Successful VEGA paper seminar

Welcoming by the reception committee (above), noontime snack and exchange of experiences

The VEGA paper seminar on March 21, 2007 in Wilsdruff/Dresden, Germany, was carried out under the theme "Level, Pressure and Switching Instrumentation for the Paper Industry". 28 EMSR engineers from paper mills as well as plant construction and engineering firms attended the seminar. Despite the wintry streets the participants from Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg found their way to the meeting and used the opportunity to update their know-how and get information on new products.

The seminar began with a welcoming of the participants by sales manager Frank Piotrowski and a presentation of VEGA by sales representative Otto Steineck. Following that, an overview of the current technology of various measuring principles as well as specific solutions for the paper industry was given by Christian Langensiepen, manager of the industrial sector "Paper".

The focus of the event was on the pressure transmitter VEGABAR 54, the tried-and-true solution for the paper industry, as well as new products such as the VEGAPULS 67 radar sensor for level measurement of bulk solids and PLICSRADIO for radio transmission of measured values from remote measuring sites. The seminar was rounded off with examples of typical instrumentation.

After the coffee break, Bernd Marx from the Gernsbach Paper Center showed how processes in the paper industry can be simulated on the PC and thus be made more efficient. The follow-up workshop demonstrated instrument operation with the adjustment module PLICSCOM on site, as well as with PC and PACTware via the signal line.

The concluding lunch break provided refreshments and the opportunity to exchange experiences. The seminar was well received by the participants. In view of today’s shorter and shorter innovation cycles, the compact time frame of the seminar and its high information density was highly appreciated. The "human factor" did not have to take a back seat either: there was ample opportunity for shoptalk and the exchange of experiences and tips among industry colleagues.