The Variflow pump range has been extended with a hygienic self-priming pump series called TPS, based on the standard priming TP series of centrifugal pumps...
Archive - September 2008
Two clamp systems for heavy and super-heavy, externally corrugated spiral hoses recently extended the product range of Norres, a hose manufacturer based in...
Narrow particle size distribution, a low fines content, minimum product heating, high specific throughputs and at the same time low energy consumption are...
The construction of a pilot plant constitutes an important milestone in the development cycle of a new active pharmaceutical ingredient. Pilot plants are used...
Spurred by the pharmaceutical industry’s demand for continuous, low-rate powder feeders, where an hour’s worth of material might be as small as a teaspoon...
ProCell LabSystem is the largest mobile Glatt lab unit. It has evolved from the ProCell 5 unit and can be equipped with four different process systems...
Biazzi SA has received an order for a large hydrogenation unit for hydrogenation of specialty fatty acids from Belgian Oleon N.V. The hydrogenation reactor...
BASF is planning to construct a production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. The plant, which will have...
ARC’s Process Management Academy (PMA) is the fifth in a series of highly educational events specifically designed for professionals from the European...
Accurate continuous feeding of moderate to poor-flowing bulk products presents a great challenge. High precision is demanded for products with poor flow...
Reactor technology has to adapt to the increasing diversification of biotechnological research. The spectrum ranges from the utilisation of extremophile and...
The AVA double-helix cone dryer is an alternative to the conical orbital-screw dryer. Due to the free-floating double or single-helix agitators, the entire...
The Kokeisl ensures that discharge even of sluggish and bridge prone bulk materials from silos and containers is guaranteed irrespective of the diameter of the...
The Premier Pneumatics powder and pellet receiver 2410 from K-Tron is designed to handle powder, pellet, regrind or granular materials in the chemical, food...
Italvibras has expanded the MVCC range of direct current electric vibrators to respond to all vibration needs in situations where mains electricity is not...
Adams and Benjamin are filling systems for packing powder-type products into air-tight PE bags made from a tubular film roll. Now Haver & Boecker developed...
Gemü has developed an automatic system for sterile sampling of pure steam condensate. The system consists of a sampling multi-port valve with pneumatic...
The Analysette 22 Compact is the ideal Fritsch solution for analysis of sample materials with particle sizes in the range from 0.3 to 300 μm – and the ideal...
Especially in pneumatic transport ducts spark extinguishing systems are a proven technology to protect filter systems, silos or bins against fires or...
For companies who want to mix a variety of products using the same mixer and therefore need to be able to switch over to other recipes quickly and easily...
The latest generation of Gravi-blend, the feeding and blending system from Colortronic, comes equipped with a fully integrated material conveying system. This...
With the Septron Line series, the Christ Water Technology Group makes it possible to produce ultrapure water in various qualities and quantities. The models...
Bosch Packaging extends its GKF series with the HiProTect, a fully integrated containment capsule filling system for processing potent substances. The design...
Amot has added an Atex approved, electric 250 mm hazardous area model 4261 emergency engine air shut-off valve to its standard SpeedTrap range. Atex approved...
The online-measuring system Micro-Moist LB 456 from Be-rthold is able to measure moisture in a non-contacting way. Both the measurement on conveyor belts and...
The tried and tested series of JetPower high pressure cleaning units is being expanded to include a higher power class. A new pump concept provides for a very...
The portfolio of pressure controllers in Wika’s calibration line has been completed by the compact model CPC3000. The heart of the pneumatic controller is a...
By using the Varipure cleaners for tank and vessel cleaning one can reduce its investment expenses and additionally protect the environment. The cleaners need...
The Sweco Feed-Vac Vibro-Energy Sepa-rator System combines the functions of conveying, storage, feeding and screening of dry materials into one complete unit...
The modular S+S Varisort Compact sorting system for use with loose bulk materials provides a number of special features that allow an easy adaptation to...
