Gardner Denver Thomas has once again expanded the product platforms of the “Jade” miniature diaphragm pumps. The model series Jade 1410 and 1420 are now equipped with electronically commutated motors (BLDC). This provides unique advantages for the user, the company says.

The age of digital engineering has just began: As operation, information and technology are about to merge, engineering enters a new era — Digital engineering models and actual operational data don’t have much in common — or have they? The Internet of Things and intelligent field devices are about to usher in a new era, in which the boundaries between cyberspace and on-site production blur. It is up to us to harness the technological change and reap its benefits.

Guided Wave Radar (GWR) transmitters are often favoured devices, as they — unlike traditional mechanical technologies — virtually have no moving parts, reducing maintenance costs and extending operational life. Many GWR installations require a separate instrument chamber, and choosing the right chamber is important for rapid installation, accurate measurements and reliability.

Wireless measurement systems have long been more than just a vision even in the process industry. Emerson Process Management will be bringing its 2.4 GHz In-plant Smart Wireless solutions onto the market this spring. This technology should bring about a quantum leap for users in the reliability of their plants and in the efficiency of their operations.

Methanol – much talked about as a biofuel or fuel additive all arounbd the world – plays a rather different role in India: This simple alcohol fills an important niche in the country's pharmaceutical sector. Now traditional, modern and alternative uses of methanol drive the market: The methanol race has just begun, insiders say...

Explosion protection techniques have been undergoing several refinements as a result of the implementation of legislative requirements and innovative product development. The extended use of explosion protection standards and demands from industry resulted in additional products with improved performance.

American engineering specialists CB&I will work on the expansion of BASF's process plant in Antwerp, Belgium: The company announced today that it has been awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction management for a new butadiene extraction plant at the site.

High-performance version of Rosemount 3308 GWR Wireless Level Transmitter delivers enhanced accuracy that can be verified without opening the thief hatch, thereby increasing safety.

It could have been the world’s biggest takeover in pharmaceuticals ever: Pfizer has placed a € 85 million bid for Astra Zeneca. But it seems that the Brits met Pfizer’s advances with a rebuff.

Since many decades, automation, process technology and explosion protection form a very close interrelation. All three fields experienced tremendous technological progress and by now have reached a level of complexity which could only be handled by high-qualified experts.