Sometimes, beautiful products need dirty processes. Elaborate jewelry for example, might be treated with aggressive tarnision fluids. The consumer does not know — but the manufacturer should. Learn what to expect when pumping abrasive fluids and why solid body plastic AODD pumps might do the trick.

From Idex Health & Science comes a new independent-channel control in a peristaltic pump with the new Ismatec Reglo ICC for laboratory use.

Individual valves or valve terminals to control pneumatically-automated process valves? What are technical and economic advantages of these two methods? How to judge the influences with regard to commissioning? Answering this questions can result in more than 40 percent cost savings.

Representatives of Evonik's Performance Intermediates presented the outlook for C4 chemistry at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA). From October 7 to 10, they introduced the new C4 Connect platform. This platform extends the business model from a product-centered to a user-oriented approach, the company announced.

A report by Global Market Insights has predicted the lithographic printing chemicals market to reach 17.5 billion dollars by 2025 owing to the rise of the packaging, publication, and promotion industries.

China is stepping up the pace — By 2025, China wants to play a leading role in terms of innovation, sustainability and networking. The ambitious plan will be a challenge particularly for chemical and petrochemical companies. What solutions does the concept “Made in China 2025” offer for an industry at the crossroads? And how can companies prepare for the future?

Daikin and Hitachi will start a joint demonstration to digitalize quality control know-how in the reaction process of chemical manufacturing, especially in fluorochemicals, at Daikin Yodogawa Plant (Settsu, Osaka Prefecture).

Air Liquide inaugurated its Paris Innovation Campus. This new Campus includes the company's largest Research & Development Center, a fully renovated 15,000-square-meter facility with 48 laboratories and pilot platforms. From 2019, it will also host a deep-tech start-up accelerator.

The Cabb Group has earmarked an investment figure well into the double-digit million dollar range for expanding its production and storage capacities by the end of 2019. The company plans to further build on its global position as a producer of ultrapure monochloroacetic acid.

With the new generation of universal temperature transmitters, Flex Top 2212 and 2222, Baumer is expanding its proven range of products. With integrated micro-USB port, automated cable compensation and a fast sampling time of less than 50 ms, it stands out from other commercially available products and is also suitable for demanding applications in a wide variety of areas.