When it comes to optimising its mills, Frewitt puts the emphasis on simpler and more flexible milling processes, multifunctionality and optimal use of space. A...
Archive - April 2017
Hoerbiger has made changes to the compression side of its organisational structure. Former business units — Compressor OEM Business Area and Compressor...
SPX Flow has recently expanded production capabilities by opening a new manufacturing campus in Poland. The 28,000 m2 plant represents a multi-million dollar...
Evonik is setting itself up for the digital future with its new subsidiary, Evonik Digital GmbH. Under the Evonik umbrella, the company is developing new...
Focused 80 GHz signal radiation unequivocally offers new options for level measurement in small, narrow or very tall tanks and silos with complex geometries...
For more than 50 years, Sondermann has specialized in magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps without shaft seal, being a market success all over the world...
Within the process industry, two basic types of measuring resistors are used for electrical temperature measurements: wire-wound and film. Their different...
The correct selection of cable glands is very important for the integrity of the explosion protection. The glands have to match the cables that are used as...
Dry-compressing multi-stage Roots vacuum pumps Ecodry plus from Leybold operate quietly and with low-vibration. The basic idea of the Ecodry plus was to...
The new oxygen analysers in the Zirkor series are extremely rugged and combine high quality with innovative performance. The precise devices for combustion...
Measuring bridges in the form of strain gauges are used to measure weight, torque or oscillation. Weidmüller expanded its remote I/O system u-remote in...
It‘s a given that the central aspects of Industry 4.0 – machine networking and communication capabilities – are highly beneficial, no matter what size of...
The firmware 8.4 for the mGuard security appliances from Phoenix Contact extends the functional scope of the devices to include functions such as Modbus/TCP...
Pepperl+Fuchs extends its WirelessHart portfolio with the Bullet. This loop-powered WirelessHart adapter enables new and existing wired 4…20 mA and Hart...
Sensor manufacturer EGE introduces IGEXH series intrinsically safe inductive sensors for high-temperature applications in zone 0 hazardous gas atmospheres and...
Version 9 of the Simatic PCS 7 process control system supports the Industrial Ethernet standard Profinet with two new distributed I/O lines for greater...
Asco´s offering of low temperature solutions for actuator control can be used in temperatures down to -60 ˚C. With a trend towards the exploitation of oil...
The CPH7000 process calibrator from Wika is a portable multi-function instrument. It combines the measurement of pressure, temperature, current, voltage and...
As a complement to its range of butterfly valves the KSB Group launched a special version for fire protection applications. The Boax-B FM valves, painted in...
R.Stahl now offers energy-efficient LED linear luminaires for zone 1 in hazardous areas with gases and vapours of all types – even in environments with...
Process control technology is notorious for its complexity and rigidity. Expanding or adapting an existing plant is often a costly and time-consuming ordeal...
On short-distance transport routes in particular, silo trucks are a tried and tested means of moving dusts, powders and granulates onto the road – and hence...
PTFE is a popular material for use in valves & fittings applications due largely to its universal chemical resistance. Under pressure however, in...
At the Langfang works of Nippon Paint, the market leader in the Chinese paints and coatings industry, the plan was to convert powder handling – until then...
Ploughshare mixers and vacuum shovel dryers are proven systems used in the pharmaceutical industry. These machines are successfully employed for mixing...
To upgrade or not to upgrade? In response to the rising cost pressure in the pharmaceutical industry, drug producers tend to opt for modernisation rather than...
Based on many years of cooperation in plastic compounding – specifically material handling and extrusion – Sabic decided to purchase six Coperion packaging...
Large tasks sometimes require a large solution. Like the extension of a drum filler at logistics provider De Rijke in Rotterdam: what old pipes, a special...
With the Sigpack VPF (Vertical Platform Flat Pouch), Bosch introduces the first freely scalable flat pouch machine to the market. Thanks to the modularisation...
The visual inspection system V2630 from Mettler-Toledo provides fully-automated controls for labels, printing and package properties. Thanks to its modular...
Marchesini Group presents the the robotic blister packaging line Integra 520 V which will be exhibited together with the labeller by Neri BLA 525 and the fast...
The Raycon D product inspection system from Sesotec GmbH relies on X-ray technology. It is primarily used for the final inspection of packed products and...
Daxner presents fully automated mixing and dosing systems for producing ready-made ingredient mixes. The ingredients are fed into the mixer via a VIB &...
The lab model LC Lab from Lödige is an addition to the LC series for micro-batches. The model is of modular design. Batch sizes are variable due to a...
As a real all-rounder, Bizerba’s FSL-Pro S filling system can be used in a variety of applications including the chemical and pharmaceutical industry...
The carton erector SFS 350 from Schäfer & Flottmann is completely servo-driven, and prepares up to 60 cartons per minute from flat blanks. In a...
Atlantic Zeiser developed its software solution Medtracker for managing unique serial numbers. The software‘s modular design allows implementation across...
With the “…-safe” monitoring device series – comprised of Mag-safe, Shell-safe and Double-safe – almost all critical conditions and safety levels of...
Peristaltic tube pumps are positive displacement pumps: at Spetec they are comprised of a roller head driven directly by a wear-resistant stepper motor and an...
Mettler Toledo‘s ECB (Easy Control Box) connects any lab sensor and pump to make real-time measurement and controlled dosing available to non-experts...
Intertec has launched a range of enclosed emergency safety showers for use in harsh outdoor environments. The emergency safety showers (ESSs) are integrated...
The Pegasus mixer still has his double-axle mixing paddles, which rotate in opposite directions. This creates a unique fluidised mixing zone with an excellent...
In the rotary lobe pumps of the IQ series, all parts that come into contact with the pumped media, such as the pump cover, pump housing and connectors, are...
The Pinmill-Lab is a high performance micronizer, designed for pulverising hard or crystalline products up to D90 to 10 μm. This machine is ideal for...
H2scan’s HY-Alerta 500 is a very versatile, portable hydrogen leak detector able to respond to the widest range of hydrogen gas concentrations without the...
The Alfa Laval TJ40G rotary tank cleaning machine uses a high-impact jet stream to effectively clean tough tank residues and minimise the risk of product...
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions is presenting a new developed process for the cost-efficient production of granular ammonium sulfate. This plant type...
Tema Process B.V., based in Heerde in the Netherlands, develops and builds various types of thermal process plants, for example for drying and cooling products...
The modular Contiplant system developed by Fluitec in the framework of the EU funded “F3 Factory” project unites the advantages of flexible batch reactors...
For companies that manufacture and refine pigments, plant planning has to be underpinned by a clear plant design concept if investment and operational costs...
AlexFert is a large fertiliser company located in Alexandria, Egypt. The company was interested in reducing the cost of its high purity water treatment...
It is advisable to use the type of analyser best suited for the application at hand. Instrument selection should consider the detection and oxidation methods...
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