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NEWS

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Smart Manufacturing: a Milestone for Industry Rajesh Angadi, Program Manager at Cisco Systems related to Data Science, IoT Big Data Analytics and Agile Product Development, Cisco Systems

Gansons Limited Ashis Banerjee, Managing Director of, Gansons

Cable and Connectivity Solutions for Automation in Chemical Industries Marc Jarrault, Managing Director, Lapp India Pvt. Ltd.

Fluid Motion Control Rupam Dutta, Senior Manager (Chemical), Tribeni Deka, Manager (Chemical), Bednidhi Sharma, Deputy Manager (Chemical), Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd

BRIEF ASPECTS OF SAFETY ASSESSMENT CYCLE K JAYAPRAKASH, Discipline Head – C & I, TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd

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IIoT, Cyber Security & Instrumentation - A Step towards the Future Shrirang Deshpande, Principal Engineer, Instrumentation, Aker Solutions

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‘Thermoplastics’ by LANXESS: Material to drive future mobility

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CEW Industry News Honeywell Appoints Mike Banach as Regional General Manager of Honeywell UOP India

(PTA), a key feedstock to PET. The transaction is expected to be completed in second quarter of 2018, subject to regulatory approvals.

New Delhi, India: Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has announced the appointment of Mike Banach as regional general manager – Honeywell UOP India. Honeywell UOP is the leader in the supply of process technology to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. In his new role, Mike will be responsible for spearheading Honeywell UOP business in India to sustain the growth in the region and continue to build upon UOP's work in developing and licensing process technologies used in refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels.

The acquisition in Brazil follows a series of takeovers and investment in recent months by IVL, which claims to be the world’s No. 1 PET player.

With more than 25 years of experience, Mike is an industry veteran who joined Honeywell UOP in 1990 as a development engineer. He brings diversified experience in technical services of field operations and has worked in several countries including India, China and far east regional service groups. Mike’s vast experience will help UOP to further strengthen its business in India as the country is undergoing a paradigm shift towards a clean fuel regime. Mike Banach earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago. He succeeds Steve Gimre, who served as regional general manager – Honeywell UOP India from 2014 until this month.

Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals to Expand Facility in Mahad Mumbai, India: AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals will be investing 4 million euros (` 32 crore) to expand capacity and upgrade its organic peroxides facility in Mahad in Maharashtra to meet growing demand from customers in India and the Middle East, the company said in a release today. The expansion of the facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2018. In addition to the capacity expansion, a new waste water management system will also be installed to make the process environmentally sustainable. Chief Executive Werner Fuhrmann said that the announcement demonstrates the company's commitment to the Indian market and supports the country’s efforts to strengthen its manufacturing sector through increased investment from global organisations. The company is also investing in a monochloroacetic acid project in a joint arrangement with Atul in Gujarat, due to start production in 2019. Dutch multinational Akzo NobelNSE -2.05 per sent creates paints and performance coatings and specialty chemicals for industry and consumers. Organic peroxides finds usage in the manufacturing of polymer-based products including athletic shoe soles, wind turbines and PVC pipes used in the construction industry.

Indorama to buy M&G’s Brazil PET plant Bangkok, Thailand: Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL), has entered into an agreement to acquire M&G Polimeros Brazil SA in Ipojuca Brazil for an undisclosed amount. In a March 16 statement, Bangkok-based IVL said the plant is the largest PET facility in Brazil, with capacity of 550,000 metric tons per year. According to IVL, the plant is strategically located and benefits from virtual integration with a manufacturer of purified terephthalic acid 8 • June 2018

M&G parent M&G Group of Italy and U.S. unit M&G Polymers USA of Houston both filed for bankruptcy in October. M&G in February sold a PET plant in West Virginia and an R&D center in Ohio to Taiwanese materials firm Far East New Century Corp. Indorama was a supplier of raw materials to M&G and is owed almost $60 million, according to court documents. M&G also is seeking a buyer for its massive unfinished PET facility in Corpus Christi, Texas. Cost overruns on the Corpus Christi project played a major role in M&G’s bankruptcy filing. IVL has set a growth strategy focusing on expanding its global footprint in key markets with high growth potential. South America is an important emerging market with domestic demand for PET growing at around 5 percent, according to IVL. ‘Thermoplastics’ by LANXESS: Material to drive future mobility LANXESS has established itself as leading specialty Chemicals Company, globally present in 25 countries with over 74 production sites worldwide. The company is identified as a prominent manufacturer for the marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. With a constant focus on development geared toward market requirements, the company manufactures products with high quality standards and strives to exceed industry benchmarks with every new innovation. With an endeavor to achieve sustainability, LANXESS has purposefully worked towards developing products to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Like for example, LANXESS has created ‘Thermoplastics’ which are used in the automotive sector to reduce the weight of a car, making it much more fuel-efficient which consequently reduces vehicle emission. While making a valuable contribution towards protection of the environment, utilization of Thermoplastics in the automobile, also ensures greater flexibility in usage and wider design possibilities. Encouraged by the benefits, companies in the automotive industry as well as in the electronics and construction industry have been progressively utilizing these innovative materials in recent years. Considering the future trends and needs in the automotive sector, the company has developed materials and technologies for lightweight structures as well as heat-dissipating, flame-retardant polyamides and polyesters for thermally stressed electrical and electronic components. Global megatrends like autonomous driving, electrification of vehicular power trains and new logistic concepts are also considered as important growth drivers for the company’s polyamides, polyesters and thermoplastic composites. Numerous automakers and providers are looking for extra lightweight materials that can be utilized as adaptable substitutes for metal components, without compromising on the overall performance. One long-established solution in this area is the patented hybrid technology from LANXESS. This technology efficiently combines plastic and metal. It facilitates weight reduction up to 20 percent. Chemical Engineering World

CEW Industry News Chemical Industry Lacks Preparation for Extreme Weather, Investigation Finds A Houston chemical plant company did not properly prepare for hurricane season, resulting in a toxic accident during Hurricane Harvey last year, federal regulators have found. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board on Thursday released an extensive investigation into the floodinginduced chemical fires at the Arkema plant in Crosby, Texas, finding that while the company's insurers flagged the high potential for flooding a year before Harvey, plant employees were unaware of the risk. The investigation also found that plant officials based flooding preparation plans on memories of long-term employees rather than more sophisticated estimates, faulted "limited industry guidance" on flooding, and concluded that other plants in the area may be similarly ill-prepared. "Considering that extreme weather events are likely to increase in number and severity, the chemical industry must be prepared for worst case scenarios at their facilities," CSB Chairperson Vanessa Allen Sutherland said in a statement.

SNC-Lavalin signs exclusive agreement to deliver a major project in Oman United Arab Emirates: June 11, 2018 - SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Project Development & Management International LLC (PDMI) in Oman, to design and deliver a greenfield chlor-akali PVC plant 150km southeast of the Omani capital Muscat. SNC-Lavalin will support the project long term, from concept development to commissioning, carrying out the initial engineering, master planning, process technology evaluation and selection to support project financial investment decision approvals. The subsequent Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contract is expected in Q1 2019, where SNC-Lavalin will execute the complete design and delivery, working alongside Omani contractors to maximise in-country value. SNC-Lavalin will also support the operations and maintenance of the plant. The project capital cost is expected to be in the range of CAD1.9 billion (USD1.5 billion), and will produce around a quarter of a million tons per annum of PVC destined for Asia, and around 140,000 tons per annum of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) that will support local industries. SNC-Lavalin has extensive experience in delivering downstream oil and gas infrastructure around the world, with expertise in greenfield and brownfield petrochemical and refining facilities, and has worked with some clients for over 50 years. “This contract is a major strategic win for us, helping to grow our business in the region and demonstrate our world-leading credentials in providing end to end solutions for large EPC projects,” said Christian Brown, President, Oil & Gas, SNC-Lavalin. “Oman is an important market for SNC-Lavalin where we have a long history of safely delivering complex major projects. We are pleased to be able 10 • June 2018

to apply our international experience to such a significant project in the region while working hard to increase in-country value and help develop Oman’s resources.” In 2017, SNC-Lavalin was awarded a long term framework contract from Petroleum Development Oman for the commissioning and startup support services management for its upstream assets in Oman. As part of this contract, SNC-Lavalin has set-up a dedicated training academy in Muscat to train and develop multidisciplinary graduate engineers in the specialist field of commissioning.

Tata Chemicals exits fertiliser biz; completes sale of Haldia unit New Delhi, India: Tata Chemicals has completed the sale of its Haldia fertiliser unit in West Bengal and the trading business to Netherlands-based Indorama Holdings BV for ` 872.84 crore. In a regulatory filing, the company said it has sold the Phosphatic fertiliser business and the trading business comprising bulk and non-bulk fertilisers by way of slump sale on a going concern basis to IRC Agrochemicals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indorama Holdings BV. The consideration includes ` 572.76 crore cash and letters of credit/bank guarantees. Subsidy receivables were not included in the transaction. Thus, on completion of the transaction, the divestment business of the company stands transferred to IRC Agrochemicals effective June 1, 2018, it added. Tata Chemicals had recently said that its divestment was in line with its strategic direction to focus on speciality chemical and food businesses while maintaining leadership in inorganic chemicals

LANXESS Presents New low monomer urethane prepolymers for adhesives and sealants Cologne, Germany: Specialty Chemicals Company LANXESS presents new low monomer products for adhesives and sealants at UTECH Europe 2018. With its Adiprene LF products the Urethane Systems business unit brings unparalleled performance and industrial hygiene to cast elastomers, coatings, adhesives and sealants applications. The company is a leading innovator in the development of Low Free (LF) isocyanate technology, on which the products are based. “The focus of our development work is to broaden the range of prepolymers with very low free isocyanate content,” explains Dr. Markus Eckert, Head of Urethane Systems, “and to keep reducing the maximum amount of free isocyanate content.” The Adiprene LF product range has been extended to include grades with less than 0.1 percent free MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) for adhesives and sealant applications. These new LF prepolymers offer three key benefits: Improved industrial hygiene, Excellent performance, Better processing and increased productivity. Chemical Engineering World

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Smart Manufacturing: a Milestone for Industry How can advanced technology make manufacturing companies more competitive? As pressure builds to provide increasingly customized products, companies are investing in simulation, additive manufacturing, autonomous robots, and the data analytics that are needed to capture and make sense of the information these systems generate. The article by Rajesh Angadi, Program Manager at Cisco Systems related to Data Science, IoT, Big Data Analytics and Agile Product Development explains to us how tomorrow’s production centers will produce – and benefit from – inexhaustible streams of information. Essentially artificial intelligence-driven self-organizing Internets-of-Things, they will operate holistically and flexibly, allowing their human workers, robot assistants and additive and subtractive manufacturing systems to optimize flows of materials and energy.

ndustry 4.0 is for the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing and cognitive computing. Industry 4.0 is commonly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution. Industry 4.0 creates what has been called a “smart factory”. Within the modular structured smart factories, cyber-physical systems monitor physical processes, create a virtual copy of the physical world and make decentralized decisions. Over the Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems communicate and cooperate with each other and with humans in real-time both internally and across organizational services offered and used by participants of the value chain. First came steam and the first machines that mechanized some of the work our ancestors did. Next was electricity, the assembly line and the birth of mass production. The third era of industry came about with the advent of computers and the beginnings of automation, when robots and machines began to replace human workers on those assembly lines. And now we enter Industry 4.0, in which computers and automation will come together in an entirely new way, with robotics connected remotely to computer systems equipped with machine learning algorithms that can learn and control the robotics with very little input from human operators. For a factory or system to be considered Industry 4.0, it must include: Interoperability-machines, devices, sensors and people that connect and communicate with one another. Information transparency 12 • June 2018

-the systems create a virtual copy of the physical world through sensor data in order to contextualize information. Technical assistance-both the ability of the systems to support humans in making decisions and solving problems and the ability to assist humans with tasks that are too difficult or unsafe for humans. Decentralized decision-making ability of cyber-physical systems to make simple decisions on their own and become as autonomous as possible. Industry 4.0 roadmap visualizes every further step on the route towards an entirely digital enterprise. In order to achieve success in the digital transformation process, it is necessary to prepare the technology roadmap in the most accurate way. In today’s business, Industry 4.0 is driven by digital transformation in vertical/ horizontal value chains and product/service offerings of the companies. The required key technologies for Industry 4.0 transformation such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, machine learning, cloud systems, cyber security, adaptive robotics cause radical changes in the business processes of organizations. Manufacturing organizations are able to accumulate large amounts of plant floor production and environmental data due to advances in data collection, communications technology, and use of standards. The challenge has shifted from collecting a sufficient amount of data to analyzing and making decisions based on the huge amount of data available. Data analytics

(DA) can help understand and gain insights from the big data and in turn help advance towards the vision of smart manufacturing. Modeling and simulation have been used by manufacturers to analyze their operations and support decision making. Manufacturing has always had Big Data. We have been collecting data with historians, MES (Manufacturing Execution systems) for decades. It is just a new buzz word for the marketers. Manufacturing is an untapped market for Big Data. There is lots of data, lots of different types of data, and hardly any of it is being used for analysis today. It is not uncommon in manufacturing to hear of Smart Connected Assets like jet engines producing petabytes of data each flight or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) collecting millions of process variable measurements from the plant each shift; however, running reports on large data sets does not qualify as Big Data analytics in manufacturing. Smart manufacturing system requires capabilities and technologies for designing and improving the overall system performance through diagnostic and prognostic assessment based on (big) data analytics. The right insight derived from big data could lead to right actions for enhancing sustainability, productivity, flexibility, and competitive advantages and enabling sustainable and agile manufacturing. The contributions from different engineering disciplines to bring out common issues and specific challenges that address predictive modeling for Smart Manufacturing Systems. An initial set of topics includes (but is not limited to) manufacturing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Methods, Technologies, Chemical Engineering World

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CEW Features and IT Infrastructure for Big Data and Data Analytics; Standards and Protocols; and Business Best Practices for Smart Manufacturing Systems. Manufacturers have been collecting and storing data for years, but now big data technologies enable more constructive use of this information, including how to increase throughput, boost yields, improve efficiency, and reduce downtime. Big data is characterized by huge data sets and varied data types (e.g., images, text, and machine log files), which the production line is producing at a much faster rate than ever before. When this data is analyzed using new tools available in the market, manufacturers can gain valuable insights derived from finding patterns, extracting meaning, and ultimately making decisions that lead to greater efficiency. Big data analytics, Cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are the substantive foundation that enables advanced levels of smart manufacturing performance. That’s why companies are working hard to drive a data revolution in smart manufacturing that will yield new productivity and efficiency gains. IoT Solution Blueprint is easier than ever to learn how big data analytics applied to factory equipment and sensors can bring operational efficiencies and cost savings to manufacturing automation processes. However, many machine tools operate in relative silos, so it is a major challenge to collect, analyze, and act on data generated across the factory floor. This is why companies have assembled various Cloud, Internet of Things and big data technologies that provide the connectivity, security, interoperability, and analytics capabilities that enable higher-performance manufacturing automation. Big Data Analytics in manufacturing is about using a common data model to combine structured business system data like inventory transactions and financial transactions with structured operational system data like alarms, process parameters, and quality events, with unstructured internal and external data like customer, supplier, Web, and machine data to uncover new insights through advanced analytical tools. This definition of Big Data Analytics differs from the traditional approach most manufacturers and vendors have taken to dealing with manufacturing data. In most 16 • June 2018

cases, manufacturers have invested heavily in data collection and visibility, mainly through legacy MES, EMI (Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence), and Data Historians.

