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Steel producer gains extra production days with ABB multidrive


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Fulton’s steam remedy for Neal’s Yard helps to increase output


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ulton has supplied a 60J oil-fired steam boiler system – supplied with hot-well, water softening, chemical dosing and blowdown vessels – to Neal’s Yard Remedies. A Neal’s Yard spokesperson says: “The Fulton boiler


was suited to the processes demanded from Neal’s Yard Remedies and was of a style and type that was ideal for the mezzanine-floor location.” The new process line uses steam to provide indirect heat – in excess of 90° – to a heating pot containing products including coconut oil. Two larger vessels are also indirectly heated and contain only naturally-occurring products, blended to produce cosmetics including hand lotions, shampoos, face polishes, etc. The new line features larger heating pots and mixing


vessels, with Fulton’s boiler system quickly raising steam to bring the vessels up to temperature, making it a very efficient way to produce the indirect heat required for the processes.


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he TATA Steel plant at Shotton has eliminated stoppages and cut the downtime of its steel slitting line by around five days a year following the installation of an ABB variable speed drives system.


The ABB multidrive, coordinated through a programmable logic controller (PLC), adjusts the speed of the uncoiler,


slitter, tension unit and recoiler. The previous multidrive solution, from another supplier, proved unreliable as spare parts were difficult to source and some control boards were suffering failures. ABB supplied Radway Control Systems, the system integrator engaged by Tata Steel, with a demonstration rig


that incorporated a variable speed drive and a motor to test and verify that the PLC could control the drives as expected. Alun Davies, engineering manager for Steel Processing at Shotton, says: “The major benefit of the new solution has been the much improved reliability it offers. We have had no major failures since it was installed.”


ABB u 01925 741111 u www.abb.co.uk


he VPort 36-2L rugged 1080P (1920 x 1080) box IP camerasare specially designed for mission- critical and extreme weather environments. The cameras have two kinds of built-in P-iris zoom lenses, 3 to 9 mm and 10 to 23 mm. They support remote zoom and focus control via an IP network, providing convenience and simplicity for camera operation, and feature a wide -40 to 75°C operating temperature range (-T models) and industrial-grade EMC (EMI/ Surge Level 3) protection.


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The VPort 36-2L cameras are suitable for the kind of industrial and outdoor environments found with oil & gas,


rail, and ITS applications. In addition, the VPort 36-2L supports a light sensor and ICR (IR-cut filter removable) for day & night viewing, advanced WDR (wide dynamic range), and DNR (digital noise reduction), allowing the VPort 36-2L to produce good quality images even in extreme sunlight conditions.


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DX enclosure-based cooling supports growing IT needs I


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n today’s data-driven business models, even small companies have to contend with growing IT needs. When they expand their computing environments and install the latest class of servers, the issue of cooling the equipment becomes acute. Legacy air-cooling systems are no longer sufficient. The Rittal LCU DX and LCP DX solutions deliver enclosure-based cooling via direct expansion units. The units are easy to install simply by mounting them on the side panels inside IT racks.


Expanding a small-scale, air-cooled IT hardware environment to create a multi-enclosure facility often calls for a


new cooling strategy. The first and most fundamental question is whether water-based or refrigerant-based cooling is more appropriate. It also makes sense to understand the total cost of ownership – including both capital expenditure and ongoing operating costs.


Direct expansion (DX) solutions for cooling IT equipment are the quickest and easiest solutions to implement and


require less capital expenditure than water-based ones. DX solutions employ conventional refrigerant-based cooling with a split system and a compres-sor. Cooling is via a closed-loop refrigeration cycle, featuring an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve.


Rittal’s LCU DX (Liquid Cooling Unit) offers enclosure-based cooling with DX units mounted inside 800 wide IT


racks. They are available with up to 6.5 kW output in both single and dual redunacy variants. The LCU system features horizontal air circulation, supporting the conventional method of front-to-back air flow to the 19-inch racks. Cold air is blown directly in front of the compo-nents. After being warmed by the servers, the air is drawn into the cooling unit at the rear of the enclosure and passes through the heat exchanger, which cools it down.


Rittal u 01709 704000 u www.rittal.co.uk CONNECTINGINDUSTRY.COM/PROCESS&CONTROL


IO-Link ideal for process W


ith more than 350 different models incorporating IO- Link and two million IO-Link- enabled devices in the


field, ifm electronic shows the way to the streamlined, efficient production that has become known as Industry 4.0.


ifm electronic manufactures IO-Link-enabled sensors


for position, level, pressure, flow and more. ifm electronic has IO-Link masters available for all major fieldbuses and PLC’s to complement the field modules and sensors. The headline advantages of IO-Link are clear: configuration is easier and the health of a system can be constantly monitored. Other benefits include virtually error-free analogue value transmission and extra device functions not otherwise accessible. The error-free value transmission is ideal for process


control, where critical temperatures, pressure must be maintained for production quality.


IFM u 020 8213-0000. u www.ifm-electronic.co.uk


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20mA transmission there are several conversions of the measured value between the sensing element and the plc.


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