Bluetooth® Smart closed network specialist, has launched a new range of single and multipedal footswitches that utilise the intelligent and power friendly

Available as a wireless switch technology across a wide selection of Herga’s popular footswitch models that are widely used in medical applications, the battery powered switch and separate remote receiver provides a safe and economic standards-based lowpower remote switching solution that is up to 5 times more battery-

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July 2015

LG Motion acquires controlling interest in ultrasound equipment manufacturer

Precision Acoustics LG Motion, a leading designer and manufacturer of motion technology products has enhanced its technology portfolio with the acquisition of a controlling interest in the ultrasonic measurement equipment manufacturer Precision Acoustics Ltd. The acquisition of the Dorchester based company took Hurrell and Dr Paul Morris maintain their interest in the company, whilst founder member and managing director Terri Gill has taken the opportunity to retire from the business.

With 15 employees and annual sales in excess of £1.5 million, Precision Acoustics is a leading manufacturer of ultrasonic measurement equipment with an established worldwide customer base in sectors as diverse as medical equipment manufacture, industrial nondestructive testing, national standards metrology, academia, space and defence research.

The Company has more than 25 years’ experience in acoustic measurement and material development with an extensive competence for equipment for the MHz ultrasound markets with over 75 percent exported globally. Its hydrophones, ultrasonic transducers, scanning tanks and other acoustic measurement products are used worldwide. The continued product development and research implementation will be overseen by Dr Andrew Hurrell & Dr Paul Morris.

Precision Acoustics is just over an hours’ drive away from LG Motion facilities in Basingstoke. The move will see Precision Acoustics, its maintained - with the Dorchester site continuing to operate as a production and development centre for

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acoustic & ultrasound components – fully utilising the two companies’ complementary expertise and product focus areas.

Dr Andrew Hurrell and Dr Paul Morris with Gary Livingstone, LG Motion’s managing director.

Gary Livingstone, LG Motion’s managing director comments, “This is an excellent addition for LG Motion,

Precision Acoustics is owned by LG Motion Ltd and two of its Principal Research Scientists:

a market leader in the production of acoustic scanning tanks and motion technology. The move allows us to portfolio, particularly in our positioning and scanning solutions. We believe this is the beginning of Precision Acoustics setting a new benchmark in the ultrasound measurement market in terms of product performance and customer service.”

Terri Gill, BSc (Hons), DSR(R), the former managing director at Precision Acoustics would like to thank the customers and suppliers that have contributed to her successful career over the past 25 years and comments, “I couldn’t be happier with the new partnership following LG Motion’s acquisition. The potential synergy, particularly in mechanical and electronic motion control, will help drive the technology and product development skills of both companies.”

Further information:

LG Motion Ltd design, manufacture and sell specialist motion technology components, products and solutions to industrial organisations and scientific institutes throughout the World.

Dr Andrew Hurrell, Principal Research Physicist, holds a PhD in Underwater Acoustics and a BSc (Hons) in Physics with Modern Acoustics. He has been with Precision Acoustics since 1997 and prior to that worked in Defence Research. His core competences include the processing of piezo-polymer and piezo-ceramic materials, acoustic measurements and numerical modelling. He also represents the UK national interest on the IEC standards committee TC87.

Dr Paul Morris, Research Scientist, has a PhD based on fibre optic hydrophones from University College London. He joined Precision Acoustics in 2008 on secondment from UCL and became a full staff member in April 2009. Paul is a certified LabView developer and in addition to his work with the fibre-optic hydrophone has responsibility for all products which require software control.

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and production areas to tackle spills and accidents when they occur. A prompt response to leaks and spills is vital given that over 22,000 workplace accidents were reportedly caused by slips and trips contaminated account for the vast majority of these. And it isn’t just liquid that needs addressing; even everyday dust, once settled, can greatly reduce the slip resistance of

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sturdy castors allow free mobility so the vacuums can be easily moved around your workshop

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improving air quality and preventing dust dispersal. For hazardous or health-endangering dusts, Kärcher provides machines that are M and H class and ATEX Zone 22 compliant.