• Support development of data driven infrastructure to empower your employees to sense, analyze, interpret and act fast on the data insights.

Big Data analytics promise is all about plucking insights, knowledge and trends from deep reservoirs of raw data. But the reality is that massive troves of data are difficult for commercial and institutional computer systems to collect, sort, manage and analyze in a cost effective and speedy way. Curating and “cleaning” data to improve quality requires access to powerful computing power. Data analytics infrastructures entail complex techniques such as machine learning, visualization and cloud computing - to name a few. Businesses, government and other organizations looking to big data analytics to gain insights and solve challenges typically do not have the core competencies required to process and analyze giant databases.PARC, a Xerox company, (R&D services), Cisco (Networking and IT leader), Hitachi Data Systems (big data storage) and Quantiply (enterprise architecture) have created the Big Data Foundry (BDF) that pools together experts in software and hardware who can help enterprise harness data in a more powerful and efficient manner. The foundry offers a Big Data Rapid Experimentation Platform made up of readily available technology and an “algorithmic toolbox” designed to accelerate experimentation and reduce risk. Our mission is to help organizations develop innovative data driven methods to find answers to business problems and develop models that focus on solutions that can make a difference.

Data Sciences Innovation Big Data Foundry member companies collaborate to help you engage worldclass data scientists, data engineers, cloud experts, innovators, and ethnographers all in one place to help you find new routes to revenue and profitability in your organization. With Big Data Foundry as a strategic partner, you no longer need to delay exploring and implementing new Big Data technologies.

Rapid Experimentation Cloud Big Data Foundry brings collective expertise and technologies to help you experiment and scale new ideas with reduced risk and time-to-value. We provide all the tools and technologies you need to connect, explore, experiment, and validate your hypotheses and problems for smart manufacturing. • Reference architectures, data scientists and tools that reduce technological complexity and deployment costs. • Pre-assembled reference architectures to validate your business solutions on target reference architectures before investing in these complex tools and technologies.

Internet of Things (IoT) which help for realtime visibility and business intelligence is well within the reach. Companies around the world are adopting new plant architectures which takes advantage of the pervasive connectivity and actionable data provided by the IoT. By converging factory-based operational technologies with global IT networks, companies are increasing uptime and improving operational equipment effectiveness intelligence — from the plant floor through the supply chain which means less downtime, higher productivity, greater resiliency, and the agility to respond to rapidly changing customer and market needs. Smart Manufacturing Operations offering, we can: Optimize your equipment for greatest profit - Smart Manufacturing Operations offering enables the operation of plant equipment to its maximum capacity, increasing revenues and profits. Shift from reactive to predictive maintenanceUsing machine-to-machine data, Smart Manufacturing Operations maintains a real-time picture of operating assets versus capacity and service needs. You can operate equipment at full capacity to maximize revenues, while scheduling service for the least production impact. You can shift production work between plants in your portfolio by viewing plant capacity across your company. Accommodate critical orders- Our solution offers plant managers a window into production-line capacities to schedule new orders at a plant or plant portfolio without interrupting the flow of work in process. This Chemical Engineering World

CEW Features means you will be better prepared to meet the expectations of key customers for elevated levels of service and responsiveness. Operate at peak energy efficiency- Smart Manufacturing Operations enables plant managers to directly track energy efficiency, sustainability and environmental compliance. Upper-limit alerts give managers time to minimize energy costs and avoid environmental, health and safety fines. Business success is widely attributed to the use of advanced analytics. Smart Manufacturing Operations is a powerful business information and analytics solution that uses data from plant and corporate systems and external sources to create operational insights presented through specialized, preconfigured and userconfigurable dashboards and reports, giving plant managers the information they need to optimize many parameters essential to meeting demand and reducing cost. SMART MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS STRATEGY Operations Strategy will work with you to develop a clear strategy, architecture and roadmap to guide your transformation. It will specifically address critical manufacturing functions, including: • Operating equipment effectiveness • Supply chain and inventory • Energy utilization and efficiency • Health and safety • Environmental compliance • Financial performance SMART MANUFACTURING ANALYTICS IMPLEMENTATION To transform your operation, it will: • Tailor and extend our predesigned analytics models for your operation • Source and prepare your data for the analytics models • Upgrade or install and integrate big data and business intelligence tools with plant and corporate data sources such as ERP, plant historians and laboratory systems • Tailor and extend preconfigured reports and dashboards, and put them into production 18 • June 2018

Emerging Technology as Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science concerned with the creation of machine intelligence which is able to perform tasks, only performed by people. Much of this machine intelligence is symbolic and heuristic. Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence exhibited by machines. In computer science, an ideal “intelligent” machine is a flexible rational agent that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal. Colloquially, the term “artificial intelligence” is applied when a machine mimics “cognitive” functions that humans associate with other human minds, such as “learning” and “problem solving. AI research is divided into subfields that focus on specific problems or on specific approaches or on the use of a particular tool or towards satisfying particular applications. The central problems (or goals) of AI research include reasoning, knowledge, planning, learning, natural language processing (communication), perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects. Approaches include statistical methods, computational intelligence, soft computing (e.g. machine learning), and traditional symbolic AI. Many tools are used in AI, including versions of search and mathematical optimization, logic, methods based on probability and economics. The AI field draws upon computer science, mathematics, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience and artificial psychology. Demands towards Smart Manufacturing Systems in an enterprise are as follows: • A possibility of collecting and processing different types of information from all sources, both internal and external, in order to acquire and model knowledge necessary to make decisions at all levels of decision process in an enterprise. At the same time a possibility of modeling knowledge and processes, based on human thinking, is required. • In a decision process, at decision selecting, the decision maker’s subjective evaluation based on his experience and intuition should be taken into account in IMS. • There should be a possibility of preliminary information handling and analysis with analytical methods as well as modern artificial intelligence technologies.

• A possibility of detecting emergency and critical situations and of prompt reaction to them. There must be a possibility of situational data analysis in real time, necessary in an emergency inside the production system or in its surroundings. • A possibility to allow for complexity and comprehensiveness of decision-making issues in strategic management support. • Taking into account the lack of stability and change dynamics, both in the surroundings and inside the enterprise, the IMSs under design should have the capability for learning from experience and adapting the experience to intensive alteration of working conditions. • In intelligent manufacturing systems, the following selected contemporary methods and techniques of knowledge and decision process modeling should be integrated: • Artificial neural networks – the most fascinating tool of artificial intelligence, capable of modeling extremely complex functions and, to some extent, copying the learning activity in the human brain. • Fuzzy logic – technologies and methods of natural language formalization, linguistic and quality knowledge processing and fuzzification. • Genetic algorithms and methods of evolutionary modeling – learning algorithms based on theoretical achievements of the theory of evolution, enriching the artificial intelligence techniques. The combination of these tools, in which knowledge is represented symbolically, with the traditional expert system will make it possible to create complex programmatic tools for solving difficult decision-making problems at each stage of enterprise functioning. Artificial Intelligence and Control Engineering Artificial intelligence (AI) relates to control engineering is when embedded software helps with situational awareness. The software algorithm looks at feedback from a situation, then actuates the decision (closedloop control) without human consultation, or the software recommends a course of action with human consultation (open-loop control). Control engineering or control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with desired behaviors. Chemical Engineering World

CEW Features The practice uses sensors to measure the output performance of the device being controlled and those measurements can be used to give feedback to the input actuators that can make corrections toward desired performance. Control engineering is the engineering discipline that focuses on the modeling of a diverse range of dynamic systems (e.g. mechanical systems) and the design of controllers that will cause these systems to behave in the desired manner. Although such controllers need not be electrical like many are and hence control engineering is often viewed as a subfield of electrical engineering. There are two major divisions in control theory, namely, classical and modern, which have direct implications over the control engineering applications. The scope of classical control theory is limited to single-input and single-output (SISO) system design, except when analyzing for disturbance rejection using a second input. The system analysis is carried out in the time domain using differential equations, in the complex-s domain with the Laplace transform while modern control theory is carried out in the state space, and can deal with multipleinput and multiple-output (MIMO) systems. This overcomes the limitations of classical control theory in more sophisticated design problems. Control engineering was all about continuous systems. Development of computer control tools posed a requirement of discrete control system engineering because the communications between the computer-based digital controller and the physical system are governed by a computer clock. The equivalent to Laplace transform in the discrete domain is the Z-transform. Today, many of the control systems are computer controlled and they consist of both digital and analog components. Therefore, at the design stage either digital components are mapped into the continuous domain and the design is carried out in the continuous domain, or analog components are mapped into discrete domain and design is carried out there. In manufacturing, a machine running a webbased process may have similar situational awareness. There may be a perfectly good reason to leave the machine running when 20 • June 2018

the last material runs through the rollers and an operator is standing in a certain location. If the machine is unattended at that particular moment, embedded code may begin an orderly shutdown as the best response. Control Engineering relates to the next big thing (TNBT) which is the second generation of smartphones, which have the software capacity to provide situational awareness. TNBT devices will be able to recognize what is going on inside your area or site and determine when something is out of normal but not yet in alarm. Information for this awareness may come from traditional fixed sensors or even by listening for sound patterns such as hisses, whistles, clangs, and bangs. TNBT devices will become true operator assistants; always watching and always listening for out-of-normal conditions or for events that require manual intervention. Seven Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have proved to be useful with sensor systems (part of IoT’s): Knowledge-based systems, fuzzy logic, automatic knowledge acquisition, neural networks, genetic algorithms, casebased reasoning, and ambient-intelligence. Applications of these tools within sensor systems have become more widespread due to the power and affordability of present-day computers. The appropriate deployment of the new AI tools will contribute to the creation of more competitive sensor systems and applications.

Will artificial intelligence (AI) take control of human race during Smart Manufacturing? The answer to this question seems to be positive. Several experts of AI have similar comment as “everything that humans can do machines can do”. Stephen Hawking also warned us during an interview with BBC that “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” Ex Machina, a recent enthralling science-fiction film presents the possibility of a robot that has cognitive capability to think, feel and even manipulate human beings. Self-driving cars, Siri on your iPhone, weather forecasts, face recognition on your Facebook photos, etc are all examples. A Japanese company with Deep Knowledge found out an Artificial Intelligence (AI) as one of the directors due to its ability to predict market trend that is “not immediately obvious to humans”. Replacing human with robot in manufacturing is a trend that we can’t stop or avoid. As technology advances, the low cost, high-accuracy and efficiency of robot is going to benefit the human society as a whole on a broader level.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps computing in four ways: 1. Natural language understanding improve communication.

2. Machine reasoning to provide inference, theorem-proving, cooperation, and relevant solutions. 3. Knowledge representation for perception, path planning, modeling, and problem solving.

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4. Knowledge acquisition using sensors to learn automatically for navigation and problem solving. 5. Artificial intelligence’s ability to function as a safety measure and provide another set of eyes, so to speak, can be extremely beneficial to worker safety in manufacturing. It can also enhance our ability to understand what’s happening around us and offer solutions that might not be readily available.

