Gea has delivered two centrifuges for monoethylene glycol (Meg) purification at BP’s West Nile Delta offshore natural gas field in Egypt.

Technip was awarded a contract to provide project management by Air Products. The contract includes engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for a new industrial gas complex for Bharat Petroleum Corporation – Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR) located in the state of Kerala, India.

What has advent of additive manufacturing in store for the process industry? – The 3D-printer becomes a gamechanger: While some companies set themselves apart by using customized materials or dream of the pill out of the printer, others fear the impending marginalization of the chemical industry. Gold rush or hangover? An industry is looking for answers between polymer filaments, prototypes and printed pills.

How can you safely and reliably determine the quality of drinking water? The company Pamas develops, manufactures and distributes Automatic Particle Counters for fluid cleanliness control, e.g., of hydraulic or lubricating oil, fuel, pharmaceutical liquids like infusion solutions, WFI (Water for Injection) and process water. Here is a case study on the use of Particle Counting for early detection of contaminants in drinking water...

Why seal-less pumps can provide benefits over pumps with packing rings or mechanical seals — When manufacturing or handling dangerous and hazardous substances, full product containment may be necessary to prevent costly downtimes or risky exposure of workers or environment. Thus, pump failures are a common risk in chemical operations — and the seal a major cause of concern. Can seal-less pump designs do better?

Filling above-level, sub-level or below bunghole: this is what you hear when experts talk about drum filling technology. Feige Filling develops Ex solutions for Atex Category 1 because their filling machines mainly operate in hazardous areas. To meet these requirements, the company relies on the universal Wago-I/O-System 750 at the I/O level.

Skyepharma, a company specialized in inhalation and oral drugs, uses MG2's Planeta capsule filler for the production of inhalators and modified-release oral products.

Inprotec manufactures high-quality powders and granulates using continuous fluidized bed granulation and spray drying processes. The company relies on advanced technologies and constantly tries out new production possibilities. This innovative spirit is also reflected in the process control and remote access technology employed.

For decades, intrinsically safe pumps have been known as a problem-solver — as a result, this is also true for the centrifugal pump manufacturer Bungartz with its permanently safe pump performances. Numerous — even unusual — examples from the chemical industry and related areas verify this statement. A globally active company is only one example of those benefiting from the extensive experience the pump experts bring to the table. Due to a change implemented by a supplier, the company is reliant on a reliable pump solution for its production process.

A microjet reactor transforms pharmaceuticals into nanoparticles that are easily absorbed by the body. Now the patentee has scaled the process from the laboratory process to a GMP plant. The pharmaceutical company got support from a competent plant manufacturer.