Regulators are driving the water industry to adopt Whole Life Asset Management, as the best way to ensure overall efficiency, keep prices down and quality up. This has created a need, not for more data but for better information, so the recent 'Driving Innovations in the Water Industry Conference' hosted by Mitsubishi Electric looked at how some companies are embracing the new regime.

The aim of the operators of a waste water treatment plant and four associated purification plants in the East of Ireland was to reduce ongoing operating costs through modernisation. In order to do that, the plant was brought right up-to-date by installing Mitsubishi Electric automation components. This involved taking particularly diverse performance requirements into account as well as increasing energy efficiency and optimising the transfer of data amongst other things. An essential part of the current integrated solution is the Mitsubishi Automation Process Suite - MAPS for short - which is used to accurately track and control all process stages and systems remotely.

Thursday 16th - 17th May 2013

Venue: Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh

Our Industry never stands still; there are always changes in governance and financial efficiencies, not forgetting the influence of customers, the environment, climate change and technology. Influencing and shaping our future industry relies on constant review and action in all aspects. The Institute of Water conference in Edinburgh will bring together distinguished speakers; focusing on the issues of retaining and improving on the good that we have strived hard to achieve, while still exceeding expectations from our own people, our customers, our supply and contractor chain and our regulators.

 Thursday 23rd May 2013

Venue: International Centre, Telford

Pumps & Systems is the leading UK Conference and Exhibition for everyone with an interest in pumping systems. Although predominantly water industry focused, the event attracts key players from across the Pump Industry supply chain including: pump users, contractors, consultants, manufacturers and component/service suppliers.

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In the push for increased overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), reduced energy usage, improved traceability, analysis of key performance indicators and more, the vital ingredient is data. Barry Weller of Mitsubishi Electric discusses why data logging has become an essential feature of the modern production line and why it is often best performed within a PLC platform.

A process industries training rig, built at Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) uses Mitsubishi Electric PLCs, HMIs and control software to provide a range of different educational scenarios for students and apprentices.

Maintenance costs have been reduced significantly at a plastic recycling plant by replacing the DC drive on the critically important compounder with a variable speed AC system.