Online Measurements in the Process Industry

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On-line Measurements in the Process Industry
The programme was initiated by Tekes, the
Chemical IndustryFederation of Finland and the
Finnish Food and DrinkIndustries'
Federation. The programme is interdisciplinary
consisting of participantsfrom chemistry,
biochemistry, food technology, electronicsand
information technology research fields
andcorresponding industrial companies

• Programme duration 1999-2002
• Programme volume 15 million euros
• Programme Manager Jouni Enqvist, Tampere
  University of Technology
• Further information www.tekes.fi/english/program
  mes/online

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Objectives

• The On-line technology programme is aimedto
  promote cooperation between new usersof on-line
  measurement technologies,solution providers and
  RD suppliers
• To promote the quality and efficiency of RD
• To promote existing cooperation and tocreate new
  cooperation between companiesand research groups
• To promote project cooperation betweendifferent
  sectors of technology

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Examples of projects

• MODUS (1999-2002),VTT
• Adaptive measurement data management
• Objectives
• to produce data management platformsoftware
  suitable for advanced processmanagement
  applications
• to integrate inference engines with theplatform
• to produce methods for automatic
  andsemiautomatic extraction of inferencemodels
  from long-term process data

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Examples of projects

• Release and changes of aroma fromfood
  matrix,University of Helsinki
• Intercomparison of organoleptic andinstrumental
  measurements fordetection of changes in food
  quality
• On-Line process analyzer mineconfor measurement
  of elements,BS Instrument Technology
• Development of non-stop workingheavy metal
  analyzer,Dekati Measurements Oy

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