PECM Issue 22 2016 | Page 3

Process Engineering Sections Editors Choice Advanced Engineering Show PPMA Show Northern Manufacturing Show Air, Gas & Odour Control Boilers & Maintenance Connectors & Fittings Control & Automation Drives, Motors & Gears Electrical & Electronics Electrical Engineering Facilities Management Fixtures & Fixings Fluid Handling Gears, Drives & Motors Health & Safety Hydraulics & Pneumatics Lifting & Handling Equipment Machining Measurement & Monitoring News & Events Process Technologies Product News Pumps Software & Systems Storage, Handling & Distribution Switches & Sensors Training & Recruitment Valves & Flow Control 6 26 32 40 44 48 49 56 68 69 74 88 93 93 96 97 103 108 111 114 128 133 141 142 145 150 158 158 160 MANUFACTURING Control & Inside... Inside Issue 22 The Importance of Sensor Triggering in Production and Process Automation Quality Drive Components Ensure Long Term Reliability In Automotive Assembly Industrial gas turbines are increasing in size. As a result of this, repair facilities that overhaul and repair these machines must keep pace. There are few more demanding production environments than on automotive assembly lines. Schaeffler Bearings Keep Lock Gates And Valves Moving On The Panama Canal ECS Awarded Refurbishment Contract For Major Anglian Pumping Station After a nine-year construction period, the new, third channel of the Panama Canal opened in June 2016, eliminating a bottleneck for global commercial shipping. Following a review of energy usage the Environment Agency has identified a number of strategic water pumping stations where significant improvements can be made. High Performance Electric Actuators Scraper Bridges Installed Quickly And Safely At London Tideway The DA Series of electromechanical linear actuators, available in the UK through INMOCO is designed around an integrated motor and roller screw, a compact configuration that provides excellent performance. A&J Fabtech has been commended for developing a new safer, quicker and lower cost method of installing rotating full-bridge suction lift scrapers, a procedure it used when working on Thames Water’s London Tideway Improvement scheme. DELIVERING STRAINERS & FILTERS TO YOUR PROJECT WITHOUT DELAY Y-type strainers • Basket strainers • Duplex strainers • T-type strainers • Radial fin cartridge filters (to 1 micron) Filter separators and demister pads • Quick release closures Materials available include: Carbon Steel & LTCS • Stainless Steel 304/316 • Duplex and Super Duplex Stainless Steel 6Mo • Monel • Aluminium Bronze • Cunifer • Hastelloy • Incoloy 625 & 825 Based in the UK, Barton Firtop manufacture and stock hold an extensive range of ASME/CE Marked Y-type, Basket and Duplex strainers. Contact: [email protected] or visit our website: www.bartonfirtop.co.uk Issue 22 PECM 3