Analytical instruments

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Testing ways to become more energy efficient

(14/10/2024)
Mark Bakker discusses some test and measurement solutions that can help ensure greater energy efficiency in manufacturing plants.
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Power analyser calibration measures up

(20/09/2024)
Power calibration plays a vital role in mitigating the risks presented by accuracy drift. However, not all calibration laboratories are made equal, as Yokogawa Test & Measurement Corporation demonstrates.
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Listening to production noise to reduce costs

(16/05/2024)
Every factory or production plant is noisy, to various levels. It’s a consequence of machinery, pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, pumps, compressors, bearings, chains and other equipment used to manufacture and assemble products. Each sound tells a story.


Archive

  1. 25/04/2024 Transforming a maintenance strategy with SaaS

    Fernando Velloso explains how a Software as a Service (SaaS) model can help manufacturers overcome any digital scepticism, and can also offer opportunities to improve total cost of ownership (TCO).

  2. 05/02/2024 Sensing a better maintenance solution for pump systems

    Trenton Roncato Juraszek explains why machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) can support better maintenance, and improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of pump systems.

  3. 11/12/2023 Laying the groundwork for successful condition monitoring

    Charly Achter discusses the benefits of adopting condition monitoring and moving away from reactive to predictive maintenance strategies.

  4. 04/09/2023 Measurement instruments can make a world of difference

    David Bowers explains the role that flowmeters and field instruments can play in helping companies to make their production operations cleaner and greener.

  5. 06/02/2023 Valuing your assets

    Gregory Perry explains how asset criticality analysis can support maintenance teams to prioritise predictive maintenance strategies.

  6. 27/09/2022 A seven step journey to prescriptive maintenance

    Marcel Koks highlights some important steps that help engineers move from reactive to prescriptive plant maintenance.

  7. 12/09/2022 Employing effective condition monitoring for more efficient production

    Darrell Taylor explains how Teledyne FLIR can help manufacturers put into place effective condition monitoring strategies to help ensure efficient operation and overcome manufacturing challenges.

  8. 04/10/2021 Why analyse machinery vibration?

    Jason Tweedy discusses the benefits of vibration monitoring and analysis.

  9. 17/08/2021 Testing the physical infrastructure

    The role of Ethernet continues to expand, supporting the high speed transfer of data. Mark Mullins describes some simple cable testing options. 

  10. 15/06/2021 Calibration evolves with digitalisation

    Eric van Riet explains how calibration has needed to evolve in line with the digital migration of HART devices.

  11. 07/06/2021 Calibrating a HART pressure transmitter: top tips

    Heikki Laurila offers advice on calibrating HART pressure transmitters.

  12. 04/05/2021 The importance of a national measurement system

    Dr Martin Hanton highlights the importance of flow measurement accuracy in the energy sector which makes traceability, along with supporting documentary standards and regulatory regimes vital.

  13. 16/11/2020 Getting the best out of your data

    Turning data into actionable information is vital to the success of any Industry 4.0 project. Suzanne Gill finds out what data analytic solutions are available today for both process and factory applications and gathers advice about successful integration of these solutions.

  14. 02/11/2020 Feeling the pressure

    Dr Chris Mills looks at the challenges of testing and calibrating flowmeters used in high pressure and high temperature applications.

  15. 26/10/2020 Following the data science for greater production efficiency

    To get the most out of data that already exists in the production environment requires cooperation between data scientists and production experts.

  16. 20/07/2020 Predictive analytics for efficient production

    Lee Sullivan explains how food and beverage manufacturers can use predictive analytics to reduce product waste and downtime.

  17. 26/06/2020 Driving machine performance and reliability

    With more advanced predictive maintenance tools at their disposal, today’s maintenance and operations teams can improve efficiencies and minimise unplanned downtime, says Phil Burge.

  18. 14/10/2019 Predicting the end of unplanned downtimes

    Any unscheduled downtime will cause a major headache for engineers in the food and beverage manufacturing sector. John Rowley believes that predictive maintenance can offer a solution.

  19. 21/09/2019 Optimising product quality

    Find out how Hydro Extrusions Hungary has been able to reduce quality problems in the finished profile of its extruded aluminium products.