Test and Measurement Feature Library

Operations Engineer's library catalogues editorial features going back five years.

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20/02/2023 Test & measurement: finding the right level Non-contact FMCW level measurement technology for the food and beverage industry provides measurement accuracy while adapting to existing process connections. By Olivier Reglat, food industry manager, Krohne » Read More

17/10/2018 Staying skilled All forms of engineering require precision. Technological advancements are aiding employees with their measurement work, but learning and retaining practical measurement skills is also a must, as Adam Offord discovers » Read More

15/04/2013 Sense of purpose It's instructive to find that, even in 2013, new sensing technologies are being developed that can transform industrial measurements. » Read More

07/12/2011 Pulsar ultrasonics are no slouch to sludge Wessex Water is reporting success with seven new sludge blanket monitors, from Pulsar Process Measurement, at its Christchurch sewage treatment works. » Read More

06/10/2011 Swedish tank farm stays safe with Emerson wireless FH Tank Storage is using Emerson Process Management's Rosemount wireless level and pressure transmitters to provide overspill protection at its 13,000m3 68-tank Kalmar storage terminal, in Sweden. » Read More

06/10/2011 Taking control Plant engineers wedded to particular instrument and control types might do well to widen the net. Brian Tinham examines recent developments in instrumentation and control » Read More

08/08/2011 Absolute Energy improves plant operations with guided wave radar Absolute Energy is reporting increased uptime and reduced energy costs since changing to Emerson's Rosemount guided wave radar to monitor water level in a condensate receiver. » Read More

07/04/2011 Ultrasonics solve level problems at Ayr Pumping Station Scottish Water is reporting success with non-contacting ultrasonic level measurement equipment that has resolved a difficult deep-well measurement issue. » Read More

07/06/2010 Manifolds cut time and cost of dp level installation by 85% A highly integrated manifold concept is offering plant engineers a radically simpler means of installing level measurement instrumentation to process tanks and vessels. » Read More

07/06/2010 Going with the flow Water treatment plants are facing increasing legislative and operational pressures Brian Tinham looks at some of their engineering solutions » Read More

01/02/2009 On the level Last year, we began a series of features on instrumentation and control, aimed at helping plant engineers to skill-up. In the first feature we covered pressure and flow equipment. In this second piece, we move on to level instruments - ... » Read More