Process industries
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HIKMICRO is pushing deeper into industrial instrumentation with radar metering. Its LRG10 level meter adds 80 GHz FMCW measurement to a portfolio HIKMICRO only began building in 2025.
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BioMed X has launched its first French research team in-country. The Paris-Saclay group will apply AI, structural modelling, and immunology to one of biologics engineering’s hardest design problems.
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The latest issue of IN Food is now available online. Its coverage shows how tighter process control in food manufacturing increasingly links regulation, engineering, packaging, and competitiveness.
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Schneider survey points to a widening factory AI readiness gap. Consumer goods producers expect heavier losses from downtime and inefficiency, even as most still struggle with data, legacy systems, and skills.
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Dassault brings virtual twin technology into natural cosmetics development workflows. Its new deal with Groupe Rocher aims to reduce physical formulation trials, model skin-active interactions earlier, and shorten development timelines for plant-based beauty products.
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ABB lands mill drive role on Queensland major copper project. The order ties the automation supplier to Harmony Gold’s Eva development, where high-power grinding systems will sit at the centre of a new long-life concentrator.
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AmphiStar has launched a biosurfactant platform containing more than 80 molecules. The AmphiNova range is intended to support tailored surfactant development across consumer and industrial applications.
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SUBLIME Energie has launched an on-farm biogas liquefaction demonstrator in Brittany. The Charlie system is designed to produce transportable renewable gas without requiring access to gas-grid infrastructure.
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Exergy3 has commissioned a low-carbon heat system at Annandale Distillery. The project uses thermal energy storage and renewable electricity to generate process heat and steam for whisky production.
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Aggreko says cooling compliance risks are rising across manufacturing plants. Its latest UK survey points to a sector squeezed by ageing equipment, tighter F-gas rules, and difficulty funding replacements.
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