As automotive electrification continues to evolve, powerful lithium-ion (li-ion) battery architectures are at the center of discussions around electric vehicles. While battery system designs vary by manufacturer, the joint performance objectives for all automotive battery technologies are longer lifetime, operational…
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo; www.toray.com) announced that its German subsidiary, Greenerity GmbH, held a groundbreaking ceremony a day earlier for its second plant. This will be in an industrial area of Alzenau, Bavaria, around 10 kilometers southwest of Hanau. That…
Bio-based chemical company Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (ABT), A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Vinythai public company (www.vinythai.co.th), a group company of AGC, Inc., has announced a capacity increase at its plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, which will now…
The InFocus Online Platform uses secure, near-realtime data to optimize plant performance and efficiency, helping users make informed decisions and collaborate more easily. The platform has been tested and piloted with early adopters and has already been fully deployed in…
A new version of this company's hydraulic-flow analysis software, Fathom 11, has been released. Designed for incompressible flow systems to calculate pressure drop and flow distribution in liquid and low-velocity gas piping and ducting systems, Fathom 11 builds on previous…
The Material Master Powerfill Pro bulk-bag filler system (photo) features an exclusive rotating and traversing bag support carriage for maximum filling efficiency and reduced operator fatigue. The bag-support carriage and fill head lower to a programmed operator height, extend towards…
Proficy Operations Hub 1.5 is designed to provide users with a centralized environment that enables greater operational efficiency and collaboration within industrial organizations. Proficy Operations Hub 1.5 allows users to monitor industrial applications under one dashboard, aggregating data and processes…
BP plc (London; www.bp.com) has announced that, following an in-depth review examining the alignment of the climate-related policies and activities of trade associations with BP’s positions, it will leave three U.S.-based organizations – American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), the…
Sekisui Chemical Co. (Osaka, Japan; www.sekisuichemical.com) and Sumitomo Chemical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan; www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp) have agreed to form a strategic alliance to deploy technology for manufacturing polyolefins using waste as a raw material. This alliance combines Sekisui’s production technology for transforming…
Lloyd’s Register (LR; London; www.lr.org) has joined the 3R Initiative to help its members develop a new ‘Project Standard’ designed to tackle the global issue of plastic waste. The 3R (Reduce, Recover and Recycle) Initiative was founded in 2019 by…