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Gansons Limited Buy Gansons And Be At Ease

Mr. Banerjee proudly states that Indians are the most innovative of the lot.

he title is actually in response to the concluding question to Mr. Ashis Banerjee, Managing Director of Gansons - ‘Kindly sum up Brand Gansons in five words’. He was quick to respond and quoted one of Gansons’ customers in Chennai, “When you buy products from Gansons, you buy peace of mind.” Mr. Banerjee seconds this very statement by saying that, “You will not find even single Gansons equipment that has been resold, that is the credibility it carries– it runs for decades, seamlessly”. He added, “For us at Gansons, the nugget of information that our existing client gives us is like a gold mine in front of us. They provide us an opportunity to innovate which gives us an impetus to serve them better. So we keep visiting then time and again”. Founded in 1947, Gansons is one of the world’s oldest family-owned process equipment manufacturers who have been at the forefront of industrial innovation. Gansons, an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, has multiple facilities across India with headquarters in Thane (near Mumbai) and manufacturing facilities in Thane, and two in Nashik. Gansons has partnered the best in the industry-Hanningfield (UK), Admix (USA) and Aishin (Japan) to bring home its clients the best in-class solutions for Milling, Mixing and Material transfer technology. They have a global network of agents to support clients from over 30 countries with most of their equipment operational in internationally regulated plants by the USFDA, MHRA, TGA, etc. Gansons has a dedicated team of 20 service engineers for technical support. Gansons led the development of advanced pharmaceutical process equipment under

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the leadership of Mr. Ashis Banerjee. To talk about his journey, he completed his schooling in Darjeeling and obtained degree with honors in Chemistry from the University of Mumbai. After only a day, post his graduation, his father Mr. N N Banerjee asked him to join Gansons. He worked on the main factory shop floor and learned basic techniques for years before he rose to the rank he is today at, making him a dynamic leader. Ashis Banerjee led the development of The GansCoater, a world-class tablet coating system. He drove his team to push past existing standards to strive for product performance and durability at a value that established a new paradigm. Today, Gansons is the leading brand of choice in Granulation, Drying and Coating technology for clients targeting the most critical markets and products. During our conversation, Mr. Banerjee highlighted few concerns the Indian manufacturers are facing these days no matter how strong and suave they are in their approach towards business. He says, “Indians are more innovative than those from other countries. Top challenges that we are facing is the Indian mentality and their obsession for imported machines. The companies with the biggest regulatory challenges are the ones that bought maximum number of imported machines. Simply because one can afford, one shouldn’t buy something which fails to deliver at a later stage.” Mr. Ashis Banerjee believes that Gansons also has gone digital and bought automation to simplify data exchange and embraced the IOT 4 network; developed modules that help improve ROI. When asked about CSR

activities, he firmly said, “Today companies perform CSR as it is mandatory by the government. Here, in Gansons, CSR has been a culture way back since Gansons was founded. Scholarships are provided to students who need financial aid for higher education and regularly employ people with excellent academic records from economically weaker sections of the society.” Mr. Banerjee firmly states that, “Gansons’ commitment to excellence is built on values of Passion, Perseverance and Perfection and we will continue to strive for more always.”

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Cable and Connectivity Solutions for Automation in Chemical Industries Says Marc Jarrault – Managing Director – Lapp India Pvt. Ltd. Chemical industries have always dealt with complex environments and hence understanding the requirements and suggesting the right technology for implementation has been far higher than before.

lexibility and one-off production are one of the top requirements of Industry 4.0, enabling companies to achieve resource efficiency and ergonomic production, with integration of customers demand and business partners into the value chain. Industry 4.0 can be defined as the digital transformation of manufacturing. It helps in ensuring that data from production facilities is supplied directly to the material, planning and production control systems on real-time basis. Seamless automation between machines and plants will enable a selfcontrolling and self-optimizing system. Automation of the manufacturing process has been one of the direct beneficiaries of the rapid increase in Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 brings with it the concept of Smart Factory, making the process more flexible by integrating the systems, machines, production and logistics for better productivity and efficient delivery. Trends and requirements born out of the Industry 4.0 revolution also influence the connectivity level of a machine or system for integrating the production and documentation process. The development and production processes has become more flexible, efficient and customer-centric. As customers demand customized systems and higher flexibility, industrial automation components should reflect in these demands. In today’s new industrial revolution era, products are becoming ‘smarter’. Chemical industries have always dealt with complex environments and hence understanding the requirements and suggesting the right technology for implementation has been far higher than 24 • June 2018

before. Growing industrialization and infrastructure expansion in the chemical industries are two major factors driving the growth for automating the factories. A step into automation is the way forward to achieve the desired growth, higher productivity, efficient use of material and better product quality. Implementation of process automation has reduced human interference due to the hazardous factory environment that typically chemical industry deals with. While chemical industries are looking at making their factories smarter it is very important for the industries to choose right components when it comes to cabling solutions. Cable and connection technology play an important role in process automation to meet the challenges that comes along the evolution. For a highly competent automation technology, following factors are essential for cables in advanced automation applications for Industry 4.0. Torsion resistant and reverse bending Machines perform better with customized torsion-resistant cables instead of standard control cables. These modified cables are specially designed to withstand the torsion and repetitive motion of their particular application. The cables are manufactured in a way that it can provide the smallest bending radius possible within the machine. Specifically, designed cables for power chain, cable-track configurations and torsion applications can help overcome the challenges that are presented when designing automation machines. This can also reduce the amount of cable failure during operations.

Highly Flexible Stud welding machines are used by robots in process automation. The machine is automatically positioned by the robot and sets the studs for wiring harness assembly in the body shells. This requires the highest levels of efficiency and precision in terms of the executed movements and system productivity. Cabling would need to be laid over all the robot’s axes and would therefore need to be able to follow all of its angular movements and rotations. Slim in construction and lightweight To avoid restrictions to the robot’s movements, various cables are usually laid over the robot axes in the smallest of spaces. This is to avoid any confusion with other cables such as the welding cable, the data network and signal cable as well as the air and protective gas conduits. The cables need to be slim in design and light in weight which would ensure that cables occupy a small crosssection, among the rest. Chemical resistant As the cables are subject to a lot contact with chemicals, it becomes very vital for cables to be designed in a way that they can withstand the harshest chemicals and avoid corrosion, alkaline formation, chemical reaction etc. EMC / Loss-less transmission A common challenge faced by cable manufacturers is to reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) by retaining the higher flexibility and slim/ light construction. The data network and signal cables need to be protected with additional copper/aluminum screening for this. By using the right insulating material, Chemical Engineering World

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CEW Features processes, a development that demands high-performance networks. In future, network cables will no longer only be used to connect machinery and within control cabinets, they will also be laid directly to intelligent actuators or sensors in the field. The solution lies in systemspecific field-compatible Ethernet cables and robust connectors. Ethernet cables in a production environment must be substantially more robust than LAN cables in an office environment. It is an enormous challenge to combine the requirements of flexibility, robustness and the highest data rates. In addition, it must also be possible to install network connectors in the field without special tools. it is possible to achieve both electrical and mechanical requirements. Combining all these components in complex hybrid cables shall offer loss / less transmission, robot-compliant flexibility and torsion strength, with a durability of more than two million bending cycles. Application-specific and long lasting System component suppliers need to be able to supply high-quality standard products while also being able to primarily develop individual customized products. The use of standard ware in complex areas, in cases of doubt, leads to unwanted compromises, which in practice can lead to problems with using the machines and production systems. System cable division takes on the often-time-consuming development of individual solutions that can involve intensive consultation, and they do this in cooperation with the customer. Plug and play / complete connectivity solution No system is complete without connecting all the individual components and for this, a reliable partner who lives up to the high demands, is essential. Customised solutions are often required in order to implement new ideas to meet the top line growth requirements of an industry: cables and connectors that you cannot simply buy ‘off the shelf’. 28 • June 2018

With the need to scale up operations and meet production requirements, the demand for customized solutions has been growing. Innovative plug and play solutions are available in the market that customises solutions to meet the topline growth of their customers which the standardized ‘off-the-shelf cables and conductors generally do not. High volume data transmission Machines used in smart factories require data/networking for greater bandwidth with power control cable. This is one reason for installing customized and composite cable solution mix of single/ multi-mode fibres with power and control conductors of different gauges and types are assembled under one sheath in these cabling solutions. Hence it takes up less space and reduces installation cost. Essentially, in a smart factory, the manufacturing process becomes transparent from A to Z, and this transparency goes beyond the factory floor to the supply chain to the delivery process and stretches out to the user experience. Reliable networking of production across all levels is only possible with a comprehensive cabling and connection concept. Data rates will climb with the consistent networking of company and business

High quality and reliable cables, connectors and cable assembly solutions with international standards are currently being developed to enable machines and systems to become modular for Indian chemical industries. With customer’s increasing demands that the products be customized and production be flexible, cables and connectors have to make these machine requirements a reality. Efficiency of cable and connectors will always be key to the productivity of the future of the industrial sector.

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Fluid Motion Control

fluid is a substance that does not permanently resist distortion. An attempt to change the shape of a mass of fluid results in layers of fluid sliding over one another until a new shape is attained. The branch of engineering that deals with the behavior of fluids (liquids, gases, vapors) is called fluid mechanics. It has several sub disciplines, including aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. Different types of fluids

Incompressible fluid: Its density changes

only slightly with moderate changes in temperature and pressure. Liquids are generally considered as incompressible. Compressible fluid: If the changes in density are significant, the fluid is said to be compressible. Ideal fluid: An incompressible fluid having

no viscosity is known as an ideal fluid. It is only an imaginary fluid. Real fluid: Fluid which possesses viscosity is known as real fluid. All the fluid in practical are real fluids.

there are different types of flow measuring techniques used in industries. While choosing flow-meters, one should consider some intangible factors, such as familiarity of plant personnel, their experience with calibration and maintenance, spare parts availability and mean time between failure history etc. at the particular plant site. While measuring the flow of compressible materials, volumetric flow is not very meaningful unless density/viscosity is constant. When the velocity (volumetric flow) of incompressible liquids is measured, the presence of suspended bubbles will cause error; therefore, air and gas must be removed before the fluid reaches the meter. In other velocity sensors, pipelines can cause problems (ultrasonic) or the meter may stop functioning if the Reynolds number is too low (in vortex shedding meters, RD>20,000 is required). Common types of flow-meters that find industrial applications are: (a) Obstruction type: Obstruction type flowmeters are of two types: differential pressure type and variable area type.

Orifice meter, Venturimeter, Pitot tube fall under the first category, while rotameter is of second category. In all cases, an obstruction is created in the flow passage and the pressure drop across the obstruction is related with the flow. Orificemeter is used in Chemical, Petrochemical, water treatment plants, power generation, gas generation and distribution, etc. Venturimeter is used in aviation, automotive, chemical, petrochemical industries etc. Pitot tube is used to measure fluid flow, especially air flow in ventilation and HVAC systems. Variable-Area Flowmeters (Rotameters) provide practical solutions for many flowmetering applications. (b) Inferential (turbine type):- This flowmeter is a simple way for measuring flow velocity. A rotating shaft with turbine type angular blades is placed inside the flow pipe. The fluid flowing through the pipeline will cause rotation of the turbine whose speed of rotation can be a measure of the flowrate. Turbine meters are suitable for extreme temperatures and pressures and applicable to liquids and gases. They can be installed

Newtonian fluid: Real fluid, in which shear stress is directly proportional to the rate of shear strain or velocity gradient, is known as Newtonian fluid. Non Newtonian fluid: A real fluid, in which

shear stress is not directly proportional to the rate of shear strain or velocity gradient, is known as Non Newtonian fluid. Ideal plastic fluid: A fluid in which shear stress is directly proportional to the rate of shear strain or velocity gradient, is known as ideal plastic fluid. Accurate measurement of flow rate of liquids and gases is an essential requirement for maintaining the quality of industrial processes. Diversified requirements of flow measurement exist, e.g. volumetric or mass flow rate; the fluid medium (gas or liquid); intrusive or nonintrusive etc. As such, 30 â&#x20AC;˘ June 2018

Figure 1.1:

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Features CEW (f) Ultrasonic Meters: These meters are non-intrusive i.e. no obstruction is placed in the fluid stream or any reduction of the flow channel. They create no pressure drop in the fluid. The rate of flow is measured from outside the tube. It uses sound waves to determine the velocity of a fluid flowing in a pipe. At no flow conditions, the frequencies of an ultrasonic wave transmitted into a pipe and its reflections from the fluid are the same. When the fluid moves faster, the frequency shift increases linearly. Though not highly accurate, ultrasonic flowmeters are commonly used to measure flow of water, molten sulfur, cryogenic liquids, and corrosive fluids. In oil and gas, wastewater treatment, power, chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, metals and mining, pulp and paper industries this flowmeter finds application. (g) Mass flowmeter (Coriolis). It measures

Figure 2.1:

easily and are well accepted in the oil and gas industries. (Fig. 1.1) (c) Electromagnetic: Electromagnetic flow

meters detect flow by using Faraday’s Law of induction. Inside electromagnetic flow meter, there is an electromagnetic coil that generates a magnetic field and electrodes that capture electromotive force (voltage). Due to this, although it may appear as if there is nothing inside the flow pipe of an electromagnetic flow meter, flow can be measured. Electromagnetic flow meters also offer noninvasive sensing. They can be used with acidic, alkali, and ionized fluids with electrical conductivities ranging from 10 S/m to 10–6 S/m and with clean, dirty, corrosive, erosive or viscous liquids and slurries, but are not suited for use in hydrocarbon or gas flow measurement. (d) Positive displacement (integrating): It is a type of flow meter that requires fluid to mechanically displace components in the meter in order for flow measurement. Chemical Engineering World

Positive displacement flow meters measure the volumetric flow rate of a moving fluid or gas by dividing the media into fixed, metered volumes. These flowmeters are highly accurate and applicable to clean gases, liquids even viscous ones. Examples include heating oils, lubrication oils, polymer additives, ink etc. They are relatively expensive. (e)

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Classified as a Vortex flow meter, this device utilizes a law, theoretically proven by Theodore von Karman in 1912. If a columnshaped obstruction (vortex shedder) exists in a flowing fluid, it will generate alternating vortices downstream. Therefore, detecting the number or pulse of vortices makes it possible to measure flow. These flow-meters are applicable to many types of fluids, including high temperature gas and steam. Flow rate of highly viscous, dirty, corrosive, or abrasive fluids cannot be measured by this flow-meter.

mass flow rate of a fluid traveling through a tube. Coriolis flow meters work on the principle that the inertia created by fluid flowing through an oscillating tube causes the tube to twist in proportion to mass flowrate. Coriolis mass flowmeters measure directly the mass flow rate used mostly with small pipes. They are costly to install and operate. The industries in which they are used are chemical, oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, power, metals and mining, water and wastewater etc. (Fig. 2.1) Flow - control valves Flow-control valves control the rate of flow of a fluid through a circuit. It accurately limit the fluid volume rate. Components which comprise almost all the flow-control valves have been depicted in the Fig 3.1 Classification of Flow-Control Valves 1. Non-Pressure-Compensated Valves

These type of valves are used when the system pressure is relatively constant and motoring speeds are not too critical. The operating principle behind these valves is that the flow through an orifice remains constant if the pressure drop across it remains the same. In other words, the rate of flow through an orifice depends on the pressure drop across it. But here, the inlet June 2018 • 31

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pressure of the pump that remains constant. Therefore, the variation in pressure occurs at the outlet that is defined by the work load. This implies that the flow rate depends on the work load. Hence, the speed of the piston cannot be defined accurately using non-pressure-compensated flow-control valves when the working load varies. 2. Pressure-Compensated Valves

These types of valves overcome the difficulty caused by non-pressurecompensated valves by changing the size of the orifice in relation to the changes in the system pressure. This is accomplished through a spring-loaded compensator spool that reduces the size of the orifice when pressure drop increases. Once the valve is set, the pressure compensator acts to keep the pressure drop nearly constant. It works on the feedback mechanism from the outlet pressure. This keeps the flow through the orifice nearly constant Functions of Flow-Control Valves: 1. Regulate the speed of linear and rotary actuators: They control the speed of 32 â&#x20AC;˘ June 2018

piston that is dependent on the flow rate and area of the piston. 2.

