Process Monitoring (Monitoring and Testing) Articles

RFID technology as cost-effective real-time process monitoring and control tool in continuous sand filters: two case studies

The legislative norms for treated wastewater discharge in terms of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P concentrations are becoming increasingly stringent in the EU region. Compliance with the consent values compelled the water authorities to implement moving bed biofilters (MBFs) for tertiary stage effluent polishing. However, on-site and field surveys reveal that numerous MBF units suffer from ...

Feb. 26, 2021

By BW Products BV

Bulk material measurements in Cement Plants - Case Study

In the permanently continued development of cement manufacturing processes, measuring technologies now assume a firm position along with new chemical procedures and mechanical optimization. Different measuring procedures improve the handling of bulk material in a sustainable way, whether it is to determine if defined levels are reached or in-line material is still flowing at all; which moisture ...

Mar. 5, 2021

By ENVEA

Measurement and mathematical modelling of odor gases in a collagen and gelatine plant - Case Study

The objective of this study was to identify and quantify odor sources throughout the production process of a gelatine and collagen factory located in the interior of Paraná State, Brazil. At the same time, an atmospheric dispersion model was used to identify the radius of coverage and the frequency of perceived values of odor around the company and, thus, propose improvements of control ...

Mar. 5, 2021

By ENVEA

Monitoring moisture with M-Sens 2 – Water injection automation in coffee production - Case Study

Customer: Coffee producer Product: Coffee grains Moisture range: 3,5 – 5 % Installation: Slide after final roaster Function: Control water injection into the roaster The food industry is in constant revolution when the subject is measurement. Controlling exact amounts of condiments, spices and all sort of ingredients is direct related to important quality factors like consistency, ...

Mar. 5, 2021

By ENVEA

Demystifying the difference between quality control and quality assurance

What are quality management systems? In order to determine the difference between quality assurance and quality control, it is important to understand two fundamental concepts. For one, many people think that quality assurance and quality control are inherently the same process; in fact, even manufacturers often use quality assurance and quality control interchangeably. However, as this article ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Creaform Inc

CMM Issues and How to Address Them Through Automated Quality Control

In today’s hypercompetitive market, manufacturing companies face a multitude of challenges on their production lines. Many of those are connected to the quality control process, which aims to ensure the quality of the products being manufactured and sent out to the clients. A solution often brought forward to tackle this task is the use of a coordinate measurement machine (CMM). However, ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Creaform Inc

What’s the Purpose of Maintaining Nonconformance Records?

Creating and maintaining nonconformance records play a more significant role in quality management than enterprises think. NC record generally comprises the quality problems, the root cause, preventive measures, and corrective measures implemented to resolve it. Maintaining Nonconformance records is even recommended as best-practice to meet regulatory ...

Mar. 3, 2021

By Qualityze Inc

iSLAG – Optimising slag recycling through on-line characterization devices and intelligent decision support systems - Case study

This project aims at improving slag valorization from electric steelmaking process route through improved slag conditioning and exploration of new recycling paths, to facilitate the implementation of a real “industrial symbiosis”. These targets are achieved by a novel intelligent system integrating innovative measurement devices for characterization of liquid and solid slag with ...

Feb. 25, 2021

By VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH

How to control the moisture in the operation of the drum granulator

Drum granulator is a granulator machine for fertilizer that can manufacture materials into specific shapes. The drum granulator is one of the key equipment in the compound fertilizer industry. It is suitable for cold and hot granulation and large-scale production of high, medium and low concentration compound fertilizers. The main working method is wet granulation of agglomerates. A certain ...

Feb. 20, 2021

By Zhengzhou Huaqiang Heavy Industry Technology Co.Ltd.

Long-term sampling of dioxin and carbon dioxide

New regulations such as the European “Waste Incineration BAT Conclusions” (read more on that in this blog article) call for long-term sampling of "polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and -furans" (PCCD/F), but let's call it "dioxin" for simplicity. An isokinetic sample is taken from the duct and dioxin is trapped in an absorbing material. Special material has to be used and the sampler ...

