Andreas Backs is responsible for the development and implementation of the Group’s global sustainability strategy
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.
Additive Manufacturing helps in creation of bespoke designs in the OEM sector
At the upcoming Hannover Messe, running from 17 to 21 April, some 500 companies will be presenting their solutions for hydrogen production, transport, storage and consumption.
Ammonia could play a decisive role in the transition from fossil fuels to climate-friendly alternatives if produced from green hydrogen. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM are developing ammonia-based systems for a mobile, decentralized energy supply in the infrastructure, transportation and industry sectors.
Titan Enterprises has recently been granted additional patents for its ultrasonic flow technology that expands the acoustic operational window of flow meters.
US-based pioneer in digitalizing the monitoring of polymerization reaction processes now part of the Yokogawa group
Sulzer and Blue Planet deepen collaboration to accelerate decarbonization of concrete and the construction sector
Growing demand of DTM support for level measurement devices was major factor to become members
The Plastics Technology Centre will generate lactic acid and then PLA from fermentable sugars in biomass waste for use in packaging with active properties for cosmetics and other uses.
Looking at all of the business sectors in Germany, industry requires the largest amount of water. This makes access to efficient technology for cleaning and recycling water all the more important for this sector in particular. Ideally, this technology should also allow energy and valuable raw materials to be retrieved so that they can be reused in production.
Unchanged accuracy over a wider measurement range
Semodia, Pipe Predict and Lumatix Biotech - these are the winners of the ACHEMA Start-up Award. They convinced with their solutions for "Plug and Produce" in modular plants, Predictive Maintenance in pipelines and for the insulation of antibodies. The winners will each receive 10,000 euros.
From a two-man operation to global market coverage: the Leonberg-based pump manufacturer plans to expand company headquarters into an innovation campus
Pharmaceutical powders form the basis for numerous antibiotics that are essential for comprehensive medical care. However, margins are low and production conditions are complex. This has led to a shift of manufacturing capacities to lower-cost markets. With this development in mind, how can supply bottlenecks be avoided? And what does it take to revive local production?
The Spanish PUCO2 Project, led by AIDIMME, AIMPLAS and INESCOP, uses R&D to fight the problem of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Fraunhofer process increases methane yield from biogas plants
Titan Enterprises has a history of developing and manufacturing optimised liquid flow metering solutions for a diverse range of industries.
High temperature stability allows use in CIP and SIP applications
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.
Easy installation for use with pneumatic linear valves
ODVA announced today that The EtherNet/IP™ Specification has been enhanced to enable EtherNet/IP networks to support the Ethernet-APL physical layer for process automation. Licensed Vendors for the EtherNet/IP technology can immediately start developing EtherNet/IP components for Ethernet-APL, including controllers, power switches, field switches, and instrumentation.
Coperion Partners in Development of Manufacturing Technologies for Graphite-Polymer Based Bipolar Plates
An interview with Mark Pontin, Managing Director at Resolve Optics Ltd. The company specialises in design, development and manufacture of custom lenses and optical modules.
He will follow as successor to Glenn Schulz who will retire from this position at the end of the year.
Fixed robots reduce workforce requirements by 20% in a business area with fluctuating production levels.
The southern Baden high-tech company SICK was founded by Dr. Erwin Sick in September 1946. 75 years of pioneering performance for the benefit of humanity and the environment gave reason to celebrate. this year: Invited guests and companions of the company from the worlds of politics, business and science celebrated the past 75 years with the founding Sick family and the Executive Board – and looked into SICK’s future – during an official ceremony at the company’s Headquarters in Waldkirch.
ABB and PERIC, a leading manufacturer of hydrogen generation technology from China, sign Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy source.
Reliable leak location for minimization of emissions
Schenck Process Group (SPG) has reached an agreement to acquire Solids Handling And Process Engineering Co., Ltd. (SHAPE), a major supplier and specialist in providing powder handling & powder processing solutions located in Bangkok, Thailand.
Royal HaskoningDHV and Mitsubishi Electric provide integrated solutions for digitally connected water utilities
The modern employee increasingly works in an agile environment. This also includes the workplace. Here, access to all relevant information and data is necessary when working from home, in the office, in the factory or on the factory premises.
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.
Today’s Industrial Ethernet connects any standard ethernet-based protocols. It flexibly integrates devices based on open and vendor-specific (safety) protocols.
As the importance of reducing CO2 emissions continues to increase, companies are developing new technologies that will enable this on an industrial scale. In the case of C-Capture, perfecting the carbon capture process requires precise solvent control.
Reliable real-time communication between machines, plants and cloud systems
Sensirion Holding AG, a leading supplier of environmental and flow sensor solutions, completes the acquisition of Qmicro B.V., an innovative OEM supplier of miniaturized gas-analysis technologies
Partnership with a global community of leading companies to protect against patent assertion entities
Tightening climate targets in Finland and the EU are forcing industry to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Switching to electricity to replace fossil fuels is a growing trend in industry. VTT is developing electrically heated reactor technology that could significantly reduce emissions from the chemical industry.
Currently there is growing interest in the prospect of using the existing natural gas infrastructure more extensively to transport hydrogen – green hydrogen in particular. Linde and Evonik offer joint technology solution.
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