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Georgia Ports Authority orders 28 Konecranes container cranes as larger ship traffic grows
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 20 eco-efficient Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and 8 Konecranes Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for the Port of Savannah in the US. Six of the STS cranes will be the largest ever made by Konecran...
14-04-2021 Hits:4 Infrastructure
Seeq Announces $50 million Series C Funding Round led by Insight Partners
Seeq Corporation, a leader in manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) advanced analytics software, has just announced it has closed a $50 million Series C funding round, led by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Par...
14-04-2021 Hits:5 Technology News
Emerson's Cloud-Hosted Software Helps Repsol to Boost Performance
Migration of Repsol’s exploration data to the cloud delivers significant performance and collaboration improvements Emerson (NYSE: EMR), a leader in digital transformation solutions, has just announced it has successfully migrated the exploration da...
14-04-2021 Hits:6 Technology News
Gold production from top eight companies expected to increase by up to 3.1% in 2021, says GlobalData
Production from the world’s eight largest gold producers (Newmont, Barrick, AngloGold, Polyus, Kinross, Gold Fields, Newcrest and Agnico-Eagle) decreased by 6.5% to 25 million ounces (moz) in 2020 due to lower ore grades, sale of assets, lower mill t...
14-04-2021 Hits:5 Metals / Mining
Petrobras must play its part to invest in other less capital-intensive sustainability efforts to reduce emission, says GlobalData
Despite a global effort in energy transition, Petrobras has expressed no interest to pivot into renewable energy due to lack of expertise. As a leader in Brazil, it must play its part to invest in other less capital-intensive sustainability efforts t...
14-04-2021 Hits:7 Oil & Gas
Innovative 3D vision system opens up new possibilities for automated inspection
All in one: The In-Sight 3D-L4000 simplifies 3D inspections by having image processing already integrated in the system.An exciting new 3D vision system now makes inspecting parts in 3D as easy as using a 2D smart camera. While optical inspection in ...
14-04-2021 Hits:9 Technology News
Is Now The Time For A War On Plastic?
The international consumer advocacy group Consumer Choice Center released a policy paper detailing the war on plastic, federal and state efforts at mitigating plastic waste, and potential legislative steps to better protect our environment. In&...
14-04-2021 Hits:14 Materials
Biobased Diesel Fuel Highlighted as a Low-Carbon, Proven and Available Climate Change Solution
Industry leaders Neste, Renewable Energy Group and the National Biodiesel Board affirmed the significant opportunity for biofuels in a carbon constrained future compared to electrification and other approaches Low-cost, low-carbon but high greenhous...
14-04-2021 Hits:18 Green Industry
FutureOn strengthens leadership team with senior appointments
FutureOn, the global software company specialising in the energy sector and creator of the award-winning SaaS field design applications, FieldAP, and its APIcentric collaboration platform, FieldTwin, has made two key senior appointments as part of th...
13-04-2021 Hits:38 Oil & Gas
Rohde & Schwarz updates R&S PWC200 to provide even more accuracy in 5G FR1 base station OTA testing
The latest software update to the R&S PWC200 plane wave converter (PWC) increases measurement accuracy and refines usability thanks to a new calibration method. With these updates, Rohde & Schwarz extends the possible use cases of its innovat...
13-04-2021 Hits:51 Technology News
AFRY signs framework agreement with the Danish Road Directorate
The Danish Road Directorate has entered into a new framework agreement with AFRY. The framework agreement covers planning, construction and operation of all intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and applications on the Danish state roads, and has ...
13-04-2021 Hits:37 Infrastructure
ABB’s new cobot GoFa™ wins prestigious Best of the Best Red Dot award
Leading product design experts recognize ABB’s GoFa™ collaborative robot for innovative design to make robots more approachable ABB’s GoFa cobot was awarded the prestigious Red Dot Best of the Best design award in recognition of its unique design co...
