As of April 1, 2010 a change in CeramTec-ETEC’s management took place. Dr. Hartmut Krüner (51), member of the Executive Board since the end of 2002, was...
Archive - April 2010
Colfax Corporation, a global leader in fluid-handling solutions for critical applications, announced that Arne Forslund has been promoted to the newly-created...
BASF’s Catalysts division, the global leader in catalysis, has completed a number of capital investment projects to strengthen the company’s manufacturing...
Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, applauds the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) unanimous vote to certify...
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT), a global leader in the transport and treatment of water, wastewater and other fluids, last weak announced it has completed the...
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony the process and laboratory equipment provider Sartorius inaugurated its new plant at the Sartorius Group’s location in...
Samson control valves can be integrated into all common process control systems. The detailed functioning is demonstrated by the Smart Valve Integration Center...
Ever since its foundation in 1939, Ital- vacuum has manufactured industrial vacuum pumps and vacuum dryers for process use in the chemical, pharmaceutical and...
BolognaFiere and Ipack-Ima have recently signed an important partnership agreement: it establishes a new company, with both BolognaFiere and Ipack-Ima owning...
GF Piping Systems, a Corporate Group of Georg Fischer AG, inaugurated its new production facility in Ratnagiri, India. The Corporation has invested several...
Emerson Process Management announced the appointment of Robert T. Sharp as president, Europe. Sharp will be based at Emerson’s European head office in Baar...
The DCI distribution station from Sigpack Systems, a Bosch Packaging Technology company, features easy access for cleaning and maintenance. The sub frame...
The drum emptying station from Dietrich Engineering Consultant allows discharging drums. The station consists of a suction hopper connected to the Powderflex...
Electro-deionisation (EDI) and electrolytic ozone generation are widely used for water treatment since they require no chemicals. However, both of these...
Buhler's horizontal full-volume bead mill Centex is charact-erised by its very high productivity, robustness, user-friendliness and energy-optimised processes...
TMI has just started up a fully automatic unit for de-palletising, breaking and emptying of paper valve bags, adapting own technology from gantry palletiser...
Munsch fabricated the MPC magnetically-coupled pumps for hazardous fluids of PFA. Thick-walled PFA volute casings (wall thicknesses of around 10 mm) guarantee...
The three-channel vacuum display and controller Combivac CM 51 from Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum for industrial and research applications monitors and controls the...
The granulising-drying system from Kason, consisting of a centrifugal screener, a spheroidiser, circular fluid bed dryer, and a vibratory screener, converts...
Hermetic has set standard in pump technology with their newly developed single-stage standardised chemical canned motor pump in the HCN/HCNF range.
From Flexicon’s TIP-Tire range of dumpers, the latest Box-Container Dumper forms a dust-tight seal between the container and the equipment, tips the...
Elau´s PacDrive M technology is the key to high availability and low operating costs for servo-driven production, filling, and packaging machinery, as well as...
The miniature air velocity transmitters, series EE575 and EE576 of E+E Elektronik, allow accurate measurements of flow in air and gases. The EE575 measures...
The Dräger Flame 5000 video flame detector is a new developed device which is capable of processing its own video signal via a signal algorithm. This...
Gas detection specialist Crowcon has expanded the capabilities of its Tetra:3 (T3) personal multi-gas detector with three more toxic gas sensors: ozone (O3)...
Bronkhorst Cori-Tech has released the mini Cori-Flow model M12. The lowest capacity has been reduced to 0,4 to 20 g/h. The instruments are suitable for both...
Mineral-free and made of high-purity cellulose: The Becopad range, available as a low-cationic and a cationic version, stands for maximum filtration...
The software ORion-PI Express handling of Axxom enables the introduction of so-called express areas wherein a picking performance of more than 1200...
The Swedish company Tapflo has launched the first diaphragm pump in its new aseptic series. The Tapflo series will be available in three sizes for sterile...
The Striko SU (reverse acting) and SZ (forward acting) rup-ture disc series are predominantly designed for use with the company’s own SHU and SHZ holders but...
Already with the standard version the motor metering pumps of the Sigma series are offered with multilayer safety dia-phragm and integrated dia-phragm fracture...
Pfeiffer Vacuum has brought to market a new line of compact yet powerful turbopumps under the name HiPace. These pace-setters range from pumping speeds of 10...
Uniformity is the central focus of the new analytical platform offered by Endress+Hauser Conducta. By giving similar features an identical layout, users...
An easily visible level indication was one of several features taken into account in the development of the FlexLevel Switch at the request of customers. Now...
For particularly reliable pressure measurement in critical processes e. g. in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries, Wika has developed a solution...
A specially demanding task concerning the sensitivity of measuring equipment, is level detection in silica acids. The material changes its density very much...
GEA Tuchenhagen has completed its Vesta Sterile valve series with various tank-bottom valve variants. This provides the users with a full range of solutions in...
With granulation systems available for applications as diverse as foodstuffs, subcooling melts, thixotropy, abrasive and corrosive products, Sandvik offers a...
The Retsch cutting mill SM 300 is characterised by comfortable operation and quick and easy cleaning. The high torque of the 3 kW drive with additional...
The Pallmann ConoMill type PLK is used for pulverising, mixing, homogenising, coating and defiberising of various materials. Possible materials are, for...
Kalenborn offers Kalmetall-HB hard steel as cost-effective so-lution for moderate wear. It will be of advantage whenever bulk materials generate wear, either...
