Monitoring and Metering

Effective monitoring of turbines including overspeed protection in the power generation industry is critical to ensure smooth running and trouble-free operation, especially in today’s highly competitive and energy cost–conscious environment. Failure of the turbine, or pump speed governing system can lead to rotor damage with expensive consequences. Independent speed monitoring …

Automation parts supplier EU Automation has published a new guide that is a must-read for engineers wanting to deploy condition-based maintenance (CBM) to improve operating efficiencies and increase profitability. It provides valuable insight so engineers can best implement a CBM strategy to realise its full benefits. The handy guide helps …

At its peak in 1994, the energy generation capacity of the UK’s nuclear power stations was 12.7 GW across 16 plants. In 2024, the capacity has fallen to around 5 GW and the number of stations is down to nine. However, this is far from the end of the story …

From February 21 to 22, 2024, maintenance in Dortmund, Germany’s leading trade show for industrial maintenance, will offer its audience an insight into the entire spectrum of industrial maintenance under the main motto “Predictive Maintenance: Next Generation”. Schaeffler is showcasing its comprehensive range of products, services and solutions in the …

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Mobile Physics, a software-development startup specialized in environmental physics, have revealed an exclusive collaboration that enables smartphones and other devices to measure household and ambient air quality with a built-in optical sensor. Developed exclusively for ST’s …

SignalFire Wireless Telemetry, a leading manufacturer of industrial wireless telemetry products, is partnering with Axess-Corrosion, a UK provider of corrosion monitoring sensors, in integrating its RANGER cellular transmitter in a new pipeline corrosion monitoring solution. Monitoring pipeline corrosion is important to determine the ongoing degradation of pipes and prevent leaks, …

Being able to monitor plant alarms and events in real time, in chronological order is critical when a plant experiences an avalanche of alarms caused by an abnormal event. Here Gary Bradshaw, director of sequence of events (SOE) monitoring specialist Omniflex, discusses how specialist SOE modules can be used to …

Water analysis technology pioneer Palintest has made a major investment in its manufacturing facilities, to meet increasing demand for its products and support its strategic growth ambitions. The Gateshead, UK-headquartered company, which manufactures equipment for water quality monitoring and disinfection control, has invested in a range of new equipment and …

Maritime transportation is a big deal accounting for approximately 80% of today’s international trade logistics with volumes of seaborne trade having almost doubled over the last 20 years with around 11 billion tons loaded. The upward trend correlates with the advent of containerised trade and the streamlining of supply chains …

Remote monitoring specialist Omniflex has relaunched its customer newsletter, Omnifacts, to help customers stay up-to-date with the latest industry insights and case studies covering diverse topics including remote monitoring, cathodic protection (CP), wireless telemetry and alarm annunciation. The quarterly publication which has been on hiatus since 2009, will prove helpful …