Regular maintenance, interim and deep cleaning serve to preserve

and safety of the workers within it. Kärcher’s range of cleaning machines, including industrial vacuums, scrubber driers, pressure washers and sweepers can help you clean up after an accident fast - minimising impact on productivity whilst cleaning takes place whenever and wherever it happens.

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A SOUND SOLUTION TO ASH BUILD UP IN BIOMASS POWER PLANTS Established in 1998, Primasonics® International Ltd is the worldwide leader in design, manufacture and supply of Acoustic Cleaning Systems and Technologies. Our products are used in a variety of industries such as Power Generation, Cement, Petro Chemical, Food, Gypsum, Carbon Black, Chemical, and many more.

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and so made initial contact with Primasonics International. We recommended the installation of two Acoustic Cleaners with a 230 Hz frequency to be sounded together. into particulate matter or “bonded” dry Claymark based in Rotorua, New In addition, to comply with local plant material causing the solid particles Zealand are specialists in milling, to resonate and dislodge from the manufacturing and distribution of high noise regulations, acoustic covers were designed and installed. surface they are deposited on or quality timber products. bonded to.

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HYGIENIC SAFETY: PrIorITY NumbEr oNE Hygienic safety is priority number one in the food and beverage system. HARTING Technology Group has launched the connector series Han® F+B, that eliminates existing limitations in system design while making new approaches possible.

The food industry imposes extremely demanding requirements. As a result, production and packaging is divided into three zones: the product contact area, the splash zone, and the productfree zone. The product-free zone is the area of the plant where products are already packed and as a result are protected against contamination.

Existing HARTING connectivity products can be used here, and as such there are no restrictions with respect to plant and system design.

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The material consists of polypropylene plastic, which is resistant to ECOLABapproved. It is resistant to hot and cold temperatures ranging from -40°C to +125°C allowing for application in a range of environments. All soft product components are blue, which enables quality monitoring camera systems to consistently and reliably detect detached sub-components. Both the IP67 and IP69K protection classes and surface properties of the HARTING Han® F+B connector can withstand the longterm impact of daily cleaning agents.

VERSATILITY OF USE The central advantage of the Han® F+B connector lies in its versatility in for the transmission of bus systems, signals and power contacts up to 40 amps. This large portfolio is rounded termination technologies.

This versatility opens up completely new possibilities in the design of previously hard-wired plant components. winders, exhaust systems, heating and cooling units can be produced in pluggable design.

In future, machine units will be able to be modularly designed.

Downtime is being drastically reduced by “plug and play” components, and reduced commissioning times are cutting costs.

For more information, visit www.HARTING.co.uk/ foodandbeverage To request a sample of the Han® F+B connector or for more information, phone +44 (0) 1604 827500 or email gb@HARTING.com.

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Han® F+B Spotless connection.

Designed specifically for the food & beverage industry.

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Atlas Copco delivers 50 tonne compressed air package Atlas Copco Compressors has completed delivery of a large custom designed main air compressor package, weighing approximately 50 tonnes, to Baku, Azerbaijan for installation on a platform Mounted on a single skid and comprised of three ZR500 water cooled screw compressors, a closed circuit water cooling system, three heatless dryers and separate ZT110 black start screw compressor for emergencies, the package was purpose designed, built and fully tested at Atlas Copco’s Systems Hemel Hempstead workshop in the UK, one of the company’s six global competence centres that create and assemble bespoke compressed air and nitrogen generation installations primarily for the oil and gas industry.

