AkzoNobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has opened a new €26-million manufacturing plant in Faisalabad – the company’s largest investment in Pakistan to date. The 25-acre site, which has facilities for making decorative paint, wood finishes, automotive and specialty coatings, coil…
The Big-Bag Unloader (BBU; photo) features a new, dust-free docking station. Included as standard equipment on the bulk-bag unloader, the new docking station features a proprietary design with integrated inner ring, outlet spout and cover that establish a sealed connection…
This company is now offering its first refrigerant-free chiller. The TE400 (photo) utilizes Peltier technology to provide efficient laboratory cooling with a range of –5 to 40°C and a cooling capacity of up to 400 W. It is equipped with…
Capable of processing viscous solutions, dispersions, suspensions and emulsions with viscosities in the hundreds of thousands of centipoise, this company’s line of VersaMix multi-shaft mixers is built for longevity, speed and efficiency. The VMC-100 (photo), is designed for vacuum operation…
A first-of-its-kind plastics-recycling technology is being demonstrated in a new pilot plant in India. Novoloop (Menlo Park, Calif.; www.novoloop.com), in partnership with Aether Industries (Gujarat, India; www.aether.co.in), is developing an integrated pilot plant to scale up Novoloop’s Lifecycling technology, which…
Plant Watch Petrobras to build ‘green’ hydrogen pilot plant with Senai ISI-ER February 12, 2024 — Petrobras (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; www.petrobras.com.br) entered into a cooperation agreement with Instituto Senai de Energias Renováveis to build a pilot electrolysis plant to…
The Fisher Fieldview DPC2K digital process controller (DPC2K: photo) can be retrofitted to Fisher Wizard pneumatic controllers, and to pneumatic controllers from other manufacturers. Closed-loop control is greatly improved with configurable loop types, over 150 units of supported measure, 20…
Posidyne X-Class clutch brakes (photo) are suitable for incline conveyor applications because they provide precise positioning each cycle. They act as a holding brake so that materials never slide backward on the incline. The clutch brakes feature Oil Shear Technology,…
The Emission Free Pulping program aims to significantly reduce biomass burning and increase the product yield of wood material used for pulping from approximately 50 to around 70%. The five-year, €15-million program is jointly led by VTT Technical Research Centre…
This pipe-fitting line has been expanded This company recently expanded its line of carbon-steel fittings (photo) to bring more press options for plumbing and mechanical carbon-steel pipe applications, as well as fuel and gas carbon-steel pipe applications. The BenchPress and…