New technology allows the heat generated by biogas plants to be stored lossfree in the smallest of spaces for lengthy periods of time, for use as and when required.

Process plants have useful lives of thirty to fifty years, during which time they are routinely retrofitted. Virtual reality software simplifies and helps keep track of retrofit planning and testing.

Frank Hils, Director of Projects & Solutions, Endress+Hauser visited Australia recently. He took some time out from his schedule to talk to PACE about current and impending developments in the industry.

Already reeling from the high exchange rate and cheap imports, the manufacturing sector has also been the target of more web attacks than any other industrial sector in Australia.

Despite its importance, hose selection is often treated as an afterthought. Proper hose selection starts with an understanding of the four main parts of a hose.

Australia’s largest cold-chain logistics service provider found a cost-effective way to improve reliability of the equipment which was failing due to an ageing conveyor system.

Networking activities will help our industry get on the radar of decision makers.

The push by organisations to boost productivity calls for additional measurements resulting in the deployment of additional transmitters.

Adding natural polymers to water can dramatically improve its lubricating properties.

The Hadong Power Plant had to decide whether to lay more than 600 meters of fiber optic cable at the plant’s coal handling and testing area or ditch the wire and use industrial HotSpot Radios.

The Dissolved Air Flotation system is capable of treating 300,000 litres of effluent daily.

Calibrating instruments properly in a timely manner is an important aspect of ensuring that a pharmaceutical product is manufactured properly.

Expanded health and safety and food security compliance is set to make CIP more stringent.

The application measures the amount of water, sugar, starch, fat and protein present in the products.

Flexibility is important as the need for productivity improvements is a constant challenge.

The transparent packaging film contains a very thin aluminium oxide layer which is less permeable for oxygen and water vapour than conventional film thus extending the freshness and crispness of foods.

The industry must constantly raise the bar for food safety.

An Orica joint venture nitric acid plant implements an integrated technology solution on a single platform for all process automation applications.

The project to upgrade the network at Curragh’s Coal Handling Preparation Plant had to overcome some unforeseen hurdles that called for innovative solutions by the engineering team.

An all-electric tube bending cell does the work of more than three bending and punching machines.