Pietro Cassani, CEO of Marchesini Group, has one more reason to celebrate this year. He looks back on 50 years full of innovation and passion for pharmaceutical packaging. For the future he emphasizes artificial intelligence and sustainability. And employees, he says, are the company’s most important asset.

Resource scarcity, mobility, nutrition and climate protection are among the global challenges and megatrends of our time. Mechanical process engineering plays an important role here, because without mixers, separators, extruders, dispersers and the like, many production processes would come to a standstill.

Electric vehicles are in great demand across the globe as it does not emit any emissions. The significant growth of this sector has encouraged industry players in the supply chain to develop more advanced, sustainable and high-energy density battery solutions in the form of completely new batteries and innovative battery materials for EVs.

Veolia has secured a water technology contract for the Hassyan seawater desalination plant in Dubai, UAE. The project is claimed to be the world’s second largest desalination plant based on reverse osmosis technology, and the largest desalination plant powered by solar energy.

On a tour with the robot: anyone who wants to keep an eye on complex production facilities covering 4.4 square kilometers will hopefully be good on their feet - or have help from tireless colleagues made of sheet metal and plastic. At one of the largest refinery and petrochemical sites in Germany, in the middle of the Rhineland, the robots are already on the move..

In June, Germany will once again be the centre of the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries worldwide: The 34th Achema will take place from 10 to 14 June 2024 in Frankfurt. The trade fair will be accompanied by a varied and extensive congress programme on all five days.

Astrazeneca has plans to develop a manufacturing facility for antibody drug conjugates in Singapore. The project is claimed to be Astrazeneca’s first end-to-end ADC production site.

It's been ten years since the ultra-flexible Variosys production system was launched on the market. This system not only enables the individual customization of a special isolator with production modules like filling or closing machines but also allows these machines to be interlinked, creating seamless production lines. In commemoration of this anniversary, Bausch+Ströbel has introduced a cutting-edge module to the market, setting a new standard in flexibility. Similar to its predecessor, this latest addition to the Variosys lineup can handle both syringes and cartridges directly from the nest. Notably, it also features 100 % In-process Control (IPC), ensuring quality without compromising performance. The key is an all-new container transport system.

BASF has plans to expand its advanced additives plant at its Nanjing site in China. The expansion will include a production line, for high-performance Controlled Free Radical Polymerization dispersants, with state-of-the-art production processes.

Planta Fertilizers and Dinnissen have collaborated for process line development for the past 20 years. Recently, Dinnissen has also helped Planta Fertilizers with two major projects.