Digital twins are either a must-have for any self-respecting engineering consultant; or they are dismissed as the latest shiny object dreamed up by VC-fueled ‘constructech’ mania. On the one hand, digital twins are important enough to warrant their own National Digital Twin Day; on the other, proponents are accused of ‘digital-twin-washing’ Bim just like they ‘green-washed’ their eco-sustainability credentials, driven by fear of missing out.

Cyber Security in the oil & gas sector is steadily gaining momentum in the backdrop of rising cyber-attacks. PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the latest cyber security solutions in the market for this vital industry.

The Chinese robot company Chongqing Sevnce Technology exhibited an intelligent explosion-proof inspection robot at a recently held trade show in Iran. With an Ex d IIB T4 Gb China explosion-proof certification along with an IP65 waterproof and dustproof certification, the robot paves the way for digitization, intelligent, and safe industrial development in the oil & gas industry.

Under the European Green Deal, the EU chemical industry is looking to develop a more sustainable and green industry with the incorporation of clean technologies and solutions in the sector. PROCESS Worldwide shares the many dynamics of this significant market.

Sea Vision presented numerous solutions at the recently held Pharmintech trade fair in Italy including track and trace, vision systems, and the 4.0 software suite yudoo. The firm also exhibited its new serialization and aggregation systems at the show.

Atlas Copco’s new GHS 1402-2002 VSD+ series is based on the firm’s existing range of GHS VSD+ variable speed-driven oil-injected screw vacuum pumps. Designed for better performance, optimal oil separation, a smaller footprint and an innovative new controller, the solution proves beneficial for Industry 4.0.

The joint project ‘Hystoc EU’ is a byword for ‘Hydrogen Supply and Transportation using liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers’ (LOHC) and aims to establish and test an efficient hydrogen value chain utilizing Hydrogenious’ proprietary LOHC technology in Finland.

Keynes Planungsgesellschaft is a German engineering and construction services company operating since the 1960s, focusing on all phases of plant planning. These range from maintenance projects covering the replacement or repair of small numbers of pipelines to larger projects involving upgrades and equipment retrofits and associated piping to even more complex, large-scale projects involving 500 to 3,000 pipelines. This case study focuses on the transition and Keynes’ experience of moving from PDS to Hexagon’s Cadworx Plant Professional software.

With fast data communication and high bandwidths, Industrial Ethernet paves the way to Industry 4.0 in the chemical, oil/gas and petrochemical industries. But what about in zone 0, 1 or 2? From A for antenna to W for WLAN: typical problems that can arise with Ethernet installations in hazardous areas and the right solution.

BASF has started up a new methane sulfonic acid (MSA) plant at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen, Germany in the background of growing demand for MSA across the globe. The investment is expected to increase capacity at the site to a total of 50,000 metric tons annually.