The Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) has plans to replace all industrial pump bearings at its facilities across Dubai with grease-free Thordon water lubricated bearing solutions. With the installation of these solutions, DEWA aims to reduce downtime as well as the costs associated with grease and spare parts procurement.

Leanbio works with a number of pharmaceutical and biotech organizations to scale up their biologics manufacturing processes. The pilot plant is therefore used for a wide range of different products, requiring versatile equipment which also prevents cross contamination. Peristaltic pumps from WMFTG offered a versatile solution to reduce cleaning requirements while still preventing product contamination and facilitating equipment reconfiguration between batches.

Ecoclean has developed its dynamic volumetric flow controller: Ecoclean DFC. The control is based on the measured variables of pressure and volumetric flowrate and enables energy savings of up to 45 % with a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions.

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has introduced a scalable system for chemical disinfection. The system is equipped with a compressed air-operated dual-substance nozzle which provides reliable disinfection with hydrogen peroxide and also helps to save costs.

Amidst the global pandemic, there was an urgent need to manufacture Covid vaccines across the globe. In this scenario, the pharma company Catalent converted one of its aseptic processing lines, which specialized in powder processing, to liquid processing. The move helped the firm to produce its first commercial batch of Covid vaccines in April 2021.

Steriline has designed and supplied a robotic pilot line to Shilpa Medicare for processing vials, pre-filled syringes (PFS) and cartridges for injectable oncology drugs. The innovative pilot line operates with limited human intervention.

The suction pulsation dampener is necessary in order to: Maintain flow velocity in the suction pipe constant and avoid cavitation, and achieve a smooth suction pressure.

The new screw vacuum pumps Dryvac DV 500 and DV 800 will be presented by Leybold in the spring of 2021. These vacuum pumps compress completely dry, i.e. without operating lubricant in the compression chamber and are therefore ideally suited as backing pumps in food packaging or in pumping sets in heat treatment or coating systems, as they have significant advantages over oil-lubricated piston or rotary vane vacuum pumps.

VDMA’s Food Processing and Packaging Machinery trade association will be participating at Achema Pulse’s Process Technology Forum. The show is expected to present numerous topics such as hydrogen, chemical recycling, digitalization as well as automation. VDMA will also hold sessions on OPC UA and Circular Economy at the Forum.

Designed for process flexibility, the Alfa Laval Twin Screw Pump is built on a robust, reliable platform that meets stringent hygienic standards. It is capable of handling both product transfer and Cleaning-in-Place (CIP).