From food to chemistry: With pumps, such as the Twin NG hygienic progressing cavity pump, Wangen positions itself as a specialist for demanding conveying tasks. (Pumpenfabrik Wangen, ©Ramil Gibadullin, Syda Productions - stock.adobe.com; [M]EHaselmann)
Displacement Pumps

Anyone Can Do “Simple”: Why You Should Consider Displacement Pumps

Have centrifugal pumps reached their limits? When is it worthwhile considering displacement pumps — Pump expertise for chemical and food processes: When centrifugal pumps reach their limits, it is time for displacement pumps. Whether as eccentric or screw spindle pumps — particularly for challenging media or in hygienic processes, it is worth taking your pump considerations a step further.

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Dr. Jürgen Brandes, CEO of Siemens Division Process Industries and Drives, in answer to the question whether or not lights-out plants will ever become reality: "We do not see factories without a human presence on-site as a customer benefit per se. The customer benefits are plant efficiency, plant availability and plant flexibility." (Siemens)
Change in Process Automation

What Role will Process Control Engineering Play in the Future?

Monolithic structures in process automation will soon be outdated. This will lead to even more competition, Jürgen Brandes, CEO of Siemens Division Process Industries and Drives, says in a double interview with his colleague and CTO Jörn Oprzynski. What role will be left for Distributed Control Systems (DCS) in the future? What can assistance systems already do today, and is autonomous plant operation really going to happen? Our exclusive interview offers up answers to all of these and a lot more questions.

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Azo delivers innovative raw materials handling systems for reliable automation of production processes in the fields of food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastics. (Azo)
Milestone Powder & Bulk Solids Technology

Raw Materials Processes Redefined

How does a company go from building mills and silo systems to becoming a specialist in raw materials handling? With creativity and inventive spirit, that is how. As a result, today the name Azo stands for wide-ranging know-how and expertise in all areas relating to raw materials, plant construction and process engineering, as well as control technology and automation. And all this with the goal of automating bulk materials and fluids handling processes.

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