Electricity + Control September 2015

SENSORS, SWITCHES + TRANSDUCERS

Minimal size, many talents

‘Smart Sensors – New technolo- gies for process optimisation’

78 th NAMUR Annual General Meeting on 5 – 6 November 2015, Germany

Today, process control is mainly based on the measure- ment of variables such as flow, level, pressure and temper- ature as well as analytical parameters. In the interlinked, model- or knowledge-based production and process world of the future, the field sensor remains the basis to gain required information from the process. NAMUR (User Associationof Automation Technology in Process Industries), in cooperation with the GMA, has already expressed the needs of their member companies with regards to sensors in the Roadmap Process Sensors 2015+, which will be updated this year.The main objectives of the Roadmap include:To unite technology and market view, analysis and prioritisation of (future) information needs in industrial processes, elaboration of development goals for new sensors, as well as pointing out possible solutions and when to expect their implementation. To implement this roadmap, a new generation of sen- sors is required, based on the accumulated application knowledge but technologically significantly different from present sensors: ‘Smart Sensors – New technologies for process optimisation’ is the issue that engages both users and manufacturers of sensors, and is the central theme of the 78 th NAMUR Annual General Meeting on 5 - 6 No- vember 2015 in Bad Neuenahr, Germany. As sponsoring partner, KROHNE was chosen: the suppli- er of process instrumentation and measurement solutions is actively engaged in the field of smart sensors. In the keynote speech, the two managing directors of KROHNE Group, Stephan Neuburger andMichael Rademacher Dub- bick, along with DrAttila Bilgic, CTO of KROHNE Group, will give an outlook on the process measurement technology of the future: "We are working on smart sensors that, in addition to quantitative, will alsomake qualitative informa- tion available inline/online" said Stephan Neuburger. "In the future, process optimisation will depend even more on the intelligent networking of field devices that, for ex- ample, can detect deviations from the model process via a pattern recognition software. Based on current research and development projects, KROHNE will introduce the in- novative technologies and associated opportunities that users can expect in the coming years.” Traditionally, the NAMUR Awards mark the start on Fri- day.The benefits of NAMURwill consecutively be shown in several lectures. News about automation security will also be presented before theme and sponsor of the NAMUR Annual General Meeting in 2016 are introduced. The NAMUR Annual General Meeting with KROHNE as a sponsor, with hands-on topics and the strive for innova- tion as spirit, will inspire the participants: An event in the automation world that must not be missed! Enquiries: John Alexander.Tel. 011 314 1391 or email J.alexander@krohne.com

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KROHNE South Africa 8 Bushbuck Close Corporate Park South Randtjiespark, Midrand Tel.: +27 113141391 Fax: +27 113141681 Cell: +27 825563934 John Alexander j.alexander@krohne.com www.za.krohne.com