Regulate the power available to the sub-circuits by controlling the flow to them.

Regulate the pump flow proportionately to various branches of the circuit: It transfers the power developed by the main pump to different sectors of the circuit to manage multiple tasks, if necessary.

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Conclusion:

An understanding of fluid motion control is essential for accurately treating problems on the movement of fluid through pipes, pumps and all kinds of process equipment. In industrial control loops, the control in flow rates of incoming liquids or gases is very important to achieve the control objective Applying motion-control technology allows us to simultaneously increase machine productivity, reliability, product uniformity and customer satisfaction and loyalty while reducing shock and manufacturing cost.

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BRIEF ASPECTS OF SAFETY ASSESSMENT CYCLE

he safety of industrial process is becoming an increasing concern, While no single approach can ever fully exclude all accidents, the process industry consultants are striving to attach the highest safety level possible with current technology and functional safety solutions .

SIS ‘s safety performance criteria is defined by Safety Integrity Level (SIL). Determination of Safety Integrity Level shall help verification of SIS configuration and identifying whether the system meets or exceeds the required SIL and in turn reliability of the control system.

Most of the engineering consultants / contractors and users are well aware of this situation. Hence they need to use adequate protection and shutdown systems and ensure full compliance to the international standard like IEC 61508 standard and process oriented IEC 615111 standard to safe guard personnel and equipment.

Design Engineering steps of SIL study are enumerated below

These standards address the application of safety instrumented system in referred process industries. It requires conducting a process hazard study and risk assessment study so that its findings can be appropriated to enable the incorporation in the specification for safety instrumented system. The safety instrumented system shall include the components and sub-systems necessary to carry out safety instrumented function from field sensor to final control element. Methods frequently applied are HAZID, HAZOP, Operability study and SIL studies which determine the Safety Integrity level of Instrumented Control functions. International standard IEC 615111 has following concepts which are fundamental to its applications: Safety life cycle, Safety integrity level Safety is achieved by inherently safe process design. When necessary, this shall be combined with a protection system or systems to address any identified residual risk. Safety Instrument System (SIS) forms a very important layer of protection against accidents and hazards in a process industry. Hence these warrants design and implementation of safety system for safety & good engineering practice. Chemical Engineering World

Step – 1 To prepare and collect information : Process Flow Diagram, Block diagrams , Plant Layouts, Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Details of Safety Interlocks , Operation and control philosophy, Cause and Effect Diagram, MSDS for all the raw material, Intermediate Products and Finished Products, Instrument Sequence Control Charts . Step – 2 Process hazard & operability – HAZOP study HAZOP Analysis i.e., safety requirements based on risk analysis of the equipment under control is a systematic approach of the process to identify all the possible hazards. It is done by HAZOP task force in team, wherein each member can brainstorm with each other and make most probable decisions . The output of HAZOP must be in report format in which all potential hazards and possible remedial measures are listed. HAZOP is a proven method to examine and check that, what will go wrong in an installation and which deviations arise in process conditions e.g. excursions or loss of temperature, level, pressure, excess flow. Also special operation conditions are reviewed like startup, shut down, etc, In HAZOP study, an installation is systematically examined by a expert team in accordance with defined nodes including the all pieces of equipment. The list of guide words assists to determine the causes for deviation. The consequences of deviation shall be investigated and checked, if sufficient safety measure have been taken to mitigate the possible impacts in installation.

After the HAZOP study is conducted by HAZOP team, the report consisting of following details shall be generated. • Review of the design and operation of process facility. • Safety and occupational health hazards to personnel. • Damage to equipment / asset / environment • Operability / maintainability problems • Plant non-availability / limitation and lack of product quality • Environmental emissions • Construction and commission hazard • Critical examination of the process and engineer intentions to assess the hazard potential or mal-operation or malfunction of divided item of equipment and consequential effects and facility as a whole. • Compliance to statutory regulations like MOEF, CPCB. Step – 3 SIL - Assessment (Identification and Verification) What is SIL? “Safety Integrity Level” - is defined as unit of measurement for quantity in risk reduction. Risk reductions are quantified using this concept of Safety Integrity Level (SIL). Technical equipment’s usually pose a safety risk, it is dangerous so people should not be exposed to this equipment. So in such cases, relevant risks are reduced to meet the requirements for a safe operation. It is also possible to quantify risk reduction & implement them in order to satisfy the requirement. This is achieved using the SIL classification with SIL levels with range 1 to 4. SIL - is a safety system performances measure in terms of probability of failure on demand. Since, it is easy to express probability in terms of failure, rather than in terms of performance. SIL level are listed, enumerated 1-4. High SIL level shall have high associated safety level and lower the probability of that system fails. SIL assessment process consists of evaluation of piping and instrument diagram June 2018 • 33

CEW Features of avoiding the hazardous situation (parameter P) & The Demand Rate (W).

PROCESS DESIGN

P &ID'S

PROCESS DESIGN NARRATIVES

HAZARD ANALYSIS AND DETERMINE SAFEGUARD FUNCTIONS

HAZOP STUDIES

RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY INSTRUEMNATED FUNCTIONS (SIF) (SIL)

SIL INDENTIFICATION STUDY

SAFETY REQUIRMENTS SPECFICATION AND SIF CALCULATIONS ( SIL)

DOCUMENTATION OF SYSTEM

OVERALL INSTALLATION & COMMISSIONING

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(P&ID) identification of Safety instrumented Systems and to identify scenarios that could lead to a loss of containment, or major equipment damage if the safety related system fails to operate when demanded. SIF: safety instrumented function with a specified SIL is a must & necessary to achieve functional safety and which shall be either a safety instrumented protection or a control function .Response time of SIF should always be less than 50% of the process safety time. In HAZOP report potential hazards are identified. The next step is to determine the Safety Instrumental Functions (SIF) 34 • June 2018

including their descriptions of function and consequences. Then risk reduction to each SIF has to be assigned. The classification methodology of SIL takes into account the consequences of the failure of SIF in relation - Risk Graph technique. As per the requirements, methodology that will be employed for SIL assessment is a qualitative technique: Risk graph. Risk Graphs are based on the following: • The Consequences of hazardous situation for Personnel Safety, Environment and loss of production and equipment / plant damage (parameters CI, EI and LI respectively), • Occupancy (parameter F), Probability

Frequency of Hazardous event occurrence. High tolerable frequency lowers the resulting SIL by allocating to the SIF adopted as Independent protection layer and vice versa. Various identified process deviations which could lead to potential human or environmental consequence or financial loss are analysed for the risk reduction that is required to be achieved by an instrumentation loop or a combination of instrumentation loops and the SIL corresponding to the same is generated. The SIL assessment will be done as per IEC 61508/ IEC 615111. Although any form of safety provisions may meet the same risk reduction requirements as that for a certain SIL, there is still an order of preference as to their use. Those most preferred are measures that make the process inherently safe Step – 5 From the above reports, Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS) will be prepared for all SIF’s. These shall contain all information like: • Assigned SIL, Trip setter, Safe stalk, Operator interfacing etc. Step – 6 SIL VERIFICATION Next stage in the project is to determine the SIL that installed systems shall achieve based on: • The equipment, (e.g. field sensor, control logic unit) used in the SIF • Appropriate reliability data & Specific proof testing intervals Reliability data specific to the customer and plant/process shall be used for the assessment. If this is readily available or generic industry data or manufacturers’ data will be used. Caution should be used in while applying manufacturers’ data as they may only consider the element they provide and not the associated auxiliaries systems etc. Reference to industry data will always therefore be made to ensure that overtly optimistic data shall not be used. Where significant deviations from generic Chemical Engineering World

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Step 7 Safety validation. As per standards, safety systems meet the overall safety requirement in terms of safety integrity and safety function requirements So, generally after installation and commissioning of the SIL/SIS systems, an overall validation must take place before plant startup. This validation has to be performed in accordance with overall validation plan by certified body. The purpose is to validate if the safety related systems meet the safety required specifications. This is done by inspection & testing commissioned safety instrumented systems as per safety requirement specification. These inspections also confirm that field sensors, control logic solvers & final control elements perform as defined in SRS.

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IIoT, Cyber Security & Instrumentation - A Step towards the Future

Shrirang Deshpande

The advent of information technology has changed the way we work, with a number of smart gadgets continuously connected to the internet. These gadgets are the ‘things’ referred to in the term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT). When extended to manufacturing and production industries, this is known as the ‘Industrial Internet of Things’ (IIoT). The ‘things’ in IIoT are intelligent machines that share data using advanced communication technologies for more reliable, efficient and safe operation of the plant. Most of the devices are hooked to the network allowing instantaneous monitoring and control. IIoT has the potential to unleash benefits by providing information to be used in increasing plant availability, resulting in operating the process plant near the threshold design parameters and minimizing down time. While technology is no longer a constraint, the means of implementing it for use in industry seems challenging.

he industrial internet of things (IIoT) is currently a trending topic in the process and automation industry. This technology has the potential to provide the industry with knowledge of the hidden parameters which have always existed in plants but remained unutilized due to a lack of analytical processes. This article intends to focus on the fundamentals of IIoT, its implementation and challenges. OT, IT and IIoT in the Process Industry The connection of all process parameters in a plant to the control system forms the backbone of operation technology (OT). Implementing OT capabilities on ethernet, LAN or WAN to share this plant information for further optimization formalizes the concept of information technology (IT) for the industry. IIoT is a combination of OT and IT, bringing the process parameter information to a common platform to share relevant data with relevant systems in real time. In the process industry, these vary from the data of known tagged plant devices to information from untagged sensors which is available but remains unutilized. The innovation in hardware and its connectivity on communication networks in recent decades has made this a reality. The signal transmission from sensors has migrated from conventional 4-20 mA current signals to digital signals i.e. HART, FOUNDATION fieldbus and wireless. These signals not only share details of process parameters but also provide diagnostic information about the sensor. Bringing this valuable information onto the network provides better insight into these individual components and ensures overall healthiness of the plant. Data integration in the network provides the means to effectively improve performance in a working production facility. Chemical Engineering World

With intelligent devices in place, critical processes can share ample information with the control systems on an open platform. A structured approach to scrutinizing and analyzing this data is required to gain real insight. IIoT predominately shares plant data with original equipment manufacturers and analyst vendors on a secured network to get expert opinions. The data will be analyzed either locally or remotely to extract meaningful and actionable information for field operations.

The breakdown of major equipment in a plant means a significant loss of productivity. The conventional way to address this is to have scheduled maintenance. However, what if the equipment malfunctions before this? It will lead to the productivity loss described earlier. On the other hand, what if the equipment is really healthy and doesn’t require maintenance? Then the time and efforts involved might have been used for more productive work. This would assist in reducing downtime and thereby cost.

Basic Architecture of IIoT OT Network: This network comprises of the integration of field sensors with the control system data highway. Supervisory control is implemented via operator stations on the data highway.

Predictive maintenance exists in the process industry, with integrated smart devices connected to the control system. However, the data required to adjust it with machine behavior and assess the necessity of maintenance can be acquired via IIoT.

IT Network: This comprises of the enterprise network automatically collecting information from various plants and facilities and making it available on an open platform for further analysis.

When the enterprise network observes repetitive faults or upsets for a similar kind of process across various plants worldwide, IIoT enables the logging of these and the sharing of information with service providers. The service provider can then work with the end user to do a root cause analysis for critical faults, upgrade their own system and share lessons learnt with the end user, thus enabling continual improvement. The shorter response time for similar issues and lower maintenance cycles ensure better plant operability.

Cloud: Industrial data is stored on the cloud in a structured manner and shared with concerned third parties in a secured way. This provides a standardized platform allowing third parties to develop tools and applications independently. A smart phone app would even enable the operator to read alerts, analyze data and take corrective action instantaneously Service Provider Network: This allows third parties to interpret and analyze data, deriving actionable information which is returned to the end user. IIoT is primarily an extension of the existing digital plant network (OT and IT). Data is sent to third party experts for analysis, providing valuable information for predictive control instead of reactive control.

