New Products & Services
December 2025
Source: KBC
Visual MESA® Energy Management System (EMS) version 7.3 is an advanced real-time, model-based, energy digital twin suite of applications. This latest release helps petroleum refining, petrochemicals and other energy-intensive industries drive reductions in both energy costs and emissions. It facilitates decision-making by combining real-time plant data with rigorous first-principles modeling. Built for complex, multi-facility environments, version 7.3 enhances flexibility, cloud readiness and connectivity to support energy cost reduction and decarbonization initiatives. This release improves the scalable, multi-objective optimization and optimal scheduling tools used to drive real-time performance and enable sustainable, autonomous operations. Enhanced API compatibility with the this company's Acuity™ Industrial Cloud Suite enables secure, scalable workflows for cloud-based multi-site energy management. External systems now trigger multi-period optimization (MPO) schedule runs to broaden forecasting and real-time optimization strategies. The platform also features a number of new modeling and forecasting capabilities, including an expanded simulation and optimization blocks library to optimize industrial clusters in real-time and evaluate transition options, and an intuitive, role-based user interface for forecasting and multi-period optimal energy scheduling. An updated internal historian and libraries address vulnerabilities for improved security. Visual MESA EMS v7.3 supports the shift from centralized, fossil-based systems to distributed, electricity-intensive architectures that include renewables and energy storage. By creating a digital twin model of the energy system, the software enables automatic, data-driven decisions that balance cost, decarbonization and operational priorities. The same energy system model applies from design to operations, in either open- or closed-loop configurations, to facilitate autonomous forecasting, optimal scheduling and real-time optimization. All energy sources from renewables and conventional fuels to power or products storage options can be modeled, managed, and optimized within a unified system. — KBC Advanced Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corp., Walton on Thames, U.K.
Source: Wevo-Chemie
WEVOSIL 23010 and WEVOSIL 23030 are two new liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) specially developed for silicone textile coatings and sealing applications. Both materials combine processability with high elasticity, temperature resistance and adhesion. They are said to enable new possibilities for precise and automated manufacturing processes using dispensing on textiles, plastics and metals. Designed for use under a wide range of environmental conditions, these two new LSRs offer a temperature range from –60 to +200°C and also have demonstrated high performance in thermal-shock tests. The mechanical properties of the materials have been optimized for the durability demanded by coating and sealing applications. WEVOSIL 23010 is a very soft LSR silicone that combines high elasticity with robustness, offering an elongation at break of over 900% and a tensile strength of 5.5 N/mm². It also provides good initial adhesion on textiles or polymer surfaces without the need for primers. The material is suitable as a silicone textile coating to reinforce technical textiles. It can also be used for permanently bonding textile layers and embedded electronics. These properties enable the manufacturing of smart textiles, such as protective clothing for firefighters or military applications as well as sportswear with extended functionalities WEVOSIL 23030 is a classic LSR silicone offering an elongation at break of over 500% and a tensile strength of 5.0 N/mm². After post-curing, the material exhibits good adhesion to substrates such as metals and plastics, making it particularly suitable for applications with demanding requirements in terms of long-term stability and temperature resistance. Dispensing capabilities open up numerous fields of application. A key focus is sealing as Cured- or Formed-in-Place Gaskets (CIPG or FIPG) in stacks and bipolar plates for fuel cells and electrolyzers, as well as the attachment of electronic components to clothing for extended functionalities. Supporting cross-linking without abrasive fillers means both of these liquid silicones can be precisely and reliably applied in fully or partially automated production processes. In addition, processing parameters, such as flow behavior, pot life and curing speed, can be accurately adapted to suit individual user requirements on request. This enables seamless integration into existing production lines or the use of alternative application methods alongside dispensing. — Wevo-Chemie GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Source: Krohne
The the proprietary Entrained Gas Management (EGM) feature is a significant advancement for this company's Coriolis flowmeters. This innovation allows for continued operation in two-phase flow conditions, a situation that traditionally causes most Coriolis meters to cease functioning. EGM enables the meter to continue measuring repeatably without process interruption, even when accuracy may be slightly degraded from published specifications. Coriolis flowmeters are highly suitable in various sectors, including chemical processing, food-and-beverage production and oil-and-gas operations. These meters are particularly valuable in mass-based operations, recipe formulation, blending applications and scenarios where ownership changes are transacted. The meters further distinguish themselves in industry with a novel single straight tube design, offering benefits for challenging processes that cannot accommodate bent tube solutions. This design provides several advantages, such as lower pressure drop, easier installation and better handling of shear-sensitive fluids, according to the manufacturer. — Krohne Inc., Beverly, Mass.
Source: EagleBurgmann
The new SeccoLipR seal component provides protection against particles entering the shaft seal, which can result in increased wear and unplanned downtime. Part of the SeccoLip seal series, it features a metal shield designed to reliably protect the PTFE sealing lips behind it from abrasion and ascending leakage. The result is a significantly longer service life for the seal, even with direct product contact. During operation, seals on shafts in machines and systems are constantly exposed to forces of varying strength and direction. Many lip seals struggle in this situation, which can result in increased wear, contamination that reduces quality due to leaks, or even complete seal failure. SeccoLip addresses many of these challenges by combining the operating principle of shaft sealing lips with the reliability and safety of a mechanical seal. The patented combination of a PTFE sealing lip and sliding part can directly and safely compensate for shaft deflections thanks to a special compensation function. The new SeccoLipR seal component enhances this concept by incorporating a metal shield that protects the lip seals behind it from abrasive substances, preventing damage and leaks. It also features a second PTFE lip that seals against the atmosphere, making it suitable for use in a vacuum. Compared to other solutions on the market, this second PTFE element offers an improved throttling function. Further advantages include the ability to combine the SeccoLipR component with other agitator seals and the option of using it as a single-seal solution. In addition to six standard sizes (40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm, 80 mm and 100 mm), custom sizes are also available upon request. Applications for this seal include agitators, mixers, kneaders, dryers, reactors and screw conveyors with top or side drives. — EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Wolfratshausen, Germany
Source: Charles Ross
This company recently completed the largest Double Planetary Mixer in its U.S. history, a Model DPM-750 capable of mixing up to 750 gal per batch and engineered with safety features for a Class I, Div. 1, Group D hazardous environment. This heavy-duty mixer delivers the robust agitation required for ultra-high viscosity materials while adhering to demanding safety standards. A 150-h.p. inverter-duty motor powers a pair of high-viscosity (HV) stirrers that operate in a planetary motion ideal for turning over extremely thick, sticky, stiff or dense materials. Vacuum mixing to 29.5 in. Hg produces a void-free finished product and improves dispersion quality. The vacuum hood is customized to include various ports for ingredient charging, exhaust and observation. The mixer’s stainless-steel type 304 product contact parts are polished to an 80-grit finish, and interchangeable mix cans support flexible batch processing. The dual-post hydraulic lift features a 10-h.p. explosion-proof motor, dual hydraulic pumps and integrated locks with proximity switches for precise, secure positioning. Safety interlocks disable operation unless the stirrers and mix can are properly positioned. The accompanying ram-type discharge system is designed for fast, efficient product transfer and easy cleaning. A pressure-compensating hydraulic system maintains 60 PSI under the platen. In minutes, a 750-gal batch is pushed out of the 4-in flush tank ball valve at the bottom of the mix can, while the platen O-ring scrapes sidewall surfaces on its way down, maximizing yield. — Charles Ross & Son Co., Hauppauge, N.Y.