cpp – Process technology for the chemical industry 02.2019

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SEPARATION HOW CAN A CONTROL SYSTEM ADD INTELLIGENCE TO YOUR OPERATIONS? METRIS addIQ CONTROL SYSTEMS Metris addIQ control systems, part of the ANDRITZ digital solutions offered under the Metris technology brand, enable users to maximize availability, capacity, and quality while minimizing costs for both new and existing processes. The portfolio ranges from smart sensors to collect all relevant operational data, to sophisticated data analytics to turn data into relevant information, to augmented reality that visualizes the information for the operator. Whatever you demand, may it be predictive maintenance, process monitoring, troubleshooting, long-term trending, or any other automation challenge, your ANDRITZ specialist will help you to find the perfect solution. Visit us at AchemAsia in Shanghai, May 21-23, hall 7.1, booth F95! Want to learn more? Open the photo app on your mobile, focus in the QR code, click on the link and get deeper insights. ANDRITZ AG / Stattegger Strasse 18 / 8045 Graz / Austria / andritz.com/separation

cpp EDITORIAL First time in Shanghai Achemasia 2019 is setting new standards. Long before the event opens on 21 May 2019 for three days in Shanghai, the booked exhibition space already exceeds the final count for the 2016 event. With about 400 exhibitors from some 20 countries, it will focus on an exchange of experience between scientists and engineers as well as between equipment suppliers and users. Achemasia is a prime opportunity to discover more about current trends in the Chinese market and see what the Chinese industry has to offer. Especially in the area of digitalization, China is seen as a global leader and that will soon show in the process industry as well. Apart from the move to Shanghai, where Achemasia will take place at the NECC for the first time, participants can look forward to a couple more novelties: the International Expo and Innovation Forum for Sustainable Chemical Production will cast a spotlight on the latest technologies in this field. Making the process industry more sustainable means using less resources and less energy; efficiency in production processes is increased by implementing energy recovery measures and by using better catalysts and optimized equipment. It means designing processes from a holistic perspective while making use of new digitalization and modelling approaches. Our preview of Achemasia starts on page 30 with a very interesting article from Andritz dealing with the so-called Metris technology, an IIoT solution for solid / liquid separation equipment and systems featuring advanced digital control. Thanks to this technology, proactive measures to prevent shutdowns and improve monitoring can become reality by applying smart sensors, big data analytics and visualisation using both virtual and augmented reality. CMX 2000 /// Inline mixer for rapid and homogeneous incorporation of powders into liquids IKA-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Phone: +49 7633 831-0, Fax: +49 7633 831-98 eMail: process@ika.de www.ikaprocess.com // IKAworldwide Günter Eckhardt, Editor-in-Chief cpp 02-2019 3