In the process industry there are many applications where dust occurs. Pressure measuring instruments for such environments require an Atex approval for dust...
Archive - April 2007
To close the remaining gap of standard applications with smaller measuring ranges and lower process demands, Vegapuls 67 has been developed. It finds...
The Vesta range of sterile valves is now also available in larger nominal widths. The extended range includes the following sizes: DN 32, 40, 50, 65, 80 and...
The Apex screener comes standard with the features found on the Rotex Screener: gyratory-reciprocating motion, positive screen cleaning and bouncing balls to...
The exhibition duo Powtech/TechnoPharm closes with over 15,000 trade visitors after three successful days. “13 per cent more visitors show that our extra...
Netzsch-Feinmahltechnik has developed the Micro C-Mix, a pilot plant version of the C-Mix Inline Disperser. Homogeneous, fine dispersions within a controlled...
K-Tron and Dinnissen offer a harmonised, tried and tested single source solution to continuous feeding and mixing applications. The continuous mixing system...
The Heinen hibelt belt dryers can be used for continuous drying and conditioning of capsules containing active ingredients (DPI) as well as herbs, plants or...
Donaldson's Tetratex membranes are ideal for a wide range of applications. The expanded PTFE membranes are manufactured from 100 % PTFE Polymer resin. They are...
With Septron Bio-Safe, Christ now offers an electrode ionisation module with an integrated membrane stage. It is based on the proven and patented spiral wound...
The validated Excel add-in EasyStat 4.4 offers data visualisation techniques and statistical analyses that are needed in the lab and in production, but are not...
DeltaV InSight is an integrated application used to monitor, analyse, diagnose, and improve control loop performance. The InSight application includes all the...
The Wilden-Unitec UB pump introduced by Axflow, also known as the Biocor, is designed to meet critical process requirements out of the box. These include high...
Chemical reaction processes often require the simultaneous addition of several liquids into a reactor in the finest drops possible. In many processes...
The Flottweg Z5E decanter is a modern high-performance centrifugal decanter designed to meet the individual requirements of many different industries. It is...
Most hydrogenation reactions are limited by either the heat transfer and/or the mass transfer. Solving these two problems is relatively easy at small or medium...
Most practitioners have been in this situation at some time or other: a control valve has been prepared according to the process data, but, by the time it is...
GF Piping Systems launched the type 567 wafer-style butterfly valves and the type 568 lug-style butterfly valves for end installation in 2006. The two versions...
Microreaction technology is in the process of revolutionising synthesis in the fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries. Many of the reactions that are...
To increase mean time between failure (MTBF), improve safety and reduce leaks, system and maintenance engineers must match a seal material's performance and...
In a waste water treatment plant sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, heavy metal precipitation additives and flocculants are metered by N-P31 diaphragm pumps...
The dry-break couplings of the ASK-CP series are available in nominal widths from DN 15 to DN 50. Users in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries value the...
Processing systems fall into the area of conflict between achieving the greatest possible level of safety for personnel, machines and the environment and the...
The tying up of unnecessarily large amounts of money in inventories is commonplace. It is also a recognized problem in the process industries, as both...
Extremely flexible, fast scheduling and quick installation: the FieldConnex system for fieldbus integration in hazardous areas and the high-power trunk concept...
High throughputs, optimum reproducibility and maximum flexibility – these were the requirements specified by BASF’s research laboratories for two modern...
Plant operators in the control centre will in future profit from a completely new set of eyes and ears. The age of wireless already allows information from...
Munich-based Wacker Chemie AG is reorganizing its distribution structures in Turkey. Effective January 1, 2007, the Dutch IMCD Group subsidiary IMCD Türkiye...
Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG of Wolfratshausen/Germany established EagleBurgmann OOO (OOO = corporation) as a 100 % subsidiary in Zavolzhe which is...
The pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutical, located in Geel, Belgium, has honored Düsseldorf-based Degussa AG with its Partnership Award 2006 for...
HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG has founded a new joint venture in China. The products and services offered by HIMA (Shanghai) Safety Systems Co. Ltd...
The sealing of shafts in kneading, agitating and mixing machinery as well as in many positive displacement pumps is a critical hygiene factor especially in the...
With the AFG 3000 series, even challenging powders can be processed in an accurate, fast, and reliable way. The compact systems are designed for medium and...
