Valve actuator retrofit for large-scale refinery upgrade
03 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Rotork AustraliaTupras is Turkey's largest industrial company and leading refiner, operating four refineries of which the Izmit Refinery, in Kocael Province by the Sea of Marmara, is the largest. A major modernisation program is underway for the existing plant which includes a retrofit project that will deliver automated actuation and control for over 900 valves at the existing refinery's tank farms.
Rotork 242 Series manual quarter-turn gear operators
22 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Rotork AustraliaSuitable for the operation of ball, butterfly and plug valves or other quarter-turn devices in most general industrial applications, all 242 Series manual gear operators feature a sturdy cast-iron IP67 watertight enclosure.
Rotork GO range of gas-over-oil pipeline actuators
21 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Rotork AustraliaThe Rotork GO range of pipeline actuators is designed to use the pipeline gas as the motive power source. The gas is delivered to the oil tanks that convert the gas into hydraulic pressure and is used to drive Rotork's scotch yoke quarter-turn or linear actuators.
Flowrox PVG valve
20 January, 2014Flowrox has engineered its PVG valve at full bore with no flow restrictions, allowing processes with abrasive or corrosive fluids - such as lime slurry or mineral slurries.
Foxboro Evo process automation system
17 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty LtdThe Foxboro Evo system includes a high-speed controller, field device management tools, a maintenance response centre, an enterprise historian, 1-n redundancy and cyber security hardening.
Honeywell Experion LX distributed control system
20 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process SolutionsExperion LX is a purpose-built distributed control system (DCS) for small to mid-size operations with continuous and batch process control applications with less than 5000 I/O points, one engineering server and up to 15 operator stations.
Rotork Instruments Fairchild T9000 pressure controllers
15 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Rotork AustraliaRotork Instruments Fairchild range now offers the T9000 Series of I/P and E/P transducers that offer high accuracy with the capability to quickly customise the transducer for the exact application.
Migrating legacy control systems: making sure the benefits outweigh the costs
08 November, 2013 by Glenn Johnson, EditorControl system performance can have a significant impact on a plant’s bottom line, and recent years have seen the emergence of new technologies that can greatly assist in further improving plant efficiency, performance, safety and business integration. But taking advantage of these new technologies will, in many cases, mean upgrading the existing DCS infrastructure.
Siemens Braumat 7.0 brewery automation system
07 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdThe updated Braumat process control system version 7.0, to be released in the first half of 2014, will incorporate functional features that will provide an increase in the number of signals or parameters for processing, enhancing the functional scope of the system.
Allen-Bradley IntelliCenter software
05 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaThe latest version of IntelliCenter integrates added features - IntelliCenter Integration Assistant and IntelliCenter Energy - designed to reduce configuration time and enhance data-driven energy decisions.
Taking advantage of newer process control system technologies
28 October, 2013 by Paul MaricOperators of large production plants rely on the smooth operation of manual and automated process control systems to deliver results and maintain plant uptime. Modern technology and the constant need to further automate and centralise processes has resulted in legacy systems becoming outdated and, in some cases, obsolete.
ABB SafeStart low-voltage motor control centre
17 October, 2013 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdThe modular SafeStart MCC has been engineered and developed in Australia based on direct feedback received from surveys in Australia and improves safety, equipment reliability and ease of maintenance.
Siemens Simatic CP 1243-1 DNP3 RTU
09 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Siemens LtdThe Simatic CP 1243-1 DNP3 from the Siemens TeleControl Professional product range connects the controller to a control centre, such as a process control system, via DNP3.
Safety inspection prompts crane upgrade at Bayswater Power Station
03 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaTo comply with safety requirements, Macquarie Generation’s Bayswater Power Station underwent a routine inspection of its aging cranes. As a result, the company called on the domain expertise of Rockwell Automation to deliver a solution for the cranes to meet current safety standards.
Burkert Element control valve range
02 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Burkert Fluid Control SystemsBy expanding the valve line to include drive sizes up to 130 mm, globe valves of the Element series can now be used to achieve fittings up to orifice diameter DN 100, angle seat valves up to DN 65 and diaphragm valves up to DN 50.
