25.09.2012 - The fourth Namur conference in China will be held on the 21st and 22nd November 2012. This event has grown continually since 2009, the year in...
Archive - September 2012
24.09.2012 - Switzerland will be the official Partner Country of Biotechnica 2013. The Partner Country arrangement, the first ever for Biotechnica, was...
The T series of seal-less high pressure diaphragm pumps developed by Wanner extends the Hydra-Cell pump concept into higher flow and pressure capacities, where...
Introducing the YA11 sounder, R. Stahl has extended its Yodalex line of signalling devices. The YA11 is designed to be mounted in panels used in zone 2 or 22...
Siemens has expanded its Comos software solution for plant engineering and operation. The Comos enterprise platform enables users to control large quantities...
The thermal flow sensors SS 20.600 from Schmidt Technology use the measurement principle of heat convection to determine flow velocity or volume flow. The flow...
The sterilising-grade filters Sartopore from Sartorius Stedim Biotech are pleated using the TwinPleat process. The surface of the polyethersulfone filter...
The Russell Hygiene Filter is a specifically designed self-cleaning liquid filter to meet the demands of the food and pharmaceutical industries. This filter...
The tool from Rockwell Automation conveniently allows manufacturers to use mobile devices or computers to calculate potential savings derived from variable...
Richter Chemie-Technik has considerably expanded its product range of shut-off and control butterfly valves. With immediate effect, Richter can supply valves...
Polysoude presented its latest carriage-type welding head, the Polycar 30 AVC/OSC. This product was manufactured to satisfy high market demand following an...
The Palas U-SMPS (Universal scanning mobility particle sizer) measures continuously and time resolved particle size distributions of ultra-fine and...
In several sectors of the industry successful dispersing, which is the targeted separation of agglomerated particles, is still representing a challenge...
The Tornado T2 fully metal rotary lobe pump is specially designed by Netzsch for industrial applications with chemically aggressive media or for hygiene...
Watson-Marlow launched its new Qdos 30 pump range at Achema 2012. Developed in response to extensive industrial customer feedback regarding improved chemical...
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division now supplies motors with the “increased safety” type of protection in the premium efficiency class IE3. All Ex e...
Special preventive measures are required to operate machines and systems in areas where there is a risk of explosion. The motors and gear units from...
EHEDG, QHD, 3-A Sanitary Standards, materials specifications of the FDA and BfR (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) – the list of hygiene guidelines for...
Batch mode or continuous flow? There is no way of subsequently telling how the final product of a mixing process was manufactured. Depending on the...
With the Netzsch barrel emptying system, practically any type of media from any size of barrel can be removed. With the use of a secondary plate, a complete...
Meissner developed TepoFlex polyethylene biocontainers, which offer unprecedented fluid integrity performance in 2D & 3D configurations, in volumes from 50...
Gebr. Lödige Maschinenbau developed the LC coater series specially for coating tablets. Besides user-friendliness and ease-of-cleaning, great importance was...
The Lindor Gentle Dryer is a machine for impregnating, heating, drying and cooling of powders, granulate and natural products. The design of the machine is...
There are many possible ways to minimise dust formation during bag discharge. Regardless of whether a simple bag discharge station or one with an integrated...
The label on a bottle of medicine is taken for granted by every patient and usually given no further thought. Everyone expects to see the correct product name...
The Optiflex 1100 C from Krohne offers a cost-effective and higher performing replacement for traditional level meters such as RF capacitance, conductive and...
The Criox system consists of a multiproduct rotary vacuum dryer/powderer capable to totally extract any kind of solvents from the wet powders coming from...
In many plants, the compressor is the centerpiece of production. In the event of failure, not only the compressor but the whole production line shuts down...
New application areas have been gained since Haver & Boecker’s high performance net weigher 7480 H was further developed. By implementing the weigher...
The two models of the Analysette 28 measure particle shape and size of powders and bulk solids as well as in suspensions and emulsions with digital image...
