This company has developed a new unit that combines metal detection and weighing to streamline product packaging applications, leading to improved reliability, throughput rates and accuracy. The Metal Detector Checkweigher Combo (photo), unveiled at Pack Expo in Chicago, employs a…
By allowing maintenance professionals to visualize vibration on entire pump systems, video vibration analysis and motion magnification can help to rapidly diagnose vibration issues Video vibration analysis, and motion magnification in particular, is democratizing complex system-level vibration testing by making…
The necessity for precious metals, such as iridium, in water-splitting catalysts is a major challenge in the feasibility of large-scale production of hydrogen using electrolysis. Now, a team of researchers from Rice University (Houston; www.rice.edu) has developed a mechanism for…
Ecolink (photo) is an online portal for remote monitoring and control of this company’s industrial odor-neutralization systems. With this advancement, users can now manage their equipment from anywhere with any device capable of hosting a web browser, such as a…
The Bolz conical vacuum mixer-dryer (photo) has been specifically engineered to meet the strictest requirements for vacuum processes by combining multiple processing steps into a single fully enclosed processing system that delivers safer operations by utilizing fixed permanent connections for…
The Scalance XC-/XR-300 (photo) series of Industrial Ethernet switches has been upgraded with a higher port density, which allows many devices to be connected within large network infrastructures. Thanks to their high-bandwidth ports (up to 10 Gbit/s), the new models…
At brownfield operating sites, energy-efficiency gains can be realized by modernizing power-generation equipment. Ideally, such projects can take place without fully shutting off power or halting plant operations Over the last two years, virtually every major chemical producer across the…
Insono is a new non-destructive testing (NDT) technique for the inspection of composite repairs applied to metallic components. Insono complements this company’s Technowrap range, and provides operators with assurance required by the regulatory bodies. It also allows for the extension…
Plant Watch Solvay resumes soda-ash expansion in Wyoming November 11, 2022 — Solvay S.A. (Brussels, Belgium; www.solvay.com) plans to resume the construction of its soda-ash capacity expansion in Green River, Wyo. The investment totals around $200 million, and the expansion…
When scaling up new processes involving complex feedstocks, such as biomass, well-defined mixing is key. Guidelines presented here will help to efficiently move biomass hydrogenation reactions from the laboratory to commercial-scale operations One of the most promising pathways to biomass-based,…