13-04-2021 Hits:55 Technology News
Metso Outotec and Advanced Engineering Group to sign distribution contract for screening media
Metso Outotec and Advanced Engineering Group Pty Ltd (AEG) have signed a contract concerning Metso Outotec’s screening media distribution. Since March 2021, AEG sells and supports all Metso Outotec synthetic screening media products to aggregates pro...
13-04-2021 Hits:39 Metals / Mining
Antimicrobial Technologies – IDTechEx Discusses How They Work
Antimicrobial technologies such as coatings and textiles containing silver and copper are helping people during the COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring that whatever they touch, whether that is a door handle or their own mask, is free from live SARS-CoV-2 ...
09-04-2021 Hits:66 Technology News
Solenis Newly Redesigned Website Features Sustainability Solutions for Water-Intensive Industries
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, recently launched a new redesigned website at solenis.com/explore. The site features enhanced transparency into the company’s sustainability initiatives, ea...
09-04-2021 Hits:72 Chemicals
ZEISS Introduces the First Crystallographic CT System
Expanding the Range of Solutions for Non-destructive Diffraction Contrast Tomography ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions, the performance leader in non-destructive 3D imaging systems, has just introduced the new ZEISS Xradia CrystalCT™ micro-c...
09-04-2021 Hits:52 Technology News
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps to provide high metering accuracy and excellent resistance to the viscous and abrasive chemicals commonly used in the pulp and paper industry. Unlike diaphragm,...
09-04-2021 Hits:56 Technology News
Coal production from top ten mining companies expected to increase by up to 6.6% in 2021, says GlobalData
Coal production from the top ten mining companies (Coal India, China Shenhua, Yanzhou Coal, Peabody, China National Coal, Glencore, Siberian Coal, PT Bumi, BHP and Arch Resources) fell from a collective 1,704Mt in 2019 to 1,633Mt in 2020, which is a ...
09-04-2021 Hits:73 Metals / Mining
Metso Outotec to supply large-capacity Grate-Kiln iron ore pellet plant to India
Metso Outotec has signed a contract with an Indian customer for the supply of a large-capacity Grate-Kiln pellet plant in the State of Odisha, India. The contract is booked in Metals’ Q1/2021 orders received. Typically, the value for this type of an ...
08-04-2021 Hits:90 Metals / Mining
Lesjöfors springs in promising Swedish Hyperloop project
Once again, springs from Lesjöfors play a critical role in a progressive student project. The Hyperloop concept will bring super-fast, fossil-free transportation of both people and goods. A group of technical students in Sweden is competing in global...
30-03-2021 Hits:104 Technology News
CREATING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Dangote Group planned a world-class new refinery in Nigeria that would reduce the country’s reliance on imported energy and bring with it over 30,000 jobs. It was a project requiring some truly massive moves – among the continent’s largest, in ma...
30-03-2021 Hits:103 Oil & Gas
Metso Outotec and BIA Group expand distribution partnership to Africa
Metso Outotec and its distribution partner BIA Group have signed a contract to expand their aggregates distribution coverage to Africa. Starting in March 2021, Metso Outotec’s stationary and mobile equipment, spare and wear parts coupled with BIA’s t...
30-03-2021 Hits:104 Metals / Mining
COVID-19 and sustainability among top themes set to impact power industry in 2021, according to GlobalData
COVID-19 and sustainability will continue to heavily impact the power industry, according to data and analytics company GlobalData, which has identified the top 20 themes set to have the most influence on the sector. GlobalData’s report, ‘Power Pred...
23-03-2021 Hits:231 Power & water
GCF validates IMS test cases from Rohde & Schwarz for 5G NR protocol conformance
In cooperation with MediaTek, Rohde & Schwarz has submitted test cases for 5G NR protocol conformance test to the Global Certification Forum (GCF). The test cases have been validated successfully, adding on to the company’s legacy in IP Multimedi...
