ProcessTeknik

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Process industry

The industrial sectors that convert raw materials into products through continuous, batch or hybrid physical, chemical and biological processes: chemicals and petrochemicals, pulp and paper, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, energy, water treatment, mining and metals, and bio-based materials. These are the core buyer sectors at a process technology fair.

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Process technology (processteknik)

The equipment, instrumentation, control systems and engineering services used to design, run, monitor and maintain process plants - pumps, valves, heat exchangers, tanks, piping, separation and filtration, sensors, control platforms and service contracts.

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Process automation

Applying control systems, sensors, software and analytics so that a process line runs with minimal manual intervention. At plant level this spans field instrumentation, controllers, operator interfaces and plant-wide optimisation.

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PLC (programmable logic controller)

A rugged industrial computer that runs logic for machine and process control, reading inputs from sensors and driving outputs to valves, motors and actuators. PLC platforms and their I/O modules are a standard exhibit category at process and automation fairs.

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DCS (distributed control system)

A plant-wide control architecture used mainly for continuous processes, distributing controllers across the plant while giving operators central visualisation and alarm handling. DCS and PLC layers are often integrated in hybrid process plants.

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SCADA

Supervisory control and data acquisition: the layer that collects data from controllers and field devices, visualises plant status for operators and stores historical trends for reporting and optimisation.

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Instrumentation

Field devices that measure and transmit process conditions - pressure, temperature, flow, level, density, conductivity, pH, turbidity, humidity and gas concentration - plus the transmitters, analysers and calibrators around them.

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Control valve

The final control element that regulates flow, pressure or level in a process line by throttling or diverting the medium. Valve selection covers body type, trim, actuation, sealing, materials and hygienic or ATEX-rated execution.

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Pump technology

Equipment for moving liquids, slurries, chemicals and viscous products: centrifugal, positive displacement, screw, diaphragm, peristaltic and hygienic pumps, judged on duty point, viscosity, solids handling, seal arrangement, energy use and cleanability.

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Heat exchanger

A device that transfers heat between process streams or between a process stream and a utility, for heating, cooling, condensation or heat recovery. Common types include plate, shell-and-tube, air-cooled and welded hygienic units.

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Hygienic design

Equipment and plant design practice for food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical and personal-care production: crevice-free construction, smooth surface finishes, drainability, documented materials of construction and cleanability to recognised standards.

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CIP (clean-in-place)

Automated cleaning of process lines, tanks and fillers without dismantling, using circulation of detergent, temperature and time cycles. CIP design is a frequent topic for food, dairy and pharma process buyers.

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ATEX

The EU framework for equipment and protective systems used in potentially explosive atmospheres. Equipment is categorised by zone and gas or dust group, and suppliers usually present ATEX certification alongside the hardware.

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PED (Pressure Equipment Directive)

EU rules covering the design, manufacture, conformity assessment and marking of pressure equipment and assemblies above defined pressure and volume thresholds. Certificate packs are a routine question when buying vessels, heat exchangers and piping assemblies.

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Functional safety and SIL

The discipline of designing safety instrumented functions to a target Safety Integrity Level, following IEC 61511 for process industry applications. Relevant when a plant specifies emergency shutdown, burner management or overpressure protection.

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HAZOP and process safety

Hazard and operability study: a structured review of a plant or design where a team examines deviations from design intent and their consequences. Process safety engineering and risk services sit alongside hardware on the fair floor.

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Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0

Connected sensors, edge gateways, cloud or on-premise analytics and machine learning applied to process data for condition monitoring, energy management, predictive maintenance and quality control.

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Digital twin

A virtual model of a plant, line or asset that is kept in step with the real installation through data feeds, used for simulation, operator training, commissioning checks and predictive maintenance planning.

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Turnaround / shutdown maintenance

A planned plant outage in which inspection, cleaning, repair, replacement and upgrade work is compressed into a fixed window. Service providers and spare-part suppliers at process fairs target turnaround planning teams directly.

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PVF (pipes, valves and fittings)

The piping system components that carry process media between units: pipe and tube, fittings, flanges, gaskets, manual and actuated valves, expansion joints and support hardware, in stainless, exotic alloy, plastic or lined execution.

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Environmental and water technology

Process-side equipment for water and wastewater treatment, purification, filtration, sludge handling, emissions control, energy recovery and circular use of process streams, increasingly bought alongside core production equipment.