Guy's 'What's Coming Up'
A bi-monthly(ish) lighthearted insight into the world of PII's publisher Guy Ullmann's latest going's on, together with updates about PII and details of ‘What's coming up‘ in each issue
Hello and welcome to my September 2021 WCU!
I hope you enjoyed a relaxing summer break?
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For regular readers you will know that my September WCU is always my favourite of the year, fresh from a summer break and pumped full of energy, ideas and enthusiasm for the remainder of the year!
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It's been a really busy last few months in & out of work, which included our bumper August edition, the start of our webinar series, new podcasts, a quick summer break, a reunion with my mum & dad and something which I would never have expected in a million years! Read on to find out what…..! (and of course we have a huge Sept/Oct issue ahead….)
Summer hols!
Yeeeeeeeesss! At last!
Our escape saw us travel around Robi's beautiful home of Sardinia, which we divided into two parts; The first an adventure break with trekking & mountain biking, the second part for relaxation with sun, sea and snorkelling! Below are a few snaps with comments….
On one of our first treks little miss impatient got fed up with me stopping before every tree, so took the lead and in doing so invented the Robi fly dance!
If at first you don't succeed, laugh lots, then try again!
How to annoy you girlfriend (Apologies for those of you who speak Italian as there may be a few choice words!)
Meeting the in-laws
Robi and I play pretty competitive beach tennis, and this year decided to enter in the World International Federation Championships which were being held rather conveniently in Sardinia, so we thought it a great excuse to treat my parents to a trip out there to watch us!Â
Here's some drone footage with a birds eye view of the tournament – it was pretty big with over 500 competitors from 20 countries
The tournament!
Robi and I entered the mixed amateur tournament and did OK, but lost to the finalists in the quarter final on a tiebreak.Â
In the men's amateur tournament, believe it or not, despite my partner and I being at least 10-15 years older than all our opponents, after 2 days and 11 knock out games we reached the final!!
Sadly, we eventually lost to two guys who were no way amateur level grrrrr (not that I'm bitter!).
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Yes, it's not quite the same fete as Emma Raducanu, but I'm pretty darn proud of myself. We played teams from Poland, Italy, Germany, Ukraine, Latvia, Morocco, Spain, Belgium and Puerto Rico – I was the only British representative!Â
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Needless to say Robi won the female amateur event, so is now the Italian and World amateur champion. It was made even better with mum & dad there to see and cheer us on.
This is some rare video footage from mum, which actually captured one of my favourite shots… (excuse her half-asleep commentary!)
Webinar schedule & Latest Podcast
Onto far more interesting things…
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We have a busy month ahead with our webinar series, which includes live events discussing:
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– Preventing rising main pollutions through machine learning: Ovarro
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– SIL systems: reduce human error and maintain safety performance: Endress+Hauser
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– Integrated Data Systems in Process Development: Uncountable
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If you would like us to host a future webinar drop me a line:Â guyullmann@piimag.com
9,000+ and counting!
Our podcast series has now surpassed 9,000 unique downloads and is fast on its way to 10k!
One recent happy client commented:
“THANKS DAVE, it is a pleasure to listen and never do I feel I am listening to an advertising or prefabricated stuff!“
Why not have a listen to our most recent episode below, perhaps it will give you ideas for an episode we can record together?
What's Coming Up in our Sept/Oct issue....
Continuing our strong editorial lineup and array of interesting content, we have yet another action-packed issue ahead, which includes a Fluids & Liquids special with articles from Xylem, Rotork, Flowrox, Emerson & ABB (if you missed the last Fluids & Liquids special you can read it here, pages 35-83), 6 excellent additional features including articles from Energy expert Steven Fawkes, Withnell Sensors, GPower and Creid7, plus our usual 3 columnists and a Podcast from BEUMER.
Main magazine features:
- – Trends in Process Automation I/O Systems part II
- –Â Contactless Measurement Technology
- –Â Using LabVIEW and TestStand for test & measurement
- –Â Can we really make process industries net zero?
- –Â Gas leak line walking: a more efficient approach
- –Â Reducing non productive time and providing real time data to decision makers
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Fluids & Liquids (Pumps & Valves) Special
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–Â AODD Pumps Can Be The Best Solution For Improved Ceramics Production
– Valves for difficult Shut-off and Control
– Precision valve control in the chemical industry
– Redundant Solenoid Valve Architecture Improves Safety and Reliability
– Advanced fluid control technology increases efficiency and reliability of clean-in-place and steam-in-place systems
– Alleviating safety concerns in water management for process industries
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Columnists:
– Sean Morris
– Gavin Smith
– Nausheen Basha
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Podcast:
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- Digital Transformation Strategy in BEUMER Group
Read our August edition
A quick reminder…
Our 3 columnists really have been a popular introduction adding a different dimension and further raising the PII profile, whilst helping to increase engagement and generate many new high-quality readers – A quick reminder that no other magazine in our sector invests in such quality
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Thanks as always for reading and I look forward to hearing from you
All the best,
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