Cadent’s HyNet North West project which includes a new hydrogen pipeline network has awarded Wood consenting, environmental assessment as well as front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts for the project. The project is expected to produce, store, distribute hydrogen, and capture as well as store carbon from the industry in the North West of England and North Wales.

Luna Technologies has developed Elara, an automated end-to-end ethanol-based cannabis extractor which is based on the low-temp cryo extraction technology. The extraction system proves useful for high-volume producers and offers increased safety, improves quality, lowers costs, and reduces the overall equipment footprint.

Tata Steel has selected ABB’s electromagnetic brake systems to improve quality and lower production costs at its flagship plant in Jamshedpur, India. The technology is able to achieve steel cleanliness similar to conventional vertical bending casters as well as improves the casting speed and increases the mold copper plate lifetime.

Along with tablets, capsules remain the most important form of administration in the pharmaceutical and nutrition sectors. They offer manufacturers and patients numerous advantages. During the process of capsule filling, efficiency potentials often go unfulfilled in production. One lever for this is the capsule filling machines in the FEC series combined with the know-how offered by experts at Fette Compacting.

The rise in demand for high performance Carbon Black from global players across the waterborne and solvent borne coatings industry has led Orion Engineered Carbons to expand production capacity at its Cologne plant in Germany.

Fatal accident in Canada: According to the Canadian TV station CBC, an explosion at a plant of Neptune Technologies in Sherbrooke, Quebec, killed at least two workers, injuring several others.

A group of international researchers have discovered new properties in magnonics-based two-dimensional materials. The results will be used to further enhance information technologies with respect to energy consumption, space and speed.

HMG2 presents the GTF60, a forming/filling/closing machine for displays, cardboard boxes and trays. The unit, which can be used for the pharmaceuticals, cosmetisc and food, uses brushless motors, ensuring high precision and performance. The GTF60 can handle boxes (including lid) from 90 x 40 x 40 mm up to 300 x 300 x 150 mm.

Wanner's multi-diaphragm Hydra–Cell pumps can now be tested and certified according to API 675. Although all Hydra–Cell metering pumps are claimed to meet these performance standards, in terms of repeatability, linearity and steady state accuracy, Wanner has invested in a dedicated test facility that helps to verify performance of individual pumps.

 — When handling sludges and slurries, filter presses and pumps have to go the extra mile. From piston powered units to screw designs, engineers have a wide array of pumps to choose from. Yet, each of these technologies has not only apparent strength but also significant weaknesses. But there might be one pump design which ticks all the boxes.