Industry News
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Optimistic Outlook for Chemicals and Plastics Markets in 2014
Analysts with Great American Group Inc. report that the outlook for the chemicals and plastics sector is optimistic in 2014, due largely to strong forecasted demand from the residential construction and automotive production markets. In 2013, the housing demand exhibited a resurgence, driven...
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ISPE CEO to Leave at End of 2014
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced today that CEO Nancy Berg will leave the Society when her three-year contract is completed at the end of 2014. During her tenure with ISPE, Berg has been responsible for transformational change at ISPE, the world’s...
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Dr. Detlev Rose Appointed Chief Sales Officer at Beumer
Beumer Group appointed Dr. Detlev Rose as chief sales officer. Rose, 51, will assume the planning, managing, and organizational tasks of all Beumer Group sales activities worldwide. Rose studied metallurgy at TU Clausthal, and graduated with a degree in Engineering. He then held a role as a...
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Endress+Hauser Donates Instrumentation to Polk State College Process Training Unit
Polk State College celebrates the opening of a 47,000-sq-ft Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center just east of Bartow, FL. Through the generous donations of Endress+Hauser, Rockwell Automation, and TriNova, Polk State College will be the new home to a $1 million, state-of-the-art PTU (Process...
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Sodimate’s PAC High-Shear Mixer Receives Patent
Sodimate’s dust-free PAC slurry high-shear mixer, the Sodimix, has been patented in the U.S. The system uses pre-mixing technology to mitigate dust emission created in PAC slurry processes. Featuring a submerged pipe with a high-velocity dual impeller, the unit thoroughly mixes PAC particles...
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Free Guide for Hazardous Areas Available
E2S Warning Signals has published a new “Guide for Hazardous Areas” that is available as a free download from its Web site. The guide has been put together with specifiers and hazardous area engineers in mind with matrix tables that enable fast cross-referencing of information between...
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Freeman Technology and GEA Pharma Systems Announce Collaboration
Freeman Technology, a global provider of powder testing instruments, and GEA Pharma Systems, a company that specializes in the design and development of processing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, are collaborating to advance the application of continuous wet granulation and drying...
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Chilworth Launches Redesigned, Expanded Process Safety Academy
Chilworth Technology, a DEKRA company, today announced the launch of its 2014 Process Safety Academy with redesigned and expanded training courses, innovative approaches to learning, and expanded support services to help its clients embed process safety excellence throughout their operations,...
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SOCMA’s Dr. Beth Bosley to Testify on TSCA
Dr. Beth Bosley, president of Boron Specialties, will testify before Congress on Tuesday, February 4, on behalf of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) on reforms to Sections 4 and 8 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Dr. Bosley’s company, Boron...
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Atlas Copco Compressors Play Major Role in Coal Mine
Compressors from Atlas Copco are providing an essential supply of compressed air to coal extraction operations for Unity Mine in the Neath Valley, South Wales. The decision to replace the existing diesel-driven compressors with Atlas Copco GA electrically-powered screw compressors has resulted in...
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