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Minimizing waste takes center stage
Growing awareness of and concerns about the impact of waste…

COVER STORY

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Driving Engineering Productivity
This article provides an overview of how computational fluid dynamics…

Portable CFD: Build Interpolation Models from CFD results
Portable laptop computers and smartphones can be used to emulate…

IN THE NEWSNEWSFRONTS

Improved Water Treatment Technologies Make Waves
Greener chemistries and equipment advances provide more sustainable water-treatment options…

The New Era of Sustainable Supply Chains
To improve sustainability, materials manufacturers are welcoming new digital technologies…

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Converting hazardous phenols into luciferin
Phenolic compounds, such as chloro- and nitrophenols, are potentially hazardous…

Reducing emissions from the manufacturing of carbon fibers
Carbon fibers are typically fabricated by the oxidation of a…

Rechargeable MnO2-Zn batteries with a higher voltage
Researchers at the City University of New York Energy Institute…

Making chemicals by artificial photosynthesis
Last month, Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) and Siemens…

Modifying waste biomass to catalytically degrade pollutants
Sewage and wastewater often contain pollutants and environmental hormones (endocrine…

Symmetrical fuel-cell design simplifies CO2 conversion
A new carbon-utilization technology developed by SeeO2 Energy Inc. (Calgary,…

A control valve with built-in flowmeter
On September 19, Focus-On (Dordrecht, the Netherlands; www.focus-on-process.com) — a…

A new platform for atmospheric monitoring
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU; Singapore; www.ntu.edu.sg) have developed…

Chementator Briefs
Natural wax coating Researchers from Aalto University (Finland; www.aalto.fi) have…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News - November 2019
Plant Watch Arkema to expand PVDF plant in Changshu October…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

ASTM Standards For Heat Transfer Fluids
This practical overview of ASTM standards can serve as a…

Heat Exchangers: Designing for Super-critical Fluid Service
Working with supercritical fluids poses challenges when designing heat exchangers.…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts at your Fingertips: Pneumatic Conveying Challenges
Among the key benefits offered by pneumatically conveying bulk solids…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Nitrile Rubber Production
This column is based on “Nitrile Rubber Production – Cost…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Preparing for a Successful Security Audit
Facing a site security audit might seem daunting, but proper…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Packaging
Label applicator with enhanced IoT capabilities The Herma 500 Label…

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New monitoring edge device accelerates asset digitalization
The AMS Asset Monitor edge analytics device (photo) digitizes data…

New analyzers measure binary gas sorption
The IGA-003-MC (photo) is a turnkey system for binary gas…

This dryer features a unique refrigeration technology
The Subfreezing Dryer (photo) provides a –4ºF pressure dewpoint at…

This new ribbon mixer improves plant hygiene
The model HD-3.5-9-SS ribbon blender features an integral bag-dump station…

This technology cleans drains without scrubbing or rinsing
Oxywave (photo) is a two-part drain cleaning program that cleans…

New control capabilities for single- or dual-pump processes
This company has released two new level-control panels — the…

New solenoid metering pumps with a small footprint
Featuring a durable, low-maintenance solenoid drive equipped with double-ball valves,…

A desktop SEM for additive manufacturing verification
Phenom ParticleX (photo) is a desktop scanning electron microscope (SEM)…

New flow and energy meters for non-invasive measurements
The Dynasonics TFX-5000 ultrasonic clamp-on flow and energy meters (photo)…

This monitoring platform has built-in cybersecurity
The Orbit 60 Series (photo) is a next-generation condition-monitoring and…

Turbo blowers added to this company's product portfolio
This company has added PillAerator turbo blowers (photo) to its…

New software platform scales industrial cybersecurity
The Forge Cybersecurity Platform (photo) improves cybersecurity performance at a…

These new drives feature enhanced safety functionality
The new Sinamics G120X drive (photo) is designed for use…

Highlights Data Analytics Starts with Smart Instruments Air Movers for Dilute-Phase Pneumatic Conveying Advanced Analytics: Accelerating Insights for Engineers Seal Selection: Ensure Regulator Performance in Low-Temperature Applications Facts at your Fingertips: Safety Instrumented Systems and Risk

Comment Business & Economics

IDEX acquires Richter Chemie-Technik

By Gerald Ondrey | October 2, 2008

IDEX Corp. (Northbrook, Ill.; www.idexcorp.com) today announced the acquisition of Richter Chemie-Technik (Kempen, Germany), a leading provider of premium quality lined pumps, valves and control equipment for the chemical, fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Richter’s corrosion resistant fluoroplastic lined products offer superior solutions for demanding applications in the process industry. Richter has annual revenues of approximately 37 million euro ($53 million). Richter will be operated within IDEX’s Fluid and Metering Technologies segment. With a cash consideration of approximately 71 million euro ($101 million), Richter is expected to be accretive to IDEX’s earnings in 2009.

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