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Polyurethanes (PUR) are found in many products, such as upholstered furniture, foam or insulation materials, flooring, paints and even medical catheter tubes. The production of these high-demand plastics, however, relies on toxic isocyanate. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed an alternative production process using harmless dicarbamate.
The goal of the alliance of the companies Bizerba, FANUC, KILIVATIONS and Schmalz, announced at automatica 2025, is to drive the development and implementation of forward-looking automation solutions in a practical, innovative and customer-centric way
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In the production of pet food, Fessmann relies on JUMO technology when it comes to temperature monitoring and control.
The Packaging Competence Centre (PCC) is a joint venture between packaging machinery manufacturer Gerhard Schubert GmbH and Berlin-based packaging consultancy Berndt+Partner Group. The new organisation brings together experts in the fields of regulation, packaging design, materials and automation technology to support manufacturers to develop and implement sustainable packaging.
International Federation of Robotics reports on trends in the industry
Identification applications in hazardous areas using RFID over a wide operating temperature range
Water management is an increasingly important and challenging issue, particularly in light of concerns such as water scarcity. Greater value is thus being placed on disinfection processes. To protect against bacteria, viruses and other harmful organisms, drinking water requires disinfection and hygiene measures. This also applies to the environment in order that lakes and water-based activities can be enjoyed without hesitation. Disinfection processes play a large role in industrial processes as well. In the beverage industry, drinking water flows directly into the products, while surface waters are frequently used as a coolant in other segments such as energy generation.
As a pillar of the global economy, the process industry is facing major challenges: high energy consumption and high use of fossil fuels, rising energy costs and stricter legal regulations make the decarbonization of the industry increasingly urgent. In order to achieve CO2 reductions and higher energy efficiency in their own operations, it is essential that companies drive the digitalization and automation of their entire production process. Author: Axel Lorenz, CEO Process Automation, Siemens
With the increase in hydrogen mobility, the network of refuelling stations is densifying. The sector is investing heavily into the infrastructure. This creates a significant demand for measurement technology, mainly to ensure the safety of the refuelling process.
The green transition demands efficient storage of renewable energy, to which end a number of Power-to-X plants are under construction in Denmark. They are designed to convert green electricity to another form of energy.
Two decades of innovation in infrared: Since 2003, Berlin-based Optris GmbH has been taking care of accurate, reliable and non-contact temperature measurement in many different industries and research.
Industry pilot project with digital pressure transmitters
The basis for the CIP cleaning process is an optimized interaction of the factors mechanics, time and chemistry. Cleaning agents and rinsing solutions are applied to the surfaces of the plant components via a spray head integrated into the equipment. The movement of the spray head ensures that the cleaning solutions completely wet all surfaces and thus clean them.
We spoke with Hubertus von Monschaw, Global Director HANNOVER MESSE at Deutsche Messe AG about HANNOVER MESSE 2023 in a challenging environment
Variable mechanical thermostat for ATEX and SIL applications
1’’ or 2’’ process connections for measuring ranges up to 1000 l/min
Companies will be able to use data to better deploy their resources and pave the way towards an eco-friendly and sustainable economy
Working Group is going to test the fueling of melting furnaces with hydrogen
The increasing variety and complexity of parenteral drugs calls for new dimensions in quality assurance. Fully automated inspection technology with a combination of visual inspection and container closure integrity testing (CCIT) offers the highest product and hence patient safety. Pharmaceutical manufacturer CDM Lavoisier decided to change their inspection processes for no less than 30 products in four different packaging formats. They are now all inspected on the new AIM 3000 from Syntegon.
Just like cellulose, lignin and fats, proteins are renewable raw materials. Their potential for the chemical industry remains largely untapped. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV want to change that.
Brownfield digitalization in line with Namur Open Architecture (NOA)
Reliable alarm notifications with minimal effort
Pressure measurement with different pressure port options
From a kiln cooling system to silos: the safe and economical transportation of hot materials like clinker is crucial in cement plants. The material can have extremely high temperatures of 500 to 800 degrees Celsius.
Companies are working on an open ecosystem for the digital transformation of industrial plants
The connection of pressure, differential pressure and flow meters using an impulse line is not only expensive, but prone to measurement errors. The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. thus relies on the AS-Schneider Close Coupled Installation in its refinery
Space saving construction with reduced vibration
The EPMS software suite supplements a core SCADA platform with specific gas and liquid applications that enable a pipeline operator to manage delivery contracts and associated logistics
Researches from Technische Universität München (TUM) developed a new bio-inspired zeolite catalyst that might allow a small scale “gas-to-liquid” effective conversion of methane
Optimized Vacuum Solutions for Vacuum Baking and Freeze Drying can effectively lead to a considerable saving on energy costs, delivering at the same time a higher pumping speed
with a small footprint
for hazardous areas in oil or gas production
as chance for many valve makers
for hydraulic machines and systems
a new challenge for the valve industry
to check for SF6 leaks
in waste water plant
for the production of conductive polymers
utilises infrared (NDIR) absorption
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