The use of 1- and 2-D barcodes and NFC/HF RFID transponders is steadily increasing. They identify items, pallets, containers, storage locations and even yard locations, and therefore help to keep track of asset movements. This company has developed data-capture software,…
The Neles BWX high-performance butterfly valve (photo) has now gained ground in meeting the challenging requirements of various process industries, including applications in air separation units, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and turbines. In addition, BWX valves have been delivered to…
The entire spectrum of industrial valves will be covered by Valve World Expo (www.valveworldexpo.com) in three halls of the Düsseldorf fairgrounds from November 29 to December 1. Over 19,000 m2 of net exhibition space will be occupied by over 638…
This company’s polyethersulfone membrane (PESU) is now integrated into two new, sterile Sartocon benchtop and production-scale single-use filtration assemblies (photo). Using these assemblies guarantees rapid and safe ultrafiltration of biologics and vaccines. Due to the fully enclosed design, the Sartocon…
In August, this company launched Version 6.1 of its Simatic IT eBR software (photo, p. 37), which is at the heart of its Manufacturing Operation Management for the life science industries. The new Version enables users to easily implement paperless…
This company’s Parts Fingerprint service captures equipment configurations, audits parts stores, and develops recommendations and replacement strategies to reduce production risk and find cost efficiencies. The service can help users reduce the risk of production loss due to non-available parts,…
The Model 1100 sanitary vent (photo) is a stainless-steel sanitary vent designed to operate at multiple setpoints as a breather valve to avoid vacuum or overpressurization inside a tank or piping system. This unit comes with a true sanitary blanketing…
The recently enhanced CycleFlo pneumatic pump controller (photo) is designed to control pump speed and run time to deliver precise batching, metering and dosing of fluids at low and high pressures and flowrates. Featuring 32 batch presets and an intuitive…
Premier 10.7 is the latest release of this company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. This most recent release gives special focus to research and development (R&D) functionality and usability. The R&D functionality enables users to easily develop and experiment in…
This company has adopted advanced thermal-energy harvesting as a power source for its wireless products. Power Puck thermoelectric energy harvesters (photo) convert ambient heat commonly released in industrial processes into electricity for powering Rosemount wireless transmitters. Perpetua’s Power Puck energy-harvesting…