Pressure vessels are weakened when nozzles must be introduced, and reinforcement is required to compensate. Presented here are two methods for calculating the necessary reinforcement When pressure vessels are penetrated for introducing nozzles, the vessel is weakened and must be…
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MilliporeSigma (Billerica, Mass.), the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, announces the opening of a €150 million filtration manufacturing facility in Blarney Business Park, Cork, Ireland. The site is…
Eni S.p.A. (Rome, Italy) and Seri Industrial announce that Eni Storage Systems, a joint venture established by Eni (50% plus one share) and Fib (50% minus one share), a Seri Industrial subsidiary, has begun the operations in the development of…
Borealis is proud to announce that its new compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins (rPO) is now fully operational in Beringen, Belgium. This milestone marks a significant step forward in helping customers meet their circularity and sustainability targets—without sacrificing performance and…
As part of a modernization project at its Seewis site in Switzerland, which manufactures plastic valves and actuators, Georg Fischer Ltd. (GF; Schaffhausen, Switzerland) has built a fully automated storage system with more than 60,000 slots and installed a new…
The ACHEMA Middle East event was officially launched at an executive-level ceremony in Riyadh, Saudia-Arabia, on 18 September 2025, marking the beginning of a new era for the region’s process industries. Organized by DECHEMA in strategic partnership with Messe Frankfurt…
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending their strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation in the life science industry. The MoU focuses on delivering integrated software solutions, systems and consumables…
A hydrogen-storage battery that operates at just 90°C has been developed by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo, overcoming the high-temperature and low-capacity limits of earlier methods. The device works by moving hydride ions through a solid electrolyte, allowing magnesium…
With the successful commissioning of a new sulfuric acid plant in Worms, Germany, Röhm GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) has further reinforced its global production network. As the company's largest production site, Worms plays a strategically pivotal in the global network. Röhm…