Especially for rough industrial processes Leybold introduces the uncomplicated, dry rough vacuum Clawvac pump. Besides food processing, packaging and environmental technology applications, it is suitable for drying and sterilization processes. The company also offers with the Clawvac System series a new multiple pump system. These systems are based on Clawvac and offer a redundant plug-and-play solution.

BASF and Siemens Energy have partnered to fast-track the implementation of new technologies – specializing in lowering greenhouse gas emissions – on a commercial scale. Numerous pilot projects will first be studied and then launched at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site in Germany.

A new bioprocess control unit for single-use bioreactors has been developed for pilot and production scales. In this way, Eppendorf wants to enable the seamless scaling of processes from R&D laboratories to pilot and production facilities.

Alfa Laval has acquired a 20 % stake in US-based IIOT specialist AMI Global effective year-end 2020. The move is to strengthen the company's market position in connected services such as condition monitoring of equipment and systems.

With Industry 4.0 making it easier to drive operational efficiencies with wireless cellular connectivity, Alfa Laval is introducing the Alfa Laval CM, a condition monitoring system for rotating equipment, to its portfolio of sensing and control products. The new CM is another step forward in a digital transformation journey that the firm is pioneering with customers to harness the power of digital data for the hygienic processing industries.

Fully integrated hybrid system for mAb harvest clarification  — Harvest systems for 2K single use bioreactors are a border area between single use technology and stainless steel technology, and home-made equipment set up can be found in most cases. A consistent hybrid system design with the best fit of both technologies is the better solution which transfers the responsibility for a workable system from the user to the equipment vendor.

With the Hi Pace 350 and 450, Pfeiffer Vacuum presents a turbopump especially dedicated for applications like mass spectrometry, electron-microscopy, metrology tools, particle accelerators and plasma physics.

With the new oil-free DSS scroll vacuum pump, Atlas Copco is expanding its range of dry industrial pumps. The robust, low-wear pump is particularly suitable for vacuum generation in the rough vacuum range.

Blackmer has recently announced the launch of its new System One High Temperature Series centrifugal pumps. Utilising high-temperature flanges, elastomers, and a unique centerline mount that supports high temperatures, the new series pumps are able to exceed the 400°F (204°C) standard temperature limit of conventional centrifugal pumps.

Piab has recently extended its piflow i/f range with a new vacuum conveyor – the piflow i/f 28L which proves beneficial for larger batch volumes.