The reliable detection of short circuits and the proper handling of signal transmissions is not only important for smooth rail operations, but also for the safety of employees and passengers. Precision and reliability with voltage and current measurement, in addition to sound signal separation and conversion, are critical in ensuring this safety on both rail vehicles and in substations.
Failure of equipment on the plant floor can lead to considerable and costly disruption. For operators of power generation facilities, transport systems, chemical, pharmaceutical and other production plants, a continuous and reliable operation is of the utmost importance. Failures of components can put a halt to important processes, costing both money and time. Devices which rarely fail are critical to maximizing a plant’s uptime.
Lack of quality or delivery bottlenecks due to production problems can have disastrous consequences for drug manufacturing. In order to improve product quality and manufacturing processes, process analysis and standardized controls have been developed by the pharmaceutical industry under the term process analysis technology (PAT).
We are proud to announce our partnership with United Controls International (UCI). UCI has a long tradition of delivering relevant solutions for safe and efficient nuclear power plant operations globally.
Sensors as the direct interface to the process must be exactly matched to the chemistry of the measured medium and to the prevailing pressure and temperature conditions.
It is pretty universally agreed upon that electro-technical products, used in critical or dangerous applications, pose no danger, themselves. There are, however, different assessments and approaches to reach an adequate level of safety. Users and manufacturers of such products are typically on the “safe” side, if they comply with recognized standards.
At the beginning of November, Florian Koppe from the Nord-East Germany sales team introduced himself. Today, Anika Piecuszek talks about her day-to-day work as an industrial clerk in the sales department and why she chose Knick:
In the CHEManager – a German journal for chemistry and life science – Dr Volker Oestreich interviews Dr Dirk Steinmüller, Vice President Business Development at Knick in Berlin, about trends regarding process analytics.
Florian Koppe works as a Sales Engineer at Knick in the Sales Department and tells us why he chose Knick and what his working day looks like: « Before applying, I knew Knick as a manufacturer from various projects that I had to deal with professionally. At first, no one would assume that a company which has been a successful specialist for analytical measurement and interface technology for more than 70 years has their headquarters in this corner of Zehlendorf, in the middle of a residential area.
The requirements placed on railway vehicles have increased significantly in recent years. Products for rolling stock need to ensure a higher level of functional safety than ever before to make the travel experience more comfortable, safer and reliable for the end user – the railway customers. New technologies must be developed to meet future application requirements as well. Based on these points, Knick decided to fundamentally redesign one of its core product groups.
