Industrial plants are high risk zones and have to be monitored carefully to avoid any catastrophe. Supervision technologies such as advanced robots and drones play a crucial role here to make the job of monitoring the diverse elements of the facility less stressful, more convenient and less time consuming. Read on to know more about the benefits of these hi-tech technologies in industrial settings.

The alliance is a first of its kind in Europe and will help to accelerate the production of renewable fuels in Spain. With this partnership, Repsol aims to increase its access to the feedstock needed to reach its goal of producing up to 1.7 million tons of renewable fuels by 2027.

Emerson’s Rosemount 3490 Controller helps to optimize processes, enhance sustainability and ensure regulatory compliance.

Given the substances used, the complexity of the processes and the potential risks to people and the environment, process reliability plays a more important role in the chemical industry than it does in perhaps any other industry. The consequences of failures, leaks and equipment damage can have far-reaching consequences. Generally speaking: The greater the impact of a fault-related failure, the more important it is to use reliable, verifiable components. This is essential, particularly in the field of pump technology.

With chemical and chemical processing industries aiming to forge ahead in their automation and digitalization drive to develop their respective ‘Factory of the future’ or ‘Smart factory’, one thing is certain – it can’t be done without the use of robots at least for the time being. The concept of robots is not new but they have been transformed time and again to meet the challenges of today’s industrial plants especially with regard to plant inspection as well as maintenance and it won’t be wrong to term this phase as the ‘return and rise of robots.’

GEA has commenced operations at a new fabrication, repair, logistics and training facility in Wisconsin, USA. The 20-million-dollar unit comprises of production capabilities to finalize separator, decanter as well as valve and pump assembly.

Using a decanter to produce biofuel from organic waste: Organic waste goes into the air - at least that is Bisviridi's vision. The subsidiary of the British biogas specialist Biotech4 wants to convert oil and fat waste into crude oil for biofuels. Process engineering plays a decisive role in this...

With pumping speeds ranging from 80 to 800 l/s, Pfeiffer Vacuum's Hicube Neo vacuum pumping station is ideal for demanding high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum applications.

GEA has plans to invest a whopping 20 million dollars for developing a technology center which focuses on alternative proteins. The center will be established in the state of Wisconsin, USA and will pilot microbial, cell-based and plant-based foods.

The chemical industry makes use of numerous industrial pumps for different purposes. To better understand how each pump is different from the other, PROCESS Worldwide offers an insight into the different types of pumps available in the market and also highlights its structure, function and applications for the benefit of industrial players in the chemical sector.