Larger and with more international representation than ever Filtech Europa 2003 will take place from October 21-23, 2003 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The...
Archive - September 2003
The company Lutz – Jesco GmbH with headquarters in Wertheim took over the company Jesco Dosiertechnik in Wedemark near Hanover. The product range of Lutz –...
With a total area of around 17 km2 the Bayer Chemical Parks combine to make up the largest chemical park network in Germany. Partner companies can avail...
Degussa for Pharmaceuticals is an innovative service platform incorporating all Degussa products as well as development and application services for the...
The process of integrating Kisters into the KHS Group has finally been completed. Kisters has become KHS Kisters Maschinenbau GmbH to thus combine a many...
From the extruder and the logistics up to the packaging, the new Polymer Alliance delivers the whole range from a single source. With this offer the alliance...
BASF has agreed to acquire certain assets of the Callery Chemical Division of Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. BASF will pay...
Despite general economic difficulties experienced in 2002, Brenntag AG succeeded once again in surpassing prior year’s results. The company was also able to...
The former spokesman of the board at Krauss-Maffei Process Technology AG, Josef Settele, was elected new chairman of the supervisory board. Josef Settele’s...
The European Vacuum Technology Association (EVTA), the Association of Vacuum Equipment Manufacturers International (AVEM International), the Japan Vacuum...
The pressure pipe market in Europe accounted for over 570,000 tonnes of thermoplastic materials in 2002. The market though has been showing only limited growth...
Reimelt GmbH, headquartered in Rödermark, Germany and employing approx. 420 personnel, has received its largest order since it was founded 120 years ago...
AxFIow S.A. in Madrid, a company within the AxFIow Group, has acquired Colfax Bombas S.A. in Barcelona from the German pump manufacturer Allweiler AG, a Member...
As announced at the end of April, KSB has taken over the Dutch pump supplier DP industries B.V., retroactive to first January 2003. The contract was signed in...
Not only precision and throughput are important for capsule fillers, but also reliability and production flexibility. Exactly synchronous operations and...
The hidock. docking station concept is designed to comply fully with GMP guidelines. The system ensures absolutely tight separation between the technical and...
The basis of high quality production is not only the manufacturing process itself but also the associated cleaning processes. Cleaning should ideally be fully...
The biodigestion sewage treatment plant in Griesheim Industrial Park, Germany was extended in 2001 by adding a nitrate stripping facility. This was the first...
A company like the gardening equipment specialist Gardena, which understands how close its customers feel to nature, naturally places importance on innovation...
The tried and trusted Extronic dosing pumps from Prominent have been adapted to conform to the new EU Ex directive 94/9/EG. The Extronic model EXBb is...
The Direct mixer configurator allows customers to specify a ploughshare batch mixer from Lödige online according to their needs and requirements. At...
The FFW from Elaflex is a prototype hose with a finely corrugated lining of the universally resistant fluoropolymers Teflon FEP or PFA. This development is...
Orbisphere’s family of intrinsically safe instruments measures oxygen (O2), hydrogen (H2), and ozone (O3) in areas where hazardous and flammable conditions...
AH seals from Meco are used on ribbon blenders, paddle mixers, reactors, screw conveyors, bucket elevators and similar blending or conveying machinery...
The Dinex from Romaco FrymaKoruma is a one-step processing system offering advantages such as short batch times, high containment and a compact footprint. Of...
Bandelin has developed the Sonobloc ultrasonic system for waste water treatment, disintegration of sewage sludge, cell disruption of micro organisms and...
Bus systems are on the increase. This requires the transmission of sensitive signals which must be protected from corruption by means of shielded cables and...
Tuchenhagen has developed a jacketed valve housing that ensures an optimal heat transmission. A heat transfer medium is carrying heat into the housing so that...
Easi-Test from Smith Flow Control is a unique device that permits the independent testing of pneumatic actuators and process valves on live systems. Fitted...
Parker Filter Division Europe has introduced a Self-sealing spring mechanism to replace the traditional reusable metal top seat spring assembly for double open...
The modular, compact and user-friendly design of the MFH-Line from Frewitt guarantees optimum sizing results with excellent throughput rates for a highly...
The single-format machine Beumer stretch hood S has been developed as an alternative to the multi-format machine Beumer stretch hood and can be used especially...
The GIP magnetic coupling pump, designed as a compact close coupled model by Friatec Rheinhütte, is suitable for temperatures up to 120 °C. The design of the...
Two Quint Power power supplies and the Quint Diode redundancy module from Phoenix Contact with zone 2 approval are available now for use in potentially...
The pump range of ASV Stübbe is extended in the economical range of closed coupled pumps. Because of redesigning of the shaft bearing it will be now possible...
