NEWS | FEATURES | PRODUCTS | CASE STUDIES June/July 2024 | Issue 481 www.pwemag.co.uk @PWEmagazine1 New horizons in a world of AI and Big Data Inside this issue: 10 > Empowering precision cooling solutions across industries 14 > Multi-functionality in plant signal conditioning 20 > Ensuring best practice & safe operations: The importance of BG13 page 12 @plant-&-works-engineering PWE Plant & Works Engineering Since 1981
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Maintec specifically offered an in-depth look into the latest advancements in maintenance engineering technology for the industrial sector. Maintenance innovation shines through Having attended Maintec at the NEC on 5-6 June as part of Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024, it was evident that there was a considerable amount of new technology and educational content on display. Maintec specifically offered an indepth look into the latest advancements in maintenance engineering technology for the industrial sector. Readers of Plant & Works Engineering would have found much of interest across these events, including the adjoining Smart Factory Expo, Air-Tech, Fluid Power & Systems, and Drives & Controls Exhibition. The last couple of years has seen Maintec change significantly. Most notably when it was brought into Smart Editor’s Comment ‘ ’ Manufacturing and Engineering Week which has placed maintenance engineering and asset management alongside the technologies and issues driving the other events such as Smart Factory Expo. The fruition of these changes were on display at this year’s event. Maintec as part of the wider Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week event addressed key issues facing professionals within manufacturing and engineering businesses today, regardless of their market sector. The events collectively focused on themes such as innovation, maintenance, supply chain management, sustainability, digital transformation, and the development of people and skills. Overall, Maintec at Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024 provided a comprehensive platform for industry professionals to explore the latest technologies, share knowledge, and address the pressing challenges facing the sector. The events underscored the importance of maintenance in driving innovation, improving efficiency, and fostering sustainable practices. However, discussions at the show highlighted how the forthcoming election could shape the landscape for manufacturing and engineering industries in the UK for the next 5 years and we may see potentially significant shifts, depending on the policies of the newly elected government. Potential changes in trade policies, funding for technological advancements, and regulations around sustainability and digital transformation could either bolster or challenge the sector. Industry leaders and associations will need to closely observe the new administration’s approach to support and develop the manufacturing and engineering sectors. The outcomes of the election could influence future events like Maintec, shaping the themes and priorities to align with the new political and economic context. June/July 2024 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 03
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News 6 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk June/July 2024 Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024 saw a notable increase in attendance, attracting 13,428 participants, a 30% rise compared to 2023. The event featured a variety of activities, including interactive displays, live music, and engaging presentations, reinforcing its reputation as the UK’s largest manufacturing and engineering technology show. Organised by The Nineteen Group, the event hosted 470 exhibitors showcasing numerous innovative products and solutions. It featured eight free-to-attend solutions theatres with over 150 presentations on topics including digital transformation, IIOT and connectivity, and industrial data. The event also included practical workshops by the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, and displays in the Made Smarter Innovation Showcase and Start-Up Zone. The co-location of Drives & Controls contributed to the record attendance. The event included various activities such as JJA Snack’s working chocolate factory and Fanuc’s world skills qualifiers for industrial robotics, engaging attendees throughout the day. Jon Morris, Marketing Manager from ifm, remarked on the continued activity even after official hours, indicating high engagement levels. The event’s summits, including the Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit, the Industrial Data & AI Summit, and the Automation & Robotics Accelerator Symposium, provided forums for in-depth discussions on industry-specific topics. The Marketing to Manufacturers Breakfast drew significant interest, highlighting government funding for manufacturers. Other notable activities included Enginuity’s 10th Annual Skills Awards and the Top 100 Awards, celebrating excellence and innovation in the sector. In addition, the STEM programme featured institutions such as Coventry University, promoting engineering careers to students through interactive displays and discussions. New visitor trails allowed attendees to explore themed stands and innovative projects, enhancing their learning and networking opportunities. Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week says it aims to connect buyers with sellers, and according to Malcolm Greenhill from Charter Controls, it succeeded in attracting high-quality visitors, including many from large end users. The event has scheduled its core dates for the 2025 exhibition on June 4th and 5th. Notably, the 2024 event maintained its carbon-neutral status by adding more trees to the Nineteen Group Forest to offset its carbon footprint. For more information visit: https://www.mandeweek.co.uk Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024 celebrates engineering innovation Engineers Without Borders UK is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a renewed commitment to putting global responsibility at the heart of Engineers Without Borders UK celebrates 20th Anniversary engineering. The charity launched a 12-month educational campaign exploring the essential knowledge, skills and mindsets needed to practice globally engineering during a celebratory event at its offices in Oval, London recently. During the event, influential industry thought leaders discussed what it means to be an advocate in engineering. Panelists included Georgia Elliott-Smith, founder and managing director of Element Four, Verel Rodrigues, Campaigns Manager at Ecotricity, and Yewande Akinola, VP of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Commenting on reaching their milestone, John Kraus, CEO of Engineers Without Borders UK said: “Over 20 years, we have inspired tens of thousands of people to put global responsibility at the heart of engineering practice. Our programmes have shown what can be achieved, and we are as determined as ever to ensure that engineering plays the fullest possible role in meeting the needs of people and planet”. Running from April 2024 until March 2025, Engineers Without Borders UK will be focusing
News June/July 2024 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 07 on one competency per month from their Global Responsibility Competency Compass. The competencies cover essential knowledge, skills and mindsets, such as technology stewardship, creative collaboration, and social and ecological wellbeing. Each month, Engineers Without Borders UK will deliver thought leadership content – including events, videos and written pieces – that dive into the topics relating to each competency. The aim is to help engineering practices and educators embed a globally responsible approach into their training and to encourage more businesses and individuals to participate in Engineers Without Borders initiatives. Engineers Without Borders UK has made significant progress in reshaping the engineering mindset since its inception 20 years ago. It has grown in stature and influence and today offers various strategic partnering, sponsorship and educational initiatives for business and academia. Among its achievements are the Engineering for People Design Challenge, which to date has helped more than 70,000 undergraduate students across the world to understand their impact as engineers on both people and the planet. Another milestone in the charity’s work to transform engineering education is the Reimagined Degree Map. This provides an interactive guide for engineering departments, which supports them in navigating the decisions that are urgently required to prepare students for 21st-century challenges. The Global Responsibility Competency Compass, on which the current campaign is based, was developed with the support of the Royal Academy of Engineering and is endorsed by the Engineering Council. It offers individuals, teams and companies a clear pathway to identify strengths and any gaps in the skills needed to ensure projects deliver sustainable, equitable and ethical results, and provides access to practical learning resources. Kraus concluded: “We continue to grow in size, reach, impact and ambition. Our focus now is on reaching the tipping point where global responsibility becomes integral to the way all engineering is taught and practised. This campaign may draw upon the lessons learned by Engineering Without Borders UK over the last 20 years, but it is firmly focused on addressing the issues that the planet and society face today”. For more information, visit www.ewb-uk.org/20-years-of-impact/ SKF UK has announced the launch of its SKF Maintenance Partner programme in EMEA and that ERIKS will be the first SKF Maintenance Partner in the UK and Ireland. SKF Maintenance Partner status is a new level that recognises Authorised Distributors that can offer industrial customers more than just a traditional transactional relationship. SKF Maintenance Partners have SKF’s support in implementing best practices, and always use SKF components for repairs. As a highly skilled service supplier, ERIKS uses its industry-specific knowledge to perform root-cause failure analyses and advanced troubleshooting. It is recognised by SKF as a knowledgeable advisor on maintenance matters, trained by SKF and with access to the very latest SKF technology. ERIKS UK & Ireland has been appointed by SKF due to its investment in the SKF brand and its strategic alignment in adding long term value to customers through engineering capability, innovation and knowledge and meeting the high-level criteria and accreditation process set by SKF. To support this partnership ERIKS is extending the range of SKF products it stocks and will exclusively use SKF products in its UK repair facilities. Speaking about the partnership Pamela Bingham, CEO of ERIKS UK & Ireland said: “We are delighted and proud to announce this significant extension to our partnership with a world-leading company such as SKF. To become SKF’s Maintenance Partner we have had to meet a stringent set of requirements including support for the full range of SKF Products and Services in Bearings, Lubrication, Maintenance Products and Condition Monitoring.” The criteria to be an SKF Maintenance Partner is exacting but ERIKS was able to demonstrate through the accreditation process that it could be both an authorised distributor and a condition monitoring partner, that it had a certified repair workshop network as well as regional teams for application engineering and project design. Further requirements included demonstrating SKF product knowledge