PII Podcast Process Industry Informer

"Sensors are great, but they have their limitations" - that’s where analysers come in!
In this episode, Paul Hamilton from Metrohm discusses simple and innovative ways for Process Engineers to perform complex chemical analysis. Metrohm is best known for producing analytical laboratory hardware and software, but Paul explains how the process analysis side of the business brings all of the typical laboratory analysis techniques and integrates them into the process plant, producing lab-quality data in the plant, fully automated.
Compared to some other countries, the UK is behind when it comes to the process industry, but there is a shift happening, and now is the time to innovate and automate. There are countless ways in which a process can be automated, and most people don’t even realise it! A lot of companies are reliant on intermittent data from a lab, and that creates a bottleneck. Whereas automating your process provides real-time detailed data, which allows you to be proactive and make fast and accurate decisions; this, in turn, eliminates downtime, reduces costs, and raises efficiency.
Paul discusses real-life examples of companies and industries that have embraced automating their process and the results they have seen... often automation is much simpler than people think! Paul talks about how you can retrofit an analyser into your process, and how surprisingly easy that can be.
Lastly, Paul talks over what’s next for the process industry... spectroscopy?...
Don’t miss this insightful and eye-opening episode!

For machines in the food industry, you need special solutions. Extreme temperatures, high mechanical loads, short cycle times, round-the-clock operation, and regular cleaning cycles require very robust components. Strict food safety regulations pose as much of a challenge here as efficiency and sustainability.

Whether it’s for process automation in food production, for beverage production or the packaging industry, in all cases you need food-compatible rolling bearings, plain bearings, and linear guidance systems as well as adapted lubrication and seal concepts.

Even during the planning stage of your machines, it is already important to find the right rolling bearing solution for your application, for example with the aid of simulation tools.

And with permanent condition monitoring, you create the best conditions for the reliable, hygienic, and economical operation of your equipment. Learn more about how you can successfully meet the challenges of the food, beverage, and packaging industry.

In this podcast we are considering Radial Insert Ball Bearings technology and also Scheffler's condition monitoring technology, Optime.

My guests today are Tom Richmond, Scheffler’s Food and Beverage Sales Engineer and Sally Sillis, Shefler Technical Manager.
 
Topics include:
What makes Radial Insert Ball Bearings technology particularly applicable to the Food & Beverage industry.

Overview of Scheffler's condition monitoring technology, Optime and its core principles.

How Schaeffler’s Condition Monitoring services and technologies support customers.

How important is FDA certification.

How Schaeffler is involved with the design stage of a new process, or helping customers to evolve existing systems and processes.

An outline the sustainability credentials of Optime and Radial Insert Ball Bearings technologies.
Why contact bearings or combined radial and axial loads are particularly applicable to the food and beverage industry.

How Optime can be integrated into existing machinery and control systems.

In this episode of the PII Podcast, we delve into the world of interface level measurement, concentrating on those difficult multiphase applications with dynamic emulsion layers.  

The key to optimising performance in these situations is solving the emulsion factor – a hurdle that has long stood in the way of accurate and economical level detection.

Traditionally, no single technology has been able to economically measure the total hydrocarbon level, the top of the emulsion (where water mixes into oil), and the bottom of the emulsion layer, (where oil mixes into water). This multiphase scenario has challenged many traditional technologies, each of which faces its own limitations.

Despite the considerable efforts from instrumentation manufacturers, a truly cost-effective solution has been elusive... Until now.

Today we are exploring TDR-based technology and how this is changing the game.  Learn the science behind it, and what it means for the future of industries reliant on precise level measurement.

To unpack all of that and give us his expert insights,we are joined by Bob Botwinski  - a Senior Global Product Manager for AMETEK LMS.

AMETEK Drexelbrook's "Cote-Shield" technology revolutionises point level detection in tanks and vessels by effectively ignoring conductive coatings on the sensing element, ensuring a reliable, repeatable measurement and maintenance-free operation. This technology overcomes the common issue of false alarms caused by process coating buildup that can cause false alarms potentially interrupting the critical process and costing loss in profits.

Cote-Shield addresses this issue by introducing a three-terminal style probe design that incorporates a Cote-Shield element, that ignores process coating buildup and prevents false alarms. This innovation enables Drexelbrook's level devices to function reliably, even under the most challenging process conditions. Preventing these types of failures can help save on preventative maintenance, automate your process, and save money.

Renowned for their reliability, Drexelbrook's level devices equipped with Cote-Shield technology have been deployed in more than 100,000 systems around the world. They are known for delivering consistent results even in harsh conditions and are relied upon by industry leading companies across the globe.

In this podcast from Beamex, we talk about the importance of providing accurate measurements, reliable data and traceability when performing instrument calibrations. We’ll explore how the digitalisation of data helps to improve operational efficiency for optimal asset performance, with examples of industries where calibration occurs, particularly looking at how National Grid has been able to reduce costs and improve efficiency of their calibration processes.