Located in Greenville, South Carolina, USA, Solvay’s new thermoplastic composites manufacturing unit will help the company to manufacture unidirectional composite tape from a range of high-performance polymers including PVDF, PPS and PEEK.

The plant is being built by Shchekinoazot in the Tula region of Russia and Stamicarbon will be responsible for providing license, process design package and proprietary equipment to the project.

Technip joins offshore project in Dubai: The engineering experts will work on the development of the Jalilah B field off the coast of the UAE. The deal includes a complete offshore rig as well as pipelines.

The V-Cone differential-pressure flowmeter is ideal for gas lift applications in low-pressure oil wells, says supplier McCrometer, because it combines high accuracy (±0.5 percent of reading, with repeatability of ±0.1 percent) with a 10:1 turndown and a small footprint.

IZMAG electromagnetic flowmeters from GEA Diessel provide the accuracy, reliability and hygiene expected in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and biotech industries, plus new features including a visual display with 360° positioning for easy reading in crowded areas, automatic calibration, and Bluetooth connectivity.

Besides other applications, the challenges concerning medium pressure ball valves apply to oil & gas and hydraulic power units. Mostly, in all these applications, leakage is a serious issue, as the substances under pressure are often flammable. One of the principal challenges in designing a ball valve is determining how to generate sufficient force to create this contact pressure.

OCI Construction Group has selected ThyssenKrupp Uhde for an engineering and procurement contract for the construction of one of the world’s largest single-train liquid fertiliser plants to be built in the United States of America.

Ineos Technologies was able to core a deal for it's proprietary Innovene PP process technology with Vung Ro Petroleum of Vietnam: The company will provide the technology to manufacture homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers for Vung Ro's new 900kte polypropylene project in Hoa Tam.

Engineering companies are increasingly focusing on the development of Big Data analysis tools. Only recently, the Japanese plant builder Chiyoda announced the creation of a business unit dedicate to Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. Now US company Jacobs Engineering follows by unveiling Connected Enterprise — a suite of integrated capabilities and solutions to enable digital transformation.

Leybold presents its innovative vacuum portfolio at the international trade fair for the meat industry IFFA in Frankfurt am Main from May 4–9, 2019 in hall 11, booth A41. The new Novadry vacuum pump series will be the focus of the presentation. The completely newly developed, oil-free screw vacuum pump ensures significantly greater safety and efficiency in food and packaging processes.