The physical size of the main air compressor package, which is over 11m long, 6m wide and 3.75m high, meant it had to be delivered in a reinforced crate along with and handling at its destination. This brought the total size was moved from the workshop using a 12 tonne fork lift truck onto the back of a special heavy load bearing lorry that travelled via police escort to Immingham docks for shipping to Baku. During transit, the package will then travel via canal, timed to avoid freezing weather conditions, from the Black Sea into the Caspian Sea for installation on the platform. it will be installed, the main air compressor package has been weatherproofed, winterised and built to withstand harsh environmental conditions including high wind speeds of up to 45 metres per second and ambient air temperatures ranging from -7°C to +40°C at high relative humidity. Designed for continuous 24hr operation, the package was tested to withstand inertial accelerations as a result of seismic activity and is also soundproofed to operate with low noise emissions.

Paul Frost, Manager of Systems Hemel Hempstead commented: “The completion of this latest package is an excellent example of the technical expertise and cutting edge facilities we are able to deploy at Systems Hemel Hempstead, which has attracted increased demand from the global oil and gas industry in recent years. For this project we had to take several challenging design and environmental considerations into account to ensure we within budget.”

Once installed, the main air compressor package will provide instrument air for pneumatic controls and actuation Under normal operating conditions, two of the main air compressors will be running continuously to provide 100% of the platform’s instrument air requirements. However, in the event of non-availability of one of the compressors,

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Atlas Copco’s Systems Hemel Hempstead custom engineering workshop recently underwent a major expansion following a £680,000 (€870,000) upgrade to strengthen its world-class credentials. The workshop 12m x 15m covered test area has also been built, adding a valuable additional space for testing large engineered packages in any weather. Packages can be moved around in the workshop more easily thanks to the provision of two new 5-tonne cranes, trackways and controls, which complement three existing cranes. Other new additions include two modern spray paint booths to replace the original single unit and a new grit blast facility, meaning These additions increase working capacity and throughput, shortening lead times to the customer.

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LumaSense PULSAR 4 for Condition Based Monitoring of Petrochemical Combustion Vessels “The PULSAR 4 is the best way to keep valuable

LumaSense Technologies, Inc.® introduced its next generation petrochemical infrared sensor, the PULSAR 4 for optimization of Sulfur recovery processes. With installations at over 550 petrochemical facilities world-wide, the PULSAR 4 is LumaSense’s latest addition to its E2T line of petrochemical infrared sensors.

Oil & Gas operations are heavily dependent on combustion based processes to supply the world’s growing energy needs. The PULSAR 4 is intended for monitoring the Refractory and Gas temperatures inside Sulfur Recovery Units, Sulfur Burner Furnaces, and Thermal Oxidizer Furnaces frequently found at these facilities.

“Any one of these vessels can force a shut down that will cost $1M or more per day”, said LumaSense CEO, Steve Abely. “Unplanned downtime eats

The PULSAR 4 is an explosion proof infrared thermometer simultaneously deliver the Refractory Temperature and Gas Temperature with precision to 0.3 °C and a range of 350° to 2000° C. The PULSAR 4 Advanced features LumaSense’s propriety Smart Flame Measurement Algorithm (Smart FMA™) which accounts for more precise view of activity inside these vessels. LumaSense’s updated and powerful InfraWin software interprets the data from the PULSAR 4 for analysis inside control room.

“Our Smart FMA™ technology, serviceability, and long standing relationships with major producers is what separates the PULSAR 4 from the rest”, said Gerard Ames, Managing Director of LumaSense Benelux, responsible for the E2T product range.

Customers with PULSAR II and III can leverage their existing infrastructure to upgrade these units to the new PULSAR 4 and its advanced capabilities.

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Space technology is a thriving commercial sector with countless earthbound and space-based opportunities. The Space team at Innovate UK – the UK government’s innovation agency – wants to make sure the country capitalises on these opportunities.

