Jury chooses new Phoenix Contact product for fuctional safety in compact design
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.
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.
As productivity demands on operators increase, pumps across industry need to adapt to meet new application challenges. In response, Sulzer is launching OEM-X line – a 24/7 quality pump service with flexible repair and retrofit solutions for any pump brand.
Secondary packaging for pharmaceutical products is subject to stringent product protection and labelling requirements. A consistently high-quality, reliable, safe and controlled packaging is therefore absolutely essential in the pharmaceutical sector.
Sensor self-assessment and data logging functions for Oxygen Analyzer that significantly reduce operating costs
Extended functionalities for modular systems based on MTP standard
How Raman process monitoring is providing a spectra of benefits across the biopharmaceutical industry. Dean Stuart, Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Conveniently configure offline for different languages
Highly robust solution for valve position feedback
Every day, sensors in production plants collect huge amounts of data. However, companies seldom realise how valuable the correct evaluation of large amounts of data is. This creates data graves whose potential remains undiscovered. The Heubach Group had a similar experience. However, with Festo AX artificial intelligence, it was proven that benefits for maintenance, engineering and productivity can be achieved from central PID data.
The right solution for every application
What comes to mind when you hear the word “app”? WhatsApp? TikTok? Linked-in? Broadening our scope from these examples that deliver entertainment and connection, what can apps do for users in the process industries? Quite simply, an app is an application software that generates benefits for the user - on your mobile device, in the cloud or on a server 'under the desk'. Let’s take a look at three apps for process instrumentation, exploring their different approaches as well as their advantages.
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?
Sensor analyses gas or air contents in liquids
Decentralized acquisition of intrinsically safe signals from zones 0/20 and 1/21
Technology for hydrogen generation expected to go into production in 2025
The topics to be discussed this year are more relevant than ever. Kay Petermann from IEN D-A-CH interviewed Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG, on the comeback of the fair as a live event.
"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.
For safe and leakage-free decoupling for process connections and measuring devices
Bringing color measurements from the lab to the process
Food-compatible lubricants in all axes avoid potential contamination
IP69K protectioin and up to 100g shock resistance for rugged environments
Level measurement in hygienic applications
Highly accurate device with SIL 2 certification
Simple retrofitting for valves with contactless and wear-free device.
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.
Bringing Automation to Life – wherever you are
Bluetooth remote access with tablet or smartphone
Glenn Schulz, Managing Director at FDT Group, gives us the details of the FDT 3.0 IIoT ecosystem, as well as insights on smart manufacturing and mobility, CIP security enhancements and 5G technology
Easier integration with new nominal sizes and higher flexibility in valve positioning
Gpi Group, specialist for construction of stainless-steel tanks has established a new business unit to serve customers better and faster. Gpi Pharma unifies the experts in the design and production of pharmaceutical high-quality storage an process tanks.
This new high-tech Nova range from Börger work at pressures up to 12 bar and can also be supplied without casing for CIP (Cleaning in Place) and SIP (Sterilisation in Place) applications – or with casing for the pumping of abrasive media containing solids. The newly developed DIUS rotors in the flow-optimized pump chamber combined with an optimized pump gear unit ensure perfectly smooth running...
Proof of concept for inexpensive chip-integrated optical infrared components
Monitoring flow in thin flexible pipelines
Flexibility for flow monitoring of liquid media
Two weeks to go until ACHEMA Pulse starts: More than 900 exhibitors present will present their innovations
Intelligent service planning tool for assessment of operational fitness
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