For years, Siemens has been the number one trendsetter and driving force behind digitization. The technology giant has created a dedicated digital ecosystem that covers every aspect of the value creation chain: from design and planning through production and operation to maintenance and service. At its heart is the so-called “digital twin”, which enables a seamless exchange of information via integrated data models.

Sartorius has always had an intuitive understanding of the needs of the industry. Whether through in-house developments or intelligent acquisitions and external cooperations, the company from Göttingen has made its mark on the laboratory technology industry and bioprocess engineering and shapes the industries it works in through innovative technologies.

Ideas in technical gases don’t have to remain pipe dreams. When Carl von Linde invented his air separation process over a century ago, it marked the start of a success story that continues to this day. Technical gases revolutionized entire sectors, and continue to do so today. Just like Linde — the market leader in the gas industry who sets standards for these raw materials supplied in pressure cylinders …

Oil as a natural resource is becoming scarcer and more expensive and there is a need to look at eco-friendly ways of extracting it, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. White biotechnology offers a solution: scientists are now using microorganisms such as bacteria to generate substances for the production of polymers. The advantage is that these miniature biochemical factories run on renewable resources or agricultural waste converting it into valuable chemicals.

A new isolator for sterile filling combines cleaning, sterilizing, filling & closing, monitoring and precision-counting magazining functions in one.

Storage tanks that contain aggressive chemicals must be designed to protect the environment. But how do they protect themselves?

A global player in dynamic markets around the world, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) offers total solutions for biotech laboratories, process technologies and equipment. The Indian arm of Sartorius has developed itself into a centre of excellence in design, engineering, production and technical support in Asia for the Sartorius Group. In a tête-à-tête with PROCESS India, Maik W. Jornitz, Sr. Vice President, Product Management, Bioprocess Solutions, North America, depicts the changing scenario in the bioprocess industry.

Evonik strengthens its position in the growing Resource Efficiency market with the acquisition of the silica business of US company J.M. Huber. This US $ 630 million deal shall expand the product portfolio of the German specialty chemicals with customer specific solutions as well as contributing to their presence in overseas key markets.

A plant revamp is much more than just a scheduled shutdown: Done right, it can become the perfect solution to re-establish competitiveness and comply with regulations and market demands — As good as new or even better: Plant revamping to achieve capacity increase, modernization to conform to ever changing regulations or product diversification can put an established production site back on top of the competition. But such delicate rejuvenation projects require dedicated specialists. With the right partners, a production plant can stay forever feasible …

Verdezyne has reached an agreement with Bio-Xcell Malaysia to construct Verdezyne’s first commercial-scale renewable chemicals manufacturing facility in Bio-Xcell’s premier biotechnology and ecosystem park in Nusajaya, Iskandar, in southern Malaysia. It will be the world´s first bio-based plant for the production of Dodecanedioic Acid (DDDA).