Henkel has plans to acquire Seal for Life Industries from Arsenal Capital Partners. The firm currently has global operations and has generated sales of approximately 250 million euros last year.

There have been many incidents around the world where a fire or an explosion has occurred at an industrial plant, leading to loss of money, productivity and even life. To curb such accidents from happening again, industry players opt for solutions that are explosion-proof or flameproof as it significantly reduces and even eliminates the likelihood of a dangerous catastrophe.

With a focus on powder processing and filling, Marchesini Group will be showcasing a range of innovations for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry at the upcoming Pharmintech trade show in May.

Honeywell has launched an artificial intelligence-assisted, cloud-native platform with an aim to transform the way in which life sciences companies manage, automate and digitalize their operations.

Dupont Water Solutions has recently introduced Wave Pro, a comprehensive web-based modeling tool for ultrafiltration water treatment processes. The tool's strong calculation engine allows users to run complex designs with high accuracy with an aim to enhance productivity.

ABB has entered into a MOU with Bilfinger with an aim to collaborate on instrumentation and digital solutions in order to boost operational efficiencies in the energy and process industries.

Siemens is driving digital transformation: a new business unit pools key software areas contributing to digitalization of the process industry. Bart Moors, Head of the new unit and Head of Portfolio Management Dr. Uschi Mitsching are focusing on comprehensive support for customers and their plants across the entire lifecycle, regardless of where they join the digitalization journey.

Gerhard Schubert has expanded its proprietary Care monitoring solution ‘Connection for Analytics, Reporting and Efficiency’. The upgraded platform enables the standard-compliant calculation of key OEE figures for packaging machines, leaner processes thanks to decentralized data management as well as customized presentation of content.

With an aim to enhance its service offering for particle technologies and drug product development and manufacture, Lonza has joined CMAC, an international research hub with a unique configuration of academic and industrial leaders within applied and pre-competitive research programs, and translation to industry models.

Artificial intelligence is becoming a game changer in the fields of healthcare, life sciences, and electronics, and Merck in Darmstadt wants to be at the forefront of this revolution. “The journey has only just begun,” says CEO Belen Garijo. Here’s where Merck is already using AI and what plans the company has.