Power Electronics and I&A events offer visitors new insights

Wednesday, June 19, had two interesting events on offer for many FHI members. The Industrial Electronics sector organized the Power Electronics event in Den Bosch, while Industrial Automation organized the Instrumentation & Analysis Event 2019 in Vianen. Both events addressed the question of what influence technological developments such as artificial intelligence and IoT have on these markets.

At the I&A event, the lecture program was opened by Ricardo Witteman from Gate Terminal Rotterdam. He talked about the setup and daily activities of the LNG Gate Terminal. Wiiteman also explained how ultrasonic technology for cryogenic temperatures is used in this energy hub on the Maasvlakte.

The second plenary session dealt with wastewater and process control in dairy factories. Bert Offereins provided insight into how a tailor-made wastewater and process control policy allows a dairy company to perform better.

Parallel program

After the plenary lectures it was time for the parallel sessions. Nouryon's lecture, among other things, attracted a lot of attention. Nouryon, the former Akzo Chemie, described how raman spectrophotometers help in the production of the highly explosive TEAL. This pyrophoric substance is used, among other things, in the polymer industry.

Chemical company Oxea Nederland also described a practical case in which the factory in Amsterdam is being digitized step by step. David van der Werf, technical manager at Oxea, previously told FHI that he would also like more reliable wireless signals to be supplied in his field of work.

I&A concluded with a plenary lecture on hydrogen technology. TNO outlined the (im)possibilities of a new economic model for the industry in which a lot will revolve around hydrogen. A useful argument for visitors in these times of energy transitions.

Power Electronics

The Power Electronics Event was again held in 1931 Congress Center and welcomed 230. The kick-off was provided by Peter Rampen and Piet Faasse from Damen Shipyard. They also told how shipping goes to the plug. André Veltman's lecture was equally futuristic. He explained how the Hyperloop could be implemented differently.

During the parallel sessions, a wide number of topics were again discussed at the Power Electronics event. The allotted 25 minutes included presentations on power modules, the scourge of grid pollution and – inevitably – industry 4.0. At the same time, Peter van Duijsen from Caspoc Simulation held a number of workshops on direct current and wireless charging.

Jeroen van Duivenbode from ASML provided the closing ceremony. He talked about the complex matter in which power amplifiers with very high accuracy are developed at ASML. These are necessary to enable chip production with ASML's advanced machines.

The two events of the Industrial Automation and Industrial Electronics sectors once again showed that a lot of knowledge is exchanged during the various events of FHI sectors. Moreover, visitors can always orient themselves on the exhibitor market and the closing drinks remain an ideal moment to strengthen contacts.