Case Studies
Wastewater plant meeting compliance and productivity requirements
Hamilton City Council implemented an upgrade to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at the wastewater treatment plant to improve productivity and meet health regulations.
[ + ]Simulation reduces time and cost for ABB Cranes
Stacking cranes and ship-to-shore cranes are notoriously difficult to control because they use long ropes, and small disturbances can cause the containers to swing. [ + ]
Ensuring security for networks of the future
Company networks are inflexible - they are made up of many components that require a good deal of effort to be connected together. That's why networks of the future will be controlled by a central unit. However, this makes them a target for hackers. [ + ]
Transformer manufacturer improves efficiency with new compressed air systems
Wilson Transformer Company (WTC) is an Australian manufacturer of power and distribution transformers that designs, engineers and manufactures a range of power transformers up to 550 MVA, 400 kV. [ + ]
Simulation tool helps Byrun the robot to walk, jump and hop
In movies, robots can walk, talk and even pretend to be human. Their real-life counterparts are considerably more limited. But this gap is closing, and Engineered Arts, a UK robotics company, is seeking to bring reality closer to fiction. [ + ]
Computer scientists enhance robotic manufacturing
Some industrial robots are hulking, highly specialised pieces of machinery that are cordoned off by cages from human factory workers, but manufacturers have also begun experimenting with a new generation of 'cobots' designed to work side by side with humans.
[ + ]Clean compressed air for gas turbines at Kwinana
Four Kaeser DSG-2 series dry-running rotary screw compressors are supporting one of the world's most efficient simple-cycle gas turbines at the Kwinana Power Station in Western Australia. [ + ]
Clean compressed air for gas turbines at Kwinana
Four Kaeser DSG-2 series dry-running rotary screw compressors are supporting one of the world's most efficient simple-cycle gas turbines at the Kwinana Power Station in Western Australia. [ + ]
Thermal imaging cameras help prevent fires in waste plants
Thermal imaging cameras combined with intelligent waste bunker monitoring software offers a smart waste monitoring solution. [ + ]
Qenos makes a step change with adaptive process control
The most critical shortcoming of current advanced control systems, as used by most larger process plants, specifically refineries and chemical manufacturers, is that as the plant ages and feedstock characteristics change, the as-built control model loses fidelity, resulting in inefficiencies and substandard output product.
[ + ]Anti-collision systems ensure safe container-terminal operations
Container terminals operate on a 24/7 basis, so the demand on availability is extremely high. Collisions involving the boom of ship-to-shore cranes and the ships themselves pose the greatest risk in daily operations. [ + ]
