The increasing global demand for electrical heat tracing, heating mats and heated hoses for even more complex applications fuels the need for high-quality measuring and control systems in this sector. Reliable and precise temperature control especially plays a key role in the pharmaceutical, chemical and petrochemical industry. To meet these requirements, Eltherm, a global leader in industrial heat tracing solutions, has developed the innovative electrical temperature controllers ELTC-14 and ELTC/H-14.

Chevron Corporation announced a seven-year partnership with Microsoft establishing the company as their primary cloud provider, accelerating the application of advanced technologies including analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) to drive performance and improve efficiencies.

Documentation of valuable scientific data using paperbound lab books often poses several challenges to scientists. However, with the advent of digital lab books, for instance, the labfolder, record keeping for scientific research is no more an arduous task.

Roughly 50 % or more of substances used in the chemical industry are solids which need to be processed, handled and transported, so it is hardly surprising that exhibitors and visitors at ACHEMA have an interest in bulk solids technology. A learning curve is associated with the handling of powder and granulate.

Nobody doubts that digitalization is the key to comprehensive process control. That is why Fieldbus H1 and Profibus PA are at the core of any new system. They not only enable digitalizing process control from the PCS all the way down to each individual device. They also pave the way for the big data approach of a new generation of production control.

Some valve makers fear emerging markets, others place their bets on them. Competition from companies from threshold countries is growing rapidly, yet at the same time demand for machinery and plants from industrialized Western countries is high in order to maintain the upswing. One thing is certain—success has pampered emerging markets in the past years, even when other states were slightly weakened.

In the age of digitization Chemical Distribution is facing new challenge. International trading platform like Alibaba and Amazon Business are changing the rules. Now, the German start up Pinpools has created an independent B2B platform to connect chemical business.

Beumer Group will exhibit its expertise as a system provider for complete high-capacity packaging lines at Powtech. The Group optimises the performance of each machine, its components and the high-level controls to ensure high throughput of the lines for (petro) chemical products and building materials.

Why AODD pumps are the secret ingredient for success at a Spanish ink manufacturer  — When a Spanish hidden champion wanted to grow, their process equipment was not up to the task. Now, the company has moved beyond its humble roots, with the help of a competent partner — and a reliable pump technology.

For years, the manufacture of active ingredients has been considered highly profitable, posting annual double-digit growth in the sector. However, this situation has now changed. The rise in regulatory requirements, the increasing market power of customers, and the growing number of substitutes have led to a change in the market characterized above all by more intensive competition. The changing environment leads to a rising importance of operational excellence. The university of St. Gallen benchmarked the operational excellence of 21 API plants.