
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…

Decentralised Level Monitoring With Digital Technology
Purely analogue measurement of liquid, gaseous and vapour media is increasingly becoming a technology that does not meet today's requirements.…

Sensors Of The Future: Quantum Technology In Industrial Manufacturing
Quantum systems can be used to measure physical quantities such as temperature, speed, electric and magnetic fields or positions with much higher…

RWTH Aachen University Tests 3-D Heat Insulation Textiles In Simulation
As part of the 'HEATex' research project, the Institute for Textile Technology at RWTH Aachen University developed heat-protective textiles as…