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Past Events
1) Fieldbus Design and Installation
Fieldbus Design and Installation
On
Wednesday 14th May at The Crown Hotel Lyndhurst, Mike O’Neill of
Moore Industries conducted a presentation to the Wessex Section of the IMC,
entitled ‘Fieldbus
Design and Installation’.
The talk covered
the following areas:-
The event
was free to attend, open to all and was followed by a complementary buffet. It
was well attended with twenty five guests participating. The presentation was
also recorded via camcorder, and will be shortly placed on DVD to allow others
that could not attend the evening to still gain the benefits from it. These are
available by contacting the following address :
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The
This
informative workshop is one of a series of evening events that are offered by
the Wessex Section of the
SMART thinking
A workshop for all who want to get more from valves
and flow control
On the evening of Wednesday 19th March, Clive Maybury of Emerson Process Management presented a technical seminar for the benefit of the IMC Wessex section, at ‘The Crown Hotel’, Lyndhurst. Clive has a background in engineering, having served as an apprentice with Westland Helicopters. Since 1985, Clive has been involved with control valve and associated instrumentation packages for use within the food & beverage, power, refining, pharmaceutical and other process industries. Clive represents Emerson Process Management Fisher Valves & Regulators Division as a Field Sales Consultant. The talk discussed SMART positioners and control valves and their positive impact on control loop performance and operations, including :
The event was well supported with 30 attendees and is one of a series of evening events that are offered by the Wessex Section of the Institute of Measurement and Control. The evening provided a relaxed setting for socialising, networking, also questions and discussions about the presentation. The Wessex section would like to issue a huge thanks to Clive for his efforts in providing a very informative and interesting evening. Dinner Dance 2008
Institute of Measurement & Control This prestigious event continues to grow in popularity and attendance with a consistently high quality 5 Course Dinner, dancing to live Band ‘Majesty’ and new for 2008 Magician ‘Laurie B’. This is the third year that Dawn Bushrod has organised the event and attendance has grown by 20 each year to 171 based on a solid reputation. This is the opportunity for the professional community to relax with partners and like-minded friends and colleagues. To socialise and build relationships within our profession and say thank you to business associates. The evening is always kept informal with no long after dinner speeches and the emphasis on having fun. This year the sponsorship for raffle prizes was outstanding with over £1000 worth of prizes.
Guests & Sponsors
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Contact: Technical visit to Ryvita
On the evening of Wednesday 4th October, the Wessex section of the IMC visited the Poole based Ryvita production facility for a tour conducted by Ian Trew, Ryvita's Engineering Manager. Ryvita are part of the Associated British Foods Group and have been making crisp bread since 1925 and have exports to over 85 countries. Ryvita's programme of Total Quality Management and best practice management has forged a new outlook to manufacturing with many new products. The tour was also co-organised by Cevn Vibert, MES Business Manager for Silchester Control Systems Ltd who have been working closely with Ian and his team to complete a large scale real-time and historical business reporting systems solution for the site. Silchester were selected to provide a solution across all the lines that would bring the data from sensors, through the programmable controllers, into supervisory computers and out across the network as useful knowledge. The tour consisted of access to the four main preparation lines and coinciding ovens, the line for the 'minis' range, interconnecting transportation systems, analysis and packaging. Each group of four visitors were guided through the whole manufacturing process by a Ryvita Engineer, paying particular attention to the control equipment functionality and culminating in the newly upgraded control room. This visit was both eye-opening and informative and gave an insight into the technicalities and challenges posed in modern food manufacture. The Wessex section would like to thank Ian and his team for their excellent organization and their efforts in making the evening possible. Thanks also go to Cevn for co-ordinating with Ryvita on behalf of the Wessex Committee. IMC Wessex Golf Day 2007
On august 31st, the 2007 IMC Wessex section Golf Day was held at Bramshaw Golf Club in the New Forest, on The Manor Course. It was well attended with companies such as Dresser Flow Solutions, Able Instruments, Emerson Process Management, VEGA Controls and Pepperl & Fuchs all entering teams. The Team Trophy 2007 was won by Glenn Kemmery of Dresser who will be defending their title in 2008. The individual Trophy 2007 was won by Simon Smith of Able Instruments, who will be defending his title in 2008. The Longest Drive was won by Paul Reeve of Aler Kvaerner playing for Team Pepperl and Fuchs. The Nearest the Pin was won by Robin Short of Dresser. £105 was donated to Southampton Hospital for the intensive care unit for babies, for which the IMC received an extremely grateful thank you letter. The Princess Anne Hospital contains both a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) & Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). The NICU provides specialist care to sick term and pre-term (premature) newborn babies. It is one of the largest neonatal units in the country treating around 600 sick babies a year. The purpose-built unit, which was refurbished in 2006, has been specially designed as a bright, welcoming and spacious environment for babies and their families. The date for the 2008 event has been agreed at 23rd May, once again at Bramshaw Golf Club, The Manor Course. It is looking good for 2008 with only 3 team slots left. There is a new Trophy for 2008 competition. The Chairman's CUP has been included for the best accumulated par 3 holes. The IMC Wessex section would like to issue a hugh thank you to James Bridgland (IMC Wessex Southampton Liaison Officer) for the massive effort taken in arranging the event and for the charitable donation which concluded from it. If anyone is interested in attending the 2008 event, please contact James. Details are available from the main IMC website, within the Wessex Section . Thermal Imaging
On Wednesday 13th June, the Wessex Section of the IMC conducted a technical seminar in Infra-red Temperature Measurement and Thermal Imaging. This informative workshop is one of a series of evening events that are offered by the Wessex Section of the Institute of Measurement and Control. The evening provided a relaxed setting for socialising, networking and discussions about the presentation. Michael Miller conducted the seminar and has worked in instrumentation for over 30 years, having served his apprenticeship with the CEGB at Poole and Fawley power stations. He has since worked in several different industries in varying capacities, from Technical Officer with the CEGB at their Research Labs in Marchwood to sales engineer with CRL. He has also worked in the petrochemical industry in the Middle East. Sixteen years ago he formed his own company, M Squared Instrumentation, providing instrument services and sales to all branches of industry, particularly pharmaceutical. The talk consisted of:- 1. Theory and principles of infra-red non-contact temperature measurement 2. Types of sensor and systems 3. Hand-held devices 4. Fixed and automation systems 5. Best practise, applications, limitations and how to overcome potential problems 6. Thermal imaging and line scanners - It has more potential than you might think. The event was well attended, with over 15 people enjoying the talk and concluding buffet. It was particularly interesting to try out various thermal imaging devices during the evening. The IMC Wessex Section would like to thank Mike for his time in providing a thoroughly interesting and informative evening.
(Last updated 22 June 2008) |
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