Contents


For Engineers… by Engineers


June 2011


Aerospace industry takes off in China


For Engineers… by Engineers


Aggressive fluids meet their match


Taking a radical approach to new automotive design


Protect asset safety with process control


Access plant data with wireless technology


Beat cybersecurity threats


North and East Asia remain the world’s most dynamic region, thanks to China’s seemingly unstoppable economic growth. See page 6.


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6 Asian tigers roar on


22 Offshore Technology Centre 24 Tackling cybersecurity


26 Solve the skills shortage 28 Smart relays 34 Index of Advertisers


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10 AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN 4 Radically different approaches to car design and manufacture 4 Tough rules for small engines


14 PROCESS EQUIPMENT UPDATE 4 Aggressive fluids meet their match with peristaltic pumps 4 Fouling and corrosion tackled by new heat exchangers


18 PLANT MANAGEMENT 4 Energy management key during plant downtime 4 Wireless technologies promote access to process data


30 MATERIALS & PROCESSES 4 Stainless steel types, applications and new developments


32 FASTENERS & SEALING 4 Torque management ensures the security of threaded fasteners


24 28 32 6 10 13 June 2011


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