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35th Anniversary
Fifty years of innovation E
urotherm by Schneider Electric celebrates 50 years in business, a
journey that began as a modest UK start- up company, to a globally recognized brand known for its specialist instrumentation, systems and services. Product development started in the founder’s garage in 1965 and resulted in the birth of the MK1 Temperature Controller. This first solid state control product exploited the rapidly expanding high-technology electronics of the 1960s to solve difficulties in the silicon crystal manufacturing process, which, at the time was a new and fast growing industry. Today, Eurotherm products touch nearly every aspect of modern life, from the car you drive, the electronic circuitry in your phone, the prescription pills that aid quality of life and your early morning bottle of milk. Heat Treatment, Life Sciences, Glass, Plastics and Food & Beverage are focus industries and where Eurotherm have deep application expertise. Eurotherm built on the early successes after the first control product and expanded by recognizing the growth potential of industrial electronics. Most recently as part of Invensys, Eurotherm was acquired by Schneider Electric in January 2014 becoming Eurotherm by Schneider Electric, and were placed in the ‘Best in Class’ division within the Schneider Electric Industry business group.
A CUSTOMER-CENTRIC APPROACH Solving customer problems is key at Eurotherm and engineers talk with passion about how many of the technical leaps and creative ideas come from having this goal in mind. Employees have always had strong relationships with their customers, feeling responsible for products throughout their entire life time (which can span decades), and understanding the impact of problems that can slow down manufacturing. Faced with a tricky customer problem, Eurotherm engineers often apply an innovative solution, based on a creative mix of process control and industrial application expertise, to get a process running as quickly as possible.
WORLD BEATING INNOVATIONS This has resulted in many innovations; these can all be seen on the Eurotherm
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The MK1 temperature controller
timeline
http://www.eurotherm.co.uk/ 50/category/milestones/. Process control expert and Global Marketing Manager, Peter Sherwin remembers one of these, the launch of the world beating first hybrid graphic recorder, the 4250G, when he ran a plant focused on Automotive and Formula One Motorsport. He commented: “We had a number of paper chart recorders due for replacement, I bit the bullet on a vacuum process and installed the 4250G,” It had a graphic display, built in memory for recording data in a secure digital format with the reassurance of a paper chart back up behind the screen. It was the first step in moving the regulated industries from paper records to digital
Eurotherm by Schneider Electricmarks 50 years of innovation as a global provider of industrial & process control, measurement and data management solutions. With a portfolio of innovative solutions and a talented team, Eurotherm demonstrates how it has built longstanding customer partnerships, and a 50-year brand in the instrumentation space
which is now a well-accepted data collection method in most industries. Peter continued: “After a month, we were happy with the digital data and never changed the original paper.” A longstanding Eurotherm engineer, John Townsend, (over 45 years and still retained as a consultant engineer today) remembers developing the 211 controller/programmer in 1982. He said: “It was easy to use and no other controller at the time had both its programmer and controller output contained within one small box, a big advantage.” To show ‘at a glance’ readings, John’s team looked beyond normal convention and used elastic. The 211 revolutionised many temperature related processes that require high stability and accuracy. Recently a customer in Frankfurt proudly sent in a photograph of his 211 controller, installed in 1982 and still being used more than 30 years later.
The 4250G Graphic Recorder
WHY CHOSE EUROTHERM? So, why do customers continue to choose Eurotherm? According to Chris Ashworth, Vice President and Managing Director, “The success we have had over the last 50 years is really about two things, our innovation as a company and our people. We have a talented and knowledgeable employee base globally that includes segment and application experts, who support both our sales organisation and our customers. Since 2014, we also have the global powerhouse of Schneider Electric to further strengthen our offerings. In turn, the quality of our instrumentation, specialist knowledge within the industry and the integrity of our intellectual property strengthen the industrial offering of Schneider Electric.” See the full Eurotherm timeline
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http://www.eurotherm.co.uk/50/) Check out the timelines and comments on Social platforms shown below: LinkedIn:
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The more recent Eurotherm hybrid is the nanodac
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