Multiple backup O-rings in the Hoke HQC quick couplers from Circor Instrumentation ensure leak-tight sealing in vacuum and pressurised systems, with additional...
The SSP dual and single disc pumps feature robust construction and a glandless disc design, providing an indefinite dry running capability. The design results...
The Bronkhorst portable calibrator enables the user to check the calibration of flow meters/controllers as well as pressure transducers/controllers on site...
The Beko refrigeration dryers called Drypoint R promise a more efficient and more economic drying of compressed air. This is confirmed by several details which...
With the backflushable micro filter system 25 of Faudi, one-way filter cartridges can be forgotten and permanent filter exchanges are not longer neces-sary...
The Vibrasonic Spiroscreen from Russell Finex enables powders to be sieved on finer meshes with more accuracy than before. The Russell Vibrasonic Spiroscreen...
The Taifun of Wernert-Pumpen is a seal-less pump with an integrated synchronous driver. It is the ideal solution for all plant operators in the chemical...
The L series couplings from John Crane offer many significant advantages including easy installation, versatility of application and zero maintenance.
DuPont Dow Elastomers has developped a sanitary seal for high purity in pharmaceutical process lines that combines Kalrez perfluoroelastomer with stainless...
Colder announces the introduction of its NSH series non-spill coupling to increase the speed, safety and economics of tubing connections. The NSH coupling...
The M900 pump heads with PTFE diaphragm have an unsurpassed suction ability for diaphragm pumps which is comparable to the ability of plunger pumps so that the...
Rounding off the valve range for sterile processes, the Luxemburg-based KSB subsidiary Sisto Armaturen S.A. presents its B series for the first time. When...
Dyneon TFM X 1630 PTFE, a new semi-free-flowing modified PTFE for compression molding, combines the mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of Dyneon TFM...
Emerson Process Management announces the release of version 6.1 of AMS, a technology of Emerson's PlantWeb digital plant architecture. This software adds Web...
Tele Control has launched the WatchDog family of sensing and monitoring relays. The broad portfolio includes devices for monitoring temperature via PTC, phase...
The 7-Size HyLine models, LH720, 740 and 760 are specifically designed for applications where higher flow rates up to 1800 l/min are required. Depending on the...
The Maxi pumps from Savino Barbera are generous sized pumps that enable to guarantee flow rates of up to 200 m³/h and delivery heads of up 70 m. The pumps...
PBI-Dansensor has developed a compact online micro leak system giving the possibility of testing packages in complete shipping/display cartons. By using the...
In chemical process engineering, temperatures of up to 300 °C are nothing unusual when it comes to petrochemical applications. In addition to the standardised...
The pharmaceutical industry always demands the very highest quality, even in its packaging, and increasing requires an unbroken chain of evidence to...
Flexibility and modularity, plus a high level of quality, are the defining characteristics of this new generation of actuators from Georg Fischer. In...
Today, process automation is characterised by key terms like diagnosis or asset management. Operators above all hope to cut the cost of ownership, yet at the...
During AstraZeneca’s development of a new API, several conventional techniques for isolating and drying the compound proved to be inefficient. In order to...
Since handling many active agents in their pure form causes various problems, microencapsulation is used to ensure better properties in the product. The...
The heating concept was utilised in the design of the Vortex Pilot Gas Heater and the Vortex Farm Tap Station. The proprietary Vortex Heater (VH) releases the...
The Achema 2003 – the leading international event for suppliers to the chemical industry and all branches in the process industry held in Frankfurt am Main...
Whereas the MiRO refinery's „4-FCC Coker Vacuum Tower“ project initially focused on increasing profitability, it gathered unexpected momentum mid-way...
Fristam delivers individual solutions worldwide, with products designed to meet premium quality standards. Employing a workforce of 250, the company recently...
Throughout the history of advanced pump technology, robust, dynamic, high-performance drives have often been a decisive factor in breakthrough developments...
The Atex directive 94/9/EC for potentially explosive atmospheres is mandatory since July 1st, 2003 and also includes non-electrical devices. A product line of...
During the production of LDPE the plastic pellets contain up to several thou-sand ppm of ethylene after underwater pelletisation, depending on the production...
Bayer AG, Germany, operates one of the world’s largest cGMP pilot plants of its kind at its Leverkusen site. The Central Organics Pilot Plant (ZeTO) is...
Sample systems are a key part of analyser systems in the chemical and petrochemical industries. Monitoring and controlling chemical processes using...
The MTBF is not the only important variable to be taken into consideration these days for pump seals: other costs such as installation times and plant...
Dosing pump technology has developed to keep pace with the new needs of the market in the area of micro-dosing. The new generation of dosing pumps combines the...
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