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PPMA announces call for nominations for the

2015 Ones to Watch awards

The organisers of the PPMA show, the UK’s premier free-to-attend complete production line event for processing and packaging machinery, have announced the call for nominations for the Ones to Watch awards which returns to the 2015 exhibition to recognise the industry’s most talented young engineers. reward young engineers across the UK’s manufacturing industries, the Ones to Watch Awards, will welcome entries from young engineers, under the age of 35, who have been working in the processing and packaging industries for a minimum of two years. Entries are welcome from every area of the processing and packaging industry, including robotics, automation and machine vision, and from any discipline including engineering, programming, research and development, marketing or sales.

Sponsored by Festo’s Training & Consulting Division, the 2015 Ones to Watch winner will be chosen by a select group from the PPMA Group Industry time, young engineers are invited to nominate themselves. All entries, which are free-of-charge, must be supported by a reference from a manager, mentor, employer or business partner.

If you’re a young engineer who has designed new technology to increase the know a colleague who has won a string of top accounts and improved sales across the business, the PPMA wants to hear from you. Individuals who have shown exceptional entrepreneurship, commitment and diligence within their role make ideal nominees.

Dan Stamp, gold winner of the 2014 PPMA Ones to Watch award and Design Engineer for Kliklok, a leading global packaging manufacturer, said: “I was delighted to have won the gold award at the PPMA Show’s Ones to Watch awards.

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encourage other young professionals and graduates to take notice of the packaging and processing sectors, and explore what career opportunities it has “It does worry me seeing so few young people entering the packaging and processing industry. There are so many interesting challenges that face packaging and processing professionals so it’s great that the PPMA continues to recognise their contribution to the industry, driving awareness for the next generation of engineers.”

Sponsors of the 2015 Ones to Watch, with a place on its Training & Consulting employee engagement workshop; ‘Don’t just feed me chicken’ worth £250. This unique training course will provide the leadership principles to engage, enable and empower employees by interacting and observing the behaviour of a range of birds of prey at the Hawk Conservancy Trust.

Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will also win additional training courses, with the Gold winner receiving a complimentary, course worth £5,000 from Festo’s Training & Consulting portfolio. Silver and Bronze winners will also receive complimentary training courses worth £1,500 and £1,000 and will appear in the achievement gallery at the show.

A wide range of training courses are available for selection including people management, organisational management and technical based

to meet the winners’ business needs and requirements.

Grant Collier, Head of Marketing for the PPMA Group, added; “We are delighted to welcome back the Ones to Watch awards to the PPMA Show 2015. As a group, we are committed to helping the industry establish solutions to deal with the current manufacturing skills gap and at this year’s show we’ll be focusing on how we can achieve this. As part of this year’s seminar sessions, we’ll be introducing the PPMA BEST initiative – a new charitable trust aimed at recruiting more young people in the industry – and will welcome apprentices from both PepsiCo and Nestle to share their experiences.”

“The Ones to Watch is just one strand of a much larger programme to recognise young engineers in the industry and to excite and inspire those considering a career in the packaging and processing industries. We look forward to announcing this year’s Ones to Watch winner at the PPMA Show 2015 in September.”

To make a nomination for the 2015 Ones to Watch awards, please email onestowatch@stormcom. co.uk for further information.

The winners of this year’s Ones to Watch will be announced at the PPMA show 2015, 29th September – 1st October 2015 at the NEC, Birmingham.

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With a broad light technologies remit, PHOTONEX/VISION UK provides industry with the unique opportunity to meet the UK’s top supplier companies in the exhibition and attend an indepth “Enlighten” conference covering applications and technology advances.

At VACUUM EXPO attendees can attend the Vacuum Symposium and take part in Training Courses.

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PHOTONEX is underpinned by a strong technical and application orientated conference with key growth sectors being discussed such as Optical Metrology, Industrial Vision and Laser Processes in Ultra Precision Manufacturing.

Vision technologies features strongly at the event at Vision UK - for vision/ imaging/laser technology for industry | machine vision | factory automation.

Vision UK is a place to solve your problems, learn how to utilise vision in your factory - amongst the exhibitors there is someone to answer any vision, sensing, remote sensing or light based technology question and to explain what technique will be suitable for your application.

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