The advantages of process control technology can now be exploited in the small automation solutions market which has been dominated in the past by PLCs (programmable logic controllers).

A plant is more than just a combination of its parts: only when considering the system as a whole can the highest effectiveness be achieved from the start. Westfalia Separator engineers develop separator and decanter package units and process lines that provide users added value through the use of intelligent engineering and integrated solutions. They use Cadison as their planning tool.

In response to current market trends, Covestro is further intensifying its cooperation with Tongji University in Shanghai to address the market needs even faster. The Covestro -Tongji Innovation Academy is now expanding its open innovation collaboration by focusing particularly on digitalization, enhancing EV battery performance, and deriving innovative materials to improve car interior air quality as well as exploring the Chinese robotics industry.

British oil multi BP has finished the last major milestones of its refinery upgrading project at Whiting, Indiana, USA. The start–up of a new 102,000 barrel per day coker in mid-November was the last big step in the project, designed to create US $ one billion per annum of additional future operating cash flow.

“The Masters of the Columns” was our title three years ago, when PROCESS visited the firm Iludest/i-Fischer and subsequently outlined their work. Now these masters are once again attracting attention by presenting a new phase equilibrium device.

Achema is set to be lit up with a veritable fireworks of innovations, as Vega, the German measurement specialists from the Black Forest, have timed it just right for the biggest event in the processing industry calendar to introduce their plics plus instrument concept, an upgrade on plics which has been simplifying the world of measurement technology since 2003.

Safety is the top priority in WFI (Water for Injection) production, but cost efficiency is also an important consideration. Intelligent media flow configurations provide the answer.

The time is rapidly approaching when oil, gas and coal will no longer be able to satisfy worldwide demand for energy. In response, politicians are forcing the development of renewable and alternative sources of energy. As is the case in conventional process engineering, pumps have a crucial role to play.

The jumbo merger of the gas giants is imminent: After tough negotiations, Linde and the US competitor Praxair have agreed on the conditions of the fusion. The merger will see the creation of a new Number One of global gas companies…

The BBC has recognised the world’s largest liquid air energy storage (Laes) technology plant near Manchester, a facility that has received automation support from Bristol based automation experts, Optimal Industrial Automation.