As the year 2023 is now passé and the New Year has begun with great vigor, we have listed below the ‘Top 10 Articles’ of PROCESS Worldwide in 2023. These write-ups have attracted the most views by our readers, we hope you enjoy reading all of them.

In vitro meat, cultured meat, lab-grown meat or simply cultivated meat: artificially grown tissue meat in cell culture has been regarded as a future alternative to "classic" meat production for a number of years. However, the production of test-tube burgers is just as complex as traditional biotechnology - and just like biotechnology, it requires the right components.

Fette Compacting is positioning itself as a process and development partner. CEO Joachim Dittrich and Dr. Marten Klukkert, Vice President Customer Development Center, reveal how the market leader is helping to shape change in the pharmaceutical sector, the role played by collaboration with pharmaceutical and nutrition customers, and the significance of innovations.

With the rise of megatrends in Europe such as electromobility and renewable energies which require silicones, Wacker Chemie has decided to build a new silicones production site in Czech Republic. Production at the site is expected to begin by the end of 2025.

In the chemical industry, research facilities create the link between laboratory development and industrial-scale production. Flexible plants comprising multiple areas are sites of innovation and testing, acting as stepping stones for subsequent scale-up. When Evonik Industries was looking to modernize such a plant at the Wolfgang Industrial Park in Hanau, Germany, it was the perfect place to use Simatic PCS neo, the completely web-based process control system from Siemens.

Natural gas pipelines, hydrogen, drinking water or CO2 capture — you can’t do it without pumps, valves and compressors. At the same time, fluid systems have a reputation for being energy- and maintenance-intensive cost traps. With fluid technology becoming networked and the threat of a PFAS ban looming, the industry is looking for new approaches.

A consortium led by Vianode has successfully been granted a funding of 7-million dollars from the Norwegian Research Council. The grant is expected to be used to develop technologies which will help in more efficient and environmentally friendly production methods and support the zero-emission process industry in Norway.

As digitalisation continues to advance, the demands on process instruments are increasing and everyone today is talking about condition monitoring. Continuous self-monitoring of electrical thermometers tends to be restricted, however, because sensor drift remains unnoticed until the next calibration date. This problem has now been solved.

Energy production infrastructures are of great importance in view of current developments. The aim is to maximize the availability of oil and gas pipelines and reduce downtime. The introduction of smart technology for digitized monitoring of mechanical seals is a signifcant step forward.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of December 2023’ from all over the world. Right from Ørsted starting work on Denmark’s first carbon capture project to Fluor securing two contracts for the world’s first net-zero ethylene cracker and derivatives complex, find out all the projects making headlines here