The gender gap in engineeringEach year since 2001, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE;…
April 2021
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Feeling video fatigue?
It has been a full year since our world was…
Improve Energy Efficiency Using Expanders
Expanders can take advantage of pressure reductions to drive rotating…
Cybersecurity: Continuous Vigilance Required
As digitalization becomes more common and remote operations become necessary,…Chementator briefs
L-Alanine DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. (DMC; Boulder, Colo.; www.dmcbio.com) has successfully… 
Thermal-energy storage system can decarbonize industrial heat
A closed-loop, long-duration energy-storage system (diagram) developed by Malta, Inc.…Recycling electrolyte from vanadium RFBs
U.S. Vanadium LLC (Hot Springs, Ark.; www.usvanadium.com) has successfully demonstrated… 
Methane-pyrolysis process leverages natural gas for CO2-free H2 generation
Engineering design of a demonstration plant is underway for a…New crushing station makes its commercial debut in Brazil
Last month, Amarillo Gold Corp. (Toronto, Canada; www.amarillogold.com) selected Metso… 
Engineering catalysts with ALD
Atomic-layer deposition (ALD), a surface engineering technique that applies layers…Direct metal conversion streamlines cathode-material supply chain
As application demands evolve, battery materials have gotten more complex,… Piezoelectric wood
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and… Integrating intelligent technologies for smarter rice mills
Bühler AG (Uzwil, Switzerland; www.buhlergroup.com) is making a major step… BUSINESS NEWS
Plant Watch: Business News for April 2021
Plant Watch Thermo Fisher Scientific plans $600-million bioprocessing expansion March…
Addressing Problems in Filtration Processes
Careful attention to even the smallest details will help to…
Controlling Air Pollution with Ceramic Catalytic Filters
Catalyst-impregnated ceramic filter elements can achieve simultaneous removal of multiple…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Microbial-Influenced Corrosion
Any corrosion process in which microorganisms initiate, facilitate or accelerate…
Technology Profile: Suspension Polymerization of Polyvinyl Chloride
This column is based on “Polyvinyl Chloride Production from VCM…
Operational Best Practices for Rotary Dryers
To maximize the service life and reliability of rotary dryers…
A Mixer Makes a Better Sunscreen
Changing from a conventional mixer to an ultra-high-shear mixer led…
Focus on Analyzers
This new XRD system is compact, but powerful In late…
FRS reduces downtime with automated CIP processes
The new No Intervention fines-return system (FRS; photo) allows dairy-…
A new frame design extends the life of this pump
The new GD 2500Q Heavy Duty Frame (HDF) quintuplex pump…
Next-generation WESP allows for faster installation times
This company recently released a new wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP)…
Introducing vacuum-fused wear plates for fans
ColWear Plates (photo) are used in the manufacture and repair…
Robust separation seal for a safe compressor shutdown
The CobaSeal (photo) is a robust separation seal with a…
A smart temperature transmitter with Bluetooth
The iTEMP TMT142B (photo) is a smart temperature transmitter with…
A pilot ozone-generating system for testing applications
Ozcar (photo) is an autonomous test facility to help companies…
Continuously monitoring for corrosion and erosion
This company has introduced a complete corrosion and erosion monitoring…
Gear units for grain and bulk solids handling
MaxxDrive industrial gear units provide high output torque from 132,000…
Store acids safely in the laboratory with these cabinets
The Acid Storage Cabinet (photo) is designed for the storage…
High-capacity cooling die for extruding meat substitutes
Extrusion is a highly versatile process that can be applied…
Feeling video fatigue?It has been a full year since our world was…
Improve Energy Efficiency Using ExpandersExpanders can take advantage of pressure reductions to drive rotating…
Cybersecurity: Continuous Vigilance RequiredAs digitalization becomes more common and remote operations become necessary,…
Chementator briefsL-Alanine DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. (DMC; Boulder, Colo.; www.dmcbio.com) has successfully…
Thermal-energy storage system can decarbonize industrial heatA closed-loop, long-duration energy-storage system (diagram) developed by Malta, Inc.…
Recycling electrolyte from vanadium RFBsU.S. Vanadium LLC (Hot Springs, Ark.; www.usvanadium.com) has successfully demonstrated…
Methane-pyrolysis process leverages natural gas for CO2-free H2 generationEngineering design of a demonstration plant is underway for a…
New crushing station makes its commercial debut in BrazilLast month, Amarillo Gold Corp. (Toronto, Canada; www.amarillogold.com) selected Metso…
Engineering catalysts with ALDAtomic-layer deposition (ALD), a surface engineering technique that applies layers…
Direct metal conversion streamlines cathode-material supply chainAs application demands evolve, battery materials have gotten more complex,…
Piezoelectric woodResearchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and…
Integrating intelligent technologies for smarter rice millsBühler AG (Uzwil, Switzerland; www.buhlergroup.com) is making a major step…
Plant Watch: Business News for April 2021Plant Watch Thermo Fisher Scientific plans $600-million bioprocessing expansion March…
Addressing Problems in Filtration ProcessesCareful attention to even the smallest details will help to…
Controlling Air Pollution with Ceramic Catalytic FiltersCatalyst-impregnated ceramic filter elements can achieve simultaneous removal of multiple…
Facts At Your Fingertips: Microbial-Influenced CorrosionAny corrosion process in which microorganisms initiate, facilitate or accelerate…
Technology Profile: Suspension Polymerization of Polyvinyl ChlorideThis column is based on “Polyvinyl Chloride Production from VCM…
Operational Best Practices for Rotary DryersTo maximize the service life and reliability of rotary dryers…
A Mixer Makes a Better SunscreenChanging from a conventional mixer to an ultra-high-shear mixer led…
Focus on AnalyzersThis new XRD system is compact, but powerful In late…
FRS reduces downtime with automated CIP processesThe new No Intervention fines-return system (FRS; photo) allows dairy-…
A new frame design extends the life of this pumpThe new GD 2500Q Heavy Duty Frame (HDF) quintuplex pump…
Next-generation WESP allows for faster installation timesThis company recently released a new wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP)…
Introducing vacuum-fused wear plates for fansColWear Plates (photo) are used in the manufacture and repair…
Robust separation seal for a safe compressor shutdownThe CobaSeal (photo) is a robust separation seal with a…
A smart temperature transmitter with BluetoothThe iTEMP TMT142B (photo) is a smart temperature transmitter with…
A pilot ozone-generating system for testing applicationsOzcar (photo) is an autonomous test facility to help companies…
Continuously monitoring for corrosion and erosionThis company has introduced a complete corrosion and erosion monitoring…
Gear units for grain and bulk solids handlingMaxxDrive industrial gear units provide high output torque from 132,000…
Store acids safely in the laboratory with these cabinetsThe Acid Storage Cabinet (photo) is designed for the storage…
High-capacity cooling die for extruding meat substitutesExtrusion is a highly versatile process that can be applied…
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