Jens Torkel appointed new Vice President Sales & Customer Service
“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
On June 1, 2022, Peter Sieber was appointed to the position of Vice President Strategic Marketing of the HIMA Group. In this newly created function, he will drive the digitalization of functional safety and further expand the company's position as an independent solution provider in safety-related automation.
For particularly aggressive and abrasive media
3D format parts for in-house printing in consistently high quality
After completing various successful projects, the independent provider of safety-related automation solutions is taking its next step and expands the team of the Innovation Lab founded in 2021.
Fraunhofer researchers develop sensors for fire and explosion protection
Pre-planned routes and faster report compilation for optimised inspection processes
In the presence of the German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, a delegation from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates (MOEI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Abu Dhabi.
"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.
DUO PLAST and BASF cooperate to launch the world’s first stretch film approved for use in potentially explosive areas
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.
Market access in the United Kingdom: Schmersal Group receives certificate for solenoid interlocks as transition period for British market ends 2022
Food-compatible lubricants in all axes avoid potential contamination
The planned new building is a clear commitment to the Fulda location and to the further growth of the group of companies in the region.
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...
Keeping a critical infrastructure running – The challenge of covering the last mile to service an oil rig
A Polish producer of various milk-based products faced a problem of breaking granules during the transfer of instant milk within its process. In Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor they found the solution they were searching for to solve the problem.
Easier recycling of plastic packaging for consumer will be possible with a PACCOR cloud solution
FDT Group video describes automation transformation with FDT 3.0
Process plants are often very extensive. Many of the plant components are interlinked and their functions coordinated. People who work in this area of plant construction know that there is generally less effort and expense involved in building a new plant, rather than adapting the existing one to meet new requirements. Despite the numerous challenges – and the restrictions imposed by the Corona pandemic and its consequences – the new and renovated production reactors went into operation again right on schedule.
Easier integration with new nominal sizes and higher flexibility in valve positioning
Wireless transducers are used to ensure caps are being properly fitted to pharmaceutical bottles in high speed packaging.
Endress+Hauser is wrapping up the integration of SensAction AG, a specialist in the field of concentration measurement for liquids based in Coburg, Germany. Now operating as Endress+Hauser Flow Germany AG, the company’s products and technologies broaden Endress+Hauser’s offering for measuring and analyzing quality parameters.
Proof of concept for inexpensive chip-integrated optical infrared components
For repetitive inspection tasks in harsh and potentially dangerous areas
Avoiding stick-slip for reliable production processes
Gerhard Schubert GmbH strengthens its pioneering role in packaging technology during the 2020 pandemic year
The Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE and its Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have developed an advanced recycling process for used plastics. The pilot project with SABIC and Procter & Gamble serves to demonstrate the feasibility of closed-loop recycling for single-use facemasks.
The facility is part of a complex dedicated to test various industrial hydrogen applications contributing to reduce carbon emissions in metal production
Intelligent service planning tool for assessment of operational fitness
Unlocking business potential through a unified, digital communications infrastructure for safety and non-safety
Contribution to recycling of plastic waste and to increased use of renewable raw materials
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.
Ethernet-APL for wide use in process control
Efficient and economic separation of hydrogen and natural gas with membrane technology
Size matters – particularly in competitive markets such as pharma and nutraceuticals due to its direct result on costs. Tradichems patented Hipering® process begins right at the start of the process chain by miniaturizing the ingredients. Thanks to Piab’s piFLOW®p vacuum conveyor their patented process is continuously fed thus maintaining the required pressure level.
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.
tofmotion GmbH participates in the LIGATE project funded by the European research and innovation program HORIZON 2020. The private-public consortium aims to strengthen the use of high-performance computing for the drug development process.
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.
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