Keyword: Automation

Sites & Services

Digitalization Stimulates Service Business

05.09.2017 -

In a joint recent study of 2017 the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers' Group and MaexPartners analyzed the potential of Industry 4.0 for large industrial plant...

Logistics & Supply Chain

U-Turn in the Supply Chain

03.04.2017 - Industry 4.0, Big Data, SMAC (social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies) — these buzzwords all point to one thing: the digitalization trend. This development means...

Logistics & Supply Chain

It All Starts with Chemistry

03.04.2017 - Reviewing the list of the world’s top chemical companies will confirm “the chemical industry touches all other industries.” You will see the inventors of Aspirin, Teflon, Saran...

News

Lanxess to Double German Membranes Capacity

29.08.2016 - Lanxess has decided to double capacity for reverse osmosis (RO) membranes at its site in Bitterfeld, Germany, in order to meet rising demand. Jean-Marc Vesselle, head of Lanxess’...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

General Renovation Without Shutdown

24.03.2015 - Most process plants are in operation over several decades. During this time, of course, parts of the plant and individual components will repeatedly have to be replaced. The...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Dottikon, Büchi and Systag: Faster Scale-up to Production

05.03.2014 - Better Together - Systag, Büchi Glas, and Dottikon, all of Swiss origin and each consistently pursuing a one-site strategy, unify 220 years of corporate scale-up experience from...

Strategy & Management

Saving Time And Money

16.12.2013 - Speed And Accuracy - As project schedules and budgets continue to get shorter and tighter, automation will continue to be a key driver in an organization's ability to increase...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Crisis Weathered — Opportunities Exploited

14.06.2012 - Working Smarter - The Chinese word for crisis is made up of two ideograms, one meaning danger and the other opportunity. Automation equipment manufacturers were forced to deal with...