Gea introduced the intelligent software solution Gea Smart Filtration for membrane filtration plants at a recently held beverage and liquid food industry trade show. The software monitors the plant status remotely via app and makes use of cloud connectivity and real-time analytics to increase plant availability and performance. One of the company’s customers Seagarden, a supplier of fish-based ingredients in Norway, has also invested in a Gea membrane filtration plant that will be connected via app in the future.

Rejves Machinery is an expert in developing filling and capping machines for packaging cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical and food products. With this acquisition, the Marchesini Group aims to achieve new growth targets by diversify its customer portfolio even further.

Why do some heat exchangers fail while others run reliably year after year? Although hardly any process plant can do without heat exchangers, the apparatus itself is far too often a black box during operation. There is another way: If you understand which heat exchangers are fouled and why, and what needs to be done, you can save money, energy and cleaning costs.

Fluid Components International (FCI) has introduced the ST75 Series air/gas flow meter for measuring numerous gases such as ammonia, argon, CO2, chlorine, ethane, fluorine, nitrogen, ozone, refrigerants, sulfur dioxide and many more for dosing and injection applications.

Metso Outotec has bagged a 70-million-euro contract by Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Company for delivering two identical sulfuric acid plants for its zinc roasting facility in Almalyk, Uzbekistan. The new units will replace the firm’s existing facilities for gas cleaning and sulfuric acid production at the site.

With an aim to meet the growing demand for high quality cell culture media solutions, Fujifilm has plans to develop a new cell culture media manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. The new facility will be operated by Fujifilm Irvine Scientific, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation.

Plug Power has entered into a strategic relationship with Nikola Corporation to accelerate the hydrogen economy. Under this collaboration, Plug Power will supply green hydrogen to Nikola from January 1, 2023 and Nikola will also purchase a 30 TPD liquefaction system from Plug for its Arizona Hydrogen Hub.

Neste has supplied over 500,000 gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the Los Angeles International Airport in partnership with Laxfuel. The large-volume delivery of SAF will enable commercial airlines flying from the airport to reduce their gashouse gas emissions.

A manufacturer of specialty chemicals handles two problematic powdered ingredients, benzofuroxan and triazolon, to produce their energetic products for mining and demolition. In addition to being known irritants, these compounds are abrasive, dusty, hygroscopic, compressible, and tend to pack and cake. When exposed to air and allowed to rest, they agglomerate into fist-sized clumps which harden, making them difficult to convey without interruption.

Albemarle Corporation has recently launched a new technology – Merclok that can capture mercury from soil and mining waste. The technology is non-hazardous for workers who use the recommended personal protective equipment and is also safe for the ecological environment.