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.
Methanol reformers convert easy-to-transport methanol into hydrogen. But conventional reformers still come with a number of drawbacks – catalyst attrition, to name but one example. An innovative methanol reformer for mobile applications from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM is able to overcome these challenges.
Safe and secure temperature data management
Bringing color measurements from the lab to the process
Around three years ago, EBRO ARMATUREN worked closely with its customers to develop a butterfly valve adapted specifically to the requirements of the chemicals industry. A prototype has already been deployed in the food and beverage sector, including at Schneider Weisse. Besides the FDA compliance required with regard to food and pharmaceutical technology, resistance to chemically aggressive media...
New FKM compound offers reliable low-cost alternative to FFKM material
For the automation of different valve types in the chemical industry
Fixed robots reduce workforce requirements by 20% in a business area with fluctuating production levels.
Compact, rugged, secure wireless devices for demanding utility and infrastructure applications
Different Sensor options and AI for sorting processes
Reliable 24/7 access to oil-free compressed air is essential in the food industry. Regardless of the application, all machines must be sanitary to avoid potential contamination
For measurement of relative and absolute pressures in liquid and gaseous media
Mitsubishi Electric celebrates the company's birthday
For safe manucfaturing processes without foreign bodies
8% increased machine speed and boosted machine efficiency to 91% after upgrading from a PLC system to a motion control solution. These are the impressing numbers the liquid filling sachet and tube packaging solutions provider Unette presents after integration of Trio Motion Technology’s complete machine control package including controller, servo drives and motors, to improve its overall productivity.
ATEX certified actuators for use under harsh environmental conditions
Versatile and energy-efficient system in 20 configurable sizes
6 standard sizes available for equipment protection in industrial processes
Monitoring flow in thin flexible pipelines
New SIL 3 isolated barriers for analog output signals complete the SIL 3 range for all signal types
While the wheels of industry need to keep turning to produce the everyday items that we take for granted, there is a growing realization that this cannot be done at the continuing expense of the environment.
Autumn is the right time for the annual flu vaccination – at least in the northern hemisphere. South of the Equator, populations are vaccinated in the spring. Twice a year, pharmaceutical manufacturers need to produce millions of vaccine doses in a short time to meet demand for the protective drugs. An internationally active supplier relies on Schubert-Pharma to package its syringes containing the vaccine.
Confirming the safety, efficacy and quality of medications is paramount in the pharmaceutical sector, which requires robust data governance strategies. In the world of Pharma 4.0, these need to accommodate an ever-increasing volume of data. Technologies that incorporate gigabit Ethernet and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) are exactly what is needed. Author: John Browett, General Manager at CLPA Europe
Reliable and ruggedized Ethernet-APL brings networking to the field of process plants.
Today’s Industrial Ethernet connects any standard ethernet-based protocols. It flexibly integrates devices based on open and vendor-specific (safety) protocols.
BASF is convinced of Ethernet-APL technology: it offers powerful and consistent digital communication in process automation from sensors to control levels. We talked to Andreas Ziegler, Automation Manager at BASF SE, about advantages and challenges.
Efficient and economic separation of hydrogen and natural gas with membrane technology
Plastic waste redirected into production cycles, distinct greenhouse gas reduction with product properties unchanged
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.
Strategic partnership for industrial use of low-CO2 technologies with focus on hydrogen production, heat pumps and power grid upgrade
The world’s first calibration facility for LNG flowmeters, the LNG Research & Calibration Laboratory, which has been developed by the Netherlands-based metrological institute VSL in collaboration with international partners, is now in operation at the Port of Rotterdam. Together with partners, Endress+Hauser supplied the laboratory with flow, temperature and pressure instruments for LNG measurements.
RugGear and i.safe MOBILE work together on next generation mobile phones for mission critical applications
A rotary lobe, a multi screw and a progressing cavity pump – on a floating production and storage unit on the high seas, optimally solve a range of pumping tasks with displacement pumps from a single source.
Smart universal marshalling can minimise costly downtime, simplify operations and deliver better TCO, says Roger Highton, MTL Product Line Manager, Eaton.
Robust and reliable retrofit solution
Optics play an important part if you want to get the best possible results with your instrument, sensor or camera system. We interviewed Mark Pontin, Managing Director of Resolve Optics, about how this can be assured.
Easy installation on the outside of pipes needs no system shutdown
Smart control technology for batch or continuous production
New sensors enable easy online collection of pressure and temperature data
Different housing material options provide a wide range of chemical compatibility
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