Softing joins Emerson’s Delta V Alliance Product Program and extends intelligent device management across the field to islands of devices and out to the enterprise to remote subject matter experts. To meet the increasing requirements for energy efficiency and flexibility in modern process manufacturing, information about processes and plant statuses is required which can be exchanged across systems. To achieve this, sensors, devices, control systems and production plants have to be networked horizontally and vertically.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced a partnership with Honeywell for one of the largest predictive maintenance projects in the oil and gas industry.

Sustainable heat transfer solutions also for brownfield plants — Christian Stoffers, Energy Division Manager at Alfa Laval Mid Europe, and Fabian Schega, responsible for heat exchangers as Sales Manager in the Service Division, work hand in hand. They are meeting the challenges of digitalization with the aid of connectivity in service.

Bayer has announced a package of measures for climate protection and new sustainability targets starting in 2020. In line with the UN goals for sustainable development and the Paris Climate Agreement, the company has set itself ambitious targets to be achieved by 2030.

On November 14, 2019, the Vogel Pharmaceutical Industry Smart Manufacturing Forum (VPISM Forum) was successfully concluded in Changzhou, China. This year's conference had the motto "Pharmaceutical Enterprises Heading towards smart Manufacturing" and was supported by Schneider Electric and Fette.

For brewers malt is an essential ingredient. But for workers of the packing unit it means hard work: Malt producer Thomas Fawcett & Sons required a more efficient system to pack pale ale malt into 350 kg to 1000 kg bulk bags, sold across the UK and internationally.

Solvay has plans to increase production capacity of its Solef polyvinylidene fluoride at the Changshu site in China. The move is in line with the company’s G.R.O.W. strategy and production at the plant is expected to come on-stream by 2022.

The acquisition is in line with Lanxess’ strategic focus on profitable specialty chemicals. With this deal, the Lanxess Material Protection Products business unit aims at strengthening its global presence and serving its South American customers via a domestic production facility.

Under the deal, KBR will provide an Operator Training Simulator and an Advanced Process Control system for Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan’s new 2200 MTPD ammonia plant in India. Work is expected to be performed by the firm over the next three years.

At Brau Beviale, Watson-Marlow showcased its specialist range of technology for the drinks industry, including the Sine pump Certa. The pump’s high performance and versatility has been illustrated with the mixer Turbo Digi which is manufactured by Famix-Maschinenbau. This system uses Certa for metering syrup, providing gentle transfer and excellent CIP-capabilities.