Tychem 2000 SFR (photo) is a new protective garment designed for use in operations where dual protection against chemical and fire hazard threats is paramount to worker safety. Tychem 2000 SFR provides a barrier against a range of inorganic acids…
The new Veco-Drive electric superimposing gear (photo) combines a mechanical planetary gear with frequency-controlled servo motors. Since the gears only need a small part of the rated power, an overall component efficiency of more than 97% is reached, says the…
This company’s next-generation Biostat STR (photo) is a fully scalable, single-use bioreactor family based on a conventional stirred-tank design. This new bioreactor range featuring upgraded hardware and software, as well as a fully integrated, new design of Flexsafe STR single-use…
The Mixproof Valves valve matrix (photo) is designed to increase product safety, improve cleaning conditions and eliminate risk of cross-contamination, says the manufacturer. The valve matrices can be supplied pre-assembled and pre-tested, as well as fully wired and with all…
The Mobrey Hydratect 2462 detection system (photo) is used in applications where the detection of water or steam is vital, such as boilers, steam drums and steam-line drain pots. A functional safety assessment carried out by Exida determined that the…
Mixing, granulating, coating, drying and heating and cooling can be performed in this company’s “single-pot” process developed for the food industry. The process performs chemical reactions or mechanical product treatment in one machine; several process steps can take place without…
VarioPur (photo) is a new product range that includes three high-performance materials based on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU/AU). Both abrasion and extrusion resistance are at least five times higher than those of the traditional material, NBR (nitrile butyl rubber). The three…
The new fillpac bag placer (photo) enables efficient bag filling for materials from the construction, cement, mineral and chemical industries. With its standardized modular design, the fillpac provides numerous setup options. For instance, users can set it up at any…
The new HART Multiplexer System (photo) offers the possibility to drastically reduce the number of multiplexer modules, while maintaining the ability to control up to 7,936 channels. Through the integration of multiplexing units in the Termination Board (TB-D5001-HRT), this system…
Royal Dutch Shell (The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com), through its subsidiary Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., and SBI BioEnergy Inc. (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; www.sbibioenergy.com) have reached an agreement granting Shell exclusive development and licensing rights for SBI’s biofuel technology.…