Feb. 20, 2021

By Opsis AB

20` Titanium Slurryflo Control Valves - Case Study

With an analysis of the process conditions and modulating history, SlurryFlo’s engineering team developed a unique ‘dual purpose’ trim (see Fig 3). As the gate opens, it exposes two small ceramic orifices to vent steam (see Fig 4). Once the flash vessel has been vented, the gate can be retracted further if additional flow is required (see Fig 5). Note that flow is centered ...

Feb. 18, 2021

By SlurryFlo Valve Corp.

What Makes COVID-19 Stick? GE Researchers are Mapping Virus Stricken Lungs to Find Out

When doctors want to assess how badly COVID-19 has damaged patients' lungs, they often use CT scans to study telltale gray and white patches that show inflammation and damage. But these scans are akin to looking at a satellite image of a neighborhood: You can see in general where the parks and streets are, but it’s hard to get a more detailed ...

Feb. 18, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Additives in the textile industry

A dormant danger? Additives in the textile industry improve product properties or simplify processing. During the manufacture of textile fibres and the production of the garments made from the fibres, they pass through a great number of processing steps in which a large number of chemicals are also used. Ideally, only the finishing chemicals, as well as the dyes, remain in the final product, but ...

Feb. 16, 2021

By Fritsch GmbH - Milling and Sizing

Study of diffuse emissions in the WWTP of Arazuri - Case Study

LOCATION Pamplona, Spain SOLUTION Industrial perimeter & Odours SECTOR Smart Environment PRODUCT Kunak AIR A10 Challenge For the last few months, we have been collaborating with the management body of the Arazuri wastewater treatment plant (EDAR of the Pamplona District) to implement a system for measuring environmental variables, improve decision-making and reduce the impact that bad ...

Feb. 15, 2021

By Kunak Technologies, S.L.

EQMS: Taking Biotechnology Quality to New Heights

Biotechnology quality management primarily requires streamlining, managing, and optimizing quality documents such as standard operating procedures. It helps them prevent compliance risks while increasing the overall efficiency and productivity to achieve quality goals and customer satisfaction. Hence, they cannot just implement any EQMS. Biotech companies need a fully integrated and powerful ...

Feb. 9, 2021

By Qualityze Inc

Custom engineering services

Solar MEMS is a company that has earned international recognition for our advanced technology in developing solar sensors for use in space and other high technology sectors, but we also provide our clients with consultancy and custom engineering services, adapting all the experience and knowledge we acquired in our projects. This is one of our business lines with the most demand due to the ...

Feb. 8, 2021

By Solar MEMS Technologies S.L.

A Guide to Ashing & ISO 1171

Ashing is the process of removing organic material from a sample before analysis and is widely used in the food and petroleum industries. The processes of ashing can generally be split into two categories: wet ashing and dry ashing. Wet ashing removes organic material from a sample employing a liquid phase reactant such as combinations of acids. Dry ashing is achieved through the controlled ...

Feb. 8, 2021

By Thermcraft Inc

How a Weld Inspection NDT Crawler Improves Inspection Time and Quality

Welding can be a highly complex process. When disparate components are welded together, there’s a chance that the connections can come apart—quickly or slowly, due to the presence of tiny fractures or flaws. The possibility of a structural issue being present increases when the length of a weld extends, such as in long, multipass welds. Nondestructive testing (NDT) is vital to the ...

Feb. 5, 2021

By Zetec, Inc

LIMS software in support of quality management QM processes

Quality has always been a fundamental part of manufacturing processes. Thus, customer satisfaction is the first step towards business success, systematical goods improvement, and long-term customer-partnerships. Leading manufacturers finance the optimization of production processes systematically. In fact, customer satisfaction begins with a settled level of “quality” of one ...

Feb. 4, 2021

By Fink & Partner GmbH

Safe Use of Liquid Nitrogen in Food Processing Plants

In December 2020, two employees working at a Vernon, California food processing plant lost consciousness and died following an apparent liquid nitrogen leak. On January 28, 2021, there were several fatalities, and many other employees became sick, after being exposed to nitrogen gas when a liquid nitrogen line ruptured at a food processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia.According to the ...

Feb. 4, 2021

By PureAire Monitoring Systems, Inc

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