Vladislav Snitko explains why the latest non-contacting radar level transmitters are now able to outperform ultrasonic level transmitters in food and beverage applications.

Neil Hannay looks at a variety of flowmeter technologies and offers some thoughts on their suitability for low-flow measurement applications.

Philipp Ketterer discusses the importance of specifying level sensing solutions which can offer security against cyber attacks.

Christoph Lukasik, Head of Design and Product Development at Schubert & Salzer Control Systems, talks about the benefits and challenges for control engineers of adopting smart control valve mechanisms.

Control Engineering Europe reports on the launch of two new flowmeter solutions.

Felix Glans explains how the latest non-contacting radar level transmitters are helping food manufacturers to increase product quality, throughput and safety.

Joe Wagner discusses trends in industrial I/O, arguing that as processing devices advance more rapidly they are unlocking new features for legacy field devices.

Greg Wainhouse looks at the ways in which manufacturers of process control equipment are making life easier for plant operators and maintenance technicians.

In the not-so-distant past, instrumentation devices required regular inspection to identify faults and prevent downtime, requiring large maintenance teams and high costs. David Bowers explains, a how digitalisation is ushering in a new era for industrial maintenance.

Veolia Water Technologies has built an ultra-modern plant to produce drinking water in Ostend, Belgium. At critical points of the process sliding gate valves are responsible for regulating pressure and flow rate.

Intelligent actuators have helped improve and modernise the flow control system at a white water centre in the north-east of England.

Part-turn intelligent electric actuators from Rotork have been installed in several gas pressure reducing stations in Belgium to provide reliable flow control without the release of undesirable greenhouse gas emissions.

Thermowells have long been considered the best solution for measuring temperature in industrial applications. Dr. Guruprasad Sosale explains how developments in non-invasive temperature measurement are offering new possibilities for comparable performance while cutting the time, cost and disruption associated with setting up new measurement points.

Control engineering Europe finds out more about the benefits of radar technology for level sensing applications in the water sector.

Omniflex has supplied an SMS alert system to the University of Oxford’s Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research.

Today’s process control valves offer an ever wider range of features and benefits for industries that require precise control over fluids, steam and other gases. With so many control valves to choose from it is important to establish the features that will deliver the most cost-effective design for a particular application, says Damien Moran.

A producer of caprolactam – an organic chemical used as a precursor to the manufacture of synthetic fibres – required a solution to enable continuous monitoring of high-temperature liquid levels in tanks.

Understanding, monitoring and controlling flow rate, as part of industrial processes, are essential elements to the viable operation of production systems. Brendan Robson discusses what is involved in getting such measurements right and the hazards of getting it wrong.

It is critical that suppliers of remote I/O systems can connect to the most important networks used in industry today. PROFINET, EthernetIP, EtherCAT® and Modbus are all common networks used in Industrial Automation but how does a manufacturer of machines standardise, when their various customers specify different networks in their factories? Nigel Dawson, head of Business Development Electric Automation at Festo explains.