Microsoft and Halliburton announced plans to enter into a strategic alliance to drive digital transformation across the oil and gas industry.

Enablers for a digital transformation: With developments from new software versions for more efficient engineering through digital drive systems to the cloud-based IoT system Mindsphere, electronic giant Siemens positions itself as a leading expert in IIoT and Industry-4.0-technologies.

For new stockyard projects, operators must consider capital costs and the operational efficiency of equipment and must choose between the virtually infinite possibilities offered by the market. Homogenisers, blenders or storage only and circular or linear storage are the main decisions.

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) wanted to be able to store and document and access all its technical data and drawings using a documentation node. Here is an overview of the initial scenario, the solution and results obtained by the Group that allowed for efficient access to all the data at any given time.

Counterfeiters are increasingly targeting the pharmaceutical supply chain – a dangerous trend that can have fatal consequences. All supply chain players can contribute to increased safety, from producers of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) to packagers and equipment manufacturers, supported by numerous initiatives and legislative efforts.

Designed for easy handling and better product quality for users in the pharmaceutical industry: The continuous accurate pharmaceutical loss-in-weight feeders of Coperion K-Tron's K3-PH line feature a modular concept complete with a drastically reduced overall footprint thanks to a new, smaller D4 platform scale incorporating the patented Smart Force Transducer (SFT) weighing technology.

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel visited Siemens booth at Hannover Messe 2015, the world’s biggest industrial fair.

Iwaki offers with the models IX-D150 and IX-D300 further two digital controlled dosing pumps with brushless DC motor for a setting range of 1:750.

Fast and easy data integration into control systems: wireless communications in Brownfield applications—When it comes to using wireless technology in the process industry, system operating companies have objected for a few years now that wireless communication is too insecure in terms of reliability and security. In addition, they believe that data is transmitted too slowly. But the times have changed!

Rentschler Biotechnologie has put their new 2,000L single-use bioreactor into operation. The bioreactor, built and commissioned in only six months, doubles the company’s single-use manufacturing capabilities