Evonik Industries (Essen, Germany) has invested €25 million developing and expanding its methylmercapto-propionaldehyde (MMP) production plant in Wesseling, Germany, in the latest move to strengthen its world-scale global methionine production network. MMP is integral in the production of MetAMINO (DL-methionine)…
The Board of Directors of Blue-White Industries (Huntington Beach, Calif.) elected two new officers in their 2023 First Quarter Meeting. The Board voted Unanimously to appoint Bill McDowell to the position of Chief Operating Officer, and Patrick Murphy as Vice…
Quantm is a new electric-operated double diaphragm pump (photo) that features an advanced electric-motor design that is said to be significantly more efficient than a standard pneumatic pump. The pumps’ FluxCore motors and drives deliver up to eight times more…
This company has recently received FCC, FM and IC certification for its NEON brand of temperature transmitters (photo) and vibration sensors. The NEON vibration sensor sends alerts to maintenance engineers as soon as assets, such as engines, conveyor belts and…
This company’s SLA Series mass-flow controllers (MFCs; photo) and meters now have new global certifications, including those covering the cure dates and shelf life of the elastomers used in the assembly and the surface roughness of the flow path, as…
This company’s new digital pressure-temperature sensor (DPTS; photo) is designed to measure subcooling for HVAC-refrigeration applications. The DPTS is a self-contained device that measures pressure and temperature and calculates subcooling based on refrigerant type. It is compatible with safety-group A1,…
SaaS integrates with packaging and labeling hardware PalletWorks 2.0 tracking and labeling software (photo) is a subscription-based software as a service (SaaS) that integrates seamlessly into any manufacturing environment. Not only does it integrate with packaging and labeling hardware on…
Stainless steels are common materials for process equipment and components in the chemical process industries in large part because of their corrosion resistance. This one-page reference reviews the properties of stainless steels with regard to corrosion resistance. Passive layer Stainless…
This company’s 1209 solid-front stainless-steel pressure gage (photo) is now available with the new XRA option, which allows the gage to accommodate up to 400% overpressure without damaging the gage. In applications where pressure spikes, surges and waterhammer are a…
The MC-COS multi-control valve (photo) is a fully integrated device consisting of this company’s COS pressure-reducing valve, a separator, steam trap and a motorized actuator. It is designed for steam conditioning, as well as to control either the steam pressure…