Asco Numatics has introduced an intrinsically safe (Ex ia) solenoid operated pilot that is suitable for operations in hazardous areas, regardless of the gas zone and temperature class.

In the future Thyssenkrupp will use one common brand the world over. The redevelopment of the brand reflects the transformation of the Essen-based technology company to a diversified industrial group. What are the aims?

Each year the EPSC (European Process Safety Centre) awards a prize to an individual, team or organisation working in the process safety field for making an exceptional contribution to the advancement of process safety.

Factory Talk Analytics is a smart system that gives users clear visibility into their automation systems — even incorporating a chatbot named Shelby. Easy-to-read dashboards and an intuitive card-based interface highlight and prioritize any problems with connected devices, explained product specialist Gilles Quintelier of Rockwell Automation.

Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed at Achema on Tuesday, Simon India will provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a 200,000 t/y dicalcium phosphate (DCP) plant to be built by Ecophos (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) in Gujarat, India.

Since 2000, Beckhoff Automation has experienced an average growth rate of 16 %, said managing director Hans Beckhoff at a press conference yesterday. The company generated a global turnover of 810 million euros in 2017 — an increase of 19 % year over year.

As part of its sustainability strategy, chemical and consumer goods company Henkel is working to improve the recyclability of its product packaging and to increase its use of recycled materials.

Haldor Topsoe has signed a contract with Badr-e-Shargh Petrochemical Complex for licenses, engineering, proprietary equipment, materials and catalyst for their new methanol plant in Chabahar, Iran. It will be the first plant in a new industrial zone in the area.

The Linde Group and the specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries have concluded an exclusive cooperation agreement on the use of membranes for natural gas processing.

Mol Group and APK signed a strategic cooperation agreement which is intended to expand the Hungarian company's portfolio of recycled plastics.