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The systematic approach to bespoke fluidic solutions
When it comes to designing automation solutions to for specific applications, virtually no two assignments are the same.
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Water treatment through blending leads to better beer
When it comes to beer, the better the water quality, the better the end result – which is why successful blending is so important to the process. Egon Huefner outlines the procedure at traditional Swiss brewers, Eggers.
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Beverages In-Depth Focus 2017
In this in-depth focus: Choosing a healthy juice, the future of UK wine and the effects of the new ISO 16890 testing assessment standard...
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Food Safety, Hygienic Design, Cleanability…
18 November 2015 | By Bürkert
In this free-to-view webinar, experts from EHEDG and Bürkert discuss the regulation and compliance surrounding Hygienic Design in the Food & Beverage manufacturing arena...
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Brewing supplement 2015
28 October 2015 | By Jim Bungard, Daniel Taylor, Suzie Creighton, Brian Humphreys
Articles in this Brewing supplement: Hanlons Brewery: Pioneering processing technologies; New quality standard for the brewing industry...
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Beverage Processing supplement 2014
David Berryman discusses the use of fruit juices as natural colouring agents, and Paul Hughes looks at improving the nonbiological stability of beer...
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Bürkert meets challenges of food and beverage industries head on with new stainless steel ELEMENT control valves
29 September 2011 | By Bürkert
New stainless steel ELEMENT control valves...
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The decentralised alternative for steam control valves
15 December 2010 | By Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
New Food editor Helen Difford spoke to Bürkert Fluid Control Systems’ Steam Segment Manager and New Food blogger Greg Sutcliffe regarding Bürkert’s new ELEMENT range of process control valves.
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Something needs to come out
23 March 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
We have successfully sized the steam control valve, but during commissioning and testing the warm up times are sluggish. Why? Well is might be a case of needing to get things out, before we can hope to put things in! We know that "new" steam is delivered, as the "existing"…
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The ins and outs of steam control valves
23 March 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
When dry saturated steam comes into contact with a surface at a lower temperature than itself (let’s take the example of a jacketed cooking vessel) it will give up its latent energy and returns to condensate. Upon condensing, the steam’s volume reduces by approximately 1673 times; depending on the steam…
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Belly Down and Eccentric
22 February 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
Meeting a steam plant for the first time is a bit like meeting a person for the first time (stay with me here!). Before can you consciously think, just a quick glance and you have formed an early impression and evaluated that poor person, or…err….steam system. For me it’s like…
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Less can be more
15 February 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
Are you abusing your steam control valves through the unnecessary practise of OVER SIZING? We have choices here people and the key to success is having the right flow conditions from the start.
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Bed time reading
15 February 2010 | By Greg Sutcliffe, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
Back in the day, before the advent of the internet, and we all lived our lives in glorious monochrome, my beloved mentor explained that for the decent steam guys, there was only one book – “The Efficient Use of Steam” by Oliver Lyle, c.1947.
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Industry Insight: Stepping up the pace
4 September 2007 | By Mike Rodd, Segment Manager Hygienic Processing, Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
The automation industry is constantly changing, and the pressure is stepping up for Bürkert Fluid Control Systems. The past year has been very busy for the company as they strive to keep ahead of the major trends in the food industry. Mike Rodd, Segment Manager Process Control, tells Suzanna Bailey…
