Enhanced plant management helps to realize smooth and safe operation — Maintaining a safe operating state is essential in process industries, as any incident or malfunction may have fatal consequences. State-of-the-art control technology is designed to supervise and control a process within a defined and safe operating state. But there are always risks for deviation caused by interruptions or unplanned conditions. Plant personnel need to be aware of differences between actual and planned operating states — and eventually to take action to quickly bring the process back under control.

While food lovers immediately think of cherry gateau and the regional ham, measurement and control engineers all around the world associate the Black Forest with level and pressure measurement. With close regional ties to its site in Schiltach right in the heart of the Black Forest, Vega has been focusing on these two measuring methods for decades and is regarded an innovation driver in the field. Radar measurement technology in particular has made a major contribution to the success of the company.

Takeda Pharmaceutical broke into the list of top 20 publicly traded innovative global pharmaceutical companies based on market capitalization (Market Cap) during the first quarter (Q1), according to Global Data.

Arlanxeo has successfully completed turnaround of its CR plant in Germany, allowing for an annual production of up to 70,000 metric tonnes of CR. In France, the firm owns the largest NBR facility in the world and is currently undergoing modernisation.

Syngenta announced its new ambition and priorities following the completion of the transaction with Chemchina.

China is heavily investing in AI in order to help the growth of its innovative pharmaceutical industry. The move is in line with the government’s initiative of ‘Made in China 2025’, under which the country looks to heavily invest in R&D to boost innovation.

It all began with bulk-material feeders and dischargers. Over the past six decades the company became a globally operating manufacturer of of weighing, feeding, discharging, controlling and flow metering equipment and systems for the bulk materials. A good reason to look back and to arm the company for the future.

In a study published by McKinsey&Company, the economics researchers identify three themes that are redefining the role of HR in oil and gas, with implications for HR strategy and operating model.

In water management, it is often necessary to integrate into the central network signals from distant system components or remote stations. Many users, therefore, look for suitable wireless solutions to avoid the high cost associated with laying cables.

Emerson Process Management has released the Micro Motion Fork Viscosity Meter, the next generation of the Micro Motion 7827 and 7829 direct insertion viscosity and density meters. Incorporating the same rugged and reliable tuning fork design as its predecessors, the new meter is built to tackle demanding process applications.