Solvay has started hydrogen peroxide production at its new plant in Zhenjiang, China.

In the Indian automation sector, Siemens has its distinguishable presence. In a conversation with PROCESS India, Karlheinz Kaul, Global CEO, Siemens Industry Automation Control Equipment, is describing the changing trend in demand from the user community and how the company is preparing itself to address those. Bhaskar Mandal, VP, Siemens Industry Automation, South Asia is facilitating the meeting.

Researchers at the University of Konstanz presented a new way of obtaining polyester from fats and oils, more specifically, from castor oil. A well-known and chemically established building block that can be obtained from castor oil is Undecenol.

Lanxess inaugurates a new production line at its largest site in Leverkusen for the production of the Lewatit brand of weak acid cation (WAC) exchange resins, as well as bringing a new food-grade filling and packing system into operation. The crisis ridded spacility chemicals company had invested some € 10 million in the expansion process ince April 2013.

With the new HiPace 300 H, Pfeiffer Vacuum presents the most powerful compression turbopump currently available in the pumping speed class of 300 l/s. With a compression ratio of 107 for hydrogen, it is suitable for generating high and ultra-high vacuum.

Under her new role, Wuttke will be responsible for developing and executing end-to-end digital strategy which is expected to be a core area for the firm’s success in the near future.

The trend toward linking up the production and control levels in a network is now making itself felt in low-voltage switchboards in the process industry. The critical point in this field is that the communication-capable switching devices are able to provide direct and secure exchange of data. The OPC UA protocol helps to make the data of the loads and the motors accessible via the switchboard.

The expansion will be carried out at the firm’s Oasis facility which will also witness its first commercial production and supply of the monoclonal antibody drug. The expansion includes an additional bioreactor along with all the required utility and infrastructure to support the GMP operations.

In the building material producing and processing industry, various powdery products for a variety of purposes are packed into flexible packaging, in small to large quantities. Depending on the needs and requirements of the end-consumer, filling and storing the filled packages is done using various types of packaging materials. The most frequent and versatile packaging for powder products is the valve sack made of paper.

New technical developments are thronging the market place during the course of Process Industry 4.0. In this context, a new system in the area of valve technology is catapulting itself to the top of the development pyramid. It can be used to simplify, to improve the structure of administrations and to optimise processes. All this can yield surplus value for plant manufacturers as well as plant operators.