International companies in the vegetable oil production market are closely linked to agriculture. The daily production of large quantities of oils requires a smooth production chain – starting with the farmer who cultivates the fields. Today, the most important oil crop in the world is soybean oil.
The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Mr Hajime Hayashi, and the UK’s Foreign Secretary, the Right Honourable James Cleverly MP, joined forces today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Invertek Drives Ltd in Mid Wales, UK. The commemorative event took place at the company’s global headquarters and manufacturing facility in Welshpool, Powys, and featured the official opening of a state-of-the-art variable frequency drive global Application and Training Centre.
Over the years, Hannover Messe has evolved to include an ever-broadening range of products and companies. Despite the wide range of technologies on display, an emphasis on energy efficiency and flexibility emerged as the central theme of the 2023 show.
ITT Inc.’s Engineered Valves announced the launch of the Cam-Tite Ball Valve GV Series, an innovative valve solution designed as a direct dimensional and upgraded replacement for severe service applications. The GV Series utilizes advanced sealing technology to isolate and contain highly hazardous liquids and gases to protect the safety of operators and prevent fugitive emissions.
Many vacuum applications operate only within a specific pressure range. In order to operate such vacuum systems efficiently, the total pressure must be measured reliably. Therefore offers Pfeiffer Vacuum a large product portfolio of measurement gauges available both for a digital and analog output signal.
Manufacturers that have successfully implemented automation strategies have generally been better positioned to weather the economic storms of the past couple of years, making them more resilient to supply chain disruptions and labor shortages and better able to reliably meet customer needs and respond to volatile demand and new market opportunities.
Endress+Hauser has announced the opening of a new 48,000-square-foot Indianapolis, Indiana-based regional logistics hub, marking a further milestone in the Group’s project to boost the fulfillment of customer orders and satisfaction on a local and global scale.
Steve Schofield, CEO at the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association, considers whether there is at last a change in attitudes towards energy efficiency amongst the general public. And if so, whether this can have a meaningful impact on decreasing the energy consumption across UK industry.
The trial operation of the first horizontal, six-nozzle Pelton turbine at the Gerlos 1 power plant has been running successfully for over two months now, and is setting new benchmarks.
International technology group ANDRITZ has expanded its C-press screw presses product range to meet the dewatering needs of the wastewater or industrial treatment plants.
