The IBC Ecobulk SE-EX-UL from Schütz is based on the SE-EX container that features a steel case with an electrostatic function and an inner bottle that...
Archive - April 2009
Emotron FDU/VFX variable speed drives support communication via industrial Ethernet using Modbus TCP. This international networking standard provides high...
Ebbecke Verfahrenstechnik developed a modular screen system, in which both screen basket and screen top were placed in a closed case. The system does not...
Amot has added an Atex approved electric 250 mm hazardous area Model 4261 emergency engine air shut-off valve to its standard SpeedTrap range, protecting...
Yokogawa's DXAdvanced R3 data acquisition and display station for networks is a paperless recorder with built-in panel, and offers integrated display...
The Wright Flow CP50/025 Classic+ high pressure rotary lobe pump is designed for hygienic and industrial high pressure applications. Hygienic applications...
Bookings by members of the German Large Industrial Plant Manufacturer´s Group (AGAB) rose to a record 32.8 billion euros in 2008 compared to 32.4 billion...
Schenck Process has acquired the bulk material handling assets of the Tedo Companys.r.o., Czech Republic. This acquisition further strengthens the position of...
United States exports of packaging machinery from January to December 2008 were up 9.5 % from the same period in 2007, totaling US $ 950 million. The data was...
The Nürnberg packaging trio will be back from 29 September to 1 October 2009: Fachpack (packaging solutions) will be 30 and therefore is giving a birthday...
In order to make the most of the global sealing opportunities in the oil, gas, and chemical industries, Freudenberg has merged sealing activities in these...
Achema 2009 from May 11 to 15 in Frankfurt am Main is still on the road to success. “So far, the economic situation has had no consequences for the leading...
Colasit, specialist for corrosion-resistant fans and exhaust air scrubbers made of plastic, celebrates three anniversaries in 2009: The Swiss headquarters in...
BASF has started a new plant for the insulation material Neopor in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Neopor is an expandable polystyrene (EPS). The plant has a yearly...
GEA Tuchenhagen designed the T-smart valve series for basic functions. It includes butterfly, single-seat, divert and mixproof valves. The series is...
R. Stahl has extended its Ispac 9182 range of temperature transmitters by adding a model suitable for use in safety-related process automation applications...
Siemens Water Technologies’ MemPulse membrane bioreactor (MBR) uses a mechanical device that supplies irregular pulses of air to the MBR module. This...
The Dyxim series from Sartorius enables users to check packed and unpacked products for the presence of various contaminants such as glass, metal, rock, bones...
Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), has launched a multi-purpose perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) compound that offers outstanding resistance to a broad range of...
Parker Instrumentation has provided a custom-designed, compact double block-and-bleed valve to reduce the size and weight of a groundbreaking skid produced for...
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has introduced the Turbovac SL, a line of high-reliability mechanical turbomolecular vacuum pumps designed for industrial...
The NetterVibration product programme has been extended by a further conveyor system. Traditional vibration conveyor systems work on the throwing principle, in...
Primeroy L is the second product of Milton Roy's range of compact industrial dosing pumps. The pump is designed around the GSD diaphragm liquid end (Global...
Microdyn-Nadir will introduce a cassette system for the ultrafiltration of highly viscous media like fermentation processes. With a membrane area of 10 m² and...
The 860 KF Thermoprep from Metrohm for thermal sample preparation in Karl Fischer titration can be combined with a wide range of titrators for volumetric and...
The plastic spiral heat exchanger made by Makatec has been designed for the heat exchange between liquids. With volume flows between 0.25 and 15.0 m3/h or...
The Larox LPP pump family has been expanded to include the LPP-M, which is designed for accurate metering. The LPP-M pumps have an exact flow per revolution...
The dTrans p20 transmitter series from Jumo expands the top-of-the-range pressure measuring instruments of this company. The new stainless steel housing makes...
