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Flexibly adaptable components ensure reliable operation in environmental technology applications
A packaging line that doesn’t require several weeks of installation time? The LIGHTLINE series offers a solution that includes preconfigured machines designed for different packaging tasks – and speedy commissioning.
It wasn’t too long ago that hazardous zones and production zones were reasonably well separated. The areas where explosive gases, vapors, or combustible dusts were present tended to stay in their own very specific environments, and the equipment operating in those areas was specified accordingly. Today, however, that distinction is less clear.
On a high-speed food and beverage line, small errors rarely stay small across the wider production environment
Ensuring quality and consistency in plastic manufacturing and recycling processes
At a specialist aerospace equipment manufacturer in Portsmouth, an initiative to reduce energy costs identified steam energy usage that could be optimised. Dart Aerospace involved Bürkert’s engineering team to develop a system that could automatically close steam flow during non-operational periods. This custom-developed flow control system was set live in January 2025 and achieved return on investment in a matter of months.
Sometimes, digitalization is really straightforward. For example, retrofitting existing water treatment plants to enable transfer of measurement and sensor data to the cloud is now as simple as plugging in an expansion card.
Sensor Solution for Atmosphere Integrity Monitoring and Verification
A new wave of more efficient, adaptable and intelligent plant operations is emerging as conventional control systems evolve into modern, open and modular automation ecosystems. Stefan Basenach, Senior Vice President ABB Automation Technology, explains how ABB’s Automation Extended allows industrial organizations to fully embrace the opportunities of digitalization while futureproofing their operations.
Intuitive user interface for operation in four languages
Cost-effective alternative for applications without need for IP68 approval
In September 2025, a ransomware attack on Collins Aerospace interrupted check-in and boarding systems at major European airports, heavily impacting Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin. The attackers never breached the airport’s core IT – they didn’t need to. One compromised supplier was enough to paralyze a critical service. Here, Stephan Nobis, business development manager at automation supplier COPA-DATA, discusses why Europe’s critical infrastructure must move from compliance to continuous cybersecurity – or face severe risks.
At the Bürkert Trade Press Days we spoke with Georg Stawowy, CEO of Bürkert Fluid Control Systems about the concept of a regenerative economy.
Valuable energy is lost in pressure reduction stations, exhaust steam pipes and condensation systems. With Energify system, the company CFT GmbH offers a simple and robust solution for the cost-effective conversion of even slight pressure differences into energy. This saves electricity costs and lowers CO₂ emissions. The system performance is controlled precisely with sliding gate valves from Schubert & Salzer.
Integrating Electrical Signature Analysis technology (ESA) in high power drives turns modernization into a digital transformation catalyst for industrial assets. These include motors, pumps, fans, mixers and conveyors operating in hot, toxic or hard-to-access environments, previously regarded as unmonitorable.
Versatile senor with certification for use in hygienic applications
Special lenses enable reliable sensing at distances of up to 30 metres
IEC Ex approved device for use reliable process control in hazardous areas
Upgrading pneumatic control valves with digital capabilities can enhance process quality and efficiency. Though a full digital control system redesign might be prohibitive, integrating digital positioners and process controllers can offer many of the same benefits without requiring a complete overhaul. Author: Kieran Bennett, Industry Manager, Food & Beverage at Bürkert.
Compact and cost-effective for pressure and level measurements
Digital Interfaces for Efficient Process Automation with Pyrometers or Infrared Cameras
Solving different engineering challenges with the right supplier
Experts have to collaborate effectively for process plants to be controlled reliably and economically. Safety, reliability, and efficiency must be guaranteed. This means operators of such plants are dependent on experienced project partners who not only supply individual products, but also have a deep understanding of the processes and requirements on-site and are able to use this knowledge to develop customized and long-term sustainable solutions.
Variable speed motor platform to upgrade inefficient direct online induction motors
Solution to deliver analysis and support for hygienic process equipment
Reliable measurements of strongly fluctuating levels
Integration of OPC UA with Allotrope Standards for seamlessly interoperable communications and information data in analytical labs
For compressed air and nitrogen, simultaneously measuring volume flow, flow rate, consumption and temperature
Safe and Reliable Signal Processing
Simplicity from installation to sustainable recycling
Solution and new hardware now available in six European countries and Brazil
Nominal sizes up to DN 150 for safe and quick shutting off
Advanced pressure measurement technologies not only provide outstanding accuracy and reliability in chemical industry applications, but also help to minimise operational costs without compromising plant safety.
Reliable measurement for high concentrations or low trace concentrations
PROFINET Certification for Virtual Controller and Device Instances
The food and beverage industry is continually evolving, driven by the need for enhanced efficiency, quality, and safety. Central to these advancements is fluid process control, a crucial component in manufacturing processes such as mixing, fermentation, and pasteurisation. Recent innovations in this area have focused on precision, automation, and sustainability, significantly improving production practices.
Suitable for discharge applications in bulk handling
Wireless sensors for condition monitoring prevent unplanned downtime of critical centrifugal pump
Modules with broad range of functions and certifications for worldwide use in all areas of the process industry
Process industries, with a focus on Chemicals plants, are currently experiencing an evolution. Plant operators are grappling with a market that is shifting towards shorter product lifecycles, regularly changing feedstocks, an overall more precise yet rapid approach to production and narrowing profit margins.
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