Overcome Barriers to IT Adoption and Integration in the EPC Market — Like many organizations across industries, project-driven engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies are grappling with ever-growing levels of disparate data.

As an alternative to traditional truck and shovel mining, in-pit crushing and conveying systems are attracting global interest for their sustainability benefits and potential to reduce operating costs. The selection of the most appropriate solution for a given operation must consider economic, social, environmental and technical issues.

Graphical programming and decentralised control shall usher in a new era: “Industry 4.0” is a concept in which industrial processes are implemented digitally in every aspect. Bürkert supports this development with the Efficient Device Integration Platform (EDIP), which enables intelligent networking down to the sensor and actuator level.

In this article we describe some essential analytical parameters and general lab tasks applied to analyze the aforementioned products. Some facts and explanations about the parameters, as well as some guidance on how to perform these tasks best, are presented.

Metsä Fibre announced that preparations for the start-up of their next-generation bioproduct mill are currently under way in Äänekoski, Finland. Start-up is scheduled for late summer 2017. In 2015 Metso was selected as the main supplier of the bioproduct mill's valve solutions.

Kentz bags US $ 125 million: The company's Engineering and Construction Group was awarded a turnkey process package of a new wastewater facility located in the Qatargas LNG Plant, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

Solvay has acquired a controlling interest in surfactants producer Sunshield Chemicals of India as part of its growth strategy for Asia...

World-wide, 85 percent of oil & gas wells currently use some form of artificial lift, and nearly all wells need stimulation at some point during their production. Common artificial lift mechanisms include beam pumps, gas lift injection, submersible pumps, and hydraulic pumps—all of which require periodic optimization.

Gas and oil projects specialist Technip will provide pipelines, spools and manifolds for a CO2 storage project at a Norwegian offshore gas field. A corresponding double digit million Euros lumpsum contract was signed between Technip and Norway's National oil company Statoil.

The Full Spectrum Model IPS-4 presented on Pittcon in Atlanta Combines Ultraviolet with Single Beam and Multiple Wavelength IR Technology.