News items July 2007

The PET to PET recycling plant near Vienna regains valueable raw material from plastic bottles. In the first step the bottles are cleaned and reduced to small pieces. The resulting "flakes" have a bulk density of 0,2 to 0,3 kg/l and a grain size of 2 - 20mm. For the further process the mass flow of the flakes must be measured and controlled. Due to the low flowrate ( 3000 kg/ h ) and the different density a "FlowSlide" meter was used to solve this requirements. The FlowSlide system measure the mass flow via the centripetal force that is generated from the product during it runs over a curved measuring slide. The FlowSlide system is dust tight and contains no moving parts. The electronic displays the actual flow rate ( kg/h ) and the absolute flow ( kg ). An integrated "controler" -function enables the system to adjust a constant - or a "master / slave" flow rate.

With PLICSRADIO, VEGA Grieshaber KG has introduced a solution to measurement data transmission from Any 4 ... 20 mA/HART signal as well as switching state can be simply and wirelessly transmitted with the sending and receiving unit. By using a license and registration free transmission range, PLICSRADIO provides a radio link as a replacement for cable connections in industrial environments. PLICSRADIO finds application in places where laying a signal line from the sensors to the processing unit is either not possible or extremely costly. Obstacles like streets, railroad lines, rivers and buildings can thus be overcome without difficulty and at low cost. Further areas of application are mobile plant components such as conveyor belts, rotating containers or tank vehicles. PLICSRADIO also lends itself quite well for fast and uninterrupted expansion of existing plants or constantly changing plant configurations. In the maximum setup, two HART sensors, an additional 4 … 20 mA signal as well as two digital input signals, e.g. from level detectors, can be connected.

With the new brochure VEGA gives a complete overview of the technology as well as applications. The new brochure "One technology, two instruments, all bulk solids" The new brochure is titled "One technology, two instruments, all bulk solids". You`re already acquainted with VEGAPULS 68, the tough guy for extreme applications under the most difficult conditions? But do you know VEGAPULS 67, its universal, versatile counterpart? Both are specialists for level measurement of bulk solids. The new booklet One technology, two instruments, all bulk solids introduces the new radar team. It explains, the advantages, the performance differences and the resulting fields of application of the two VEGAPULS versions. Typical applications in various industries and technical data wind up the booklet.

Maximum Reliability, Maximum Efficiency Most engineering applications not only require large volumes of high quality compressed air, but also demand optimum reliability, availability and energy-efficiency from their air systems. Perfect co-ordination and monitoring of the compressed air system is therefore essential to ensure that these needs are met. The “Sigma Air Manager” provides unrivalled air system transparency and delivers all the advantages that advanced control and management technology has to offer. The “Sigma Air Manager” (SAM) is an industrial PC-based control and management system that ensures an exceptionally efficient and reliable source of quality compressed air. Able to control up to 16 compressors, the SAM integrates a master controller and web server and combines energy-saving pressure band control with clear data visualisation. Each system component within the compressed air installation is precisely co-ordinated to provide optimised performance with unrivalled operational transparency.

Two-day course REACH will come into force on June 1, 2007. Implementing this legislation will require vast resources in terms of both money and man-years. Failure to properly implement REACH may lead to loss of customer confidence and possibly even a total loss of market – “No data, no market!” Timely implementation of the various REACH requirements can help get your registrations through on time, in good order and at the lowest possible cost. Our comprehensive experience with HPV and EU risk assessment dossiers in existing chemicals and notification of new chemicals underpins this practical hands-on course. Target group: Product managers, Technical support managers, Production and logistics managers, RA managers, Product Stewardship Managers and anyone else who expects to be in contact with competitors, customers and/or regulators about REACH. Modules: Product portfolio pruning, Pre-registration, Working in SIEFs, Consortium formation, Data gap analysis, Budget considerations,

Optimum process representation for your company The process control system OPDWIN® for the rubber industry, the plastics industry, the feed industry, the food industry, paint and varnish, building material industry The OPDWIN PMS®, the database system fort he realization of highspeed and complexly automated weigh scales, mixing systems and downstream equipment, with configuration management, plant management, raw material management, supply management, recipe management, order management, statistics management, report management, maintenance, identification and resource management. The OPDWIN VISU® for the display and operation of the processes, with order and recipe display, plant overview, detail display, basic functions and basic function elements. The OPDWIN lite® uses the advantages of the OPDWIN control system software tailored to the requirements of less complex processes. The plant can grow with the tasks to be fulfilled. Due to the fact that OPDWIN lite is compatible with the OPDWIN