23-03-2021 Hits:164 Technology News
SIPCHEM Demonstrates Commitment and Sustainable Progression to Quality with Q-Pulse
Leading global provider of software products to companies operating in highly regulated industries, Ideagen Plc, has announced that Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) has become the latest customer of its industry-leading quality ma...
23-03-2021 Hits:149 Chemicals
Port of Malta - Nidec ASI is awarded a €12 million contract for the electrification of the berths
Nidec ASI is awarded a €12 million contract for the electrification of the berths in the port of Malta, which will relaunch tourism from a more sustainable perspective This innovative electrical supply system for cruise ships moored in the po...
23-03-2021 Hits:231 Transport & Logistics
US Climate Envoy Kerry resets climate relations before Glasgow summit
The United States government is renewing efforts to combat the climate crisis, amid fears of irreversible disaster if sufficient action is not taken. Following the previous administration’s withdrawal from the 2016 Paris Agreement, Washington aims t...
23-03-2021 Hits:155 Green Industry
Moxa Demonstrates Its Commitment to Securing Industrial Networks By Becoming IEC 62443-4-1 Certified
Moxa Inc., a leader in industrial communications and networking, with a focus on securing industrial networks, is delighted to announce it has obtained the IEC 62443-4-1 certification pertaining to cybersecurity standards. The certification testing a...
23-03-2021 Hits:148 Technology News
HBK strain gauges measure vibration of new piledriving method for offshore wind turbines
New piledriving method limits noise reduction by 90% to 95% and simplifies logistics Dutch installation specialist, GBM Works is developing a new method to reduce the noise pollution caused by driving foundation piles for wind turbines into the seab...
23-03-2021 Hits:172 Green Industry
Load cells take the strain for fine-food specialist
Cheesemaker specialist, Fruitières Chabert has optimised its assembly and packaging lines with an innovative load sensor system, that enables faster production without compromising hygiene standards. Located at Annecy-le-Vieux fruit farm, this famil...
23-03-2021 Hits:163 Food & Materials
TSC Printronix Auto ID announces biggest ever overhaul of its best-selling industrial printers and print engines
New models and advances in security, wireless connectivity, remote management and printhead management mark just some of the sweeping changes TSC Printronix Auto ID has made across its popular barcode printers and print engines. More powerful and ad...
23-03-2021 Hits:156 Technology News
Flexitron Group, the Spanish group dedicated to IoT markets acquires majority stake in Webdyn SA to extend its footprint in the energy transition market.
Flexitron Group is a Spanish conglomerate focusing on IoT sectors. The group has its headquarters in Madrid with employees worldwide with offices in Europe, Africa, Latin America, USA and Asia. Some of its major companies include Matrix (with the bra...
23-03-2021 Hits:173 Technology News
New research reveals institutional investors predict an increase in industrial activity will drive precious metal prices higher
New research (1) with institutional investors and wealth managers reveals a positive outlook for global industrial activity in 2021, and this should have a positive impact on demand for precious metals and their valuations. Adoption of green techn...
23-03-2021 Hits:130 Metals / Mining
Södra’s new facility for CLT soon ready – ten-fold capacity increase
Södra’s new cross-laminated timber, CLT, is a fast mover in the market. For this reason, Södra is investing in a new facility that will increase the production capacity of timber frames ten-fold. The facility is expected to be commissioned in mid-202...
23-03-2021 Hits:374 Materials
Anritsu and Spirent Develop World-First Solution for Evaluating 5G Video Quality
Anritsu Corporation is pleased to announce availability of a new solution for evaluating video quality of 5G devices. This lab-based solution was developed in partnership with Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT) and leverages the strengths of Anrit...
23-03-2021 Hits:218 Technology News
Essity to begin testing with LBG to make production process fossil-free
Gasum delivered the first liquefied biogas (LBG) shipment to its customer, Essity, on 22 March. Already a liquefied natural gas (LNG) customer, Essity will now test renewable LBG in an effort to make its operations and products completely fossil-free...
