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Andreas Backs is responsible for the development and implementation of the Group’s global sustainability strategy
Precise liquid flow measurement and control in demanding environments
Everything digitally under control, including machine analysis
With the intrinsically safe Smart-Ex® 03, Pepperl+Fuchs presented a 5G and Wi-Fi 6 ready smartphone at Hannover Messe 2023. In the 6-inch Android smartphone, Pepperl+Fuchs combines its global, customer-oriented support with the know-how of its subsidiaries ECOM Instruments as a pioneer in intrinsically safe mobile devices and Aava Mobile as an expert in industrial tablets and wireless technology....
Cocoa plays an important role in Brazilian agriculture. However, the fruit of the cacao tree (cocoa pods) is prone to fungal diseases. pest infestations are responsible for crop losses of up to 40 percent worldwide. In collaboration with the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV are looking to establish new ways of using damaged cocoa pods as part of the Damaged Beans project.
The world is facing a fundamental change to its entire energy supply. All current methods of generating energy are under scrutiny. Nuclear energy has fallen into disrepute for a number of reasons. Meanwhile, hydropower has its own limitations in terms of scope, one of which is its immense impact on the landscape and the associated consequences for flora and fauna. Biomass is another option, but it competes with food production and is also a limited resource. Author: Wolfgang Weber, Pepperl+Fuchs
Whereas in the past only one category of product was usually run on aseptic lines, bottlers of sensitive beverages now face an ever-growing demand for flexibility. Beverage producers who process both aseptically filled beverages and juice and carbonated soft drinks need to use 38-millimeter bottle necks for the former and containers with 28-millimeter openings for the latter. If the bottle neck is to be changed on a PET line, however, to date a comparatively large amount of effort was required to convert the stretch blow molder in particular.
New generation of grippers with greater robustness and more communication interfaces
Additive Manufacturing helps in creation of bespoke designs in the OEM sector
New plug-ins support efficient and flexible safety controller programming
US-based pioneer in digitalizing the monitoring of polymerization reaction processes now part of the Yokogawa group
Energy efficient in accordance with class IE5+
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will speak at the opening ceremony on 16 April and he will also take part in the traditional Chancellor’s Tour the next day
Business will be integrated into Stationary Crushing and Screening division of Sandvik’s Rock Processing Solutions (SRP)
The BEUMER Group has completely redesigned and overhauled its paletpac range of robust palletizers. The modular machines now have identical or similar components and modules and – wherever possible – are based on the same design. The total number of components has been reduced and faster deliveries are possible. If replacement parts are later needed, this will also go faster.
Cost-effective and scalable PoE transmitter in small form factor
For mission-critical networks with high power demands
Connectivity of plant processes will enable sustainable water and energy usage and drive effective digitalization in breweries
The decarbonization of energy systems has seen greater interest in the production, distribution and use of hydrogen. To ensure it can become a viable business, custody transfer for hydrogen is essential and this is now being made possible using the latest generation of measurement technologies, as Ricardo Mendes, Global Product Line Manager, ABB explains.
Customized solutions banking on a know-how mix of IT, process engineering and automation.
New Scotland-based centre will develop and provide training for next-generation gas sensing technologies used for emissions monitoring, process control and safety
From a two-man operation to global market coverage: the Leonberg-based pump manufacturer plans to expand company headquarters into an innovation campus
For demanding monitoring and control applications in the chemical industry and the food sector.
“The chemical industry has finally woken up to the benefits of Industry 4.0 and is ready to spend in the face of challenges such as increasing margin pressures and a declining labor force,” says report from ABI Research
Specially developed valve for installation with plastic pipes
Fraunhofer researchers develop sensors for fire and explosion protection
Since 1 February 2022, Michael Kohl has been in charge of Business Development at SAMSON. According to Dr. Andreas Widl, Chief Executive Officer of SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Michael Kohl will support SAMSON to evolve into a data-driven, process-oriented industrial company with a clear strategic focus. "This transformation as well as the expected global growth accompanying it can only be achieved through...
"Untouched since the ice age" is not a marketing slogan, but a fact - a real piece of the ice age that still exists today: When the ice melted, immense amounts of water drained away into the rock of the Swabian Alp mountains. The earth shifting in an unusual way then caused this reservoir to be sealed off approximately 400 meters below the outside world. As a result, EiszeitQuell has an original purity and quality - just like water over 10,000 years ago.
Even under normal conditions it is not simple to always have the right motor on hand to address a wide range of applications. It is all that much more difficult in large chemical companies if several thousand drives have to be kept running around the clock in harsh explosive environments. In the future, one of the largest chemical companies in the world will be depending on a team of external specialists and the comprehensive range of Simotics XP explosion-protected motors from Siemens.
Smooth and efficient handovers for greater information transparency for safer and more productive plants
Research project for sensor systems for extremely harsh environments
Easy-to-install gas detectors trigger alarms for toxic and combustible gases across wide areas
For a variety of markets, available with SFP port options
Brewers will often attribute their success to passion, determination and innovation, but once a beer has been developed and branded, it’s all about consistency. Process monitoring therefore has a key role to play. In the following article Keijo Pyörälä from Vaisala will explain how in-line refractometers, located strategically at every stage of the brewing process, enable process optimization, save energy, reduce waste, lower costs and help deliver top quality beer.
Emergency switches and belt misalignment monitor for safe and reliable shutdown
Communication update for more measurement flexibility
Accurate measurement and control of liquids at very low flow rates
Proof of concept for inexpensive chip-integrated optical infrared components
Maintenance-free measurement for bioreactors
Compact level transmitter with IO-Link connectivity especially designed for food & beverage applications
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