The Dow Chemical Co. (Midlands, Mich.; www.dow.com) and Befar Group Co. (Binhua), today announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a new 50–50 joint venture (JV) to produce perchloroethylene (PCE), a key building block material for non-ozone depleting refrigerants used…
This company recently introduced an expanded services department to complement its software products. Supporting the petroleum and gas, power, pulp and paper, chemical and aerospace industries, the service department offers plant design and analysis, piping design, data translation, as well…
PSI-Plot Version 9.5 for Windows is designed for technical plotting and data processing in science and engineering fields. Version 9.5 builds on previous editions, but adds features, including built-in mathematical functions, matrix decomposition and maximum likelihood estimation for generalized linear…
With the increase of biotech products, more and more drug formulations result in slightly turbulent forms. For the distinction of the different levels of turbidity, this firm has released a new series of inspection modules. The S-Turb Module monitors the…
Zoneworks Zoneworks enclosures (photo) are designed to provide enclosure to rooms or individual instruments for control of environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, sound, odor, dust fumes and more to protect plant employees. Constructed of modular vinyl panels, the enclosures…
Methocel Direct Compression (DC) premium grade hypromellose polymers can reduce the costs of manufacturing pharmaceutical tablets by enabling processes that eliminate the wet granulation step. The polymers exhibit improved powder flow properties by virtue of their specially engineered particle morphology…
The Ultra-Rack Sump is designed to accommodate up to four 55-gal drums on standard 40- by 48-in. or 48- by 48-in. shipping pallets. Its low-profile design remains positioned in the warehouse rack while allowing forklift access to a wooden pallet.…
Lenox Instrument A new Portable Videoscope System (photo) is designed to meet the demands of the industrial inspection environment, with a self-contained system that combines state-of-the-art video technology, cordless operation, compact portability and rugged durability at an affordable price. The…
Aveva Review is an established application for 3D design communication. It creates high-quality, photo-realistic renderings of 3D models that can be used by all stakeholders in a project to carry out design reviews and analysis. The newest release, Review 12.1,…
Covered by a number of patents, the stretch hood method (photo) combines the advantages of shrink wrap and stretch wrap while avoiding the disadvantages of these traditional packaging methods. With the so-called biaxial stretch, the vertical expansion of the foil…