23-03-2021 Hits:214 Oil & Gas
COSEL adds 1500W unit to its PCA power supplies with extended communications bus for demanding medical and industrial applications
COSEL Co, Ltd (6905: Tokyo) has just announced the addition of a 1500W power supply to its PCA series with extended communications I/O for demanding medical and industrial applications. The addition of the PCA1500F complements and expands the family ...
23-03-2021 Hits:148 Technology News
Linxon secures position on National Grid EPC substations framework
Linxon has secured a position as a framework contractor for National Grid’s RIIO-2 substations framework which runs from 2021 to 2026 with optional extension periods. This framework will involve Linxon providing its market leading technical / equipm...
23-03-2021 Hits:178 Power & water
Metso Outotec receives order for a mine conveyor system in South America
Metso Outotec has received an order for a heavy-duty mine conveyor system in South America. The delivery consists of high reliability overland conveyors, including a 2-km single flight conveyor. Equipment provided in this package runs at speeds of up...
22-03-2021 Hits:149 Metals / Mining
AkzoNobel partners with Polar Pod for pioneering scientific mission
A pioneering scientific expedition which will send a manned oceanographic platform drifting around Antarctica has brought AkzoNobel on board as exclusive paints and coatings partner. The brainchild of French explorer and environmentalist Jean-Louis ...
17-03-2021 Hits:166 Green Industry
Why does a diversified energy sector need smaller RTUs?
Smaller RTUs can gather data from sites that are too small for economic data collection by existing equipment. As the energy industry diversifies — often by connecting smaller power generation assets to the main grid — a problem has arisen. Traditio...
17-03-2021 Hits:164 Power & water
ANDRITZ to supply biomass boiler plant to Fjernvarme Fyn Produktion A/S in Odense, Denmark
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from the Danish energy company Fjernvarme Fyn Produktion A/S to deliver a new biomass boiler plant complete with auxiliary equipment for their “Bio Blok 2” project. The plant will be locate...
17-03-2021 Hits:165 Technology News
Metso Outotec launches a new Nordtrack mobile screen and crusher for construction customers
Metso Outotec is adding two new products to its NordtrackTM mobile crushing and screening range. The Nordtrack S2.5 mobile screen is a small size, versatile scalping screen designed for small job sites and a variety of applications. With a compact an...
17-03-2021 Hits:744 Materials
Aberdeen’s North Star Renewables to design and deliver service vessel fleet for Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Leading Aberdeen company North Star Renewables has been awarded contracts worth an estimated £270 million to deliver three state-of-the-art service operation vessels (SOVs) to be used on what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6GW ...
17-03-2021 Hits:181 Green Industry
Tidy Planet signs exclusive Italian partner to help reduce country’s food waste
Macclesfield-headquartered Tidy Planet has expanded its operations into Italy, appointing environmental solutions firm Ecologia Soluzione Ambiente (ESA), as the exclusive Italian partner of its food waste composting technology. The move aims to prom...
17-03-2021 Hits:207 Food & Materials
New 3t EnerMech joint venture secures vital work with UK Government and Mozambique’s oil and gas sector
3t EnerMech, a new strategic alliance between 3t Energy Group and EnerMech, has announced its first award, a significant contract with the UK Government, which will help to shape future training requirements for Mozambique’s growing oil and gas workf...
17-03-2021 Hits:231 Oil & Gas
Ashland to increase production capacity for Natrosol™ HEC at Nanjing, China site
Wilmington, Del., March 15, 2021 - Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has just announced the company plans to increase production capacity of Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) at the Nanjing, China site. “Ashland Natrosol™ rheology modifie...
15-03-2021 Hits:250 Chemicals
Metso Outotec introduces Planet Positive, an all-encompassing approach to sustainability
Sustainability is one of Metso Outotec’s strategic priorities. The company is committed to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, with targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. As the next step, Metso Outotec now introduces an all-en...