Chemical resistance and protection against overheating and burning are the benefits of the magnetic stirrer C-MAG HS7 with ceramic hotplate. The strong motor...
Increased mixing intensity is the key feature of the Vitomix from Hosokawa Micron. The double conical screws provide up to eight times more transport volume...
Whereas in the past the aim was generally the production of ever finer powders, today the focus is on equipping particles with specific properties. Besides the...
Herding developed an extraction system for plants for an extraction rate of 1500 to 2000 m³/h. The so-called PharmEx filter features a pressure shock...
On a centrifugal sifter, the bulk material is fed in a controlled flow into the cylindrical basket containing the sieve house. Fast rotating blades push the...
Gemü has included the 537 manually operated globe valve in the product range. This valve type uses the same valve bodies as the Gemü 534 and 532 actuated...
GEA Niro's Sanicip is a system of CIPable bag filters for spray dryers that uses reverse jet pulsing technology to make sure that powder is removed from every...
Using two Fritsch Easy GTM bowls with special lids and a transmitter as well as a receiver board, the planetary ball mill can be turned into an analytical...
The GreCon spark detection and extinguishing system is a fire prevention measure. In all areas where combustible materials are processed mechani-cally or...
Ebbecke extends his range by means of another contract service. The infrared drying tech is holding monetary advantages, compared to common methods like...
DIN EN 60751, the standard for industrial platinum resistance thermometers, was recently re-issued after more than a decade (2009 Edition). The primary reason...
The Safety Integrity Level (SIL) and explosion protection are fixed elements when it comes to planning and operating process plants and systems. There is a...
Owing to their high heat capacity and thermal conductivity, molten salts are used today in the chemical industry to transfer heat and in power stations for...
The energy efficiency of pumps and pump systems is set to be one of the central topics of the next few years. According to an EU study, pumps account for...
Elastomer seals in pharmaceutical equipment need to be resistant to chemicals and solvents used in the manufacture of crudes and pures. Equally important, they...
Sometimes it only takes an intelligent combination of suitable components in order to come up with an innovative solution and reach new levels of flexibility...
High functionality in minimal space: multiport valves like the Robolux ensure compact processes, facilitate excellent cleaning and increase process...
Stainless steel fermenters have proven themselves in biotechnology for many years. They are upgradable at any time and can thus improve production processes...
Two Trebing & Himstedt solu-tions, the successful, well-tried Profibus Scope diagnosis tool and the xEPI 2 diagnostic unit for web-based monitoring, are...
Siemens Industry Automation Division has added the Sitrans LVS100 to its line of vibrating point level switches for high, low, or demand levels of dry bulk...
In addition to tried-and-tested models with halogen and xenon flash lamps, R. Stahl's 6162 line of signal beacons now also includes energy-saving LED-based...
The PSR-FSP safety relay from Phoenix Contact is a safe coupling relay that is specifically harmonised to operate with fail-safe controls (F-PLC) in process...
Setting up a Fieldbus infrastructure often involves installation work at remote locations with no power supply in sight. At the same time, the DCS and its...
Nord Drivesystems offers its SK 500E line of frequency inverters with outputs from 25 to 22 kW. This versatile series comes in a variety of models with...
The variable area flowmeter H250 M40 features a complete modular design, enabling it to be individually configured for virtually any requirement. From pure...
The Jumo Wtrans temperature measuring system line has been extended by a transmitter with Atex approval and transmitters containing a highly...
The Silworx engineering tool from Hima is now available for use with the Himatrix product series. Silworx simplifies the hardware configuration and allows for...
Emerson Process Management has expanded its Fieldvue instrument product line with the DVC6200 series digital valve controller, featuring linkage-less...
High-temperature inductive proximity switches from sensor expert EGE are now also available as M18 and M30 models. The sensors from the IRTS/IDTS series are...
The special feature of the integral geared motor concept OneGearDrive from Danfoss Bauer is the omission of the normal cooling fins. Due to the totally smooth...
With the media separated 6650 flipper valve Bürkert presents an extremely compact, fast switching valve which has been optimised especially for reproducible...
The standard screen decanters in the Conthick series are mainly employed in the production of bulk materials, such as potassium chloride, sodium carbonate or...
With the s-Jet system, sub-micron fineness, previously unobtainable by dry grinding, is now a reality. The s-Jet uses steam as a grinding medium and provides...
The Super Clean Mill meets the requirements of good manufacturing practice (GMP) in the pharmaceutical and food industries. The special design of this pin mill...
The introduction of self-cleaning, fluidised-bed heat exchange technology can benefit processes where conventional heat exchangers suffer from severe fouling...
A manufacturer of generic drugs operates a plant in which the ConiWitt- 150 sieve mill was integrated to deagglomerate and homogenise solids. However, since...
Equipment containing potential ignition sources may only be installed in hazardous areas if it is certified for use in the relevant explosion risk zone...
The NT and Vario series chemistry pumping units have opened up numerous possibilities for more efficient and cost-effective vacuum processes. With a wide range...
Tricad MS is a design tool that covers all fundamental areas of a plant designer’s daily work in the process industry – from diagrams and detailed design...
The Vacvision vacuum controller can not only be used to control and monitor vacuum systems, it also facilitates individual parameter settings and intuitive...
Dinnissen has developed the fully automatic air-based Dry Cleaning in Place concept. The method allows companies to clean their mixing and transport systems...
The pumps and valves manufacturer KSB generated consolidated earnings before taxes of 172.8 million Euro in financial year 2009 (previous year: 200.1 million...
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