A novel spectrophotometric technique that allows the continuous monitoring of liquid concentrations has won a prestigious innovation award. Sean Ottewell reports

Niels Fielsoe Petersen looks at customised solutions for sanitary pumps which comply with strict international hygienic design criteria

Over decades very few developments have been made in mixing technology. But now, as Bjarne Darré reports, a batch mixer technology is boosting short mixing time and short changeover time

Dr Dirk Steinmüller looks at a transmitter with multicolour backlit user interface for use with a wide range of analogue and digital sensors

One new and rather unusual installation for a hyrdaulic drive is at one of the world's biggest tequila manufacturers. Tomas Kallin reports

Research, says Chris Warnett, has identified significant enthusiasm for the introduction of viable electric actuation in the control valve market

Blagdon Pump has recently approved a new range of diaphragm shaft seals which will replace the current O-ring design.

Rotary shaft seals with PTFE sealing lips are sealing elements - ready for assembly - which produce the desired sealing effect through radial contact pressure on the shaft

The scientist Daniel Bernoulli discovered a physical relationship between the flow velocity of a fluid and its pressure in the middle of the 18th century. Today, Bernoulli's Principle is still vitally important in the laws of aerodynamics and hydrodynamics

ISO 3601, the standard covering O-Rings has been revised to meet American and European, as well as Asian needs, says Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

Abel's piston membrane pump line design and drive configuration assure high volumetric efficiency combibned with easy maintenance and low energy and operating costs are important features of this pump line

A new fibre based sintering process has allowed, Sefar AG, the production of a new filter media with exceptional properties

The design consultant for a new Biodiesel plant in Argentina faced the challenge of selecting a pump for the metering and transfer of aggressive chemicals and slurries

RotaBolt’s new version of the fastener gives a much more accurate measurement of bolt tension from the length extension to guarantee the uniform delivery and maintenance of load

As the major aluminium manufacturers expand existing capacity and build new plants, Sean Ottewell reports on how state-of-the-art automation solutions are being demanded

Radan, from Planit, has been developed as a total CAD/CAM solution for the sheet metal industry. This class leading software encompasses design, manufacture and production control for all sheet metal components and products

As manufacturers seek more powerful automation and production systems, suppliers are developing new information architectures to improve connectivity between production equipment and the rest of the business enterprise

HBM's EASYswitch process controller with TEDS now allows the testing of up to five switch elements in one cycle

Alberto Ferrari and David Pugh describe how on-line particle size measurement was used to optimise the development of an innovative milling circuit designed to deliver exceptional performance characteristics for an Italian granulates and powders manufacturer

The need to better understand flow and mixing behaviour is driving advances in powder processing