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Self-calibrating thermometer
ENDRESS+HAUSER WINS HERMES AWARD
Picture: Deutsche Messe
Endress+Hauser wins Hermes Award with
the self-calibrating thermometer iTherm
Trustsense
Endress+Hauser has been recognised by
Hannover Messe with the prestigious
Hermes technology award for iTherm
Trustsens, the world’s first self-calibrating
temperature probe for industrial applications.
The compact thermometer iTherm
Trustsens has been designed especially for
hygienic and aseptic applications in the food
and beverage and life sciences industries.
With automated and fully traceable self-calibration
during production, the sensor eliminates
the risk of undetected non-conformities,
resulting in maximum product safety
and process efficiency. The integrated Heartbeat
Technology additionally allows for continuous
device diagnostics and verification
without interruption of the process.
iTherm Trustsens relies on an integrated reference
sensor. The developers used the socalled
Curie point physics principle, in
which the magnetic properties of a material
abruptly change at a specific temperature
point. This point is determined for the reference
sensor. As soon as the temperature falls
below this value, such as following a steam
sterilisation, both sensors are adjusted. Since
the Curie point remains constant, the reference
sensor as a master provides a stable
comparison value. The probe thus calibrates
itself each time the system is cleaned or sterilised.
The added value for customers is
huge. Large systems often include hundreds
of temperature sensors that have to be calibrated
several times a year. To date, this has
required stopping the process and removing
the instruments. iTherm Trustsens omits that.
“The award-winning product makes a major
contribution to the deployment of the Industrial
Internet of Things throughout the
process industry,” said Jochen Köckler, CEO
of Deutsche Messe. The award was presented
at the opening of Hannover Messe 2018 in
front of many guests, among them Germany’s
Chancellor Angela Merkel. The
Hermes Award is one of the most respected
technology contests worldwide and recognises
products and processes characterised
by innovation, efficiency and application
benefits.
From engineering till comissioning
THYSSENKRUPP TO BUILD POLYMER PLANTS IN TURKEY
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions’ subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a
contract to build two new world-scale polymer plants for Sasa Polyester Sanayi
A. in Adana, Turkey. One plant is planned to produce 380,000 t/a of PET for
low-viscosity applications. The second plant will use Uhde Inventa-Fischer’s proprietary
patented MTR technology to produce 216,000 t/a of resin for the production
of PET bottles. Both new plants are among the largest single-line production
plants for their respective products. Werner Steinauer, CEO of Uhde Inventa-Fischer:
„We are very proud that Sasa chose us to build another two stateof-the
art PET plants after we were already contracted to build one of the largest
polyester lines last year. Our commercially tried-and-tested MTR process provides
our customers with optimised energy consumption, maximum utilisation
of feedstocks and effective plant operation, thus significantly reducing the total
conversion cost compared with conventional technologies.“
The scope of delivery for both projects will include basic and detail engineering,
the delivery of all necessary components, and technical services for erection,
pre-commissioning and commissioning supervision.
Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a contract to build two
new world-scale polymer plants for Sasa in Turkey
Picture: Thyssenkrupp
Largest investment in Germany
EVONIK PLANS NEW POLYAMIDE 12 COMPLEX
Evonik is planning to build a new production
complex for the high-performance
polymer polyamide 12 (PA 12). The Group
intends to increase its overall PA 12 capacity
by more than 50 %. Polyamide 12 is
required in attractive growth markets such
as the automotive industry, oil and gas pipelines,
and in 3D printing. After successful
basic engineering, Evonik plans to invest approximately
400 million euros in the PA 12
complex at its largest site, Marl Chemical
Park in North Rhine-Westphalia. “We are
planning Evonik’s largest investment in Germany,”
says Christian Kullmann, Chairman
of the Evonik Executive Board.
The existing PA 12 production is to be
supplemented with additional manufacturing
facilities for the polymer and its precursors.
The complex is expected to become
operational in early 2021. The investment
will make a substantial contribution to
reaching Evonik’s margin goal and will generate
an annual cash flow in a three-digit
million euro amount over the long term.
The project is to be implemented over the
course of four years as part of the annual
budget for growth investments.
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