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Instrumentation & Control 2017 Special Advertising Section
Exciting times for instrumentation and control
Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data and cybersecurity are all challenges for
the instrumentation and control systems of tomorrow
increasing throughput, reliability, product
quality, and safety.
Fortunately, these new challenges are
The longevity of industrial control
systems makes wise choices essential
nstrumentation and control (I&C) has
always formed an essential part of the
chemical process industries (CPI). Today,
precise and reliable control is more important
than ever as operators strive to cut
costs and environmental emissions while
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supported by exciting new technical possibilities.
The Industrial Internet of Things
(IIoT) - " Industry 4.0 " , as they say in
Germany - promises to connect manufacturing
and logistics operations to an extent
previously unimaginable. Artificial intelligence
(AI), after several decades in which
the technology mostly fell short of the
dream, finally seems able to match the best
human brains. Instruments and actuators
are more capable than ever before, while
wireless networks have slashed the cost of
getting data to and from remote locations.
More instruments and more-powerful
control systems mean more data to manage
- an issue shared with modern plant design
and asset-management systems, and
indeed with industry as a whole. Combined
with AI, the techniques of big data may reveal
previously unsuspected relationships
between variables. Cybersecurity, meanwhile,
will need more attention as devices
become more connected.
Our 2017 I&C special advertising section
brings news from a range of companies in
this sector. We are sure you will find something
useful in the following pages. ■
Inside:
AUMA
Badger Meter
Endress+Hauser
Magnetrol
Pfeiffer Vacuum
Phoenix Contact
Sentry Equipment Corp.
VEGA
A Guide to Advanced and Next-Generation
Battery Technology and Materials
This comprehensive guidebook provides descriptions of the major battery technologies and
materials in the advanced and next-generation battery markets, as well as information on
many of the companies operating in the advanced and next-generation battery industries.
Included in this guidebook is a table that represents a list of selected technologydevelopment
companies in the advanced battery space, along with their areas of focus,
contact information and technology status. It lists both established companies and startup
companies that have made technological strides in recent years toward commercially viable
battery technologies.
➤ Major application areas for advanced and next-generation batteries
➤ Key parameters for advanced and next-generation batteries
➤ A sampling of academic and national laboratory research groups and lead investigators that are focused
on technology for advanced batteries
A Guide to Advanced and
Next-Generation Battery
Technology and Materials
Details Include:
* Driving forces
* Battery materials
* Supply-chain logistics
* Advanced batteries
* Li-ion variants
* Next-generation batteries
* Developments by application area
* Grid-energy storage
* Lithium-ion technology
* Advanced lead-acid batteries
* Wearable batteries
* Lithium-sulfur battery technology
* Redox flow batteries
* Battery materials and
components
* Production capacity
* Research stage
* Advanced battery companies
and specific technologies
* References
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