AUSTIN, TX - Emerson Process Management announced more than 1,000 control valves on North Sea installations are being remotely monitored by the Solberg & Andersen and Emerson diagnostics centre in Norway. The capability to remotely diagnose and identify problems has saved costly and time-consuming offshore travel, and eliminated potential plant shutdowns and the resultant consequential losses.
Shell Canada Products’ Lubricants business, one of the world’s leaders in lubricants technology and innovation, have added a state-of-the-art, lubricant to their high quality Shell Tellus hydraulic oil range that could help increase the energy efficiency of your hydraulic systems. Shell Tellus EE, formulated in response to customers concerns over energy usage and associated costs, is designed to help companies reduce the energy consumption of their hydraulic machinery by on average 8 per cent* while also providing exceptional equipment protection and the capability of extending oil maintenance intervals.
Vancouver, B.C. - BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc., a leader in the treatment of industrial waste water, announced that it has commenced water treatment operations for the 2009 season at its Raglan plant, located in Nunavik (Northern Quebec) at Xstrata Nickel's Raglan Mine. BioteQ is responsible for operating its proprietary ChemSulphide plant, as well as the Spoon lime treatment plant at the site, treating water from surface operations to meet strict water quality criteria for discharge to the environment.
Endress+Hauser, a specialist for measurement instrumentation and automation solutions, has expanded its plant for flow measurement engineering in Greenwood, Indiana. The company invested more than $18 million in new production and calibration facilities for flowmeters.
CANTON, OH - The Timken Company says its StatusCheck wireless monitoring system is helping to keep critical equipment running at one of the U.S.'s most environmentally progressive paper mill operators.
Apex, NC - SMGlobal has released FastMaint CMMS v. 5.2, a software application that helps manage plant maintenance, utility maintenance (power, water, sewage), facility and building maintenance, resort and restaurant maintenance, and fleet maintenance. Solutions are available for use on a single Windows computer and on a LAN, as well as a web edition that need not be installed on each computer in the company because it can be accessed using a standard web browser.
Houston, TX - Rockwell Automation Inc. recently announced it now offers a comprehensive portfolio of Asset Performance Management solutions designed to meet the changing needs of today's oil and gas companies.
Paris - The B3.3 engine from Cummins Inc. powered the Mecalac 12MTX Hybrid wheeled excavator to dual-award-winning success at the INTERMAT show in Paris, France in April. The machine won the Gold Award for Innovation as well as the Special Environmental Prize. The 68-hp (51 kW) rated 4-cylinder B3.3 engine drives an electrical generator and lithium-ion battery system to achieve 25 percent lower fuel consumption with reduced CO2 emissions and quieter operation.
MISSISSAUGA, ON-Fluke Electronics Canada introduced two new models to its range of Fluke Colour ScopeMeter Test Tools with automated test capability for Fieldbus, Profi Bus and other industrial communication protocols. The new models, the Fluke ScopeMeter 225C (200 MHz, 2.5 GS/s) and 215C (100 MHz, 1 GS/s), include all the features of the Fluke 199C and 196C Colour ScopeMeters.
TAMPA, FL-When performing resistance-to-ground checks on the rotor assembly of a synchronous motor, PdMA Corporation recommends considering the following factors: Is the motor self-excited, or does the excitation come from an external source? If the motor is self-excited, you must ensure the rectifier circuit is completely isolated from the rotor circuit to be tested. Otherwise, the rectifier circuit could invalidate the measurement.