Standard development organizations like the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) are in the process of preparing standards to set the ground rules for data integration and its safety. These will include: ISO/IEC 20924: ‘IoT- Definition and vocabulary’ will touch upon descriptions of various terms used for IoT, such as entity, function, June 2018 • 39

CEW Features 5. Implement backup: An efficient backup and recovery plan allows operators to revert the system to a healthy state in case of any mishap 6. Implement audits: Consistent security audits keep tab on any unwanted events and assist in proactively mitigating issues Conclusion The evolving concept of IIoT is creating a new turning point for all segments of industry. The possibilities of analyzing captured data and utilizing the findings will benefit upstream (wellsite exploration and production), midstream (transportation pipelines) and downstream (onshore processing) sectors. Plants equipped with smart instrumentation can obtain the maximum advantage from their existing digital network. Investments in IIoT are predicted to provide the means to correlate supply and demand with plant capabilities at various locations, improve inventory planning, optimize the scheduling of field services and enable a quick response to upcoming market opportunities.

interoperability, domain, gateway and network. ISO/IEC 30141: ‘IoT reference architecture (IoT RA)’ will define the characteristics of IoT systems by abstracting these characteristics into a generic IoT conceptual model and then deriving a reference model to detail the reference architecture. This standard will indicate what the structured approach will be and also guide how the architecture and its domain or entities will operate. Cyber Security Bringing industrial data onto an open communication platform makes it more susceptible to cyberattacks. There is enough past evidence of attacks on nuclear facilities, process plants and power grids to underline the need for cyber security. The process plant networks, also known as supervisory networks, are primarily designed for integrated functionality and safe performance within the plant hierarchy. This design is based on the control system vendor’s proprietary software and a special skill set is required to work with it. This supervisory network is generally set up using the enterprise network. When this is moved to the cloud, plant data is exposed to an external network, thus making critical information more vulnerable. 40 • June 2018

The IEC 62443 standard covers cyber security through the following sections: Section 1 - General: Defines concepts and model Section 2 - Policies: Defines security management and patch management Section 3 - System: Defines security technology and risk assessment Section 4 - Component: Defines product development and technical security requirement. The standard recommends that the risk of cyberattacks be mitigated through the following measures: 1. Implement network security parameters: Use of firewalls ensures isolation between the plant network and external network and between third party systems within the plant 2. Implement hardware locks: Integration of user id and password into dedicated workstations ensures the restriction of access to authorized operators only 3. Implement account management: Planned, regular changes of user id and password ensure better security 4. Implement updates: Regular security updates in the form of patches keeps systems armed against attacks by new viruses

With international standards not yet in place, technology suppliers, engineering contractors and end users all have a role to play in interpreting the concept of IIoT. Even though implementation of IIoT will be driven by the end user, it is critical that the detailed engineering contractor has sufficient knowledge to execute the engineering design as per the end user’s requirement. Some of the key tasks in promoting IIoT will include concept finalization, designing architecture, employing open integration protocols, defining methods to consolidate the data, data mining, assigning measures to mitigate risks and identifying the flow of work across the organization. The Industrial Internet of Things has the capability to bring about a step change in operational activities and business strategies. However security and maintaining the privacy of industrial networks are prime concerns and will continue to remain so. Unless regulatory standards are put in place and the means to minimize security breaches are established, the industry may face challenges in gaining all the possible advantages from IIoT. Author’s Details: Shrirang Deshpande Principal Engineer, Instrumentation Aker Solutions Shrirang.Deshpande@akersolutions.com Chemical Engineering World

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‘Thermoplastics’ by LANXESS: Material to drive future mobility

A N X E S S h a s e s t a bl i s h e d i t s e l f as leading specialty Chemicals Company, globally present in 25 countries with over 74 production sites worldwide. The company is identified as a prominent manufacturer for the marketing of chemical inter mediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics. With a constant focus on development geared toward market requirements, the company manufactures products with high quality standards and strives to exceed industry benchmarks with every new innovation. The organization is equally active in attaining its sustainable development goals along with its business growth objectives. With an endeavor to achieve sustainability, LANXESS has purposefully worked towards developing products to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Like for example, LANXESS has created ‘Thermoplastics’ which are used in the automotive sector to reduce the weight o f a c a r, m a k i n g i t mu c h m o r e f u e l efficient which consequently reduces vehicle emission. While making a valuable contribution towards protection of the environment, utilization of Thermoplastics in the automobile, also ensures greater flexibility in usage and wider design possibilities. Encouraged by the benefits, companies in the automotive industry as well as in the electronics and construction industry have been progressively utilizing these innovative materials in recent years. Considering the future trends and needs in the automotive sector, the company has developed materials and technologies for lightweight structures as well as heatdissipating, flame-retardant polyamides

and polyesters for ther mally stressed electrical and electronic components. G l o b a l m e g a t r e n d s l i ke a u t o n o m o u s driving, electrification of vehicular power trains and new logistic concepts are also considered as important growth drivers for the company’s polyamides, polyesters and thermoplastic composites. Numerous automakers and providers are looking for extra lightweight materials that can be utilized as adaptable substitutes for metal components, without compromising on the overall performance. One longestablished solution in this area is the patented hybr id technology from LANXESS. This technology efficiently combines plastic and metal. It facilitates weight reduction up to 20 percent d u e t o i n t e gra t i o n o f p l a s t i c w i t h o u t compromising on stability properties of metal. Hybrid technology is already in use today, in roughly 100 production vehicles from leading automakers. Taking a step further in development of the hybrid technology, LANXESS innovated ‘Hollow Profile Hybrid Technology’, which uses hollow metal profiles with round or square cross-sections instead of sheet metal. Due to the dimensional stability, hollow profiles enable hybrid parts with significantly higher torsional stiffness and strength. There is an enormous potential for structural components such as cross car beams, which were not resilient enough using conventional hybrid technology.

thermal stability of polyamide 66 to up to 230 OC. This system shows no stabilization gap between 160 O C and 230 O C and all mechanical proper ties such as tensile modulus, breaking stress or IZOD impact strength are maintained at a high levels even at constant temperatures of up to 230 OC.” It is ideal for the vehicles with high efficient combustion engines and can be used in production of air intake manifolds with an integrated intercooler. High tech plastics are likewise assuming an undeniably essential par t beyond t h e c a r a u t o m o t i ve i n d u s t r y, i n a n y case. For instance, they can be found in washing machine control panels and lamp fixtures, in rotary and flip switches, massagers and window frames, and even sports equipment such as sport bows and wakeboards. As one of the leading manufacturers of high-tech plastics, LANXESS is a l l s e t t o t a ke a d va n t a g e o f m a r ke t oppor tunities prevailing in the Indian plastic market. High-tech plastics already compr ise around ten percent of total sales at LANXESS, and this percentage will continue to rise. With the fur ther investment in production site at Jhagadia for processing and finishing of Durethan, the company is looking forward to solidify their strong position in the Indian growth market .

Another initiative taken in the automotive industry is the introduction of XTS2 thermo-stabilization which increases the

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Is your smart factory secure?

larms, cameras, locks and fences are all commonly recommended to keep burglars out of homes. Obtaining clear guidance for securing your smart factory isn’t quite as easy to come by. In a connected factory, manufacturers have access to a constant data stream from the shop floor, commercial operations and supply. The Internet of Things (IoT) generates a huge amount of data, gathered from machines and components, which can be accessed and analysed remotely. Though it brings a facility a number of advantages, connectivity also introduces a vulnerability in terms of cyber-security. With information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) more closely connected than ever, systems are more vulnerable to attackers. The risk is increased by remote access or third-party access. According to Dark Reading magazine, the second most cyber-attacked industry after healthcare is manufacturing. With high profile ransomware attacks such as WannaCry disrupting large companies such as Honda, manufacturers know they must be vigilant.

In the manufacturing industry, cyber-crime is usually a type of data theft, ransomware or data manipulation. Hackers can modify procedures to disrupt production processes, gain access to private patent data or cause system downtime, all of which can cause serious losses to a company. Engineering businesses must ensure that their operations, data and valuable intellectual property (IP) are protected. Businesses need to understand the limitations of their own capabilities and systems to form a well-rounded cyber-security strategy. For example, legacy equipment can be a target for cyber-criminals. Old equipment was not designed to be connected to the internet, which means that cyber security was not a priority during its design. Industrial control systems as well as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) have become targets as a result. Securing operations The first step to cyber security is to assess your digital footprint, understanding what data you collect and store. When updating or upgrading your system, the entire footprint must be

considered. This includes accounting for any personal devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops that are authorised to be in your network. Manufacturing businesses must take a proactive approach to cyber security. This includes having a firewall, but also involves network monitoring. By closely looking at activity in the network, any unusual activity can be marked as suspicious, helping you to identify risks more quickly. Companies should also consider segmenting their networks, limiting access to the network unless necessary. The more connection points, the greater the risk, so a segmented network can limit the damage done in the case of a data breach. It’s not as simple as securing your home from burglary but securing your smart factory from cyber-criminals is just as important in keeping operations safe. Jonathan Wilkins Marketing Director, EU Automation

Customers’ enthusiasm prompts decision to align Asset Lifecycle Information Management solutions with CFIHOS

UNTSVILLE, Ala., June 12, 2018 – Hexagon’s PPM division, the world’s leading provider of asset lifecycle solutions for design, construction, and operation of industrial facilities, is proud to announce that it is the first software provider to officially conform to the new process industry standard, Capital Facility Information Handover Specification (CFIHOS) version 1.3. CFIHOS was created by the process industry community to offer a more useful and pragmatic standard for data handover, resulting in reduced overall project costs and improved operational performance in the future. This could potentially represent 2 to 4 percent of the capital cost of owner operators’ projects, which are typically on the scale of many millions or billions of dollars. Owner operators can expect a similar percentage reduction in costs with improved safety and reduced operational risks in all areas of their operation through faster access to the

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precise data and documents needed to execute work efficiently. This results in expedited and better-informed decisions. Hexagon made the strategic decision to align its new cloud-based Intergraph Smart® Digital Asset (SDA) platform of Asset Lifecycle Information Management (ALIM) solutions with CFIHOS based on customers’ enthusiasm for the standard. Mattias Stenberg, President, Hexagon’s PPM division, said, “Hexagon is investing in Digital Transformation and data standards are a key first step to sharing information internally and also across third-party lines. CFIHOS is the standard that enables this, and we are thrilled to be first. “By standardizing on CFIHOS, software implementation costs can be reduced through the removal of individual customization, allowing development teams to focus on adding significant business value.”

Hexagon’s PPM division will host a session titled “A Digital Opportunity with CFIHOS” during HxGN LIVE 2018, the premier cross-industry technology conference, on Thursday, June 14, in Las Vegas. Hexagon offers consulting and best practice guidelines to assist customers with the adoption of CFIHOS-conformance company standards and assist in the digital transformation of projects and operations. PPM firmly believes CFIHOS is the underlying foundation on which its clients can develop their digitalization strategy and roadmap. Hexagon Technical User Forum (TUF) LinkedIn groups provide an online discussion forum for year-round networking between users. To learn more about Hexagon PPM’s Information Management TUF group and network with users, visit hexagonppm.com/technical-userforums.

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B&R India launches enhanced customer support Dedicated hotline ensures high quality support and accelerated response times B&R India has launched World Class Support – a dedicated support hotline that will serve as a single point of contact for its customers nationwide. Customers served by B&R India headquarters in Pune and its six branch offices will now have a single number to call, ensuring that they receive a consistently high level of support with the fastest possible response times. “We are proud of the best-in-class service and support we offer our customers,” says Jhankar Dutta, Managing Director of B&R India. “Our World Class Support hotline will further enhance our customers’ experience, in turn enabling them to offer their customers faster service and reduced machine downtime.” B&R’s online Support Portal allows customers worldwide to create and track support requests and share support documentation via the B&R website. With the new hotline, customers of B&R India also benefit from streamlined telephone support from a local team of experts. “Our highly qualified support team is committed to our customers’ success and has the expertise it takes to help them gain

a competitive edge in their market,” says Ravishankar Gawhade, head of national support, B&R India. About B&R B&R is an innovative automation company with headquarters in Austria and offices all around the world. On July 6, 2017, B&R became a business unit of the ABB Group. As a global

leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technol-ogy with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and factory automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With Industrial IoT communication standards like OPC UA, POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio software development environment, B&R is constantly redefining the future of automation engineering. The innovative spirit that keeps B&R at the forefront of industri-al automation is driven by a commitment to simplifying processes and exceeding customer expectations.

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Powder Transfer System Toshniwal introduced vacuum conveying system and offers solution for the transfer of powders, granules and flakey ingredients with expertise in vacuum technology more than three decades back. The innovative powder transfer system can be used to transfer from almost every receptacle or machine and be charged in to any type of receiver. The system allows powder to be charged directly into closed

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B&R joins Huawei’s OPC UA TSN testbed Practical testing for seamless smart factory communication B&R has joined the OPC UA TSN testbed of Chinese network equipment vendor Huawei. The Austrian automation specialist is now participating in all three of the world’s most significant platforms for practical testing of the new communication technology. The two other testbeds are those organized by the Industrial Internet Con-sortium (IIC) in the USA and Labs Network Industrie 4.0 (LNI) in Europe.

The new OPC UA TSN testbed was introduced at the Hannover Messe. Source: Huawei

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management. There is no need for communication interfaces of any kind. About B&R B&R is an innovative automation company with headquarters in Austria and offices all around the world. On July 6, 2017, B&R became a business unit of the ABB Group. As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technol-ogy with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and factory automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With Industrial IoT communication standards like OPC UA, POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio software

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More efficiency, more communication Process and factory automation: APROL R 4.2 offers numerous new software functions B&R has published a new major release of its APROL process control system. APROL R 4.2 contains numerous new software functions, including improved cloud communication via OPC UA and MQTT. It also offers a modern new “Dark style” interface design option.

PROL R 4.2 includes additional SSL/TLS communication options, as well as numerous new functions for optimizing the efficiency of plants and processes. These include asset performance monitoring, new condi-tion monitoring features, an extensive business intelligence solution and optimized alarm management. B&R has also expanded its advanced process control solution with new features such as a PID tuning block based on the finite frequency method.

