KSB Pumps, a leading manufacturer of pumps and valves in the transport and treatment of water and wastewater segment, introduced extension of its KRT series pumps by adding new hydraulics.

Fine chemicals producer Cabb starts up the production of monochloroacetic acid (MCA) in Jining, China, the world’s largest market for this substance.

Maximum ease of cleaning, maintenance, and internal inspection are the qualities that make the horizontal paddle vacuum dryer from Italvacuum a good drying solution for multi-product applications. To create an even better system, the company asked its most demanding customers about their urgent production requirements – and took the resulting lessons to heart.

Evonik Industries has developed a new hollow-fiber membrane for the separation of nitrogen from air.

Most industrial processes consume lots of water – a scarce resource. They also generate waste that needs to be treated in order to meet tough requirements, keep the license to operate and perhaps even extend capacity.

One of the world’s biggest seawater desalination plant operates at maximum efficiency with minimal engineering costs — Plant Pax process control system from Rockwell Automation helps Sorek Desalination Project set new performance benchmark in terms of output and costs.

Producing pharmaceuticals requires such a multitude and complexity of aspects to be considered that the actual drying process stage is often overlooked. This is despite the fact that high quality and reproducible drying can improve product quality while at the same time optimising the entire production process. This is what a major pharmaceutical company experienced when they implemented a condensation drying system.

Bechtel has signed a license agreement with Assiut Oil Refining Company (Asorc), a subsidiary of Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), for the process design of a delayed coking unit at the Assiut refinery in Egypt.

Exxon Mobil, with partner Fuel Cell Energy, is advancing technology with the aim of improving CCS efficiency, effectiveness, and affordability for large natural gas-fired power plants.

Among trade exhibitions, congresses and new technologies; the innovative developments were the real stars of Powtech — From filling-level sensor to the containment-solution: Powtech 2016 offered innovations in all sizes and for all fields of application ranging from pharmaceutical manufacturing to solid material. New technologies and efficient processes were the main focus of this hotspot of the mechanical processing technology. Best reasons to celebrate at the festive Technology Awards ceremony …