With the decanter centrifuge Z8E, Flottweg considerably enlarges the capacity range of its decanters for the food and chemical industries. With the adjustable...
The Rosemount Analytical Model 6888 in-situ oxygen analyser provides accurate measurement of the oxygen remaining in the flue gases coming from combustion...
T he mechanical seal ESD64HD has been further developed for working pressures up to 100 bar. Even a bottom entry application is reliable and manageable. By...
With the eCartex, EagleBurgmann offers a technically perfected solution: a combination of the Cartex cartridge unit, proven by decades of use, and the...
Crane’s Duo-Chek high performance Check Valve employs two spring-loaded plates suspended on a central vertical hinge pin. The dual plate and flat seat design...
Bürkle barrel pumps AccuOne and EnergyOne with the hybrid system ensure fast, flexible and convenient filling. The pumps are equipped with two different power...
Bosch Packaging Technology has developed the Fast Air Lock ISS 1000 for the fast and contamination-free transfer of pharmaceutical equipment into and out of...
The first step to improving energy efficiency is being able to measure and evaluate the amount of power actually consumed. Any deviations from normal values...
Arca’s MF0 actuator from the proven 812/813 series is a pneumatic actuator that was specially designed to be compatible with sterile and fine chemical...
Compabloc FreeFlow is a highly efficient, fully welded plate heat exchanger especially developed for use in pharmaceutical applications.
Handling high-viscosity, pasty fluids that are just non flowing is a critical point in the production process. A cream and ointment manufacturer decided to use...
Maximum flexibility in the production of creams, ointments and gels was the key factor behind Qualiphar-Gifrers decision to invest in a new plant. The BG 2000...
The Advanced Series air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps from Wilden, available in metal or plastic, safely handle and transfer the most dangerous...
The two-stage helical bevel gear units from Nord Drivesystems are designed as washdown versions that withstand frequent intense and aggressive cleaning...
Nash has extended its offerings in the market for liquid ring pumps: this pump series features magnetic drives and was developed to address the demands of the...
Available with drive powers ranging from 37 to 90 kW, the two-stage machines of the CSG-2 series provide free air deliveries from 4.8 to 12.7 m³/min for...
NeoMag from DST Dauermagnet-SystemTechnik with permanent magnetic coupling can save up to 30 % energy in comparison with conventional models. The pump impeller...
Aerzener has developed the AT Turbo blower Generation 5 especially for the requirements of biologically working municipal and industrial water treatment...
When a company gets into financial difficulties, the reason is frequently something as mundane as high operational costs. Outlay for maintenance can quickly...
The chemical industry manufactures a large number of products for use within the food chain, e.g. vitamins, silicates, oxides, food colourings, etc. Products...
Glatt's Technology Center in Weimar provides units and systems of different capacities for the production of granules and pellets from powders or solid...
HRS Heat Exchangers has supplied Clearfleau with HRS DTI series industrial double tube heat exchangers for their high rate Anaerobic Digestion (AD) system. The...
In areas with little or only contaminated ground and surface water, the desalination of sea water to obtain drinking water plays a major role. To ensure...
Turck's interface module backplane combines up to 32 I/O channels with electrical isolation and a redundant power supply in a minimum of space, thus creating...
Pressure transmitters in process industries face a wide spectrum of challenges. No matter whether the application demands hygiene, explosion safety, SIL...
Sensors supply control systems, diagnostic tools or process control instruments with a lot of information. In order to be ready for the future, sensors must be...
About 10 % of all drugs sold globally are fake – equivalent to a massive 200 billion USD annually. The industry first began to tackle the problem of...
In the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, special solutions are needed for customised manufacturing processes at a variety of locations...
Ophthalmic medicines are pharmaceutical products that are applied directly to the eyeball, conjunctiva or conjunctival sac. Sterility is a top priority in this...
If the Atex directive imposes strict requirements with regard to monitoring, dry-running mechanical seals can quickly become uneconomical. Chetra has therefore...
17.09.2012 – BASF, a leading producer of generic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) honored last week in a celebration twenty years of operations in...
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