Abstract
Central North-West Local Section held a technical lecture on 6 December at the offices of Yokogawa UK (Companion Company). The subject was ‘Business Optimisation Software Overview’ and was given by Marcus Fowler, Technical Director of Servelec Technologies. The lecture focused on three software packages. The first is Flowsure, to allow users to identify anomalous events in flow metering using the power of neural networks. The second is OptiMISER, to optimise the use of pumps, valves and electrical power in the control of reservoir levels. Then, finally, PIONEER, to manage complex plant assets and produce investment plans. All three packages have been successfully used in the water industries in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Programme Secretary, Tom Nobes, thanked Marcus for his interesting and challenging lecture.
As an aside, Tom commented that for the first time ever Central North-West has a full programme of technical lectures for the academic year. These are as follows:
17 January: Selection of components for use in IEC61511 applications;
7 February: Practical experiences with wireless instrumentation;
1 March: Recent developments in ATEX;
11 April: 3D Printing and additive manufacture;
10 May: TBA
The technical lectures will then take their summer break.
Marcus Fowler of Servelec Technologies lecturing on Business Optimisation Software to the Central North-West Local Section.