Plant status at a glance The new “Dark style” design gives the operator station a clean, modern interface and makes operation easier and more intuitive. It is now also

possible to view the overall state of a process in a convenient radar chart. Key process variables are displayed in a pattern that makes the plant operator’s job considerably easier. Redundancy at every level The full range of redundancy options are now integrated as standard APROL features. This makes highavailability systems an attractive option, even for smaller applications. APROL supports redundancy at every level. Operator bus, process bus, runtime server and controllers can all be laid out redundantly using standard components. No expensive special hardware is required.

The new “Dark style” interface design and convenient radar chart ensure operators a quick and clear overview of plant status. About B&R B&R is an innovative automation company with headquarters in Austria and offices all around the world. On July 6, 2017, B&R became a business unit of the ABB Group. As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R combines state-of-the-art technol-ogy with advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions for machine and factory automation, motion control, HMI and integrated safety technology. With Industrial IoT communication standards like OPC UA, POWERLINK and openSAFETY as well as the powerful Automation Studio software development environment, B&R is constantly redefining the future of automation engineering. The innovative spirit that keeps B&R at the forefront of industri-al automation is driven by a commitment to simplifying processes and exceeding customer expectations.

For details Contact : B&R Industrial Automation

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Resistotech Industries Private Limited Eliminate your leakages in lined columns, tank vessels with seamless paste extruded PTFE liner.

hemical process industry commonly uses PTFE lined piping however non-availability of large bore diameter seamless liners chemical industry and processor go for other alternative like Glass lining, PVDF / PFA melt process / PTFE sheet welded or exotic metals like titanium / tantalum /Hastelloy etc, Glass-lining being fragile and can break due to mechanical shocks come under maintenance quickly, with temperature and chemical applications limits it cannot be used widely, PTFE sheet welding / fusion with PFA rod can qualify testing of strength sometime however its weld joint, even at single drop leakage not allowing same to run for longer life, PVDF / PFA lining have introduced due to its little better weldable properties than PTFE sheets, It was industry needs to get developed seamless paste extruded PTFE liners in large bore diameter for column, tank and vessels with maximum lengths to avoid flange joints as source of leakage, theses columns, tanks and vessels can be used under full vacuum application with different technology like as heavy-duty thickness liners of 10-12 mm or mechanically extracted nozzles which holds liner from getting it buckle or inserting graphite / ceramic sleeve inside, Construction: - seamless PTFE lined column is with single piece without any weld joint of liners, lining of shell is done as normal lined piping with flare at both ends, nozzles are mechanically extracted having uniform thickness all over neck and flare areas, single piece construction of nozzles helps for zero leakage chances,

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Comparative analysis of PTFE paste extruded seamless liners VS other techniques: -

Specifications

Paste extruded Liner D 4895

Sheet Lining PTFE / PFA / PVDF

PFA moulding

Liner Properties

As per ASTM F 1545,

PTFE with PFA rod have poor weld joints due to no parent material welds, PVDF / PFA sheet has better welds

Nozzle

Mechanically extracted as single piece from liner without affecting liner thickness

Welded to sheet welded liner, minimal strength at weld areas

Degrades polymer due to long hours heating at high temperatures (more than melt temperature), hard in sealing which increase chance of leakage, as per ASTM F 1545 melt grades recommended up to 10” Moulded single piece, may have thickness variation

M e c h a n i c a l ex t r a c t e d nozzles or higher thickness liners to be used or Graphite / ceramic sleeve can be used

No anti-vacuum protection

Anti-Vacuum Protection

Specification: Steel Housing: - A106 Gr.B Sch.40/A516 Gr.60/70 / IS2062. Flanges: - IS2062 / A105 /A516 Gr 60/70, SOFF/SORF dimensions as per ANSI / DIN/JIS, Welding: - As per ASME Section IX. Surface Preparation: - Surface prepared by shot blasting SA 2.5 to all steel parts. 48 • June 2018

Steel net of 1.5 -2 mm used inside of lining which gets damage during some operation due to permeability creating big failure of lining as swelling and blistering

Painting: - 30 µm Zinc base primer or Epoxy or PU based primer. Lining: - Paste extruded PTFE seamless liners as per ASTM D 4895 with liner thickness 4 – 12 mm depending on applications, maximum length of segments 3 meter in large bore. Distributor: - PTFE. Support Plate: - PTFE, sandwich type.

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Products CEW Analytical Solutions

Planetary Mixer

Depending on the measuring task in question, Endress+Hauser offers customer-specific analytical solutions such as monitoring panels, cabinets or stations as well as automation systems. Their monitoring stations are supplied in turnkey condition and contain all of the components required from sample preparation right through to the transfer of data to higher level systems. This guarantees easy installation, operation and calibration. These monitoring solutions are individually adapted to the customer’s specific ambient conditions as well as communication and service requirements. Their automation solutions support you in optimizing your processes, be this aeration control or phosphate dosing in a wastewater treatment plant or the automatic cleaning and calibration of pH measuring stations in the chemical or life science industries. For details contact: Endress+Hauser (India) Pvt Ltd 7B, Godrej One, 7th Floor Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (E) Mumbai 400 079 Tel: 022-30236100 Fax: 91-022-30236219 E-mail: info@in.endress.com

Planetary mixers are available in standard cGMP and customised models with SS-304/316/316L contact parts. They are designed exclusively for mixing of ointments, pastes, creams, dry powders and wet mass. Precision design favours intensive mixing, dispersing and kneading of products of any level of viscosity. They are specially designed agitator profile. Supplied as a complete unit, only requires levelling and connection to electrical and air supply. They are applicable in pharma and cosmetic industries and available in batch capacities ranging from 50 to 1,000 kg, as per client’s requirements. For details contact: IPEC Engg Pvt Ltd Plot No: 5175, GIDC, Ankleshwar Gujarat 398 002 Tel: 02646-221175 Telefax: 91-02646-225175 E-mail: md@ipecengg.com / marketing@ipecengg.com

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Vacuum Glass Lifter

Powered by compressed air the ruggedly constructed vacuum lifter AVGL P4 is suitable for lifting glass sheets with a max weight of 500-kg and then tilt the glass sheet. Features pneumatic vertical/ horizontal tilting from 0 to 90o by a pneumatic piston; SS vacuum tank ensures safe pickup in the event of a sudden power break to the vacuum pump; acoustic and visual alarm system; independently powered by a rechargeable battery; slider valve with On and Off position for the attachment of material to vacuum pads and release of material from vacuum pads.

Powered by compressed air this ruggedly constructed vacuum lifter AVGL P8 is suitable for lifting glass sheets with a max weight of 1,000kg and then tilt the glass sheet. Features pneumatic vertical/horizontal tilting from 0 to 90 o by a pneumatic piston; SS vacuum tank ensuring safe pickup in the event of a sudden power break to the vacuum pump; acoustic and visual alarm system; independently powered by a rechargeable battery; slider valve with On and Off position for the attachment of material to vacuum pads and release of material from vacuum pads.

For details contact: Aardwolf Material Handling Solutions Harmara Road, RIICO Indl Area Madanganj-Kishangarh, Dist: Ajmer Rajasthan 305 801 E-mail: gura.mathur@aardwolf.co.in

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CEW Products Roots Vacuum Pumps

Water Purification System (Lab Scale)

The Roots Type pumps belong to the group of positive displacement delivery pumps. Two symmetrical pistons having eight features, housed in the pump body, rotate in opposite directions with no contact with the pump body, meshing continuously. The pistons are driven by a set of gears with synchronised rotation, which guarantees friction-free movement. During rotation, a progressively growing space is created which corresponds to the suction stage: phases 1 and 2 being gradually decreased, phases 3 and 4 compressing the volume of gas. This cycle is repeated four times each complete rotation of the drive shaft. For details contact: Toshniwal Instruments (Madras) Pvt Ltd 267 Kilpauk Garden Road Chennai 600 010 Tel: 044-26448983, 26448558 Fax: 91-044-26441820 E-mail: sales@toshniwal.net or Circle Readers’ Service Card 05

Water purification system (lab scale) generates Type III and Type I water. Output of RO water is 99 per cent micro-organism-free and 95 per cent ions are also removed. It has an in-built 20 litre tank and requires less space for the installation of the system. Tank is pressurised and ensures impurities will not enter the tank to maintain the purity of water system. Recirculation feature avoids stagnancy of water. Conductivity cell used is of cell constant 0.01.Easy to operate and maintain. Self-diagnostics ability in system (give appropriate alarms). Low capital consumable and maintenance cost as compared to all available brands in water purification system. For details contact: Shreedhar Instruments 16 Shreeji Krupa Society Opp: MGVCL Circle Office Next to GMERS Medical College Gotri Road, Vadodara, Gujarat 390 023 Telefax: 91-0265-232041 E-mail: sales@shreeedhargroup.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 06

Gas Analyzer LYONS, CO – AMETEK MOCON’s Baseline 9100 Gas Analyzer performs the analysis of residual solvents in air p ethanol, isopropanol (IPA) and acetone—that are used in semiconductor cleanroom environments, ie, solvent stations. During semiconductor fabrication processes, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted primarily from diffusion and cleaning during wet-etching processes. The residual presence of these solvents can be detrimental to production yields and to worker health. MOCON’s Baseline 9100 Gas Analyzer combines the selectivity of gas chromatography with the sensitivity of a photo ionization detector (PID). The analysis provides an interference free response to ethanol (if desired), IPA, and acetone in air - no preconcentration necessary. Competitive analytical approaches that require preconcentration exhibit much longer analysis times, are much more costly, more complex, and suffer from poor reproducibility. The solvents are detected and accurately quantified to sub-ppb levels in under 3 minutes with ethanol producing no interference. The instrument is sensitive to below 5 ppb for both IPA and acetone employing MOCON’s standard Baseline PID, and <0.1 ppb using MOCON’s high sensitivity Baseline PID. For details contact: AMETEK Inc 1100 Cassatt Road, Berwyn Pennsylvania 19312, U.S.A. E-mail: info.baseline@ametek.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 07 24

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Products CEW Ribbon/Paddle Vacuum Mixer Dryer

High Vacuum Pump

The ribbon paddle vacuum mixer dryer is suitable for mixing and drying the material which cannot operate at high temperature easily oxidised, poisonous in nature. It operates at low temperature under vacuum and used for drying and mixing powder. They are available in models 10 to 10,000 litre working capacity. U-shape jacketed and vacuumized container is available with ribbon or paddle stirrer. Vacuumized closed system with condenser, receiver for solvent recovery. Uniform mixing and drying process under vacuumizer is at low temperature.

Over three decades of expertise in vacuum technology, Toshniwal Instruments (Madras) Pvt Ltd offer customized solutions ranging from individual products to a complete system. Toshniwal‘s direct drive high vacuum pumps, the 72-D Series double stage model is with ultimate vacuum. Beyond usual quality and reliability of Toshniwal pumps the 72-D Series 120-1,000 LPM portable pump offers improvement in the areas of quieter operation, smaller size and easy maintenance.

For details contact: Prism Pharma Machinery Plot No: 3713, Phase IV, GIDC Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 383 445 Tel: 079-29095204 Fax: 91-079-25841623 E-mail: mkt@prismpharmamachinery.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 08

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) The newly-released Thermo Scientific Prisma SEM platform incorporates extensive automation and a user-friendly interface that make it easy to learn and operate in routine industrial applications, while preserving the flexibility needed in a research or academic setting. The Prisma platform features advanced automation; robust support for analytics; a large, precise and flexible stage; and a wide range of optional accessories. Its configurability makes it an ideal solution for many different types of customers. Labs with narrower dedicated needs will value its speed and simplicity, while multi-user, multi-application facilities will appreciate the broad selection of optional imaging detectors and analytical tools available on a single integrated platform. The Prisma’s sample chamber readily handles large, heavy samples and accommodates advanced energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) configurations that deliver fast, accurate elemental micro-analysis. The system can operate over a wide range of vacuum conditions, permitting observations of nonconductive, wet, dirty or outgassing samples in their natural states without cleaning, drying, coating or risking damage to the instrument. Environmental SEM (ESEM) mode and heating or cooling stages open new experimental pathways for innovative in-situ investigations. Guided workflows make the system easy to learn and operate, for example, a convenient undo/redo feature enhances productivity. The MAPS package can create large-area composite maps from multiple images and spatially correlates the data. For details contact: Thermo Fischer Scientific India Pvt Ltd 102, 104, Delphi ‘C’ Wing Hiranandani Business Park Powai, Mumbai 400 076 Tel: 022-67420404 Fax: 91-022-67429495 E-mail: sagar.chavan@thermofisher.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 10

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CEW Products Pumps and Compressors Blackmer offers STX Series transport pumps ideal for loading and unloading corrosive and non-corrosive liquids – sulfonic acids, specialty chemicals, solvents, latex paints, liquid sugars and vegetable oils – that are not compatible for use with cast iron pumps. These pumps offer the best combined characteristics of sustained high-level performance, energy efficiency, trouble-free operation and low maintenance costs. Blackmer ML Series pumps are ideal for liquid-terminal operations that require high-capacity product transfer, top or bottom loading/unloading and blending at the rack. ML Series pumps offer tremendous self-priming and high-suction capabilities that enable them to clear tanks of product more effectively and efficiently than competitive models. ML pumps can handle fluid viscosities from 30 to 500,000 ssu (1.0 to 108,000 cS) with flow rates up to 600 gpm (136 m3/h) and at operating temperatures as high as 400oF o (206 C). S Series screw pumps with or without external timing gears and bearings are self-priming double-ended positive displacement pumps that offer outstanding performance in the most demanding liquid-storage terminal applications. Blackmer twin and triple screw designs provide complete axial balancing of the rotating screws and their timing technologies eliminate metal-to-metal contact with the pump. S Series pumps are also ATEX-certified for use in explosive or dangerous environments. Blackmer HD Series reciprocating gas compressors provide quiet, efficient transfer of a wide range of liquefied gases. HD Series compressors also have been designed to handle the vapour recovery of gases that are common in terminal applications. The vapour recovery aspect of this application captures vapours before they are released in the environment, allowing terminals to be more environmentally responsible and compliant while ensuring the most complete product transfer possible. For details contact: Dover India Pvt Ltd - PSG 40 Poonamallee By-pass Saneerkuppam, Chennai 600 056 Tel: 044-26271020, 26271023 E-mail: sales@psgindia@psgdover.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 11

