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.

The terms digitization and Industry 4.0 have been buzzing for a long time through local factories. Now, when is the breakthrough? What are the potentials of the fourth industrial revolution? Our colleagues at the Swiss MaschinenMarkt have asked around.

Under the smart Verbund project, BASF has begun to construct its maiden units which will produce engineering plastics and TPU. The site will comprise the latest technologies as well as highest safety and sustainability standards and falls under the firm’s 10-billion-dollar investment project.

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) has selected Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) to be the main automation contractor for its new Petrochemicals and Refinery Integration Al Zour Project (Prize).

Total will be inaugurating the digital factory in 2020 with an aim to further enhance its operations and reduce its environmental impact. Around 300 experts will be brought together under this initiative to boost the company’s digital transformation move.

Under the deal, Kemira will combine its expertise in water treatment with ABB’s integrated automation solutions to enable customers to digitalise their water treatment processes and also improve the efficiency of their operations.

This could change the market: Samson and Krohne set up a joint venture. The 50:50 joint venture is called Focus-On and will initially help a new intelligent process node that integrates valve functions with flow, pressure and temperature measurement to break through the market.

Sanofi celebrated the inauguration of its new digital manufacturing facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The inauguration is marking one of the world's first digital facilities using intensified, continuous biologics production technology.

Technip FMC and DNV GL aim to set a benchmark towards the integrity of the digital twin technology in the oil and gas sector. The new technology will enable industry players to undertake better decisions in their projects and operations.