Process plant operators continuously face the pressure of having to increase productivity by improving equipment reliability and plant availability, a goal seemingly at odds with the everyday realities of decreased operating budgets, rising energy costs and increasing operations costs. And,…
North America’s largest event for the pharmaceutical- and biopharmaceutical-manufacturing industries, Interphex 2011 (www.interphex.com) will be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York from March 29-31. The event will feature more than 650 exhibitors, including 100 vendors exhibiting…
Chemical protective garments are available in a wide variety of fabrics and designs that provide varying levels of protection for chemical process industries (CPI) workers, who may be exposed to chemicals in the form of vapors, liquids and particles. While…
Agility, reliability, reporting and sharing of business information are among the key ingredients that have been dictated to modern-day control systems by the competitive pressures facing today’s manufacturers. In short, production must be faster, more efficient and provide actionable data…
Genzyme to build additional biologics manufacturing plant in Belgium January 22, 2011 — Genzyme Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.; www.genzyme.com) plans to build an additional manufacturing plant in Geel, Belgium, to support the longterm growth of Alglucosidase alfa, known as Lumizyme in…
Removing very fine metal particles from milk powder Goudsmit Magnetic Systems Developed in collaboration with Friesland Campina Doma, this improved version of the rotating clean-flow magnet removes very fine metal particles from whey powder. And due to its renewed dynamic…
Maximizing quality, minimizing cost and meeting schedule milestones are ever-present challenges in large projects. While significant progress has been made in certain areas of facility construction, the management of project-related information continues to struggle. Information received by operators tends to…
The production of biotechnology-based chemicals, while still a niche operation in terms of global chemical production, is demonstrating double-digit growth, says a recent SRI Consulting report*. Enabled by rapid advances in industrial biotechnology and significant increases in the price of…
Haines Guiot Ramsey Oakley Marcotte Peter Ferris becomes president and CEO of Dur-A-Flex (E. Hartford, Conn.), a manufacturer of epoxies, urethane, methyl methacrylate and colored aggregates. Plasticolors, Inc. (Ashtabula, Ohio), a manufacturer of custom colorants and chemical dispersions, names Larry…
Removing very fine metal particles from milk powder Goudsmit Magnetic Systems Developed in collaboration with Friesland Campina Doma, this improved version of the rotating clean-flow magnet (photo) removes very fine metal particles from whey powder. And due to its renewed…