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PAST EVENTS

2025

2025


Apr 2025 InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk

Valmet DNAe Distributed Control system

Darren Smith introduced   the new Valmet DNAe Cloud based DCS system .

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Mar 2025 InstMC North East Section - Technical Visit 

TEKGEM (UK)  Cyber Security - Netpark, Sedgefield

On 27th March 2025, Ian Gemski and Sam Longstaff from TEKGEM (UK) gave a demonstration of how a Cyber attack occurs.

The presentation explained how the FUXNET cyber attack on a Russian water treatment system was possible.

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Jan 2025 InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk

Phase 4 - SIF Reliability Study,

Phase 4 - SIF Reliability Study, the next video in the series: “It shouldn’t happen to an FSA Assessor”, was presented by Ian Pinkney where he engaged with the audience providing key points surrounding SIL Verification.

He touched on topics such as: Derating Factors, MTTR, Failure Rate Accuracy, Acceptable Failure Rates, good practices for identifying systematic failures and more…

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2021 - 2024

2024


Apr 2024  InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk

LoraWAN and the Internet of Things

Damian Walker from Ashcroft  gave an in depth introduction to LoraWAN and how it is being used to retrieve date from remote locations by Gas supply companies.

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Apr 2024  InstMC South  East Section - Technical Talk


Intergrated Cavity Spectroscopy

Recorded and edited for use by the North East Section  to complement the Apr 2023  Video on Air Polution Measurement.

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Jan 2024 InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk

Phase 3 - The SRS

On 24th January 2024, Ian Pinkney from Tees-Tek Ltd gave an in-depth presentation on the responsibilities and technical attributes of a Functional Safety Assessor.

He covered important areas of SRS such as:

Comparing the original SRS objectives with the way many SRSs have been implemented,
Who is responsible for developing and maintaining the SRS,
Defining the purpose of an SRS during the operating life of a facility,
Looking at specific SRS requirements and identifying common misinterpretations of the standard and more…

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2023


November 2023 InstMC North East Section - Technical Visit

Press On Vinyl 

On 23rd November 2023, members of the North-East Local Section were invited to visit the vinyl record manufacturing facility in Middlesbrough owned by Press On Vinyl Ltd. They took an exciting tour of the facility and discovering the interesting technical process of manufacturing vinyl records, and using precise instrumentation and calibration methods to produce fine quality audio representations on vinyl mediums.

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October 2023 InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk 

The Road to NET Zero 

On 23rd October 2023, Martin Kenzie from 2G Energy gave an in-depth presentation where he elaborated on the use of CHP Technology for green produced hydrogen as fuel. Martin covered key areas such as the comparison between Natural Gas CHP and Hydrogen CHP, the process of retrofitting 2G engines to hydrogen injection on site, controlled nitrogen oxide emissions during hydrogen operations and more…

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April 2023 InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk

Advanced Technology for Air Pollution Measurement

On 27th April 2023 Duncan Mounsor from Enviro Technology Services gave an interesting presentation where Duncan delved into the topics such as Ambient Quality Monitoring Stations, Los Gatos Research Off-Axis ICOS Analysers, the DOAS Technique, PMT signal detection amplification and conversion and more…

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CIE - Technical talk

"Balancing Resource Efficiency and Climate Change" 

The video from Graham Hillier's lecture on "Balancing Resource Efficiency and Climate Change" can be viewed here -->     VIDEO                                 https://youtu.be/MhTrXlrknfs

and Graham's slides

can be viewed here -->   SLIDES                     IOM3 | Cleveland Institution of Engineers (CIE) 


Feb 2023 CIE  - Technical Talk

 "Tees Valley Industrial Cluster"

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2022


April 2022 InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk 

Reactive Technologies - Inertia Measurement of the UK National Grid

Despite the subject being  about the electrical  power  grid and problems it encounters as a result of going green.

It is a very  interesting and informative talk. explaining how a simple measuring technique can be utilised to Measure, Monitor, Analyse and Control the power generation system across the whole country.

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 Mar 2022  CIE  - Technical Talk

The development of rail steels throughout the history of the railways

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2021


Nov 2021 - InstMC North East Section - Technical Talk

An Introduction Steam 

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April 2021 - CIE - Technical Lecture

"Achieving ALARP with Safety Instrumented Systems. What does that mean?"

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2016 - 2020

2020


Feb 2020 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

ATEX "Where Are We Now"

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Jun 2020 Webinar

Gas measurements from shipping containers

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May 2020 IMechE -Tech Talk Webinar

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2019


Sep 2019 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

Human Factor 'The Smiler Accident'

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2012-16-17-19 Joint Teesside & North Lincs Brewery visit.

Fermentation Control

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Four different breweries over 4 different years.

Each explaining the science of fermentation, control and brewing.

Why there are so many types of beer and how they are made.

Hope you enjoy watching them.


Feb 2019 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

The Blunt End  Of Instrumetation.

Problems encountered when trying to measure Temperature or Flow

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2018


Jan 2018 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

Diaphragm Seal Training

What can happen if the wrong combination of materials are chosen.

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2017 


Nov 2017  InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

CDOIF - Management of Installed Safety Instrumented Systems

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Feb 2017  InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Visit

Teesside University Engineering Department

A tour around the various departments.

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2016


Apr 2016 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

Ground and Space-Based Observatories

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Feb 2016 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

Control Valve Design and Selection

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2011 - 2015

2015


Sep 2015 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

How do I know my DP Flowmeters are working correctly? 

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Apr 2015  InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

Tees Newport Bridge

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Feb 2015 InstMC Teesside Section - Technical Talk

ELECTRIC CARS
An Interesting look at the problems with using and charging Electric vehicles.

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2014


Nov 2014 InstMC Teesside Section - Technical Talk

DEEP OCEAN Cable and Pipe Laying
 
How undersea cables are laid.

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2013


Nov 2013 InstMC Teesside Section - Technical Talk

Plant Simulators for Risk Assessment &  Optimisation
Use of plant simulation to test plant operation to its extreme.

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2012


Apr 2012 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

ATEX  DIRECTIVE THE BIG PICTURE
 - Non-Electrical Equipment

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Mar 2012 InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

DART - Dynamic Arc Recognition and Termination

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2011


May 2011  InstMC Teesside Section -Technical Talk

Flammable Dust - What Does It Mean?

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Feb 2011 Lecture

Some Lessons From Buncefield

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2006 - 2010

2008


Nov 2008 InstMC Teesside Section - Technical Talk 

RFID Operating principles of Radio Frequency Identification.

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Oct 2008 InstMC Teesside Section - Technical Talk

FDT Technology
Digital Communication with plant equipment using Hart etc.

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2006


Nov 2006 InstMC Teesside Section - Technical Talk

Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure.

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