Pride International will deploy the three-man version of the ‘Frog’ capsules on its entire fleet of drilling rigs offshore Angola

Hydrocarbon trap in the engine air intake that prevents stray hydrocarbons from migrating out of the engine after shutdown

For chemical and process plant engineers the integrity and performance of assets is a key requirement to the safe and efficient manufacture, storage and distribution of products.

Two new innovations show what the chemical reactors of the future could potentially look like. One involves a microreactor, the other a nanoreactor

A new procedure developed by the German TÜV Rheinland Group is claimed to distinctly lower the financial burden the chemical industry is about to face as a result of the Reach chemical law reform.

The launch of in-plant Smart Wireless solutions that enable manufacturers to boost mainstream applications to the next level of reliability and operational performance is the latest offering from Emerson Process Management.

Both wet and dry measurement approaches have their advantages and disadvantages. For the best results, assessing intended use of the data is critical

Utilising a wireless IR technology built-in to the ST50 and ST75 flow meters and a standard, low cost PDA, field technicians can obtain measurements, make setting changes and read trouble-shooting codes without ever having to open the instrument.

Chematur is a group of engineering companies operating in Sweden, Finland, Germany, the USA and India.

Biorefineries developed to produce ethanol from cellulose sources such as trees and fast-growing plants could get a significant economic boost from the sale of high-value chemicals – such as vanillin flavoring – that could be generated from the same feedstock.

Scientists believe they have found a new polymerisation process that needs less catalyst, occurs at room temperatures and allows chemists to use new monomers

Wetted parts manufactured from chemically inert solvent-resistant PFA, the filter housings are suitable for a wide range of demanding applications

Mass manufacturing of products, such as aluminium plate, requires millions of Euros worth of investment every year, and aluminium plate producers naturally seek to maximise the productivity and profitability of rolling mills.

Each year Frost & Sullivan presents an industrial air filtration technology leadership of the year award in recognition of a particular company’s ability to provide superior technology solutions for the USA industrial air pollution control market.

The shift to oleochemical-based products are likely to minimise the problem of overcapacity, stabilise prices and reduce regulatory pressures for participants in the European anionic surfactant market.

The Materials Technology Institute (MTI) will hold a two-day conference focused on Risk Based Inspection (RBI), 26th–27th February 2007, as part of its Winter Meeting in Galveston Texas, USA.

Copley Motion Systems is introducing the compact Servotube 11 linear actuator that offers high-speed capability, power and controllability

Mitsubishi Electric's new FR-F700 variable speed drives save space, are quick to install and reduce energy consumption by up to 10 per cent

Sensaguard range of non-contact machinery safety switches use RFID coding technology and inductive position sensing

Baldor's Motiflex e100 modular ac motor drives can be used for centralised control or distributed 'intelligent drive' applications