:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1786900/1786993/original.jpg "Sensirion’s new SHT40 sensor builds on a completely new and optimized Cmosens chip offering ultra-low power consumption and industry-leading accuracy specifications.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1784500/1784507/original.jpg "The digital twin technology allows Shell to explore the operating envelope of the Nyhamna gas plant both under stable operation and in transitions between one operations scenario to the next.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1785900/1785988/original.jpg "In a study, synthetic polymeric particles were effectively fabricated by combining modern technologies of artificial intelligence (AI) and microfluidics.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1785800/1785847/original.jpg "The innovative intelligent asset management system can improve reliability and availability of key assets on site, and reduce unplanned downtime, poor performance and reputational damage.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1788100/1788142/original.jpg "Linde has signed a long-term supply contract with the Hungarian chemical company Borsod Chem.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1788400/1788441/original.jpg "This investment is in line with Air Liquide’s commitment to supply hydrogen from renewable or low-carbon sources for mobility and to support the decarbonization of the industry.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1788400/1788439/original.jpg "Nuberg EPC will be the single-point solution company responsible from concept to commissioning of the project.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1788200/1788273/original.jpg "Engineering, construction and start-up for the project will be provided by Vespro. The project duration is 15 months and production is planned to start by the beginning of 2022.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1784300/1784372/original.jpg "The investments that have been made at the Pratteln site will lead to overall greater safety, stability and reliability in terms of quality.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1755500/1755515/original.jpg "In today’s Covid-19 scenario, infodemic is on the rise which has led to the spread of fake news across the globe.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1750100/1750119/original.jpg "Figure 1: Namur defines three zones that must be logically separated.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1744100/1744189/original.jpg "Ethernet cables are also being laid more and more frequently in chemical plants. In the picture a refinery.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1788400/1788469/original.jpg "GEA Leakcheck sensors measure the oxygen content of the modified atmosphere packs.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1785400/1785425/original.jpg "New investments include companies focused on oncology, rare disease, and inflammation & immunology.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1784300/1784386/original.jpg "Together, Boehringer and Google will be exploring the various potentials of quantum computing for pharma R&D.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1781300/1781356/original.jpg "The new series pumps offer capacities up to 1,400 gpm (5,299 L/min), and incorporate high temperature bushings, fasteners and paint.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1779700/1779733/original.jpg "Pfeiffer Vacuum’s Hi Pace 350 and 450 turbopumps provide high performance combined with low weight and a small footprint.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1775200/1775249/original.jpg "Micro Motion High-Pressure Coriolis flow meters are specifically designed to meet the challenges of ultra high-pressure environments, providing a highly accurate and reliable solution that can withstand the most extreme pressure thresholds.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1774400/1774413/original.jpg "With the new oil-free DSS scroll vacuum pump, Atlas Copco is expanding its range of dry industrial pumps.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1788500/1788520/original.jpg "Toray drew on proprietary Nanoalloy microstructure control technology to maximize the effectiveness of polyrotaxane.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1788400/1788445/original.jpg "PROCESS regularly reports on the Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical market with its ‘China Market Insider’ format.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1769000/1769071/original.jpg "Hydrogen is an important feedstock for industry, which currently accounts for the lion’s share of all H2 produced.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1750700/1750774/original.jpg "The Sartorius AI Lab is now being further extended by a laboratory in which novel AI processes are combined directly with cellular and molecular biology experiments.")
Automation Apps The 12 Most App-reciated Apps in Automation?!
12 apps have passed the preliminary round of the Automation App Award and now go forward to the final. Now it is up to you to vote for the automation apps in the categories technology, catalogue and corporate to find the award winner. The names of all participants will go into a draw to win an iPad contributed by our affiliated portal elektrotechnik..
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At this year’s SPS IPC Drives 2012, elektrotechnik is for the first time offering the Automation App Award. Firms had until the end of September to enter their automation app, in the categories technology, catalogue or corporate, for the competition. After an objective preliminary selection, elektrotechnik is now starting the next phase – voting by users. We are offering an iPad in a draw for which all participants who vote up to the 5th November are eligible! The winner of the iPad will be announced by mid-November.
Top or Flop – Automation apps in test
Besides Wolfgang Leppert, chief editor of elektrotechnik, an app specialist from Vogel Business Media and the app expert Gary Boeing, executive partner of the apploft GmbH, our readers will help in deciding which app is top and which a flop.
1. Technology app: PARTcommunity 3D CAD models
(Cadenas)
2. Technik-App: sphinx open online Viewer
sphinx open online is a platform for online visualisation of mission-critical information.
(in - integrierte informationssysteme)
This information is made available through existing standardised data sources of the firm, such data bases, field busses, ERP, MES or SCADA systems. The app is aimed at the needs of managers, controllers and monitoring personnel who have to know up-to-the-minute readings for electricity, water, gas etc. The device is essentially a viewer client for calling up and displaying panels. The app is pre-configured in such a way that it connects with a demo-server on the internet.
