ACHEMA 2024: Call for Papers for the ACHEMA Congress opens

It’s just over a year away: ACHEMA 2024, the World Forum for Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering and Biotechnology and the world“s leading show for the process industries, will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 10 to 14 June 2024. Now the Call for Papers for the ACHEMA Congress opens. Submissions are possible until 6 October 2023. The ACHEMA Congress is the meeting place for researchers, developers, expert users and visionaries. Together they discuss the latest technical developments and solutions for the current and future challenges of the process…

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Energy-efficient production reduces user’s carbon footprint

Reusable stainless steel blasting media increase sustainability and improve the eco-balance. At GIFA 2023, VULKAN INOX will showcase CHRONITAL and GRITTAL blasting abrasives, which the company has been producing exclusively with renewable energy since 2022. By doing so, VULKAN INOX improves the eco-balance of its customers, because the blasting media they purchase brings a significantly smaller CO2 footprint. In addition, the reusable stainless steel blasting abrasives reduce consumption to just a few percent compared with mineral-based ones. Thus, when blasting metal workpieces, they make a significant contribution to the sustainability…

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New trade congress „Robotics meets eMobility“

New international congress brings together vehicle and battery manufacturers with leading suppliers of manufacturing technology. On June 1, the first edition of „Robotics meets eMobility“, a new trade congress launched by Rohmann Automation, will take place on the company“s premises at the German town of Ingelheim am Rhein. In case studies, leading manufacturers of e-vehicles and e-mobility components will discuss the versatility of robotic solutions in manufacturing processes. Suppliers of manufacturing technologies will demonstrate latest system innovations. The event will be held under the patronage of Mrs. Malu Dreyer, Minister…

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Enhanced safety thanks to bespoke Personal Protective Equipment

Occupational safety for heat-exposed workplaces in the steel and aluminium industries, in foundries and at treatment plants The new „HEAT PROTECTION compact“ package, which JUTEC will be showing at the GIFA trade fair, is the perfect toolkit for safety officers in companies to ensure that their colleagues exposed to heat while performing their work receive the best possible protection. Unique in the industry, the new concept combines a detailed analysis of the situation at the workplace with recommendations for the selection of Personal Protective Equipment most suitable for the specific…

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Enhanced connectivity facilitates integration into process control

New Laser Surface Velocimeter ready to be integrated into various production environments. At the Metec trade fair, Polytec will be showing its new ProSpeed® LSV-1100 Laser Surface Velocimeter. Designed for enhanced connectivity and easy integration into process control, the new system model boasts the same technological level as its big brother ProSpeed® LSV-2100. The high-precision velocity and length measurements provided by the system help operators to improve the quality of their products, increase the efficiency of material use and achieve a higher yield, for example, by using them for mass…

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100-percent component inspection with microscopic resolution

Optical inspection of components containing microfeatures: New inline microscope inspects at production speed The new MICRO.SPECTOR from MABRI.VISION scans the complete surface area of components at resolutions smaller than 1 µm. Thus, the system can reliably detect the smallest shape deviations, inclusions or particles in microstructures. Its extremely high operating speed allows the system to be integrated into production lines and scan the products“ entire surface area at the pace of production. While the visual inspection of a miniaturized component by means of traditional microscopes can take several hours, depending…

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Measuring systems for shape and thickness with extended connectivity and higher accuracy

Cold rolling of strips and foils At the METEC, Vollmer will be showing two innovations for the cold rolling of strips: The BFI roller for shape measurement now has a web-based evaluation system which simplifies integration into the rolling process. Furthermore, the company now supplies the laser-based thickness gauges of the VTLG series in versions for strip widths up to 1,480 mm and for thin foils. Shape measurement with the digital BFI roller For the measurement of the strip shape, Vollmer has digitalised the interface of the BFI roller. Communication…

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Materials analysis from incoming goods inspection down to the finishing stage

Elemental analysis in steel production and processing: Laser-based system speeds up material inspection At METEC/GIFA 2023, Secopta will be showing two new systems – one for time-saving incoming goods inspection and one for speedy, fully automatic inline PMI analyses. With the SlagLIBS system, steelmakers can efficiently check whether incoming deliveries of fluxing material comply with the chemical composition specified. For PMI (Positive Material Identification) of long products, Secopta“s FiberLIBS systems now also come with a measuring head that can be placed on the product, e.g. billets, to perform a PMI…

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Crystal IS and Asahi Kasei Announce New Record for Single-Chip Device Output

Next-generation Klaran single chip UVC LED Düsseldorf and Green Island, New York – March 22, 2023 – Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, and subsidiary Crystal IS have demonstrated their next-generation Klaran single chip UVC LED which emits at 160 mW in the ideal germicidal range of 260-270 nm. Setting a new record for single-chip device output in a commercial device, this achievement marks a significant 60% increase over prior Crystal IS devices while retaining the optimal wavelength for germicidal efficiency. This higher output device will be used to…

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Smart Abrasive System lowers energy consumption, blast media usage and equipment wear

New continuous flow shot blast machines with adjustable power input minimize the consumption of energy. At GIFA 2023 Walther Trowal introduces the „Smart Abrasive“ option in its THM troughed belt continuous flow shot blast machines. The „intelligent“ control of the media flow drastically reduces the energy consumption and significantly extends the usable life of the blast media as well as of the entire shot blast machine. To ensure perfect blast cleaning results on all work pieces large continuous flow shot blast machines normally work with a surplus of blast media.…

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