15-03-2021 Hits:180 Green Industry
Investing in a Sustainable Future for our Cities using Digital Twin Technology
The world is building more significant projects in larger numbers than at any time in history. Our planet must accommodate the equivalent of 10,000 new cities by 2050 to keep pace with the projected population explosion. 70% of the world’s carb...
15-03-2021 Hits:165 Technology News
M&K Plastik invests in UNTHA shredder for remanufacturing operation
M&K Plastik has invested in an UNTHA RS40 four shaft shredder to transform its recycling operation. The plastic remanufacturing specialist processes pre-sorted HDPE and PP material collected from municipal waste sorting plants, to support the ci...
15-03-2021 Hits:175 Green Industry
UK drives upcoming oil and gas projects in Europe, says GlobalData
The UK is expected to drive the upcoming projects across oil and gas value chain in Europe, accounting for about 25% of the total projects which are likely to start operations by 2025. Amongst these, new build projects lead with 62% while the remaini...
15-03-2021 Hits:175 Oil & Gas
Empire Screen Printing Partners with Medical Device and Equipment Manufactures
In the rapidly changing medical market, Empire delivers the quality, prototyping, sampling, and rapid response time that is essential to product success Empire Screen Printing, a leading manufacturer of screen printed products, announces that its wi...
15-03-2021 Hits:696 Materials
China to lead global chlorine capacity additions by 2025, says GlobalData
Asia is expected to lead the global capacity additions among the regions and its chlorine capacity is expected to increase from 54.59 mtpa in 2020 to 58.03 mtpa in 2025 at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 1.2 %. Within Asia, China will account...
15-03-2021 Hits:163 Oil & Gas
Mass flow controllers and mass flow meters for high-level dynamics in the field
Bürkert is expanding its portfolio of mass flow meters (MFMs) and mass flow controllers (MFCs), Types 8742 and 8746, for gases to include variants with a standard signal and PROFIBUS-DP interface. The new generation enables simple device replacement ...
12-03-2021 Hits:168 Technology News
NSK and B&K Vibro: Expansion of CMS offering will strengthen industrial business
Effective 1 March 2021, Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro) became a company of NSK Ltd. On that day, the Darmstadt, Germany, headquarters of B&K Vibro staged an online welcome event to explain the purpose of the acquisition, especially to emp...
12-03-2021 Hits:186 Metals / Mining
Nouryon introduces breakthrough smart-tagged polymer system for advanced water treatment
Nouryon has introduced LumaTreat™, a global patent-pending smart-tagged polymer line of products that is revolutionary in the water management industry. LumaTreat products are fluorescent monomers that attach on a deposit control agent. The combinati...
05-03-2021 Hits:392 Water
U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Contempt Rulings Against Disbarred Lawyer Behind Fraudulent Ecuadorian Lawsuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today affirmed multiple findings of civil contempt against disbarred attorney Steven Donziger, effectively bringing to a close his campaign to profit from the fraudulent Ecuadorian judgment he...
05-03-2021 Hits:209 Oil & Gas
TietoEVRY launches ambitious gender balance targets aiming to reach equal gender split by 2030
TietoEVRY has launched its Diversity and Inclusion Charter, as a part of its new Sustainability game plan “Upgrading tomorrow”. The Diversity and Inclusion Charter sets ambitious goals for g...
05-03-2021 Hits:268 News
WEG to supply transformers to new airport in Mexico
~ The airport will provide a capacity of 20 million passengers ~ Motor, drive and gearbox manufacturer, WEG has announced the contract to supply 241 transformers to the International Airport Felipe Ángeles, in the state of Mexico. The WEG equipment...
05-03-2021 Hits:275 Technology News
Distinguishing PA6 from PA66 at the push of a button: trinamiX adds new application for plastic sorting to its Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solution
trinamiX, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, now supports the reliable differentiation between polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide 6.6 (PA66) with its Mobile Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Solution. Within seconds, plastic waste from the two polyamides ca...
04-03-2021 Hits:364 Materials