At the heart of the Sandvik Rotoform system is a special drop depositor – the Rotoform itself – which feeds droplets of molten product onto a continuously...
The Paddle Dryer NPD from Nara is an indirect dryer, which apart from the basic procedures drying, heating and cooling can also be used for crystallization...
Conventional graphite heat exchangers have many advantages but are relatively difficult to maintain and require a lot of space. Therefore, compact heat...
In spite of the growing use of electronic solutions, mechanical pressure gauges are still present on the market for safe local display of process pressure...
High-temperature humidity measurement is problematic in practice because, when the temperature rises above 100 °C, the maximum relative humidity level drops...
In recent years analytical measurements have been increasingly transferred from the laboratory to the plant. This places high demands on the analytical...
Stratos Pro is a transmitter which provides a widescreen display with a functional, colour-based user interface. Thanks to its universal connection options...
Festo has been a constant and global player in factory automation for many years. Since 2006, the company has increased its investments in the development of...
Dynamic Arc Recognition and Termination (DART) was one of the major process industry topics at the 2008 Hanover Fair. The technology eliminates the tight power...
Explosion-protected panel PCs for on-site control and visualisation of processes make machinery and equipment user-friendly, highly available and...
The doors of the Pegasus safety cabinet are permanently closed even when not in use. Thus, vapours cannot escape into the room and permanently effective air...
Chemical diaphragm vacuum pumps represent an ideal solution for process applications in research and technology centres or large-scale laboratories. They...
V74C and V61C elastomer seals are coming to the aid of pump manufacturers and chemical engineers facing high and low-temperature pumping. The V74C grade is...
Rouging occurs in hot pure water and pure steam systems. The very low-ion water in these systems has a corrosive effect on the Cr-Ni and Cr-Ni-Mo alloys under...
If you take a closer look at your compressed air supply, you will almost certainly be able to cut your costs significantly. Variable-speed compressors and...
Hygienic sockets are a process port and built-in armature in one. These innovative sockets for pH, oxygen and conductivity sensors were developed to ease...
With the MNK 200–150–315 (flow rates of up to 600 m³/h) Richter Chemie-Technik has an efficient PFA/PTFE-lined magnetic drive pump in its range. At Wacker...
Fully lined butterfly valves from Sure Seal are offered in the range of 2” to 24” with mechanical shaft sealing technology. A molecular blend of PTFE and...
Nord has extended its SK 5xxE line of frequency inverters by size 5 and 6 models. In addition to the 0.25 to 7.5 range, users can also choose inverters up to...
Mobius stainless steel bins from Millipore provide support for handling disposable process containers filled with media, buffer, additional intermediates as...
Metrohm recommends ion chromatography (IC) as a simple, cost-efficient and accurate method to determine the glycerol content in biodiesel. The free and total...
Larox expanded its product range with the pump model LPP-M for accurate metering. LPP-M pumps have an exact flow per revolution irrespective of the pipeline...
Kaeser’s DSD rotary screw compressor product range offers added versatility with the addition of four models (the DSD 142, 172, 202 and 238), which are...
The tube surface thermometer from Jumo is ideal for measuring temperatures on tubing systems and other rounded surfaces. Because measurement is indirect, the...
Lowara has announced that the pump range equipped with two poles motors from 3 to 22 kW (three phase) and 2.2 kW (single phase), or four poles motors from 1.1...
Clean water is a basic requirement of life and therefore the most precious resource. The Flottweg centrifuge C3E is a modern high performance decanter for...
Flexicon developed a sanitary bulk bag unloading system that eliminates dust during untying, discharging, retying, collapse and removal of bags while allowing...
Festo now offers the proven modular valve terminal CPX/MPA with Atex certification for zones 2 and 22. For the first time, all the modules are individually...
Emerson released the DeltaV VerticalPlus I/O carriers which extend the benefits of DeltaV vertical I/O to DeltaV SIS, providing flexible installation...
