Electricity + Control September 2017

Brilliant factory tools

Will it be advanced technology or more sustainabili-

ty that saves the world? Combine the two, and you

stand a better chance.

’s factory in Saint-Nazaire, France, is making turbines for a wind farm off

the coast of Germany. The factory is testing ‘brilliant factory’ tools — like sen-

sors, digital drawings and augmented-reality glasses — to bring intelligence and

simplicity to its many tasks. And the wind farm powered by the turbines, which

could one day be connected to the internet and analysed, will represent a smart-

er, more sustainable approach to powering our world. Their combined impact?

• The new, intelligent tools have already made the factory’s work faster and

easier, with a whopping 90 improvements. According to GE Global Research,

digital tools like these will save businesses billions of dollars due to increased

efficiency

• The wind farm will power nearly half a million German homes and contribute

to the projected 14% reduction in cumulative greenhouse gas emissions that

wind energy can provide

Enquiries: Visit

www.ge.com

manner, aggressive cleaning agents in CIP and SIP

operations are not a problem either. The sensor can

easily withstand temperatures up to 143ºC in SIP

processes for up to one hour. The rugged design

ensures a long service life and reduces the need for

maintenance.

Compared to similar flow sensors that take up a

lot of space when installed in compact plants, the

DOSIC has a modest design and can be used in the

most confined spaces. Two configurable digital in-

puts and outputs and up to two analogue outputs,

as well as an IO-Link interface to a superordinate

control unit, ensure that you get just the right start

position.

The DOSIC is an impressively flexible measure-

ment system that is available in two sizes (DN15 and

DN25). In addition to the DOSIC flow sensor, the ex-

tensive portfolio contains other sensors that are ideal

for hygienic application conditions. For example, the

PHT pressure transmitter ensures constant liquid

pressure in buffer tanks when bottling carbonated

beverages. The PHT controls the pressure precise-

ly at high throughput rates, even when pressure is

applied to bottles and cans to prevent foaming. The

PBS Hygienic pressure switch is also designed for

hygienic pressure measurement and monitoring. It

is used in bottling machines, particularly for the hy-

drostatic level measurement of liquids in tanks. The

LFP Inox, which has been developed especially for

the high demands of the beverage and food industry,

measures the fill levels as well as the limit levels in

buffer or machine tanks. Thanks to its high-end de-

sign and variant diversity, it provides the ideal pre-

requisites for a number of application possibilities.

Thanks to the foam mode, the LFP can easily be

used even in difficult applications such as bottling

foaming liquids like milk.

Enquiries: Robert de Scánde. SICK Automation

Southern Africa

.Tel: +27 (0) 11 472 3733

or email

Robert.deScande@sickautomation.co.za

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