3D Measurement Software Platform FARO offers FARO CAM2 2018 software platform, specifically designed to enable users to realize the highest value and level of performance with all FARO metrology products across the automotive, aerospace, machine tools and metal fabrication industries (http:// www.faro.com/cam2/in). CAM2 2018 elevates the end user experience through a seamless integration with FARO portable coordinate measuring machine products, an advanced user interface that streamlines and simplifies most inspection activities and new reporting dashboards that facilitate short cycle, actionable intelligence. CAM2 2018 now includes Repeat Part Management (RPM) functionality for easy production implementation and minimum training. This smart tool enables a specific inspection process to be designed once and then repeated and executed by anyone on the factory floor. Accordingly, this ensures resource efficient, consistent oversight and quality control of inspection routines without the need to have highly skilled metrology professional’s drive and manage the process. CAM2 2018 features integrated web-based dashboard reporting that delivers real time inspection results and insightful trend analysis in a user-friendly set of adaptable visual reports. The RPM Control Center information can be shared across the organization in real time and accelerate the ability to take immediate corrective action as required. For details contact: FARO Business Technologies India Pvt Ltd E-12, B-1 Extension Mohan Co-operative Indl Estate Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 Tel: 011-46465664, 46465644 E-mail: india@faro.com / amrita.gokhale@faro.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 12 24

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Products CEW Octagonal Blender

Water Meter Octagonal blender available in standard cGMP and customised models with SS304/315/316L contact parts.

It is most suitable for dry mixing of materials in granular form. Gives best result for granules due to slow RPM and the octagonal shape. It is provided with limit switch for operator’s safety. Bigger batch size at low power consumption. It has a modern PLC with manual operating system. Available in batch capacities ranging from 50 to 3,000 kg as per client’s requirements, depend on bulk density. For details contact: IPEC Engg Pvt Ltd Plot No: 5175, GIDC, Ankleshwar Gujarat 393 002 Tel: 02646-221175 Telefax: 91-022646-225175 E-mail: md@ipecengg.com / marketing@ipecengg.com

The operation of the water flow meter is a simple user-friendly way to operate easily. The water flow meter is an impeller multi-jet type flow meter with measuring inserts made up of engineering plastics. The water meter has a provision for fixing of external digital pulse sensors suitable for remote and digital pulse transmissions for monitoring through BMS systems and batching purposes with PLC, etc.This flow meter is used to measure the water consumption in apartment/flats, IT park area, hospitals and malls. Features cold (50oC) and hot water (130oC); removable/interchangeable element; sealed register waterproof (IP 67); corrosion-free powder coated body; EEC pattern approval; unaffected by external magnetic fields; and pulser’s coated body fitted without breaking the seal for remote flow totalisation and flow-rate indication. For details contact: Toshniwal Hyvac Pvt Ltd 267 Kilpauk Garden Road, Chennai 600 010 Tel: 044-2644 8558, 26448983 Fax: 91-044-26441820 E-mail: sales@toshniwal.net

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Shutoff & Divert Valves

Mixproof Valves

Cipriani Harrison’s pneumatic valves are made from forged SS-316L/SS-304L are highly polished and come standard with PTFE and FDA EPDM seals. These valves have self-draining machined bodies with a round shape that allows for a minimum resistance to flow. The valve body, yoke and actuator are assembled with clamps enabling quick and easy assembly and disassembly. Available in sizes 1-4” with sanitary clamp and Butt-weld and connections as standard. Multiple body styles and electrical control tops are available for varying applications. These are 3A authorised and user-friendly. Electronic control caps are available for communication/automation.

Cipriani Harrison’s mixproof valves are made from forged/bar stock AISI 316L and 304L. Double seat valves are used in automated multiple routing systems with absolute confidence. Modern production processes demand simultaneous operation of product and cleaning cycles in order to maximise productivity and optimise operations. The construction of the valve guarantees that all products and cleaning liquids, in complex routing systems, remain separated, even in the event of seal failures. Available sizes ranges from 1-4”. Electronic control caps are available for communication/automation.

For details contact: Cipriani Harrison Valves Pvt Ltd Sub Plot No: 2, B/s Margin Impex Ltd Nr Phase IV, GIDC Estate V U Nager, Anand, Gujarat 388 121 Tel: 02692-235082, 235182 Fax: 91-02692-236385 E-mail: info@harrisonengineers.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 15

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CEW Products Electro Magnetic Meter The instrument works on the principle of Faraday’s law of Electromagnetic Induction. A magnetic field is generated by the instrument in the flow tube. The fluid flowing through this magnetic field generates a voltage that is proportional to the flow velocity. This voltage is measured by the electronics and a corresponding output provided. Universal power supply accepts any voltage from 90 to 265 V AC. Bi-directional flow measurement measures the flow in both forward and reverse directions. Built-in totaliser provides a separate totalized volume value for flow in each direction. Remote monitoring is easy monitoring of the process even in hard to reach places.Conforms to International Standards - designed to meet global requirements and available with international approvals. For details contact: Toshniwal Hyvac Pvt Ltd 267 Kilpauk Garden Road, Chennai 600 010 Tel: 044-26448558, 26448983 E-mail: sales@toshniwal.net or Circle Readers’ Service Card 17

Connected Drives NORD DRIVESYSTEMS offers drive solutions for digital factories of the future. These include NORDAC LINK decentralised field distributors, smart drives with Cloud links for predictive maintenance, as well as LogiDrive - the efficient drive solution for intralogistics that offers a reduction of the number of versions. A PROFIsafe interface module ensures even greater safety in production. The NORDAC LINK Series field distributor for applications in modern, networked intralogistics systems for flexible close-to-the-motor installation is available as a frequency inverter (up to 7.5 kW) or a motor starter (up to 3 kW) and enables rapid commissioning, simple operation and maintenance. Thanks to an integrated PLC and compatibility with all common bus systems, the freely configurable field distributor can be easily integrated into all modern automation systems. Networked NORD drive units communicate their status data via the control system or directly into a secure Cloud communication. Among other things, this enables predictive maintenance – from conveyor drives up to industrial gear units. Recording of the performance data also enables optimal dimensioning of the system as well as continuous condition monitoring of the drives. With this, NORD supplies intelligent drive technology for digitalised production in Industry 4.0. With its LogiDrive systems, NORD provides efficient and maintenance-friendly plug&play technology. This consists of standardised versions with IE4 geared motors at rated powers of up to 5.5 kW, a two-stage helical bevel gear unit and a frequency inverter - a combination that ensures optimisation of processes and costs. A further important element in modern production is the functional safety of plant and machinery. With the SK TU4-PNS PROFIsafe interface module, NORD provides even greater safety. The optional module meets the most stringent safety requirements, enables flexible integration of various safety components and ensures secure communication in PROFINET environments. For details contact: Getriebebau NORD GmbH & Co KG Getriebebau-Nord-Straße 1 22941 Bargteheide/Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 45 32 / 2 89 -0 Fax: +49 45 32 / 2 89 -22 53 E-mail: Joerg.Niermann@nord.com / pl.muthusekkar@nord.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 18

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Products CEW Brushless Motor Portescap a globally ISO 9001:2008 certified and their production site in India is also ISO 13485, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified is proud to announce the expansion of the Ultra EC range of brushless DC slotless motors with the introduction of the new 30ECT motor. This 4 pole motor offers ultra high torque and power (up to 245 W, max continuous) from Portescap’s brushless slotless motors. The new 30ECT motor is available in two lengths: the 30ECT64 and the 30ECT90. The 30ECT64 and 30ECT90 motors feature their patented Ultra coil technology which provides unparalleled torque and power density with limited core losses over a wide range of working speeds without friction and brush wear. These motors feature their patented high-speed rotor design as well to sustain speeds up to 30,000 rpm. The 30ECT90 is unique and opens new areas for slim/long package with impressive torque capabilities, while the 30ECT64 bridges the gap in terms of torque between the 22ECT82 and 30ECT90 allowing high speed capabilities. The 30ECT can sustain peak torque during 2s up to 1.3 Nm (30ECT64) and 2.4 Nm (30ECT90).The new 30ECTs are an ideal choice for applications such as battery-operated hand tools, including industrial tightening devices and drills, factory automation equipment such as electric grippers, humanoid robots and automation actuators and for applications where there are diameter constraints.The new 30ECTs feature a laser welded front flange to ensure the strongest housing to sustain high torque reaction. A temperature probe on the coil head ensures an optimized control of motor performances in heavy duty applications. These motors are offered with hall sensors and a total of 6 different coils to match your speed and voltage requirements. For details contact: Portescap Unit No: 2, SDF-1 SEEPZ-SEZ Andheri (E), Mumbai 400 096 Tel: 022-42006200,Fax: 91-022-42004036 E-mail: sales.asia@portescap.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 19

Ultrasonic Sensors for Measuring Storm Water Runoff Ultrasonic level transmitters, on the other hand, are a widely recognized alternative to hydrostatic pressure level measurement for storm water applications. AMETEK Drexelbrook’s USonic-R level transmitter is a perfect choice for storm water measurement. USonic-R is FM and ATEX approved. It has a patented SmartGain feature that eliminates the issue of false echoes. SmartGain quickly recognizes pumping station obstructions, such as ladders and pipes in sewage wells, helping ensure accurate level readings. USonic-R picks up data from two separate ultrasonic sensors placed at different locations. Data is logged, flow calculated from weirs or flumes and signals can be sent to emergency pumps. The transmitter also can deliver crucial data, showing the state of sewage wells, basins, drilling mud and fluid in tanks. USonic-R incorporates a converter and a datalogger. Data is delivered either as a 4-20 mA or Modbus signal, which allows for easy integration into the most common SCADA systems. The instrument works seamlessly with RTUs, simple pump controls or PLCs. This is important for remote installations in which intelligent or autonomously operation is required for level measurement, flow calculation or pump activation when necessary. The versatile USonic-R even allows two individual ultrasonic sensors to be connected, enabling users to calculate the sum or differential of pumped volume by measuring each side of two basin walls. The unit is weather proof, IP66/ NEMA6-P rated and UV protected, meaning that, in general, the device requires no additional protection. Drexelbrook offers a full range of level measurement solutions, including RF Admittance/Capacitance, TDR/GWR, Radar, Ultrasonic, Magnetostrictive, Hydrostatic, Vibration, Conductive and Float Devices. For details contact: Drexelbrook (A Unit of AMETEK, Inc) 205 Keith Valley Road Horsham, PA 19044, U.S.A. Tel: 215-674-1234 , Fax: 215-674-2731 E-mail: jim.mckinley@ametek.com / drexelbrook.info@ametek.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 20 24

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CEW Products Microbial Enumeration Test System

Quantek Head Space Oxygen Analyser

HTY micro-organism limit test systems adopt membrane filtration method composed by HTY-100 micro-organism test device and S60 incubation kits. HTY-100 micro-organism test device has equipped an in-built vacuum pump, which makes inside and outside vacuum power available.

Quantek is an expert for analysing various gases especially oxygen in vials. Model 905V is one of the most successful and robust models in the industry. Pharma preperations packaged in vials are often gas flushed to provide a specific atmosphere in the vial, with defined levels of oxygen, nitrogen or other gases. Depending on the product, these vials can range in size from 1 to 250 ml or larger. Small vials present some difficulty for oxygen analysis because the sample volume available is often quite small. A 1-ml vial, eg, may have only 0.5ml of headspace gas. For direct analysis with a pharma oxygen analyser, the instrument must be capable of analysing very small volumes. Their pharma oxygen analyser is designed for this process. Used for vials, blisters and bottles. It is ideal for IP QC or QC laboratory requirements and runs on battery.

It can be directly poured with solid medium and cultured without transferring membrane; relieve the operations of preparing dishing and sticking membrane. Larger diameter with a 60 mm membrane is more convenient for counting the bacterial colony of samples with more of them. The whole machine is anti-rust and easy to clean. For details contact: Shreedhar Instruments 16 Shreeji Krupa Society Opp: MGVCL Circle Office Next to GMERS Medical College Gotri Road, Vadodara, Gujarat 390 023 Telefax: 91-0265-232041 E-mail: sales@shreeedhargroup.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 21

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Sight Glasses & Level Gauges

Q Exactive Plus Hybrid Quadrupole Orbitrap MS

Cipriani Harrison’s sight glasses and level gauges are made from SS-304L and SS-316L and are highly polished. The sight glasses are used inline, come standard with clamp, Butt-weld or I-line end connections and have PTFE/ Silicone seals as standard. An acrylic safety guard is available to prevent damaging the inner glass. The upper and lower level gauges come with clamp or MNPT connections, FDA EPDM and silicone seats and they accommodate either 5/9” or 7/8” dia sight tubes.

The Thermo Scientific Q Exactive Plus benchtop LC-MS/ MS combines high-performance quadrupole precursor selection with high resolution, accuratemass (HRAM) Orbitrap detection to deliver high performance and tremendous versatility. From protein characterisation to targeted or DIA-based quantitation and confident DMPK qual/ quan screening studies, this system enables you to screen, identify, and quantify compounds in complex samples rapidly.

