
Lateral Leadership: The Key to Effective Modern Teamwork
At a time when our working world is increasingly characterised by cross-divisional cooperation, flat hierarchies and project teams, it is imperative…

Digital Twins In The Chemical Industry: Process Optimisation Through Enhanced Reality
The times when plant operators operated the same plant for 20 years are over, and not only in the chemical industry. In addition, a whole generation…

Energy audit 2023 – What Can Change for Larger Chemical Companies?
For quite a few companies, an energy audit is again due in 2023. The Energy Services Act has made this mandatory since 2015. This affects all…

Efficiency and Optimisation for Compressed Air Equipment: Plenty of Room for Improvement
The life-cycle costs for compressed air equipment are just under 30 per cent of the capital expenditure - the remaining 70 per cent must be spent…

Regardless of Whether Liquids or Bulk Solids: In Future, Measurement Will Be Possible with Just One Device
The new generation of measuring instruments follows the principle of radically simplifying level measurement with radar devices. The development…

Digitalisation: Adapting Mechanical Raw Material Handling To A Fast-Moving Market
Getting raw materials to the right place in the right quantity and at the right time is becoming increasingly complex and time-consuming. The…

Contact-Free Emptying Of IBC Tank Containers For Aggressive Chemicals
Barrels and especially ‘intermediate bulk containers’ (IBCs) in which aggressive and harmful chemicals are stored are emptied with barrel…

AI-Based Simulated Learning For Staff Training And Plant Optimisation
Training specialised personnel in the handling of complex plants is not a trivial task. With "immersive training", this can be realised much…

Cyber Security For Production Companies: A Clear Must For The Future
Today, production companies can no longer manage without a high-performance IT environment. Numerous servers work in the data centres of industrial…

Digital Transformation Of Companies: Greenfield Restart Or Transformation?
It is becoming increasingly clear to many companies that they can no longer avoid a reorganisation, specifically a digitalisation. What is still…