Process Technology

Sterilisation plant at Almi

The highest quality for the best flavour: this is what the Austrian company Almi stands for, which provides the unmistakable taste of soups, sausages and other industrially produced foods with several hundred different spice blends. To ensure the high quality standards at all stages of production, Almi sterilises the...

Cleaning device for hygienic processing lines from Alfa Laval

Avoiding contamination is a crucial element in the design of hygienic process lines. Yet manufacturers often face uncertainties when cleaning ducts, tanks and other confined spaces with hard-to-reach shadow areas. The new Alfa Laval "Free Rotating Retractor" is a highly efficient, retractable cleaning device that...

Arburg at Chinaplas 2024

At Chinaplas, which takes place from 23 to 26 April 2024, Arburg will present itself as a comprehensive technology and system partner for the efficient production of plastic parts. The focus will be on applications for the automotive and medical industries. Three Allrounder exhibits will demonstrate the fully automatic...

Hygienic sensors for food production and packagin proccesses

Hygiene-sensitive production and packaging processes require sensors that meet the most stringent requirements. Leuze makes this possible with sensor series intended for the food industry and with its many years of application know-how. There are few industries where the demands placed on the sensor systems are as...

BASF Headquarters Ludwigshafen, Germany

According to the BASF Group, sales for the full year 2023 are expected to amount to €68.9 billion. This figure is below BASF's forecast range of €73 billion to €76 billion and below analysts' average estimates for 2023. Sales in the previous year 2022 amounted to €87.3 billion. Income from operations (EBIT) before...

Alpla CEO Philipp Lehner

Pharma and recycling expansion, new markets and products: Alpla invested in further development and growth in 2023. The global packaging and recycling specialist closed the financial year with turnover of €4.7 billion. Lower material and energy costs paired with exchange rate factors resulted in a moderate drop in...

Rentschler Biopharma Milford site

Rentschler Biopharma, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for biopharmaceuticals, announced that the company has secured a major client for the new Rentschler Biopharma Manufacturing Center (RBMC) facility at its manufacturing site in Milford, Massachusetts. The RBMC is planned to be...

Kevin Wang, Dr. Werner Wittmann, Jonathan Ching, Terry Liu

Wittmann in China has a new managing director. Kevin Wang is responsible for sales and service in eastern and northern China with the Shanghai branch and also manages the production plant in Kunshan. Jonathan Ching is leaving the group of companies after 21 years and is retiring. "We are highly gratified to have found...

Clariant team at the 40th Anniversary Luncheon

Clariant is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Belen, NM, USA desiccant manufacturing site. Beginning in 1983 with Desi Pak bentonite clay desiccants, the site has developed a range of innovative products for varied industries including intermodal transport, electronics and semiconductors, aerospace and defense,...

Intensive exchange at the exhibitor stands at Brau Beviale 2023

Brau Beviale 2023 in Nuremberg can look back on three emotional days. With Thursday's final day, Europe's leading trade fair for the brewing and beverage industry got back on track after a four-year break. Rolf Keller, Managing Director of organizer Yontex, is appropriately satisfied: "With strong visitor demand from...