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The last edition of Achema was held in 2022.  (Source: DECHEMA e.V. / Hannibal)
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Coming Soon: Achema 2024

Achema, the international trade fair for process industries is expected to be held from June 10 – 14, 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. The main highlights of this edition are five ‘Innovation Themes’ and a special show on hydrogen.

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Establishing a digital twin with Itwin Services enabled predictive and preventive equipment maintenance, reducing operations and maintenance costs by over 30 %.  (Source: Citic Heavy Industries Co.)
Factory of the Future

BIM Technology Delivers a Green and Smart Cement Factory

Citic Heavy Industries was awarded a contract by Fujian Jianfu Cement to develop a green, smart cement factory in Yongan, Fujian, China. For this, the company used Bentley’s collaborative BIM technology to integrate 3D parametric design of the main equipment, perform construction simulation, and generate a full-process, green cement production plant with intelligent controls. Itwin Services were also used to establish a digital twin which helped to monitor the assets, thus, saving 2 million dollars in equipment maintenance costs.

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The food packaging industry is exploring the use of various eco-friendly materials and this has led machine manufacturers to now offer enhanced solutions that are capable of handling numerous sustainable materials.   (Source: Pixelbliss - stock.adobe.com)
Industry Trend

The Transformation to Sustainable Food Packaging

Food packaging is one area where plastic is used in abundance as it keeps food fresh for a longer period of time, is cost effective and flexible in nature. With the plastic menace looming over us, it’s time to switch to more eco-friendly materials which deliver more sustainable food packaging options but what does this mean for packaging machine manufacturers in the food sector? Read on to find out…

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Centrifugal pumps are used across the chemical, petrochemical as well as wastewater treatment industry.  (Source: Aleks Kend - stock.adobe.com)
Industrial Pumps

Insight into Centrifugal Pumps

Centrifugal pumps pump lower viscosity liquids with a high flow rate and are used across the chemical, petrochemical as well as wastewater treatment industry. These pumps play a vital role in industrial plants and market players have now introduced many new features to these pumps which makes them different from their counterparts. In this article, we have listed some of the latest innovations in this space.

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