With a total investment of 4.2 billion US dollars, the Nanhai petrochemicals complex at Daya Bay in Huizhou, China, has attracted a lot of attention because of its sheer scale. But to automation experts the complex is equally interesting because of the sophistication of its process control and monitoring systems.

Innovative hybrid sensor drive combines two technologies to deliver superior application performance.

When considering a pneumatic conveying system, the simple purchase price is no longer the most important business criterion. Today, and especially in the chemical industry, the analysis of costs and benefits goes far deeper: More important than a supposedly low purchase price are total cost of ownership and overall equipment effectiveness — especially when dealing with the transfer of powders and bulk materials.

Fluor Corporation was awarded a contract by Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap) for the engineering, procurement and construction of a new process unit at its Biobío refinery in Chile.

Maag Americas adds the Colorex color mixer to its line of Ambient Pulverisers. The mixer is used to mix product in-line with a pulveriser to eliminate the typical cleanup time of a central mixer. It is designed for most polymers and for production rates up to 907 kg/h (2,000 lbs/hr).

Emco Chemical Distributors relies on Wilden Pro-Flo Shift Advanced Fit Series and Hygienic Series air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps to transfer liquids at its new facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin/USA. Learn how their innovative air control valves provide big savings in compressed air consumption compared to other types of AODD pump.

KSB received the “2008 Best Innovator” award in the “Complexity Management” category. What exactly was it that so impressed the judges from A.T. Kearney and WirtschaftsWoche business magazine? PROCESS went to find out.

Are you looking for a storage system in which you have access to flammable liquids at your workplace? A new, ventilated safety cabinet holds a 200 litre drum and enables permanent removal.

Occupying a majority share of 61.5% of the global market for flue gas desulfurisation systems in 2018, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems’ technologies enable to improve the global environment and reduce air pollutants.

The global generator rental market for the oil and gas industry occupies 32 % of its parent market – the global power rental market. But who are the top players in this field? A recent study shows the cream of the crop of a coming US $ 1040 billion market…