Kromschröder BCU 4 Series is a multi-functional, modular control solution designed for directly ignited or pilot/main burners of unlimited capacity in intermittent or continuous operation, and for modulated or step-controlled gas burners.

Fluid-bed dryers offer an inherently efficient method of moisture removal that has not changed since the systems were developed in the 1950s. The introduction of ever-improving control technologies — personal computer-based and PLC control systems, smart sensors and other technological advances — in the last 40 years, however, has changed how process engineers operate their fluid-bed drying systems.

The network-based control system consists of the company’s FCN autonomous controller, VDS web-based human/machine interface (HMI), and the Fast/Tools SCADA package.

Process heating valves are automated with a number of technologies used to drive the movement of the valve — electric, pneumatic and hydraulic actuation, for instance. These operators normally have both automated and manual modes of operation.

Long-established companies are transforming from their historically industrial, machine-focused roots into “digital industrial” companies, connecting people, machines and data via tools like networked sensors and software. 

At a stone quarry in Pennsylvania, two powerful 6” (15 cm) pumps remove millions of gallons of water that builds up from rainfall and runoff each year.