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Q.What’s a “white paper”?

A.The term “white paper” is derived from the term “white book” (a government publication of position/policy on a topic). Winston Churchill wrote one of the most well known white papers in 1922.  It stated Britain’s position regarding Palestine in the middle east.

www.palestinefacts.org/pf _mandate_whitepaper_1922.php

A white paper promotes a particular position or solution. White papers, though they have roots in politics, are a valuable tool to introduce technological innovations, products and solutions.  They are a tool for process engineers to use in assessing a vendor’s expertise.  White papers used in industry today are written to put forth a supplier's position and knowledge in a particular area of expertise, such as powder conveying, silo design or even level measurement and monitoring instrumentation.

A good industrial "white paper" will be somewhat generic in content and will not simply be a promotional story.  It will generally offer valueto the process engineer by providing information and education.  In will provide a recomendation or suggest a solution to a problem.

Monitor Technologies LLC is a leading supplier of level monitoring and flow detection solutions for powders and bulk solids.  Our solutions serve a wide variety of industries; including plastics processing, concrete and aggregates, grain and feed processing, food processing and others.

In addition, we are the leading producer of “white papers” for use by customers in better understanding specific topics related to instrumentation and specific level measurement for powders and bulk solids.  Our "white papers" are written as generic educational documents.  They illustrate our position on the subject.

For example, the white paper “Technology Review – Continuous Level Measurement of Bulk Solids and Powders” highlights the challenges in measuring the level of powders and bulk solids and the pros and cons of the various technologies available today.  It also discusses the challenges regarding “real world accuracy” in volume/weight terms and compares level measurement solutions to those provided by weighing systems.

In this white paper we conclude with a four-step guideline for use in selecting the correct solution for your specific application.  You can download this and other white papers at www.monitortech.com/papers.shtml.

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