Julabo offers two ultra-low refrigerated circulators with proportional cooling control and 2-phase cascade cooling. The active cooling control ensures that the...
The ITT Goulds VRS vertical rubber-lined canti-lever sump pump can pump tough slurries with lower mainte-nance and operating costs. VRS liners, impeller and...
Waste-water pumps of the N 3000 series from ITT Flygt are known for their safety, reliability and operational economy. But these waste-water pumps are ideal...
Intergraph has released the validation, transformation and loading module for Smartplant Enterprise for Owner Operators (SPO VTL), a comprehensive solution...
A nitrogen purged milling system for delumping an active pharmaceutical ingredient prior to packaging has recently been supplied to Astrazeneca by Hosokawa...
A filter concept for WIP bag filters as well as a space-saving plate filter design make continuously operating fluidised bed and spouted bed equipment by Glatt...
The 554 globe valve range from Gemü is extended by a compact actuator with a piston diameter of 30 mm. The total valve height to the pipe centre is only 81...
Dinnissen has developed a bag emptier for automatically emptying bags containing hazardous powders, particles or granulates while at the same time reducing the...
The Depa E4 compound diaphragm enables valuable advancements in the air operated diaphragm pump industry. A special nopped E4 surface, which refers to a...
The CMV eco plastic fan in sizes 125, 160, 200, 250, 315 and 400 from Colasit is able to handle aggressive and humid industrial exhaust air. The sizes...
The patented Septron series from the Christ Water Technology Group includes an elec- trodeionisation module for high flow rates which can be sanitised with hot...
Due to the rarity and high price of corrosive resistant materials like Titan, Tantalum, or alloys like Hastelloy and Nickel, Biar has developed a PFA version...
The FlexBar 3431 was designed according to the Profibus PA profile 3.0 and is fully configurable with the Simatic PDM software, allowing online process...
Aerzener Maschinenfabrik has extended its screw compressor unit series Delta Screw generation 5. The range of compressor units for the middle range of volume...
The Optidew hygrometer for anti-icing systems from Michell Instruments has a wide dynamic measurement range from -50 to +90 °C dew point over a temperature...
Saving energy is an important issue for all areas operating with compressed air. The probes of the Sonoair series are equipped with a lot of details. With the...
For the employment in process technology the Schmidt flow sensor SS 20.260 offers three crucial upgrades compared to his forerunner. With an expanded measuring...
Flexicon has launched a combination of bulk bag/drum filler featuring a fill head that pivots down for connecting empty bags at floor level and a...
Emerson Process Management has announced the release of the Fisher GX 3-way control valve and actuator system. The GX 3-way has the ability to accurately...
The Bulk-X-Change bulk materials heat exchanger from Coperion Waeschle is available for immediate integration into pneumatic conveying systems. The direct...
The self-contained circular vibratory screener-fluid bed dryer system from Kason removes oversize and undersize material, and dries on-size material. The...
Asco Numatics introduces the ¼” and ½”Asco Actuator Control System (ACS), a compact range of standard, explosion-proof systems for the control of...
The Accutrak AT100 and Accu-trak AT200 high accuracy, magnetostrictive liquid level transmitters from K-Tek have been certified for operation in SIL 2 (Safety...
If problems occur in a cooling water circuit, they often affect the heat exchanger first. Deposits form there as a result of solid matter and microorganisms in...
The Planex System is a multi-product dryer, developed for vacuum drying of wet powders obtained from a centrifuge or a filter press, that it is especially...
The typical applications for welded plate heat exchangers are not restricted to high pressures and temperatures, strong alternating stresses and chemically...
There are various methods of separating solids from a suspension. These include filtration, centrifuging and drying. In most cases, further processing of the...
When it comes to pulverising and milling hard, crystalline or fibrous products, there is often no alternative to the hammermill. Putting unproblematic solid...
Everyone is talking about sustainability, whether in agriculture, politics or industry. The focus is clearly on energy generation – solar, wind and biomass...
