Sensors & Instrumentation exhibition expands! Kathryn Ambrose, show
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s you may have noticed there’s a slightly new look to
Automation magazine this month. As I mentioned in my previous column we have been in the process of redesigning the look and feel of all the magazines in the Connecting Industry portfolio, and it’s with great excitement that we are rolling-out the new-look style in the March issues. Although we’ve been busy
working on the new designs, the content of our March issue is just as insightful as always - containing all the usual engaging features, case studies and latest product news. A key date for your diary over the next month or so is 8th- 10th April, when the Drives & Controls show will be taking place at the NEC. The show is co-located with Plant & Asset Management and Air-Tech, together with the Fluid Power & Systems Exhibition, and the newly launched European Offshore & Energy Exhibition, as well as MACH, so the three days are set to be a busy and vibrant occasion. We take a closer look at MACH
in this issue (page 27-33) as well as featuring a dedicated supplement on what you’ll be able to see and do at Drives & Controls (centre pages).
Joe Bush - Editor
atateam Business Media, organiser of the annual Sensors
& Instrumentation show, has announced that the 2014 exhibition will be the largest so far. Although there are still seven
months to go before the event takes place, enquiries are up and stand sales are already much higher than this time last year.
organiser, commented, “Due to unprecedented demand, the Sensors & Instrumentation show has expanded. As a direct result of the success of the 2013 event, we have seen the demand for sales outstrip supply, and have therefore increased the floor space to accommodate more stands. “This year we have seen previous exhibitors rebook with larger stands. In addition, a number of new companies will be exhibiting,
having visited during the 2013 event and been so impressed with the quality and quantity of both visitors and exhibitors.” Sensors & Instrumentation 2014
will be co-located with Machine Building, Micro Nano MEMS and TCT Live, with Interplas and PPMA taking place at the same time - thus increasing footfall still further. The exhibition will be taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, on 30th September and 1st October 2014.
sensorsandinstrumentation.co.uk
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DATES ANNOUNCED FOR EU AUTOMATION FAIR
Yokogawa Europe has announced that its 2014 Yokogawa Users Conference and Automation Fair will be held from the 2nd-4th July in Berlin. The event will consist of a conference programme that includes user presentations, Yokogawa platform technology updates, industry and technology keynotes and workshops - all designed to help users fully utilise automation technologies. In addition, an exhibition area will feature an integrated portfolio of Yokogawa platforms and solutions plus partner solutions - all designed to offer unique opportunities to learn more about how these solutions can assist in achieving safe, reliable, profitable operations in users’ facilities. Yokogawa will also host a welcome reception and a networking event designed to maximise the exchange of ideas. All Yokogawa users and potential users are invited to join in this 2014 event. “The users conference and exhibition
is a unique opportunity to network with fellow users, industry and business leaders, and Yokogawa product and solutions experts to gain in-depth insight into how peers are using automation technologies to deliver industry leading results,” said Herman van den Berg, president of Yokogawa Europe. Led by users for users, the 2014 conference will provide a valuable exchange of information among process
manufacturers and end users. Network, conference and exhibition opportunities provide a concentrated venue for individuals involved in the oil and gas, chemical, refining, power and other industries who want to learn and share ideas and best practices with product and industry specialists, fellow users and Yokogawa suppliers. The conference and exhibition is designed to help users find ways to increase quality and efficiency and lower
operating costs through proven methods and the use of Yokogawa products. The conference portion also provides attendees with the opportunity to attend hands-on workshops and seminars that will earn them certificates.
www.yokogawa.com
ENERGY SAVER DEMO
Huge amounts of energy are still being wasted throughout British industry because variable speed inverter drives are still not fully appreciated. Therefore, so Mitsubishi Electric has developed a simple but effective demonstration that can be seen in an online video, operated as a virtual demo or used in reality at the company’s headquarters in Hatfield. Inverters have been available for over 30
years, yet there remain many driven machines in industry that do not have them fitted. Matt Handley, who narrates the video, commented, “I estimate up to 70% of the machines I see in UK production plants do not use an inverter with their drive motor. If fitted, most suitable applications would achieve payback in well under a year, then carry on saving energy for years to come.” In the video, which is viewable at the
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Energy Saving Drives website, Handley is seen working through the demo rig. It takes about three minutes to run the motors and get the readings. In the second half Handley runs through the theory to derive the Cube Law, then demonstrates the OEC (Optimal Excitation Control) function of the Mitsubishi drive for further energy savings. To read the full article and to watch the
video, visit
www.connectingindustry.com/esd.
gb3a.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en
UK manufacturing and engineering companies are becoming more dependent on recruitment through apprenticeships to bring young, fresh talent into the sector. EEF, the
manufacturers’ organisation, has found that six in ten UK manufacturers have taken on an engineering and manufacturing apprentice in the last 12 months. Looking ahead to the next 12 months, the picture is
even more encouraging, with over two-thirds of manufacturers planning to recruit engineering and manufacturing apprentices into their companies. To view EEF’s complete findings visit
www.connectingindustry.com/sands.
www.eef.org.uk
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