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New intrinsically safe weighing instruments

The HI 8100IS and the HI 8200IS are high-performance weighing instruments (photo) designed to operate in all Classes, Divisions and Groups in accordance with U.S. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and CAN Standards. Both instruments feature two…

Ethernet communication for Ex areas

The first Zone 2 Ethernet gateway for this company’s excom I/O system, the new GEN-3G excom gateway (photo), brings signals from Zone 0 at high data rates to the control system. For the first time, all process data can reach…

New 80-GHz radar level transmitters are also compact

The new Sitrans LR100 series 80 GHz radar transmitters (photo) are compact instruments with a narrow beam for flexible installations in existing vessel openings or even non-intrusively through plastic vessels. The transmitters’ 80-GHz frequency delivers robust, reliable measurements even in…

The launch of a next-generation ozone technology

After four years of development, this company is now launching a new ozone-generation technology that solves many of the drawbacks associated with conventional O3 technologies. The new O3 generator (photo) features a flat-plate reactor that does not use glass, and…

Improved sealing makes this heat exchanger more efficient

Thanks to a patent-pending sealing concept, the new Compabloc+ heat exchanger (photo) ensures safe operation with no risk of media leaks at pressures up to 60 bars — representing a 20-bar increase over previous Compabloc models. The sealing concept is…

Mitsui Chemicals manufactures raw materials for isolation gowns and other PPE

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo) has started to supply nonwovens as raw materials for isolation gowns in an effort to support health care providers on the front lines in medical facilities treating COVID-19 patients. This effort comes as the increasing spread…

Wood secures partnership agreement with Sasol South Africa

Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland) been appointed as an engineering partner in a five-year partnership framework agreement with Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Sasol; Johannesburg, South Africa). The agreement is to support Sasol’s portfolio of assets across South Africa. Wood will…

Indorama begins production of hand sanitizer in the U.S.

Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) announced that it has successfully adapted its facilities in the U.S. to manufacture hand sanitizers to help protect people from Covid-19 infection. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential supplies to…

Combi-Ventilate – turning one ventilator into multiple engineered ventilation stations

The Irish manufacturer Combilift (Monaghan, Ireland), best known for its range of space-saving forklifts and other handling solutions, has drawn on its expertise in engineering and software design to develop the Combi-Ventilate, a splitter device which turns one ventilator into…

Honeywell shifts operations to manufacture hand sanitizer in the U.S. and Germany

Honeywell announced that it is temporarily shifting manufacturing operations at two chemical manufacturing facilities to produce and donate hand sanitizer to government agencies in response to shortages created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential…