For the third time PROCESS chose the best product innovations in the industry at this year’s Powtech/TechnoPharm trade fair in Nuremberg/Germany. The judging panel selected the best entries from more than 50 nominations and presented awards in a prize-giving ceremony.

Italvacuum has manufactured vacuum pumps and vacuum dryers for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries since its establishment in 1939. The company supplies turnkey systems and bespoke equipment built to suit its customers’ needs.

Without the presence of “nothing,” literally nothing goes in many chemical processes. Whether for vaporization, sublimation, rectification, filtration, drying or conveying: Vacuum accelerates these process steps or is required to make them possible in the first place. Pfeiffer Vacuum has embodied a fascination for vacuum technology and its possibilities for more than 125 years.

The basic sealing task in mixing applications is to seal the rotating shaft as it passes through the vessel wall. Depending on the operating conditions — pressure, temperature, agitator speed, etc. — different types of seals are used. As this article shows, mechanical seals offer many advantages over other types of seals. Particularly if hazardous or explosive substances are being mixed, a mechanical seal is mandatory.

On a major part of the pump breakdowns in the Chemical Process Industry, the causes are NPSH problems, gas admixtures in the transported fluids, dry running or operating a pump outside the permitted range.

There is an obvious necessity to have safety and process control processes in place to prevent hazardous situations in specialty chemical industries. These systems, however, are expensive and need to be upgraded depending on industry standards. This article takes a look at the current trend of integrating these technologies onto one platform, to ensure efficiency and cost savings.

Rotary vacuum dryer/pulverizer fitted with electric lump–breakers–Italvacuum’s Criox system is a multi–product rotary vacuum dryer/pulverizer that completely removes solvents from wet products leaving a filter or centrifuge. It is a versatile technology that is equally suitable for intermediates, fine chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, sterile materials and injectable products. It safely handles materials that are temperature–sensitive, delicate, with varying degrees of fineness, unstable, photosensitive, or chemically reactive.

What makes out a successful pump manufacturer in a technology-focused industry like the process industry? The answer is application expertise, which creates added value for the customer — after all, plant builders and users expect system solutions that are tailored to their individual processes. Industry-specific know-how is and always has been the driving force of innovation at Grundfos.

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

Ideal for municipal sewage treatment and stormwater or industrial organic or inorganic wastewater.