throughout the Service Centre network as well as specialist SKF technical knowledge at its Power Transmission Centre of Expertise. Ian Peverill, Managing Director of SKF UK, and Aftermarket lead for Europe Northwest added: “By choosing an SKF Maintenance Partner, you’re not just choosing a service provider; you’re selecting a partner dedicated to enhancing your operations with skilled engineers and technicians, backed by the robust support of SKF. This exciting new programme gives our customers a clear pathway to access the extensive scope of knowledge and innovation SKF can offer. Witnessing the skill and professionalism of the ERIKS team during the rigorous accreditation process gives me great confidence in appointing ERIKS as our first SKF Maintenance Partner. We look forward to elevating maintenance standards together.” SKF UK launches Maintenance Partner Programme in EMEA: ERIKS named first partner in UK and Ireland
News 08 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk June/July 2024 The most important responsibility a company has is to ensure that its people and environment are kept safe from harm. This is not just simply a box ticking exercise to comply with the law and, avoid potential prosecution, but a moral imperative to ‘do the right thing’ by employees and the working environment. Effective environmental, health & safety (EHS) performance within an organisation comes from the top. Senior leaders have both collective and personal responsibility for EHS and developing a positive workplace culture from the top down. Put simply, EHS initiatives that don’t have the full and active support of senior leaders who own it and drive it through the organisation are doomed to failure. Rather than looking at EHS initiatives as ‘we’ll send you on a training course’ the best companies take a far more holistic approach which looks at a training programme at three levels and, which benefits people at all levels of the organisation. These are leadership, competency and compliance. Leadership ensures that any senior management team has a buy in and becomes an asset rather than an obstacle to organisational change. To get your senior team on board you need to demonstrate why they should care and then give them the tools to do something about it, not just off-the-shelf training. Additionally, leaders need to make tangible commitments and measure success. Competence is described as having “sufficient training & experience or knowledge & other qualities” which comes from a variety of sources. For EHS practitioners this is likely to comes from qualifications provided by organisations such as the Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) or the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). Both of these organisations provide resources and tools, research and knowledge sharing along with training and qualifications to meet the real-world needs of employees. Finally, compliance training?is a crucial type of training needed to inform employees of an organisation’s regulations, policies, or adherence to laws. Compliance training is often mandatory for employees because it serves to protect an organisation’s values, policies, and commitment to the law. Such training could include data and cyber security, data protection and GDPR, basic health and safety training, environmental management, and anti-bullying. By following these three guiding principles, organisations can make a very real difference to their workplace culture and, not just keep their people and environment safe from harm, but make a real difference to their performance. By MAKE UK chief executive, Stephen Phipson MAKE uk - the manufacturers’ organisation monthly news comment Britain’s manufacturers are calling on the next Government to match their ambition for growth with a bold economic vision that puts the importance of the economy across every Ministerial portfolio. Publishing its manifesto Make UK believes that the centrepiece of this vision must be a bold, long-term industrial strategy announced within the first hundred days, along with four other specific policy measures. In particular, this strategy must embrace a skills revolution throughout the education and training system to provide future talent, as well as the upskilling and re-training of the current workforce. According to Make UK, such a vision is essential given the huge changes in the policy landscape, the need to shock the UK economy out of its anaemic holding pattern and, take advantage of the opportunities provided by rapidly accelerating technologies, investment in infrastructure and the move to a greener economy. A policy framework for the economy beyond 2030 is also essential to counter the march of the US and China in green technologies in particular, as well as the need to make the UK as attractive a destination as possible for investment given the rate at which other countries are gearing up. The five specific measures Make UK is calling for in the first hundred days of the next Government are: 1. Announce a long-term modern Industrial Strategy to underpin all economic policymaking which has cross Government commitment. This should be backed by the re-introduction of an Industry Strategy Council and a new Cabinet Office backed Committee to ensure the implementation of the Strategy across Government. 2. Align the UK CBAM (Carbon Border adjustment Mechanism) with the EU CBAM in terms of timescale and design to provide a level playing field with the EU. 3. Commence a root-and-branch review of the Apprenticeship Levy as a funding mechanism, as well as the wider apprenticeship system. 4. Re-establish an updated, modern Manufacturing Advisory Service. 