eNews Vol. 16 No. 2
Candian Process Equiptment & Control News

News

Cameron Instruments beefs up sales team

Cameron Instruments of Guelph, ON, has beefed up it sales team. Inside sales accounts manager Tim Balazs joins Cameron with an extensive background of inside sales and customer service. Read More

Turck Canada introduces Carlos Linan as technical sales rep

Markham, ON-based Turck Canada has welcomed Carlos Linan to its technical sales, Greater Toronto Area East team. Having worked at Baumer Canada, Panasonic Electric Works of America and Pilz GmbH, Linan brings… Read More

Emerson expands consultancy strength with acquisition of iSolutions

Emerson has acquired iSolutions Inc., a Calgary-based consulting group with expertise designing and implementing data management solutions. iSolutions provides organizations with decision-support tools to make data-driven production and operational decisions based on... Read More

Bristol-Myers Squibb acquisition of Celgene creates innovative biopharma company

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company of New York, NY, and Summit, NJ-based Celgene Corporation have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire Celgene in a cash and stock transaction with an equity value of approximately US$74 billion. Read More

HMS Industrial Networks launches Solution Partner Program

HMS Industrial Networks has launched the HMS Solution Partner Program, a global program where HMS and its Solution Partners join forces to meet the growing need for smart IIoT-solutions among customers in all industrial fields. Read More
 

Process Products

Point level alarm panel consolidates information centrally

The Annunciator model point level alarm panel from BinMaster consolidates information at a convenient centralized location. Available with four to 24 vessel level indicator stations, the alarm panel is capable of… Read More

Modular integrated controller system manages plant safety

A new system of safety monitoring and control devices has been added to the AutomationDirect line of safety-related products. The ReeR Mosaic safety controller system is modular, expandable and configurable for managing all safety functions of a single machine or an entire plant. Read More

Stepper motor for operation in hazardous locations

Applied Motion Products has introduced a step motor that is internationally-certified for use in hazardous locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. Said to offer high-performance motion control in the challenging environments of oil, gas, printing, and paint finishing applications, the HX56-100 hazardous location stepper motor.. Read More

Safety controllers offer modular, scalable safety

By increasing modularity and scalability, a new generation of Beckhoff TwinSAFE safety controllers are said to permit optimum adaptation to the specific safety requirements of individual machine concepts. Read More

Fused CI/II D1/2 explosion proof disconnect switch

Larson Electronics has released an explosion proof disconnect switch providing two copper-free aluminum enclosures to provide overcurrent and short circuit protection of service entrance, feeder or branch circuits. lighting, heating, appliance and motor circuits. Read More
 

Feature Articles

CO2 captured from air demonstrates large-volume energy storage technology

Swiss-based company Climeworks has launched a Direct Air Capture plant (DAC-3) in Italy. Every year the DAC-3 facility will filter up to 150 tons of CO2 directly from ambient air. The new plant is part of the Horizon 2020 research project… Read More

Wireless toxic gas monitoring extends safety to areas previously too costly to monitor

Hydrogen sulfide gas or H2S is one of the most common hazards in the process industries. H2S is colourless, flammable, and extremely toxic. The gas can accumulate in any area where oil or natural gas is processed, stored, or transported, and it may also threaten workers in wastewater treatment facilities, coke ovens, and pulp and paper mills. Read More

Industrial Internet of Things: it all starts with a signal

The advantages and benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things all start with communication. In industrial applications a simple event increases the advantages as it goes wireless. Much has been written about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or "Industry4.0" over the last couple of years.It is a fair bet that... Read More
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