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The Effects of Lack of Employee Training

Posted by TechStar on Jun 15, 2018 11:00:00 AM

The Houston Chronicle recently published an article about the effects of the lack of employee training. Companies that don't offer quality training to new and current employees harm not only the development of individual workers but also the evolution of the business itself. Business owners who invest in employee education reap the benefits of a competent, motivated workforce that can help increase company sales, strengthen a brand, and transform a small business into a growing enterprise.

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Topics: Training

SignalFire Telemetry System Design Guards Against Lightning Strike Damage

Posted by TechStar on Jun 13, 2018 11:30:00 AM

Lighting can be an issue for remote sensor control systems, especially in the upstream oilfield. Sensors located on top of 20 – 24 ft. steel tanks become ideal targets for lightning. One unfortunate strike can take out a sensor or the entire telemetry system.

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Topics: Signal Fire, Wireless and Telemetry Solutions

K-Patents Process Refractometers for Oil Refining and Natural-Gas Processing Industries

Posted by TechStar on Jun 6, 2018 3:05:55 PM

K-Patents provides Process Refractometers for accurate in-line refractive index measurements to improve oil and gas refinery operations such as interface detection at gathering and transportation operations, sulfuric acid alkylation, amine gas treating, gas dehydration and lube oil production.

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Topics: K-Patents

Celebrating 50 Years of Business: Moore Industries

Posted by TechStar on May 31, 2018 10:32:46 AM

Since 1968, Moore Industries has been proudly serving process manufacturing businesses and fortune 500 companies in oil, gas, mining, chemical, power generation, water/ waste water  treatment, pharmaceutical, food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, semiconductor, and biotechnology industries. Moore Industries started out with three employees in  California,  and has grown with offices worldwide in the United States, Australia, Belgium, China, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.  

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Topics: Moore Industries

Thermal Mass Flow Meters for Oil and Gas Applications

Posted by TechStar on May 23, 2018 9:05:00 AM
Beyond traditional oil and gas extraction techniques, the Oil & Gas Industry has been booming in the United States and around the world since the demand for shale oil has led to horizontal fraction drilling all over the world and even in several regions of the U.S. This drilling is happening both on and offshore to tap into vast quantities of resources trapped in the porous shale deposits deep underground and under the seabed. The flow back from shale oil plays has many different components that must undergo a process of separation in order to isolate the resources for use. Once separated, the byproducts are often stored in tanks before being transported for distribution and sale.
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Topics: Fox Thermal, Thermal Gas Mass Flow Meters

A Growing Sales Trend: Why Do Companies Engage Manufacturer Representatives?

Posted by TechStar on May 22, 2018 5:03:26 PM

Many companies have begun to switch from the old model of internal, direct salespeople to engaging a sales agency to represent their products instead. This is a fast-growing trend, especially in highly technical fields such as manufacturing. Why are so many companies making this decision?

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Topics: Condition Monitoring, SKF, Manufacturer Representatives

The Importance of Training and Development in the Workplace

Posted by TechStar on May 18, 2018 9:30:00 AM

In a recent article published by Chron.com, they discuss the why training is crucial in the workplace. They state that training presents a prime opportunity to expand the knowledge base of all employees, but many employers find the development opportunities expensive. Employees also miss out on work time while attending training sessions, which may delay the completion of projects.

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Topics: Training

Yokogawa Adds Network Function to UTAdvanced Series UM33A Digital Indicator

Posted by TechStar on May 16, 2018 9:00:00 AM

A solution that is both easy to install and cost effective 

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has added a network function to the UM33A digital indicator with alarms, a product in the UTAdvanced controller series, and will release this to the market on May 7.

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Topics: Yokogawa

Jeremy Morton: TechStar’s New Condition Monitoring and Mechanical Solutions Expert

Posted by TechStar on May 14, 2018 10:14:34 AM

We have recently made changes to our condition monitoring product line, including acquiring a new partnership with a condition monitoring manufacturer and hiring a new full-time condition monitoring expert to support our new offerings. We are extremely proud to announce Jeremy Morton as our new condition monitoring and mechanical solutions leader. Jeremy has over 15 years of experience providing asset performance management and condition monitoring and protection solutions to a wide range of end users in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power generation industries.

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Topics: vibration, Condition Monitoring, SKF

Sharing Process Variables: HART Functionality

Posted by TechStar on May 9, 2018 1:00:00 PM

Problem: When sharing a Process Variable (PV) with single or multiple systems, the connection needs to be thought out carefully especially when considering additional scenarios to this application: HART functionality and Safety Instrumented Systems.

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Topics: Moore Industries

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