EGE expands its range of inline flow controllers by two models featuring robust process connections. Both types are resistant to aggressive media. The SDN 503...
When developing the X-plore 1700 series, Dräger dedicated special attention to ensuring that the device is both easy to handle and the comfort of the wearer...
The Liquid Flow controller is recommended for all system solutions in which fluid quantities have to be accurately controlled or dosed. This can, for example...
In close cooperation with DVA Deutsche Vakuumapparate, Holland-Merten Burgmann has developed the seal HSHR35 for high pressure paddle dryers. The sealing of...
The Thermo Fisher Scientific analysis package UniQuant XRF is now available on the high-performance EDXRF system (Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence)...
For mixed Ex i and non-Ex i signal circuits, users can draw upon the advantages of the ISpac isolator system. While existing modules have served to connect...
Electromechanical membrane pumps from Abel are used as process pumps for transporting fluids and powders, for feeding filter presses and centrifuges and for...
The Industry Automation Division of Siemens has developed a new PC-based controller for process automation. The Simatic PCS7 AS RTX is a member of the Simatic...
Siemens Industry Automation has added the function power management to the range of functions of its Simatic PCS 7 control system and Simatic WinCC...
Schniewindt equips the first heating element with its so-called Giso closure method and integrated thermocouple thereby achieving optimal operating data for a...
Schmidt Technology expands the range of products by offering a new thermal flow sensor for the use in explosive environment. Designed for the operation...
The Elan range of control devices and indicator lights for the 22.3 mm industrial standard meets the requirements of the Atex directive. The entire Ex...
The LMA500 from Sartorius is an optical moisture analyser whose appeal lies not only in speed and accuracy but also in its user-friendly calibration functions...
Samson now includes all diagnostic features, which were only available at an extra charge, as standard in its series 3730 and 3731 positioners. The on-board...
With the Coriolis mass flow meters/controllers by Bronkhorst Cori-Tech, the accurate measurement and control of low flow rates from 100 mg/h up to 30 kg/h can...
Baumer offers the electrical pressure transmitter of the ED 701 series with a range of additional features so that it is highly suitable for hygienic pressure...
Anton Paar L-Dens 427F I online density transducers are compact and small and fit into each metering skid. Product density and mass can thus be controlled and...
Between 18 and 20 November 2008 decision-makers and experts from the oils and fats industry will be converging on the M,O,C, Events Centre for the second...
For most companies, industrial maintenance is a key competitive factor – and one for which Maintain is the ultimate exhibition platform. The trade fair for...
Pumps and valves manufacturer KSB AG, Frankenthal, presented excellent results and prospects to its shareholders at the Annual General Meeting in June...
The Valve World Conference & Exhibition taking place in Maastricht, The Netherlands, November 4th until 6th 2008 is going to be an international platform...
Georg Fischer Ltd, Schaffhausen/Switzerland, acquires the business activities of Alfa Plastics Inc. in Brampton (Toronto), Ontario. The company is a...
Change in Leadership at Flottweg AG, Germany: Chief Executive Manager Peter Bruckmayer and Financial Director Joachim Weiers-haus have retired and become...
Emerson announced it has acquired TopWorx. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TopWorx becomes part of Emerson Process Management, expanding Emerson’s...
Donaldson Advanced Filtration has appointed Lars Pedersen as Export Sales Manager. This is a newly created role covering an extensive export region, servicing...
Biotechnica 2008 has a new forum for pharmaceutical biotechnology. For the first time, the European Association of Pharma Biotechnology (EAPB) – in...
Achema 2009 in Frankfurt/M. is set to continue its impressive record of achieving the largest visitor attendance figures of any lab show worldwide. Around 40...
The Buhler Technology Group has acquired all the shares of the U.S. firm Aeroglide Inc. through the signing and closing of a definitive agreement with...
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