Bühler's battery mixing technology has the capability to reduce waste by 95 % and ensures an energy savings of 50 %. This technology will be used for Britishvolt's first Gigaplant in Northumberland, UK wherein Bühler will supply large scale production lines for the manufacture of electrode slurries which is a vital component for the production of high-performance batteries.

The digital future is all about communication. Big data applications turn huge amounts of raw data into usable information for detailed analysis and informed decision making. IoT-enabled devices seamlessly integrate into comprehensive communication infrastructures. End-to-end Ethernet provides the enabling technology for direct communication free from platform limitations and hierarchical structures. Cloud-based solutions allow the access to any information anytime and anywhere. Industrie 4.0 is finally becoming reality.

With an aim to increase production capacity for optical brighteners amidst growing demand across the globe, BASF made the hefty investment at its Monthey site. The significant increase in production capacity at the site has now been achieved.

LG Chem has signed a joint venture agreement with Tianjin B&M Science and Technology, a subsidiary of China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt to produce affordable and high-quality cathode materials, a key component in battery manufacturing. With an investment of 403 million dollars from both the partners, LG Chem’s cathode production site in Gumi, South Korea will be used for the project.

Fluid Components International’s (FCI) ST80 Thermal Flow Meter Series helps water engineers and plant managers to achieve precision air/gas measurement as well as optimizes their Ozone (O3) disinfection process. The flow meters also assist in reducing maintenance costs.

Ima has recently launched Open Lab – a network of the company’s technological laboratories and testing areas, dedicated to research on sustainable materials, technologies and production optimization processes.

Shimadzu will be participating at the analytica trade show which is expected to be held in Munich, Germany. The company’s motto for the fair is ‘Faster. Higher. Further.’ and it plans to showcase numerous new products as well as comprehensive solutions and services for the industry.

How to gain timely and accurate data insights to optimise asset performance and reliability.

How a desalination plant uses the most sustainable and available energy source to generate fresh drinking water — Seawater desalination has a large ecological footprint, as the processes used to generate fresh water from brine or seawater are energy intensive an often rely on fossil fuels. Luckily, the arid regions that rely on desalination the most have one resource in abundance: sunlight. Can solar power bring green drinking water to the Middle East?

China is introducing standards for machine vision. Export controls for high technology have been tightened for the first time since 2008.