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analog Devices wins coveteD overDrive awarD
awards. Analog Devices was one of only 26 companies to be selected as an Overdrive winner in 2020. First presented in 2012, GM’s Overdrive Award is a distinction reserved
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for suppliers who display outstanding achievement within GM’s Global Purchasing and Supply Chain organisation’s key focus areas, including sustainable value streams, total enterprise cost and profitability, safety, launch excellence, accelerating innovation and nurturing relationships. “Analog Devices has enjoyed a long and productive business relationship with General Motors,” said Vincent Roche, president and CEO of Analog Devices. “We are excited to receive the prestigious GM Overdrive Award for our wireless battery management system. This ADI technology delivers maximum flexibility for GM’s Ultium platform and enables General Motors to scale its electric vehicle fleets into volume production across a wide range of vehicle classes. The ADI team looks forward to future endeavours with General Motors.”
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meteor communications wins scottish water monitoring contract
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eteor Communications has been awarded a multi-year shared framework agreement
by Scottish Water for the provision of multi- parameter wastewater quality final effluent monitoring. The contract has an estimated value of £2 million and follows a competitive tendering process which began in November 2020. Bidders were invited to tender for the supply of monitoring systems
that are well suited to continuous remote monitoring of final effluent. Flexibility was required in terms of the monitoring parameters; the systems should be able to operate on low (ideally solar) power in a turbulent final effluent discharge. Secure access to cloud-based data was a key requirement, in addition to minimal levels of maintenance. The data provided by the systems will allow operators to better
understand plant performance and resilience, and provide further insights into performance trends, events and pollution incidents. Following the contract award, Meteor Communications will supply
ESNET (Environmental Sensor NETwork) portable and kiosk systems in conjunction with Xylem EXO multiparameter sondes to measure final effluent water quality. The ESNET systems met the tender requirements and are ideal for this application. Meteor’s MD Matt Dibbs explains: “Historically, the installation cost and on-site maintenance requirements of final effluent monitors at smaller wastewater plants have been preclusive, but the development of ESNET systems has meant that water companies can now equip smaller rural plants with a comprehensive monitoring capability.”
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nalog Devices has been recognised as a GM Overdrive Award winner in General Motors’ 29th annual Supplier of the Year
one small step for yokogawa
with other members from government, academia, and industry to formulate a vision for a lunar industry, prepare a number of recommendations, and jointly submit them for the consideration of Inoue Shinji, Japan’s Minister of State for Space Policy. Over the years, Yokogawa has utilised its strengths in
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measurement, control, and information to support industries and the infrastructure that society depends on. Plants are one element in the industrial infrastructure that have an extremely large impact on the environment and society, so efficient, safe, and secure operations even in harsh environments are extremely important. With the growing interest in the space industry and in lunar
commercial activities, Yokogawa has designated in its long-term business framework that the space field will be an area for future exploration, and the company is actively considering future business opportunities on the moon. Examples of relevant Yokogawa strengths include a strong
lineup of equipment that measures physical quantities such as power, voltage, current, light, and pressure with high accuracy, and advanced sensing technology with high performance and network capabilities. Moreover, Yokogawa has not only built up a long track record in providing distributed control systems for the monitoring and control of plant production equipment and operations, but has also acquired know-how on the optimal management of equipment throughout the plant life cycle. Additionally, by drawing on the latest digital technologies, including industrial IoT, AI, and big data, as well as its extensive domain knowledge, the company has developed a deep understanding of how to optimise operations. Moving forward, Yokogawa is looking to apply these strengths in the extreme environment of space. Yokogawa will engage in co-creation with a range of partners to
introduce self-sustaining, resource-saving technologies and comprehensive recycling solutions to enable a circular economy in space, where the air, water, food, and power needed to sustain human life are in extremely short supply, while also aiming to improve the global environment in line with the SDGs. As it is anticipated that many different industries will expand their
activities beyond the Earth, Yokogawa will continue to work with the Lunar Industry Vision Council to strengthen cooperation toward the goal of building an internationally competitive industrial base.
www.yokogawa.com August 2021 Instrumentation Monthly
okogawa Electric Corporation has announced that, as a participant of the Lunar Industry Vision Council, it has worked
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