5. Establish a mechanism for ongoing and active consultation with industry to decide where it is appropriate to maintain alignment with EU regulatory changes or, where opportunities for divergence might apply. Commenting, Make UK CEO, Stephen Phipson, said: “The policy landscape in which manufacturers operate has changed significantly in recent years and more changes are yet to come, from the transition to net zero to rapidly accelerating and game-changing technological change. To keep up with these changes and, take advantage of the many opportunities ahead, not to mention the threats from other countries we need a vision from the next Government which recognises the scale of these challenges.” According to Make UK, the overall economic vision should be driven by ten key themes which are included in the manifesto. These are: 1. A long-term and robust industrial strategy 2. Maximising the opportunities of a net zero economy 3. Grow and develop future manufacturing talent 4. Retrain and upskill the current workforce 5. Unlock innovation, support commercialisation and accelerate digital adoption and automation 6. Create the right conditions for business to invest 7. Boost manufacturing exports across the globe (anything about EU barriers?) 8. Invest in physical and digital infrastructure 9. Build the Future Factory with AI 10. Make supply chains more resilient First 100 days of new Government must see five key commitments
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10 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk June/July 2024 Insight In semiconductor fabrication, stringent temperature regulation is vital for maintaining the integrity of delicate components and achieving desired performance characteristics. Likewise, in metalworking processes, precise cooling techniques are employed to enhance material properties, reduce defects, and improve overall efficiency. In healthcare and biotechnology, the preservation of biological materials is paramount for research, development, and medical treatments. Stem cells, tissues, and vaccines, for instance, require precise cryogenic storage conditions to maintain their viability and potency over extended periods. Within this intricate landscape, the collaboration between Air Products and Anthony Nolan, which is celebrating its 50th year of saving lives through stem cell transplants, serves as a compelling case study, exemplifying the transformative impact of strategic partnerships in advancing life-saving initiatives. The Anthony Nolan case study Anthony Nolan is a stem cell charity, with a stem cell register of over 900,000 potential donors for patients in need of a stem cell transplant, helping to save the lives of people with blood cancer and other disorders. It is also a trusted supplier of cellular starting materials and related laboratory services to researchers and the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. The ability to use liquid nitrogen to cryogenically store stem cells and umbilical cord blood is central to the success of its ground-breaking work. Leading industrial gas manufacturer, Air Products, which has over 40 years’ experience in the life sciences market, and Anthony Nolan have been working together for the last 15 years to ensure that the charity’s use of Empowering precision cooling solutions across industries Precision cooling technology serves as a silent yet indispensable backbone across a spectrum of industries, from healthcare and biotechnology to manufacturing and beyond. Its role in preserving materials, optimising processes, and ensuring product quality is fundamental to driving innovation in modern industrial operations. PWE reports.
Insight June/July 2024 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 11 cryopreservation continues to evolve and keep up with demand. Life-saving infrastructure Having cryogenically frozen cord blood and adult blood for over a decade, Anthony Nolan needed to significantly increase the volume of stem cells frozen for transplant during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, to accommodate the unpredictability of transplant schedules and disruptions to travel. This required logistical expertise in management, maintenance and storage in addition to supply. Roger Horton, Anthony Nolan’s Cell and Gene Therapy Clinical Delivery Lead explained: “Our partnership with Air Products is about more than them supplying liquid nitrogen - it’s about having reliable experts in cryo-gases at-hand, who provide us with all the equipment and maintenance required to keep us functioning as a provider of lifesaving cellular materials for patients and research.” Air Products supplies medical device regulation (MDR) certified liquid nitrogen to Anthony Nolan’s Nottingham and London sites. In Nottingham, a main tank holds sufficient liquid nitrogen for a week’s supply. This goes to four liquid nitrogen freezers holding cellular material for quarantine, transplant, and cell and gene therapies as well as being used to fill their CryoCart which is used as a portable cryogenic workbench. Critical supply Ensuring a consistent and reliable supply of liquid nitrogen is essential – fluctuations or increases in temperature damages the cells, rendering them useless for transplant and research purposes. Air Products uses a remote telemetry system at Anthony Nolan’s London site to ensure it can track and monitor supply of liquid nitrogen across all centres and avoid disruptions. This level of partnership and trust means the Anthony Nolan team can get on with their work, leaving Air Products to handle the back-end of supply seamlessly. Air Products’ experience and scale means it has been able to dial up supply as needed to respond to increases in demand. Ben Adams, Business Manager, Speciality Products at Air Products commented: “Ensuring a consistent supply of liquid nitrogen is vital to Anthony Nolan’s work but we also need to be able to move quickly to respond when demand increases as a result of more samples being stored, or a higher