Engineered Materials
Partial stroke valve testing
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of traditional partial stroke testing options helps when looking at how new technology enables advancement, explained Richard Harvey, in Control Engineering Europe.
Vertical solid shaft motors for harsh environments
Siemens' HP100 and LP100 Simotics vertical solid shaft (VSS) NEMA premium motors are designed for harsh environments in industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, pulp and paper, water and wastewater treatment.
Fluid loss cell for measurement applications
Chandler Engineering's Model 4300 Fluid Loss Cell is designed to measures the fluid loss properties of muds and cement slurries as well as eliminate safety issues that have been associated with traditional fluid loss instrument designs.
Electric actuators with thermally-bonded powder-coat
The Series 92 electric actuators feature a die-cast aluminum alloy with a thermally-bonded powder-coat.
Harnessing the power of predictive analytics
The oil and gas industry has plenty of data; now it needs to put it to better use.
The challenge of maintaining deepwater wells
Technology changes for deepwater wells improve process, but they also add complexity.
Companies developing multi-vendor prototype that is open and secure
ExxonMobil and Lockheed Martin are working together to build a multi-vendor interoperable prototype that is a standards-based, open, secure, and interoperable architecture, with commercially available software and hardware components.
Explosion-proof cameras for hazardous areas
Axis Communications' XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera and XP40-Q1765 Explosion Protected PTZ Network Camera feature a 316L stainless steel housing and are designed for hazardous areas.
Top 10 Control Engineering articles, August 11 to September 10: Common VFD myths, Industrial control panel standards, future of oil prices, more
Articles about common VFD myths, industrial control panel standards, the future of oil prices, ladder logic, and an IIoT and machine sensor demonstration were Control Engineering’s five most clicked articles from August 11 to September 10. Miss something? You can catch up here. Also see what ranked 6-10.
Thermal shutoff for large pneumatic actuators
Assured Automation's FireChek thermal shutoffs have a resettable memory shape alloy are designed to shut down a pneumatic control system when a nearby fire occurs and are designed for batch and continuous process systems.