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Dutch Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) hardware company TWTG, has delivered the first 2,500 NEON Vibration Sensors to Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam.
TWTG says that it is proud to have achieved the milestone in the highly competitive landscape of LoRaWAN-based devices. Together with Sophie Winter, Shell’s digital change lead, Nadine Herrwerth, managing director at TWTG, outlined…
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CB&I has been presented with two Field-Erected Tank of the Year awards by the Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) during its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
The first was the API 620 Low Pressure Liquid Storage Tank award for the design and construction of a 1.2 million gallon (5.46 million L) egg-shaped digester and associated equipment for the…
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The HySTOC EU project, initiated in January 2018 to test an efficient hydrogen value chain utilising Hydrogenious’ proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology in Finland, from production to use, has successfully concluded.
The ‘Hydrogen Supply and Transportation using liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers,’ or HySTOC project, was led by Hydrogenious and included Finnish, Dutch…
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Swiss confined spaces inspection specialist Flyability has launched the updated Elios 3, the world’s first collision-tolerant drone equipped with a LiDAR sensor for indoor 3D mapping.
The drone is powered by a new simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) engine called FlyAware, that lets it create 3D models in real time as it flies using LiDAR data. FlyAware also gives the Elios 3…
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Terra Inspectioneering and Sitech Services entered into a service level agreement (SLA) for the next three years for the deployment of robotic and drone inspection technology at Chemelot in the Netherlands.
Chemelot is a multi-user chemical/industrial site of over 800 hectares in Limburg. Terra Inspectioneering will work with Sitech to conduct further research, development, and demonstrations…
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OPW Engineered Systems will exhibit its complete terminal equipment offering at this year's International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) Trade Show, which will be held from 13-15 June 2022 at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, US.
OPW’s terminal equipment offering features the most complete lines of top and bottom loading arms, overfill and grounding equipment, swivel…
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Italian company Gerotto Federico is currently showcasing innovative, robotic and virtual reality solutions that meet the needs of productivity and efficiency for the cleaning and maintenance of industrial plants.
Since the early 2000s, Gerotto Federico has been among the most active players in proposing remote-controlled technologies specific for confined spaces and ATEX zone 0.
THE…
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Rosen’s has added a new Blind Zone Scanner to its TBIT Ultra Service for inspection of tank floors in aboveground storage tanks.
Up to this point, floor scanners have been unable to reach all areas of the tank floor, leaving behind ‘blind zones,’ which typically occur at corners of tank bottom plates and when obstacles such as piping or heating coils are installed. The smaller…
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Method will present online seminars on five new hot topics around functional safety, process safety and OT cyber security on 8 June 2022 and 8 September 2022.
Method roadshows are popular events, free to attend, and are delivered by consultants in seminar format. Each seminar will be made up of a 20-minute presentation then a 40-minute group discussion. The five new hot topics of the upcoming…
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A successful digital transformation requires the repositioning of IT in the organisation; IT must evolve from a cost centre into an integral part of the value chain. Many asset-heavy companies transform into technology companies, where data drives customer experience and allows the creation of new business models. As a result, many formerly outsourced or bought-in IT functions and solutions are…
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International specialty ground improvement construction company, Menard has acquired design-build ground improvement company Earth Tech.
Founded in 1991, Earth Tech offers grouting and piling services. It has offices in Land O’Lakes, Florida, in Charleston, South Carolina, and in Charlotte, North Carolina. Earth Tech has 95 employees to add to Menard’s current 300 US-based employees. Ron…
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When considering land area, around a quarter of the northern hemisphere has continuous permafrost, that is 23 million km2 where the ground is frozen all year round. This phenomenon is widespread in the Arctic regions of Siberia, Canada, Greenland and Alaska, and even on the floor of the Arctic Ocean as undersea permafrost.
The definition of permafrost can be quite complex, but a simple way to…
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Safety and flame control products manufacturer the Protectoseal Company, has bought Elmac Technologies.
The acquisition is part of Protectoseal’s strategic objective to grow its international business through organic expansion and acquisition. Protectoseal and Elmac will continue to operate under their respective names.
Customers will gain access to a broader line up of industry leading…
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The brand new HES Hartel Tank Terminal has been developed at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Maasvlakte is a massive manmade westward extension of the Europoort port and industrial facility within the Port of Rotterdam, built on land reclaimed from the North Sea.
The tank terminal is constructed on a 27 ha site in the strategically located Maasvlakte area. It offers 1.3…
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In order to assist terminal operators in successfully managing the energy transition, Siemens has established a Global Center of Competence (GCoC) for tank terminals in The Hague, the Netherlands.
The GCoC will offer solutions in several different technological fields, ranging from supply chain transparency enablers, connected and highly autonomously functioning terminals to simulation tools for…
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As a dangerous natural phenomenon, thunderstorms are the 25th most common cause of death in the world. According to one large study1, 33% of all oil tank accidents are caused by lightning.
Although they are therefore an obvious threat, reliable solutions to minimise the risk of thunderstorms exist for professionals, enabling them to secure their teams, facilities, and operations in a timely and…
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North Sea Port is the Dutch-Belgian cross-border port, stretching 60 km from Vlissingen and Terneuzen in the Netherlands, to Ghent in Belgium. The port, Europe’s number 3 in added value and number 6 in goods traffic in the Hamburg-Le Havre range, is a well-established player on the European port scene. The port’s direct access to the North Sea, multimodal connections to the European…
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Catherine Gras, CEO of Storengy UK and Germany, examines the options
THE ROLE OF NATURAL GAS STORAGE TODAY
Underground storage is a crucial component of today’s natural gas markets. Storage brings a number of benefits to gas users. A storage is a tool to manage efficiently volume and price risks, storing energy when it is less needed and when prices are lower, and taking it back when there is…
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ScoutDI carried out a live drone inspection of a large bulk liquid storage tank in front of an on-site audience at Equinor’s facilities in Mongstad, Norway. The inspection was live-streamed to remote stakeholders who watched the inspection in the Scout Portal and guided the on-site inspection crew. Concluding the project, a Scout137 Drone System was delivered to Equinor.
Scout137 drone…
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Dutch Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) specialist TWTG has joined the LoRa Alliance, an open, non-profit association set up to support and promote the global adoption of the LoRaWAN networking protocol.
The LoRa Alliance has become one of the largest and fastest-growing alliances in the technology sector with members working collaboratively as a think tank and education body. Becoming a LoRa…
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