Oiltanking is one of the world’s leading independent storage partners for oils, chemicals and gases. At the Malta tank farm Oiltanking is currently building...
Diaphragm seals are mainly used if, for example, very hot or highly corrosive processes prohibit the direct connection of pressure measuring instruments to the...
Two thirds of all users consider permanent monitoring of Profibus networks a necessity. Nevertheless, only a few have actually implemented it today. This could...
The water content of many products has to be maintained within closely stipulated limits, which means that it must be checked at regular intervals during the...
Plant downtimes mean wasted money. In the last few years, therefore, strat-egies for availability based maintenance have been pursued and implemented in...
In order to drain toxic or hazardous media, it is essential to achieve a clean separation of the phases. If gases in this class have to be drained to protect...
Gefa Processtechnik presents its latest development, the triple eccentric HGT shut-off valve, at this year's Achema trade fair. It combines good sealing...
Water is the most popular heat transfer agent used in industry. It is readily available, cheap and above all not toxic. Up to +100 °C it can be handled easily...
Reliably tight in harsh environments – the bellows valves of the latest generation boast better performance and undergo rigid quality controls to ensure they...
DSM Nutritional Products has opened its third premix plant in China. The new facility allows DSM to serve a larger geographical area in China. This enables the...
The expansion of worldwide production capacity for thermoplastic methacrylic resins at Evonik Industries is proceeding according to schedule. At Shanghai...
Emerson has acquired Bay-Tec Engineering of Napa, California, USA. Bay-Tec becomes part of Emerson Process Management, expanding Emerson’s capabilities for...
The technology group The Linde Group and its consortium partner Samsung Engineering, Korea, have been awarded the contract to build a turnkey ethylene plant in...
Siemens Water Technologies has been awarded the sole license for the global manufacture and supply of the entire range of products, service and replacement...
Additional polycrystalline-silicon production facilities officially came on stream at Wacker Chemie AG’s Burghausen site. The plant’s full nominal capacity...
Numerous cost reduction programmes have been launched by production executives to restrict the financial pressure from competitors in the Far East and meet the...
In terms of economics, safety and ecology, the focus has shifted away from steel pipes. In practical terms, the alternatives are high-quality plastics that...
Even in difficult economical times, liquid detergents, household cleaners and personal care products are often the mainstay of turnover. Personal care...
To evaporate highly flammable solvents economically, a contact dryer must work under inert gas. The mixer manufacturer AVA Huep uses Inmatec’s PSA generators...
In the majority of MBR plants, submerged membrane modules are used for the membrane stage. The driving force behind a new technology in this field is an...
Reliable standard operations are essential in the pharmaceutical and food industries. They guarantee safety during production as well as delivery of a...
The manufacture of compressed products in the chemical and related industries calls for presses which, in addition to high productivity, are called upon to be...
Whether in blood pressure tablets or sleeping pills – highly active substances are staple ingredients in pharmaceutical production. Although several...
When the development department of a pharmaceuticals manufacturer wants to test steps for producing a new active ingredient, only small quantities are usually...
In hydrometallurgical plants, ore concentrates are subjected to heat treatment and, if necessary, an ensuing separation process utilising sulphuric acid. In...
The TriPower MF process metering pump is characterised by a high degree of operational reliability and environmental protection. This is achieved by means of a...
Proper process monitoring and control of critical parameters such as pH, ORP, conductivity, flow, temperature and differential pressure can guard membrane...
BASF wants to considerably reduce emissions of greenhouse gases at the Ludwigshafen site. Through the installation of catalysts, nitrous oxide emitted by the...
Mettler Toledo and Applied Bio systems have initiated a collaboration that allows seamless integration of Mettler Toledo's LabX Data Management Software with...
„It is now almost exactly three years since we sat in this very same place and ventured to make a forecast for ACHEMA 2006“, Dr. Alfred Oberholz, Chairman...
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