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Integrating Safety in Robotics: Challenges and Compliance in the Process Industry

2 February 2024

Integrating robotics has become a pivotal cornerstone for efficiency, productivity, and precision in modern industrial operations. In the process industry,...

Moisture Measurement in Paper

2 February 2024

Paper is a fundamental material that surrounds us in our everyday lives. From product packaging to office documents, paper is...

Gericke Expands Operations with Inauguration of Additional Production Hall in Switzerland

2 February 2024

Gericke, a leading global provider of innovative powder processing and handling solutions, is thrilled to announce the inauguration of its...

Batch Weighing Station for Batching Direct to Mixers

31 January 2024

The Coperion K-Tron batch weighing system is ideal for accurate batching direct to blenders/mixers.

Introducing VRAYKOS’ cutting-edge Powder Mixer Series AMK

31 January 2024

A pinnacle of engineering excellence designed for quick batch mixing, highly homogeneous blending, and rapid discharge.

Volume Flow Measurement for Monitoring the Volume Flow in an Evaporative Cooler

30 January 2024

Almost every cement plant needs an evaporative cooler to cool the exhaust gases for the cleaning process. In order to...

New Drum Dock Station

26 January 2024

De Dietrich Process Systems has added a new drum dock station to its solids handling product offering, equipped with the...

Historically, the typical explosion suppression system has included these older technology “static” pressure detectors that require field configuration during system set-up as well as periodic recalibration. However, these types of detectors can be prone to triggering activations due to unexpected process pressure upsets and unforeseen fault conditions. More recent advances have led to the introduction of programmable dynamic “rate of rise” detectors. The use of dynamic explosion detection has substantially reduced false alarms due to process pressure variations. Some of the more advanced dynamic detectors are now available incorporate data capture and a memory buffer, which enables application-specific programming prior to start-up, simulating faulty equipment/components and normal/abnormal process scenarios. A significant benefit of this data capture is the ability to review pressure-time graphs when performing a post-event analysis, to confirm the successful suppression and aid in understanding the timeline as the operations team works to determine the source of the ignition.

Protection Measures Mitigate Industrial Explosion Risk

26 January 2024

Industrial dust explosions pose an ever-present threat within many processing industries worldwide. Such events can have destructive results that can...