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/514700/514768/original.jpg "The 6 finalists in the category technology apps: l. to r. PARTcommunity 3D CAD models, sphinx open online Viewer, Data Dashboard for LabView, EXTEND 7000, eDrives and Phoenix Contact Safety.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/514700/514770/original.jpg "The PARTcommunity 3D CAD models app is a download-service for 3D CAD data.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/514700/514771/original.jpg "All CAD models are certified by the manufacturer.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/514700/514773/original.jpg "Viewer-Client for calling up and displaying panels.")
3. Technik-App: Data Dashboard for LabView
With Data Dashboard for LabVIEW, measurements can be displayed on the iPad,
(National Instruments)
4. Technik-App: EXTEND7000
The EXTEND7000 app displays alarms from SCADA and PLC systems on mobile appliances in order to inform repair and maintenance personnel immediately about irregularities in automated installations.
(Schad)
Combined with an integrated CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), the app enables the maintenance team to react immediately to alarms and to prepare corresponding job orders on the mobile appliance in one working process. Due to this seamless integration of unplanned and planned repairs and maintenance, the decision-making process can be optimising using real-time information, thus reducing down-times.
5. Technik-App: eDrives
eDrives is an app for projectioning electric drives. eDrives enables an initial rough planning of a drive systems even at the at concept phase of an installation.
(mechapro)
On the basis of a little input information, it is possible to test whether a drive can be realised in the given setting, or which performance figures are required from the drive. Switching between different European and American units system prevents errors that occur in manual conversion. Calculated results can be saved and sent by e-mail. Version 1.0 initially supports only spindle drives with toothed-belt stage and/or gears on the motor. The masses set in motion and external effective forces are transferred via intermediate mechanical elements to give the torque acting on the drive. The transfer of feed speed and motor rotational speed as well positioning resolution and resolution of the motor encoder is achieved in the same way. At the same time, the moments of inertia reduced onto the motor are calculated and output.
6. Technik-App: Phoenix Contact Safety
With this safety app, machines and installations can be checked as required by machine guideline 2006/42/EG.
(Phoenix Contact Electronics)
Via a checklist, the users are led through the essential points of the machine guideline. At the end, you receive an overview of the criteria satisfied and/or open points which can be downloaded as a PDF for further processing. The app can furthermore determine the necessary performance level (PLr) with the risk graph according to EN ISO 13849-1 or work out the MTTFd value for a safety function. Both of these help in getting a feel of risk-assessment and the failure probabilities of safety functions. As a further feature, it is possible to call up current information on the functional safety technology via Facebook and to find contact persons from Phoenix Contact on the topic of functional safety.
1. Katalog-App: Siemens Industry Online Support
The Online Support app enables access anywhere to over 300,000 documents for all products by Siemens Industry. The documents provide support during realisation problems of projects, rectifying faults or extending and planning of installations. Via the app, users reach FAQs, downloads of the latest firmware or software versions, handbooks, certificates, characteristic curves, application examples and tools, product information releases (e.g. announcement of new products) or successor types after product discontinuation.
(Siemens)
With the camera, product/EAN codes can be scanned with direct display of all technical information on this product, incl. graphics data (CAx data). The news area gives information via selected releases on new functions, reports or events. Furthermore, the app is available in six languages (German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese).
2. Katalog-App: Lapp Group Catalogue
The Lapp Catalogue app covers a great selection of cables and high-flexibility conductors, industrial connectors, bolt technology, customised confection and system solutions, automation technology and technical accessories.
(Lapp)
Via sheets and full text search, the corresponding products can be found quickly and ordered via the direct connection to the Lapp Kabel e-shop. Due to the large selection, the main catalogues require large data volumes and should preferably be downloaded on a WLAN connection.
3. Katalog-App: ipf electronic
In the Catalogue app from ipf electronic, operating manuals and data sheets can be searched for using the article number.
(ipf electronic)
If the existing problem cannot be solved using the manual, the app enables contact direct to the relevant field service staff member. A further feature is the news area, in which current product and company news from von ipf electronic is available.
1. Corporate-App: Mikron Group
This app has been subdivided into the two areas Mikron Machining and Mikron Automation. Mikron Machining develops and constructs production systems for the manufacture of small to medium-sized individual parts from metallic working materials.
(Mikron)
2. Corporate-App: Baumer
Baumer brings together news, catalogues and brochures for the Apple iPad in an app. In the form of a shelf view, the user receives an overview of brochures and product catalogues.
(Baumer)
These can then be downloaded and stored at the terminal. With this app, it is possible to call up, online and offline, news, product developments, catalogues, brochures and press information.
3. Corporate-App: microsonic Ultraschall-Sensorik
This app helps in finding the right ultrasonic sensors for industrial automation technology and industrial vehicles. It makes available detailed sensor information and the corresponding operating instructions – even without internet connection. The app contains a product catalogue including data sheets for ultrasonic sensors by the manufacturer microsonic.
(microsonic)
Besides the sensor search, operating instructions and information for everything to do with microsonic are supplied.
* * The author is on the editorial staff of elektrotechnik.
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:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1652100/1652186/original.jpg "The required hardware is limited to a compact controller and an analog input card; the connection to the Internet can be established with a mobile router as in this example.")
:quality(80)/images.vogel.de/vogelonline/bdb/1750300/1750393/original.jpg "Hamilton Bonaduz’s catalogue also provides information about the new Incyte Arc, a sensor for measuring the viable cell density in the biopharma industry.")