Fieldbus systems represent the best way to use the knowledge available from intelligent process devices. One example is in reducing the cost of maintaining instrumentation.

The ever increasing cost of electricity and scarcity of water in most countries are forcing the utility operators to optimise their plants with the aid of modern technology. Industrial electronic devices, intended for control and monitoring – such as starters and electronic variable speed drives, can lead to 25 to 30 percent of energy saving in terms of electricity consumption. High time to take plant sophistication to water treatment and management systems...

The new PreVAS disposable filling system from Bosch Packaging Technology emphasizes qualification and validation as well as lower downtime thanks to reduced requirements for cleaning and sterilization, and prevention of cross-contamination.

Collaborative approach between users and solution providers is the need of the hour for manufacturing renaissance in India. Realizing this fact, Frost & Sullivan had organized Industrial Technologies Summit, which acted as a knowledge sharing platform. Additionally, the company acknowledged the companies, which have established best practices in enhancing overall customer value addition.

At the end of 2009, one of the world’s largest spouted-bed granulation systems started up at Dresden-based contract manufacturer IPC. The company’s new ProCell 250 from Glatt Ingenieurtechnik provides unprecedented flexibility for agglomeration and spray granulation processes.

Mátra Kraftwerk, Hungary, mines some 8 to 8.5 million tonnes of lignite each year, most of which is used to generate electricity in the company’s own power plant. To expand the capacities of its Bükkábrány open-cast mining sites, the company ordered a compact bucket wheel excavator with a capacity of 6700 cubic metres per hour.

The pharma industry utilises and needs high quality water for its daily operations. There is an urgent need to find newer and better ways to manage and utilise water efficiently to ensure sustainability.

Effective disaster management can go a long way in mitigating the damage caused by natural catastrophes, thereby increasing plant safety.

GE provides electrical variable speed drives for the new Yanbu 3 power and desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, one of the country's important infrastructure projects. The plant shall help to cater the rising demand for energy and clean water in the region.

Since July 2016, the KSB Group has identified 420 marketers on eight different online platforms who are illegally misusing the manufacturer’s product names. To put a stop to this conduct, the German manufacturer of pumps and compressors has now established a task force.