requirement for controlled freezing of samples. In these instances, we’ve been able to increase supply to ensure their work can continue uninterrupted.” Reducing carbon footprint Second to the need for uninterrupted supply, is a real drive across the charity to reduce carbon emissions. “It’s important that we minimise our carbon footprint as much as possible. The work we do requires a lot of energy to be able to provide safe and effective materials for transplant. Because of this we look to see where we can save energy wherever we can without affecting quality,” explains Chris Leonforte, Head of Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing at Anthony Nolan. The charity has worked with Air Products and MVE Biological Solutions, the leading global manufacturer of vacuum insulated products and cryogenic systems, to ensure its cryotanks are energy efficient and supporting the organisations’ shared focus on generating a cleaner future. The HEco 1500 & 1800 Series freezers employed by Anthony Nolan at its Nottingham site are the most efficient vapour freezers available, providing maximum storage density and the longest hold time and highest sample security in the industry’s history. Chris Leonforte explained: “The cryotanks that were provided by Air Products and MVE are vapour phase liquid nitrogen tanks, which do not require cells to be submerged in liquid nitrogen, thus allowing us to maintain the cells at the required temperature of -190oC while using less liquid nitrogen”. Long-term partnership The partnership between the two organisations continues to evolve, with Air Products consistently reviewing its supply mode, including tank sizing, freezer capacity, bespoke racking, the location of the cryo room and the filling method. “Industrial gases, including liquid nitrogen, are used in a vast variety of sectors and industries,” says Stephen Robinson, Biomedical Product Manager, Air Products. “It’s quite remarkable however that in the life sciences and medical sector, consistent supply of medical device regulation certified liquid nitrogen and reliable kit and monitoring services can – quite literally – mean the difference between life and death. That’s a responsibility we take extremely seriously, regularly challenging ourselves to review and improve the service we are providing.” To find out more about Anthony Nolan’s critical work visit https://www.anthonynolan.org/cliniciansresearchers-hub Or for further information please visit: www.airproducts.co.uk
Maintenance Matters Focus on: Maintenance 4.0 12 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk June/July 2024 New horizons in a world of AI and Big Data Miron Shtiglitz, VP for Product and Delivery at quality inspection specialist QualiSense, forecasts a future where data from inspection not only underpins maintenance schedules, but informs the very design of the product itself. The key difference between preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance is that the latter means completing maintenance only when needed, as opposed to scheduled intervals. With Industry 4.0, manufacturing data will allow us to gradually replace preventive maintenance with predictive maintenance, but can we go further than this? Anyone familiar with Industry 4.0 has likely encountered the concept of predictive maintenance. By harnessing the data from machine sensors, we can more accurately predict when maintenance activity is actually required, rather than preserving with the fixed schedules typical of preventive maintenance. Optimising maintenance schedules this way means reduced labour and material costs, or so the theory goes. Many companies are making great strides in this field and we are more accurately predicting machine health. In my home country of Israel, Augury is a good example of a company working in this area. You build a sensor that is attached to a machine, it collects data on parameters like sound and vibration and uses this data to predict when you need to carry out maintenance. We have also seen some companies try to do this with cars. By listening to the noises the car makes, you can potentially determine what fault is likely to occur and take preventive action before it is too late. Level two and three The data gathered from inspection systems could form an additional layer to this approach. With AI, the data gathered from these intelligent inspection systems could be correlated with data from predictive maintenance technologies. For example, we might find correlations between the quality of a product and the last time scheduled maintenance activity was performed. In order to make this approach viable, you need very large volumes of data. However, as we enter the era of Big Data, this additional layer opens new possibilities. Looking slightly further ahead, the data gathered from quality inspection systems and the software that supports them will not only enhance the power of predictive maintenance, it will shape the design of the product itself. By using data to make the correct decisions during the design phase, we can reduce the risk of defects further along. Imagine, for example, you are able to analyse correlations between the 3D structure
