Industry 4.0 and digital transformation solutions are a priority for many pump, vacuum equipment and compressor manufacturers. The race to develop new business models has just started. 3D printing has a special role to play, and it will revolutionize the spare parts market.

MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz has signed a cooperation agreement with ABB Switzerland for the development, production and commercialization of a three-way energy-storage system. The new Electro-Thermal Energy Storage system (Etes) stores large-scale electricity, heat and cold for distribution to consumers.

Ima Active’s coating pan for film and sugar coating processes helps Glaxo Smith Kline to reduce environmental impact while increasing efficiency. Coating highly humidity sensitive products like antibiotic tablets is challenging. Stable core temperature and the balance of thermodynamic conditions are very important and need to be tested before installing a coating pan. Imas coating pan Perfima for film and sugar coating has made the practical test at the Glaxo Smith Kline site in France.

The trend to increased specialization and higher-potency active ingredients creates the need for hermetically sealed process flows. Government regulations are also becoming stricter. To an increasing extent, the production process will have to be designed as a containment system. Containment (at least in the pharmaceutical industry) is nothing new. It is actually a long-term trend. Nevertheless, expertise in this field is not evenly distributed.

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Hydrogen specialist Air Products breaks ground for a world-scale steam methane reformer (SMR) at Covestro’s Baytown facility in Texas. The already sold-out site shall be connected to world’s largest hydrogen plant and pipeline system…

Wilden's newest AODD pump allows for easy drop–in replacements into existing facilities, the manufacturer states.

Sartorius officially opened a new building for the manufacture of filters and single-use bags for biopharmaceutical applications at its Yauco, Puerto Rico site. The global pharma supplier and provider of laboratory equipment invested around €16 million into the expansion of its production capacity

Siemens Industry Automation Division is providing Takreer (Abu Dhabi Oil Refining) with a Zimpro wet air oxidation (WAO) system to treat refinery spent caustic as part of the company’s expansion of its refinery in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The expansion project is scheduled to be complete by late 2013.

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