The patented ProClean liner filling head (LBK) allows the contamination-free filling of any type of containers. The product outlet and a side hand-access...
The Sartorius range of infrared drying balances has been streamlined, while the MA45, MA50 and MA145 moisture analyser models have been combined into the MA150...
With the nozzle-type separator DC 130, Westfalia Separator presents a separator generation for high-pressure processes in the chemical industry. The separator...
The T.VIS concept (Tuchenhagen Valve Information System) completes the pneumatic Vesta sterile valve series with a smart, modular system for valve monitoring...
Kalcret-S hard compound will be the best choice if minimum installation time is requested for larger surfaces. Kalcret-S is hard, wear-resistant and quickly...
With the InPro 4260 pH probes, Mettler-Toledo introduces a patented polymer, the Xerolyt Extra. The InPro 4260 probes combine high accuracy with longevity even...
Thai Oleochemicals Company and Thai Fatty Alcohols Company have jointly commissioned Uhde to build a turnkey plant complex for the combined production of...
Siemens' Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has supplied the design and equipment for a purifying plant that removes nitrogen...
Sartorius AG, a worldwide leading laboratory and process equipment provider, signed a binding agreement with the biopharmaceutical supplier Stedim Biosystems...
On 1 April 2007, Samson, the Frankfurt-based specialist in instrumentation and controls, has celebrated its 100th anniversary. Commenting on the anniversary...
The Chinese Profibus Organization (CPO), the Chinese standardization authorities TC124/SAC and PI (Profibus & Profinet International) are recording great...
As part of its Asia strategy, the Lanxess chemicals group is building a new plant for the manufacture of lubricant additives in Qingdao, China. The production...
With the recent acquisition of Premier Pneumatics of Salina, Kansas, USA, by the K-Tron Process Group, K-Tron has now opted to use the Premier Pneumatics brand...
Emerson Process Management announces that it has been chosen to automate a 1.5 million tons per year hydrotreating unit in a refinery in Dalian, China. The...
Since its economic opening in the early eighties, China has emerged as the world’s global powerhouse for the production of industrial and consumer goods...
BASF broke ground for two new plants in Pudong, near Shanghai in China, which will manufacture polyacrylate polymers and specialty chemicals for leather...
The T91 temperature transmitters are available with voltage or current output and in rail or head mounting versions. These analogue temperature transmitters...
Weidmüller has extended its family of SAI Active Universal modules with SAI Active Pro – a sub bus system with robust design rated to IP 67. Standard bus...
R. Stahl has expanded its range of ISbus components. The units allow users to connect intrinsically safe Foundation Fieldbus H1 or Profibus PA devices to up to...
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has introduced Sitrans FUS060, a flow meter for industrial plants. The device is designed for applications that involve...
The Advanced Diagnostic Module (ADM) for the FieldConnex Power Hub measures the fieldbus physical layer and brings transparency and control to fieldbus...
Nord has developed the flexible Nordac DA decentral drive concept which serves to relocate electronic control technology from control cabinets directly to the...
The start-up procedure for Optiwave and Optiflex is totally uncomplicated using the Quick Setup Assistant. The standard signal converter with large graphic...
Compact series rotary blowers provide user advantages, as they combine exceptional availability, energy efficiency and ease of maintenance with quiet...
Next to pH, electrolytic conductivity is the most frequently measured parameter for aqueous solutions. The Jumo Aquis 500 series of instruments has been...
The Gemü 550, 554 and 507 angle seat globe valves are now also available with clamp connections. Type 550 valve with pneumatic stainless steel actuator, type...
Enhanced flexibility and increased production volumes are constantly posing new challenges to the performance of the components used in biopharmaceutical...
The globalisation of the economy and worldwide trade in goods require companies to be close to their customers in order to respond quickly and flexibly. For...
Chemical sites in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia had to cope with enormous bloodletting after the fall of communism. Employee numbers dropped from 180,000...
Trac-IT, the manufacturing execution system, controls approximately 75 weight based workstations at IFF’s Haverhill plant. The system provides full...
With the increasing number of short production runs packaged on demand, industrial sites have to find efficient labelling systems to avoid having to maintain...
Ekato manufactures a modular mixing system that is capable of processing products across all normal viscosity ranges. Several variations of the Ekato Paravisc...
High flux rates, combined with chemical and thermal resistance and the resulting operational reliability – these are the reasons why users worldwide opt for...
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