Instant herbal teas from Swiss natural products manufacturer Ricola are very popular with consumers. To allow the teas to unfold their full soothing effect, they are produced with the help of a special method which ensures a consistently high fraction of active ingredients and flavors. Part of this method involves gentle milling using the MF series of oscillating sieve mills from Frewitt.

How to make tablets from potent APIs - Part 2: The overall materials handling concept for potent APIs is the controlling factor in determining the containment performance of the entire installation. There are two basic choices: stainless steel or disposable systems.

A new Hart Loop Converter converts up to three digital Hart variables that could include the 4…20mA transmitter current signal and makes them available to the host control system. These three variables enable not only the actual measured result but also process-related parameters such as reaction-time and temperature to be determined and used selectively to control the process — using the same cable and incurring no extra cost.

Every year Henkel Sealant’s Hannover site produces 30 million cartridges filled with a wide variety of adhesives and sealants, including many customized products. A new manufacturing execution system (MES) from Siemens has slashed the amount of paperwork, improved order management and increased production efficiency, not least by reducing the opportunities for errors.

Increased investments in Eastern Europe will provide growth opportunities for compressor manufacturers.

Bulkflow Technologies is a world leader in the indirect heating and cooling of powder and bulk solids in many industries worldwide (chemicals, polymers, fertilizers, detergents, minerals, oilseeds, grains, food products, sugar and biosolids). In the last few years, Bulkflow has introduced this technology to the sugar industry, where it has been established as a proven and effective method of cooling sugar crystals before storage and packaging. The Bulkflow system can be installed as either a primary or a secondary cooler, and is readily adaptable to plant retrofits.

Many industrial users are aware that variable-speed pumps, which automatically react to variations in demand, save a substantial amount of energy. It is less well known that pumps with electronic control enhance hygiene and improve process efficiency in the food and pharma industry.

Tomorrow's automation technology starts today. From field device daily routine through the chances of modularization up to data mining. Suspense and excitement continued on the second day of the Namur Annual General Meeting. Here, it was clearly palpable: The modernization tempo that users and operators in the process automation have jointly unleashed has increased significantly.

In order to allow further diversification in the propylene value chain MOL Group announced the investment of more than $ 500 million into its steam crackers in Hungary and Slovakia.

OCP and the Ethiopian Ministry of Public Enterprise announce the signing of a $ 2.4 billion partnership for the development of a world-class fertilizer platform, continuing their commitment to the development of a south-south partnership.