Advanced strainers are designed to offer far greater reliability than conventional options under unpredictable conditions. An industry expert provides insight into strainer use, design, selection, installation and construction Plants in the chemical process industries (CPI) have long relied on strainers…
The flat-edge spiral-screw conveyor design (photo) features a broad, flat edge that minimizes the potential for aeration to add volume to low-bulk-density materials during transfer. Offered with the company’s Spiralfeeder flexible-screw conveyor, the new design is suitable for transferring cake…
Freeflex Versa (photo) compressor-valve steel is a new material that contributes to designing smaller, more sustainable and more energy-efficient compressors for refrigerators and freezers. Building upon the success of its predecessors Hiflex and Freeflex Core, this martensitic stainless steel is…
Sliding vane pumps offer a potent processing option for low-viscosity liquids Multiple industries rely on process pumps for handling a variety of substances that help the world function as it does today. Those substances come in a wide variety of…
This company’s folding impellers (photo) are designed to enter through the small container openings often encountered in closed-lid mixing environments, then expand to their full operating diameter as the mixer shaft rotates. Standard two-blade folding impellers are sized for use…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its silicas products business for approximately $310 million in pre-tax proceeds to QEMETICA S.A., a Warsaw, Poland-based, privately held manufacturer of soda ash, silicates and other specialty…
Green hydrogen company Lhyfe (Paris, France), OX2 (Stockholm, Sweden), one of Europe’s largest onshore wind developers, and green-fertilizer firm Velarion Group are joining forces to create a hydrogen-based industrial cluster in the Ånge municipality in Sweden. This project, situated in…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) announced that its expansion of MetAMINO (DL-methionine) production facilities in Singapore has been completed. The MetAMINO production on Jurong Island is again running at full capacity, after shutdowns in Q4/2023 and Q2/2024. The production capacity…
ABB Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Födisch Group, a leading developer of advanced measurement and analytical solutions for the energy and industrial sectors. The acquisition enhances ABB’s offering in continuous emission monitoring systems…
LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) announced that it has inaugurated a new customer solution (CS) center dedicated to providing personalized support to its customers across North America. Located in the city of Ravenna, Ohio, the new CS center will…