June 2016

A portion of the completed project for Keystone Cement Company. Shutterstock/Courtesy of Siemens Industry Inc.
Level Measurement

Radar level transmitters improve visibility in cement manufacturing

June 9, 2016
The signal output of each radar level transmitter delivers data to a panel meter in the control room regarding the percentage of material inside each silo as well as the overall...
Industrial Ethernet gateway. All graphics courtesy of Moxa Inc.
Instrumentation

A better protocol conversion solution between PLCs and devices

June 8, 2016
This article shows how industrial Ethernet gateways can be used to create a communication gateway between VFDs and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that is easy to install...
Image 1. A cutaway of the mixing system’s externally mounted components All graphics courtesy of Landia Inc.
Mixing, Blending & Size Reduction

Mixing system improves biogas output

The mixing system was designed with all the mechanical components externally mounted for anaerobic digesters in municipal sewage treatment plants and in agricultural or industrial...
Figure 1. Pump discharge pressure monitoring for cavitation alerts, pump performance and flow rates All graphics courtesy of Emerson Process Management.
Instrumentation

Wireless sensors improve pump reliability

May 31, 2016
A pump can experience problems within a few days after a manual check, and those problems may not be seen until the next round, perhaps six months later.