Ensuring the design team and stakeholders work together is crucial at the start on any large capital project. Collaboration is essential when it comes to working with many different groups, partners, subcontractors, and inter-departmental personnel, as they work with multiple information sources and make numerous design changes as part of the review process. Failure in any of these work processes can result in costly mistakes once handover is complete as the project moves into construction – and even more so as it moves into operations.

The consortium consisting of Repsol, Naturgy and Reganosa are partnering with the Impulsa Galicia initiative of the northern Spanish region of Galicia and will invest 146 million euros in the initial phase to generate 300 GWh of renewable energy annually by making use of 1.2 million tons of surplus livestock manure.

Siemens has introduced a new 4.0 version of the web-based process control system Simatic PCS which can be used for process plants of any size. It has also launched a new hardware platform for the process control system – the Simatic S7-4100 controller generation and the Simatic CN 4100 communication node.

Making the right decision when it comes to packaging material is a challenge for manufacturers. Factors such as product protection, machine runnability, environmental friendliness, cost-effectiveness and consumer expectations all need to be reconciled. A seemingly sustainable material may not necessarily be the most ecological solution. Packaging machine manufacturer Schubert has been building up comprehensive expertise for several years, which it intends to make increasingly available to its customers in the future.

Under the terms of the contract, Wood will provide the full engineering scope for developing a world-class mineral processing plant as well as offer detailed engineering and procurement assistance services to establish a new methanol-to-olefin based gas-chemical complex in Uzbekistan.

Sea Vision and the Marchesini Group are launching a brand-new solution in the market for primary pack serialization and aggregation, comprising a complete range of technologies to print, inspect and pack serialized blisters and perform aggregation with cartons, all integrated in a 4.0 environment.

With the growing demand for biofuels across the globe, the oil refining firm Neste is in the process of expanding and digitalizing its existing biofuel refinery in Singapore in order to enhance process safety and asset integrity in the plant; improve energy efficiency, operational reliability and predictability in maintenance regime; and foster closer collaborations among other production sites.

Achema, the international trade fair for process industries has kickstarted with great pomp and vigor in Frankfurt, Germany. The live show has attracted over 2,200 exhibitors from more than 50 countries and is exhibiting numerous equipment and processes for the chemical, pharma and food industry.

Fluid Components International (FCI) has introduced the ST75 Series air/gas flow meter for measuring numerous gases such as ammonia, argon, CO2, chlorine, ethane, fluorine, nitrogen, ozone, refrigerants, sulfur dioxide and many more for dosing and injection applications.

Under a MOU signed between both the parties, Shell and Siemens will develop energy efficient and sustainable solutions for Shell’s and its customers green hydrogen projects. Shell will also supply Siemens and its affiliates with low carbon products that reduce emissions across its supply chain.