Focus on: Maintenance 4.0 Maintenance Matters June/July 2024 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 13 of a part, the processes that take place during its manufacture, and the potential for certain defects to result in this scenario. Using this, you can help the mechanical designer make optimal decisions based on the data. Design engineers The data could also help design engineers explore different options and their suitability. For example, let’s say an engineer wants to design a part that is thinner in a specific area and use a specific material for this purpose. Using data from other inspected parts, you might extrapolate that using material x at this particular level of thickness leads to an increased incidence of defects, or using a particular process in combination with this material makes it more prone to break. Although further away, this is a possibility that engineers and AI specialists are already talking about. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘expert system’ and is similar to the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that you read about in media headlines. As we move beyond the first level of predictive maintenance toward multi-sensor approaches, the world of Big Data will open exciting possibilities. However, this next step is not the final chapter in the story. While we keep one foot planted in the present, we can still imagine a future where intelligent systems not only harness data to optimise maintenance activity but are capable of fundamentally reshaping the manufacture of the product itself. For further information please visit: www.qualisense.ai TECHNICAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS Providing Electrical, Instrumentation & Mechanical Practical Skills Training for Industry since 1980 LEARNING BY DOING technicaltrainingsolutions.co.uk tech.training@zen.co.uk 01634 731 470
Maintenance Matters Focus on: Condition Monitoring 14 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk June/July 2024 Multi-functionality in plant signal conditioning PWE looks at the challenges of plant signal conditioning and how multi-functional modules play a crucial role in monitoring applications across the industrial sector. Often, plant managers have a deep understanding of all the key operational challenges facing their facility and have a broad knowledge of the instrumentation that can help solve them. However, they might not always be aware of the latest innovations that can make their lives even easier than ever. For example, multifunctional monitoring instrumentation that simplifies all plant measurement and control processes. Streamlining technology is one of the most effective ways to innovate. In almost every industry, it’s likely that a business will opt for a single solution with multiple functionalities over a selection of specialised products – providing it doesn’t compromise on quality. Signal conditioning is no different. Essentially, signal conditioning converts physical qualities into readable data that can then be processed by computer systems. Often, applications are complex with multiple specialised components that are configured to measure an individual physical property, for example line linearisation in tanks. This method quickly becomes impractical across all industries with signal conditioning applications because there are multiple physical processes requiring 24/7 monitoring. In an industrial plant environment, it’s crucial that physical processes are working and are measured accurately. They act as catalysts for each other constantly propelling an efficient plant operation, which is why signal conditioning is an integral interface in plant management. Tank monitoring and linearisation Take tank monitoring, for example. This involves measuring the volume of liquid in storage tanks and detecting issues like overflows and leaks before they cause major structural and environmental damage as well as safety incidents. While this can often be a straightforward process, it becomes trickier if the tank is uneven or awkwardly shaped as this can make levels harder to read as it requires additional mathematical computations on top of simply reading the analogue signals. A classic example of this would be in petrochemical applications where spherical tanks are commonplace. Here, liquid levels inside the tank don’t rise in linear proportion with liquid volumes and mathematical calculations are required to work out liquid volumes from the readable tank level. According to Ian Loudon, International Sales and Marketing Manager at remote monitoring specialist Omniflex, his company’s TFX module come into its own acting as a ‘one stop shop’ for signal conditioning. Its ability to manipulate analogue signals and configure the appropriate mathematical functions mean that it can be used to measure multiple physical properties at once. Additionally, he says that its SIL-1 rating makes the module suitable for use in harsh and hazardous environments where safety is a key consideration. This is critical in petrochemical applications where potential for combustion and explosion must be factored into all operational considerations. When applied to the challenges in tank monitoring, the module provides an easy solution that mitigates them. In the case of differentiating tank shapes, the TFX works out the volume of conical or spherical tanks without the need for additional kit. Tanks can also deform – often due to pressure or temperature changes over time. They could have minor denting that is not severe enough to warrant a replacement – however the shape of the tank has still changed and original linearisation data is obsolete. This can be mitigated easily says Loudon by using the TFX module to monitor linearisation because it can calibrate itself to adjust to the subtle deformations. Thanks to the device’s multifunctionality, the risk of the tank leaking is significantly reduced. The TFX’s ability to adapt means that the data collected is accurate even when unconventional physical properties are present. This means that any issues with the tanks are likely to be resolved quickly and the chances of significant errors – like leaking – taking place dramatically decreases. Finding the right signal conditioning application is critical when it comes to plant operations. Multifunctional modules like the TFX are smoothing out the monitoring process, while maintaining the accuracy needed for successful data monitoring.
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