Process industries


  • Mondi and Skånemejerier collaborate to create new mono-material packaging for cheese

    Mondi has collaborated with Skånemejerier to create a mono-material, polypropylene (PP) based packaging for, among others, ICA’s Hushållsost cheese. The new packaging comprises a mono-material base web and lidding film, all of which is produced and printed by Mondi before being converted for 1kg and 2kg blocks of cheese by Skånemejerier. It will be sold…


  • Ultracompact Coriolis mass flowmeters with advanced transmitters improve installation flexibility and connectivity

    Emerson has introduced the Micro Motion G-Series line of Coriolis mass flow and density meters, the most compact dual-tube Coriolis mass flow meters on the market.  The Micro Motion G-Series Coriolis Flow and Density Meter offers the same level of quality and reliability as standard designs, but in a much smaller and lighter form factor.…


  • Barossa Project: BW Offshore’s Massive FPSO Hull Sets Sail for Singapore

    FPSO leasing company BW Offshore said Thurdsay that the hull of BW Opal, one of the largest FPSO hulls ever built and destined for Santos’ Barossa gas project in Australia, had set sail from a yard in South Korea and was en route to Singapore for topside integration. “On October 28, 2023, at 11:30 local…


  • EPP’s fruit hydration system removes costly issues for supplier

    European Process Plant has developed a fruit hydration system to solve a customer’s fruited dough issues. The clever solution – which features a vacuum tumbler – hydrates dried fruit prior to being added to the dough, providing cost savings and ensuring dough is not dried out. Of his delight in creating this solution to address…


  • New IFF Co-creation Center to redefine food and beverages in South Korea

    IFF has brought together its flavour and ingredient expertise with food design capabilities to deliver innovations to customers in South Korea. The company said the opening of its first dedicated food and beverage lab in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea, reinforces the company’s commitment to Be the Premier Partner.​ The new centre will support beverage, culinary,…


  • GEA unveils industrial fryer of the future for high-quality fried foods

    Main image: GEA ProFry: GEAs new industrial fryer for high-quality fried foods. Top left: High-quality deep-fried fish sticks with the GEA. Middle: Deep-fried mozzarella sticks – processed to a high standard with the new GEA ProFry deep-frying system. Top right: High-quality fried chicken with the new fryer, GEA ProFry. Source: GEA Posted: 9 November 2023…


  • French pasta manufacturer reduces heating costs by 68%

    Saint Jean, a French pasta manufacturer has seen the cost of generating heat drop by approximately 68% from over €8,400 to €2,640, contributing also to lowering the carbon footprint of the plant and more sustainable operations by shutting down a gas boiler, and replacing it with heat pumps. Since 1935, Saint Jean is an organisation…


  • Maximising safety during a turnaround

    By Sarah Martin, President, Honeywell Sensing & Safety Technologies Turnarounds at oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, power facilities and other industrial facilities are necessary events that require significant planning. They are essential to keeping all equipment performing at its best. These preventive maintenance times, usually occurring in the spring or autumn when the weather is mildest, can…


  • Fever-Tree’s new cocktail mixers: the ultimate hosting hack for festive fun

    Fever-Tree is encouraging consumers to elevate their festive hosting game with its cocktail mixers, which are a new addition for Christmas 2023. In a year where approximately 64% of consumers are enjoying cocktails at home (source: Bacardi Cocktail Trends Report 2023), busy hosts can now have it all. Serving Mojitos, Margaritas, and Espresso Martinis has…


  • ABS Approves New FPSO Newbuild Hull Design Concept

    Classification society ABS announced it has granted approval in principle (AIP) for a the Sterling Streamline, a next generation concept design for large floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) newbuild hulls from India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Energy (SPE). The design features flexible mooring configurations, 60 risers and an umbilical slots riser balcony, with an oil…