Driven by continued strong growth in the lithium-ion battery market for electric vehicles, Arkema will increase the capacity of its high-performance polymer...
Archive - Oktober 2019
Powders are used in the production of many different products. Whether in lacquers or paints, sealing compounds, adhesives or construction chemicals, food and...
Wolftechnik has developed an intelligent filter system with the support of Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Stuttgart, a centre dedicated to supporting SMEs...
Profinet is increasingly becoming more attractive to the process automation industry. However, there are special requirements that controllers and field...
Grab sampling systems provide an effective way to safely collect samples from a pipeline, tank or process vessel to be transported to a lab for offline...
The European Falsified Medicines Directive (2011/62/EU), which entered into force on 9 February 2019, requires all prescription medicines to be clearly...
In the process industry, investment protection and long plant life- cycles of up to 40 years play an important role in any innovation. The Siemens engineers’...
Whether spillover effects from ransomware or targeted attacks: the less pleasing effects of digitisation on industrial processes can also be felt in the...
Complex plant and machinery in particular requires different access permissions and operating modes in order to guarantee functionally safe operation. It’s...
More and more companies demand space-saving components for the cable-connection cabinets of their widely branched measurement and control systems, which can...
Vacuum distillation is used to separate temperature-sensitive substances gently, for example in thin-film vaporisers and short-path evaporators. Maintaining...
Even high viscosity pumps come to their application limits very fast, when trying to pump high-viscous, non-flowable substances. The newly developed drum...
In the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, the use of stirrer tanks is routine. The reliable temperature control of the tank, however, poses several...
Aurora, a manufacturer of plastic composites, transforms a dusty process into a clean one: production manager Alexander Schweinle selected Cleacom from Keller...
The Contraplex wide-chamber mill from Hosokawa Alpine has been adapted to the specific requirements of 3D printing. The CW 250 II features optimised grinding...
Products with such low bulk densities as carbon black place very high demands on bagging technology in the packaging process. Using Greif-Velox’s Velovac...
Only a few days left until K 2019, the leading international trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, opens its doors at the
Dusseldorf Exhibition...
The Samson positioners from the Series 3730 – Trovis 3730–1 and Trovis 3730 3 for 4 to 20 mA applications now combine the latest technological...
The Amacontrol III device monitors the phase sequence and detects any phase failures, overvoltage/undervoltage or voltage asymmetry that may occur. It can also...
Wacker Chemie's new silicone additive for thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU), named Genioplast Pellet 345, lowers the hardness of TPUs, while boosting their...
MTI Mischtechnik will be showing a heating/cooling mixer combination designed for processing natural fibre compounds (NFC). The mixing plant has been optimised...
Coperion K-Tron will display the redesigned K3 vibratory feeder in action as part of a recirculating system – with automatic refill provided by a P-Series...
Baumüller's servo pump combines the advantages of hydraulic power transmission with the benefits of electric servo drive technology. The intelligent control...
Kreyenborg’s infrared rotary drum IR-Clean has been developed for the treatment of PET recycling material. Its tailor-made geometry, the targeted process...
The flow meter type 8098, part of the Flowave product family, has been further developed. In addition to precise flow measurement, it now provides additional...
At K 2019, Brüggemann presents its latest developments in performance-enhancing additives for both virgin polyamides and polyamide recyclates. The...
With Septon Bio, Kuraray is expanding its product range of TPE materials with a variant based on natural, renewable raw materials. The hydrogenated styrene...
The safety laser scanner Outdoorscan3 from Sick is certified to IEC 62998 for use in outdoor applications. Thanks to its outdoor-safe HDDM scanning...
GEA has developed high-temperature filters with ceramic elements that enable the removal of NOx, dioxins, mercury, and VOC through an integrated catalyst...
The CM series magnetic pumps have experienced a significant increase in performance in their conveying distance to up to 85 m. They are intended to convey...
With the LB Profinet gateway, Pepperl+Fuchs is connecting LB remote I/O systems to the Profinet world. End-to-end communication also ensures optimal use of...
The ultra centrifugal mill ZM 300 is Retsch’s flagship for high-speed size reduction. Thanks to the 1500 W powerdrive with enhanced performance the...
The development of plug-in connectors is influenced by three trends: digitalisation, decentralisation and miniaturisation. In decentralisation, increasing...
The chamber dryer H01compact from Harter is perfectly suited for laboratory testing very small quantities or for developing new products. The H01compact has a...
The valve specialist Goetze’s Series 4000 safety valve is now available with the ASME certification. The extended certification makes the valve even more...
The Boge connect service tool is tailored to the entire life cycle of a compressor, from partially digitalised commissioning and comprehensive monitoring to...
Processes which take place in aggressive atmospheres, at high pressure or extreme temperatures require technology that can withstand these conditions while...
Plantsight, a suite of cloud services developed by Siemens and Bentley, enables the delivery of constantly updated, true-to-life digital twins. Real process...
There is considerable demand in the market for forward-looking digitalisation of processes related to compressed air treatment. This calls for innovative and...