Test and Measurement Feature Library

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

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20/02/2023 The proper way to do pressure testing EEMUA and SAFed have released guidance on pressure tests following a series of deaths and injuries. Each comes at the issue from a slightly different angle. By Ben Spencer » Read More

14/02/2022 NDE 4.0 - a new dawn for evaluation As well as developing and adopting new technologies, the transition to NDE 4.0 will demand new ways of working for inspection personnel. By Steed Webzell » Read More

07/12/2021 Leak testing of tubes and pipes Huntingdon Fusion Techniques offers an introduction to tube and pipe stoppers. The oil, gas, water, food and beverage, aerospace, power generation, construction and pharmaceutical industries all fabricate many thousands of metres of tubes ... » Read More

26/08/2021 An overview of force and pressure sensing The methods used to measure force in a range of applications and how these can be related to pressure sensing. By Jody Muelaner » Read More

26/08/2021 Virtual testing becomes reality The COVID-19 pandemic is preventing in-person visits, forcing many solution providers to introduce virtual factory acceptance tests. By Steed Webzell » Read More

22/04/2021 Under pressure from COVID While the inspection of pressure vessels is of huge importance, the HSE has understandably made allowances for the way that COVID has impacted this. But what exactly are the rules – and what actions remain non-negotiable? By Brian Wall » Read More

22/04/2021 The benefits of reducing steam pressure A back-to-basics look at the drawbacks and benefits of high-pressure steam, and how to best manage it in process conditions. By Spirax Sarco trainer Mike Maslanka » Read More

11/02/2021 Preventing steam boiler failures With as many as a quarter of steam boilers failing their annual inspection, what should engineers be doing to improve the pass rate, asks Steed Webzell » 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

05/04/2012 Testing times The power of sensing systems today is to be found less in the range of techniques, technologies and hardware designs, and more in their on-board software. Brian Tinham reports » 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

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

01/12/2008 Virtuoso performance It won't have escaped your attention that instrumentation and control is encroaching inexorably into our bailiwicks. It started in condition-based maintenance, with plant engineers using, for example, portable ultrasonic flowmeters, ... » Read More