For details contact: Thermo Fisher Scientific India Pvt Ltd 102, 104, Delphi ‘C’ Wing Hiranandani Business Park Powai, Mumbai 400 076 Tel: 022-67429494 Fax: 91-022-67429405 E-mail: sagar.chavan@thermofisher.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 23

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Edge-of-Dock Levellers

Telescopic lip dock levellers are more flexible type of dock leveller which generally proves more versatile in being suited to a wider range of vehicle loading bay applications. Telescopic lip dock levellers are ideal for connecting vehicles unable to drive near sea containers, side loading railway wagons, etc. Once the platform has been raised, the telescopic lip 500 mm or 1,000 mm long is continuously extended to the required length and is then lowered on the vehicle deck.

Edge-of-Dock leveller is developed in compliance with the latest European Safety Standard EN 1398. It has a capacity of 6,000 kg and is suitable for use with all types of loading equipment from manual pallet trucks to fork trucks. The open hinge lip construction carries a lifetime guarantee and has a solid-welded connection between the lip plate and the beams under the deck to ensure the lip angle of 7.5 o will be maintained.

The truck can be loaded right up to the very last centimeter as the telescopic lip can be positioned with pinpoint accuracy.

It is extremely important when loading/unloading vehicles with bed heights above dock level, to ensure that the lip always lays flat on the vehicle floor to avoid the tripping hazard.

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Tank Vents

Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Tribrid MS

Cipriani Harrison’s tank vents are made in SS304L and SS-316L are highly polished and have FDA EPDM O-rings and Delrin bushings. These tank vents are designed as breather valves to avoid vacuum or overpressurisation inside a tank or piping system. These valves are 3A authorised. The optional purge port version is available for purging the inert gas. For details contact: Cipriani Harrison Valves Pvt Ltd Sub Plot No: 2, B/s Margin Impex Ltd Nr Phase IV, GIDC Estate V U Nager, Anand, Gujarat 388 121 Tel: 02692-235082, 235182 Fax: 91-02692-236385 E-mail: info@harrisonengineers.com

The new Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Tribrid Mass Spectrometer expands performance in advanced proteomics, biopharma and metabolomics applications, including quatitation using isobaric tags, low level PTM analysis, data independent acquisition (DIA), and top down proteomics. The new instrument features enhanced sensitivity resulting in improved analyte detection, characterisation and quantitation, enabling scientists to perform more comprehensive sample analysis faster and with better accuracy than ever before. For details contact: Thermo Fisher Scientific India Pvt Ltd 102, 104, Delphi ‘C’ Wing Hiranandani Business Park Powai, Mumbai 400 076 Tel: 022-67429494 Fax: 91-022-67429405 E-mail: sagar.chavan@thermofisher.com

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CEW Products Industrial Sliding Doors

Mini Flow Loop System

Chandler Engineering Model 6500-M Mini Flow Loop™ System

Doors are constructed of 100 per cent CFCfree polyurethane high density insulated steel sliding doors of 80, 120 or 150 mm thickness with protection against corrosion or corrugated PEB cladding sheet. Minimum headroom required and is best suited for temperature controlled areas. Top rollers made of self-lubricating nylon which ensures smooth and noise-free movement of the door. Hot galvanised material treated with primer and polyester resin offer optimum protection against adverse effects of the environment. It is equipped with CE Certified rugged and powerful drive unit, integral electronic control unit and built-in contact-less magnetic limit-switch. For details contact: Gandhi Automations Pvt Ltd Chawda Commercial Centre, Link Road Malad (W), Mumbai 400 064 Tel: 022-66720200, 66720300 Fax: 91-022-66720201 E-mail: sales@geapl.co.in

Chandler Engg has expanded its Model 6500 Friction Flow Loop line with the addition of the Model 6500-M Mini Loop, a patent-pending benchtop unit designed to measure the friction pressure created by different slick water fracturing fluids. The unit determines the effects of friction reducers on fracturing fluids over a wide range of pressures, flow rate conditions and pipe diameters. The Model 6500-M Mini Loop circulates fluid through a single test section and uses custom software to record and analyze the test data. Chandler Engg’s proprietary software allows for total operator control over flow rate, test time and temperature for each individual test. The software is designed to be easy to use and powerful enough to collect and calculate all required data during the test cycle. The low volume, compact design and custom software make this instrument ideal for Quality Control Testing. For details contact: Chandler Engg 2001 N Indianwood Ave Broken Arrow, OK 74012, U.S.A. Tel: +1-918-250-7200 E-mail: chandler.sales@ametek.com Chandler Engineering • 2001 N Indianwood Ave. • Broken Arrow, OK 74012 U.S.A. Phone: +1-918-250-7200 • www.chandlereng.com •chandler.sales@ametek.com

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Design Water Treatment Systems The specialty chemicals corporation LANXESS has made further enhancements to its LewaPlus software for designing water treatment systems. With this 2.0 release, users now have the unique ability to combine per drag and drop different technologies in one design. The intuitive design software LewaPlus is a comprehensive tool for planning and designing an industrial water treatment system and allows the dimensioning of ion exchange- and reverse osmosis systems for a wide variety of unique system configurations, including several one-of-a-kind process configurations that can only be achieved with Lewatit and Lewabrane product technology. Numerous modules are available for the calculation of every step of the water treatment process. As a result, users can precisely plan important factors such as operating costs, power consumption, and water quality. One module can even be used to model a CCRO system (closed circuit reverse osmosis). This helps to enhance the ecobalance of water treatment through the use of either ZLD (zero liquid discharge) or MLD (minimal liquid discharge) treatment processes. Extensive information about LANXESS water treatment products and services can be found at http://lpt.lanxess.com/. The LewaPlus design software can be downloaded there at no charge. For details contact: LANXESS India Pvt Ltd LANXESS House, Plot No: A 162-164 Road No; 27, MIDC Wagle Indl Estate, Thane (W) Mumbai 400 604 Tel: 022-25871000 E-mail: s.prakash@lanxess.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 31 24

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Products CEW Liquiline System Guarantees Precision Measurement

Continuous Mixer

Analysers do not need to be complicated. Here again, plug and play with Memosens Technology and the user-friendly Liquiline operating concept make for easier commissioning and operation. In addition, the analysers offer advanced diagnostic options that can be availed of easily by remote access. In Sum parameters, to assess the organic load in water and wastewater, the four main parameters measured are TOC, SAC, BOD and COD. In Nutrients, modern wastewater treatment plants remove not only carbon but also nitrogen and phosphate. Online measurement of nutrient parameters plays a key role here.In metals and other waste-treatment parameters, the requirements vary between industrial sectors. However, most process water is softened and almost all manufacturing processes require corrosion-free water that does not exhibit turbidity, has no colour and does not contain iron or manganese.

The single shaft continuous paddle mixer blender is designed for uniformly wet and dry mixing and blending technology provides the ideal environment for effectively optimum mixing a wide distribution of particle size and bulk densities without segregation of powder, granules, short fibered, moist solids and liquids together with pasty substances up to and including highly viscous mass in the chemical, herbal, cosmetic, food, pesticides, detergents and plastics industries. The mixer produces high quality intermediate and end product with homogeneity.

For details contact: Endress+Hauser (India) Pvt Ltd 7B, Godrej One, 7th Floor Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (E) Mumbai 400 079 Tel: 022-30236100 Fax: 91-022-30236219 E-mail: info@in.endress.com

Available models from 2 to 12 tonne per hour working capacity. Specially designed paddles have special mixing effect with axial and fluidization movements of materials to homogeneous mixing independent of large range of particle size, shape or density. Minimum heat generated and high particles movement. Fast, even liquid and ingredients addition and coating with spray system.Optional features include VFD, liquid spray system, FLP and PLC controls. For details contact: Prism Pharma Machinery Plot No: 3713, Phase IV, GIDC, Vatva Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382 445 Tel: 079-29095204, Fax: 91-079-25841623 E-mail: mkt@prismpharmamachinery.com

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Trace Hydrocarbon Analyser

Liquid Filling Machine

Incorporation of the latest advances in gas sensing technology and signal processing methodology, the new SERVOPRO NanoChrome revolutionises ultratrace purity measurements for the semiconductor industry. The new PED sensor technology enables sub-ppb measurement of H2, CH4, CO, CO2 and NMHC; no consumables or fuel gas required; and enables unique total servomex solution for UHP gas analysis.

Pharma Chem Machineries offers liquid filling machine. This machine is clean, sturdy, elegant and easy to operate which is suitable for filling oral liquids, oils, chemicals, pesticides, etc. Features output from 1,200 up to 3,600 bottles per hour depending on fill capacity; easy to operate, user-friendly; filling range from 1 to 1,000 ml; designed as per cGMP standard. The machine is attached with ROPP capping machine, bottle inspection machine or labelling machine.

For details contact: Spectris Technologies Pvt Ltd Plot No: A-168 MIDC Thane-Belapur Road, Khairane Navi Mumbai 400 710 Tel: 022-39342700 E-mail: MEI_Sales@servomex.com

For details contact: Pharma Chem Machineries 311/2484, Motilal Nagar No: 2 M G Road, Goregaon (W), Mumbai 400 090 Telefax: 022-28735321 E-mail: pharmach@gmail.com / pharmach79@gmail.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 34

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CEW Products High Speed Door

Silicone Endless Gasket (Autoclave)

Prime King is oversized design for large openings - unique folding design and strong lifting belts, constructed of polyester, wear and traction-resistant can operate in the most diverse situations even in windy conditions. Resistance to wind load is according to EN 12424 Class 2/3, and size up to 15,000 x 10,000 mm (W x H). Integrated motorisation for very heavy duty use: 400 V three phase, opening speed up to 2.0 m/s. It has a galvanised steel structure as Standard, SS structure, which integrates traction unit, rapid wirings and safety photocells. Reinforced flexible curtain in self-extinguishing material fitted with strong tubes to ensure proper door functioning in large openings and wind exposed areas. For details contact: Gandhi Automations Pvt Ltd Chawda Commercial Centre Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai 400 064 Tel: 022-66720200, 66720300 Fax: 91-022-66720201 E-mail: sales@geapl.co.in or Circle Readers’ Service Card 36

Shree Gaurav offers wide range of silicone autoclave gasket in various shapes and designs. Also offer soft silicone/sponge gaskets and solid endless gaskets. These gaskets are made from food grade silicone rubber. It withstands a temperature range of -80 oC to 240 oC. These gaskets are available in square cross-section like 20 x 20 mm, 19 x 19 mm, 12.7 x 12.7 mm. These gaskets are mainly available in red and white colour or any colour as per customer’s requirement. For details contact: Shree Gaurav Rubber Products 112-B Marudhar Indl Estate Opp: Old Syndicate Bank Goddev Road Bhayandar (E) Dist: Thane Maharashtra 401 105 Telefax: 91-022-28197355 E-mail: Gaurav_rubber@rediffmail.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 37

Air Cleaner Camfil offers CamCleaner 300 an energy efficient air cleaner. This CC300 can cater to an average air purification area of up to 1,000-sq ft, controlling 0-10V Potentiometer, with adjustable speed. CC300 is best suited to perform across varied indoor comfort requirements ranging from small or medium spaces. CC300 is even well-suited to perform efficiently in an open ceiling environment offering clean ambiance at home and a healthier work environment. CC300 has an air flow capacity of 0-400 m 3/h, controlled by 6 stage controller-card, which ensures safety by controlling and reducing the impact of ambient air formaldehyde and VOC concentrations. With a reduced height of only 300 mm, this can be installed in the ceiling (built-in). Camfil CC300 also comes fitted with an electronically controlled motor that reduces the operational noise and also drives energy efficiency. CC300’s smooth interior helps the filters to slide smoothly, with new simple side access. The hard-wearing and protective coating on CC300 ensures the long life of its filters, protecting them against corrosion. The unit also has inlet and outlet with standard Spiro connection with 250 mm, easing the operations and maintenance tasks. For details contact: Camfil Air Filteration India Pvt Ltd 62, IDC, Mehrauli Road Gurgaon, Haryana 122 001 Tel: 0124-4874101 Fax; 91-0124-4082405 E-mail: pksv.sagar@camfil.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 38 24

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Products CEW High-speed Doors

Conta-bin/Container Tumbler Blender Prime conveyor specially developed to work in combination with the conveyor system for continuous operation in galvanised steel on standard, aluminium or stainless steel structure which integrates traction unit and rapid wirings.

It has flexible curtain in self-extinguishing material complete with anodised aluminium extrusions for holding the interchangeable sections. Modular sections permit easy replacement in case of accidental damage. It has heavy duty motor consisting of 400-V, 3-phase, opening speed up to 2.0 m/s with inverter system, advance control device, with option of integration with PLC system.

Bin blenders or container tumblers are used mainly for blending of dry powder for tablet production and capsule, which facilitates better flow for tablets and capsules. They are available in Model 5 to 1,000 litre working capacity with different size of container. Bin shape product container is ideal for dry mixer for lubrication of granules and homogenization mixing of multiple batches into single batch. It has interchangeable bin with different capacity; closed and contained system for blending, storage and transfer; hydraulic system for lifting of product container for mixing.

They are available in sizes up to 4,000 x 4,000 mm (W x H).

Optional features include PLC controls and FLP.

For details contact: Gandhi Automations Pvt Ltd Chawda Comml Centre Link Road, Malad (W) Mumbai 400 064 Tel: 022-66720200, 66720300 Fax: 91-022-66720201 E-mail: sales@geapl.co.in

For details contact: Prism Pharma Machinery Plot No: 37/13, Phase IV, GIDC, Vatva Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382 445 Tel: 079-29095204 Fax: 91-079-25841623 E-mail: mkt@prismpharmamachinery.com sales@prismpharmamachinery.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 39

Septa and Bottle Stopper

TSQ Quantum Access MAX Triple Quadrupole MS

Flexible seals for glass provides internal as well as external secure grip to avoid risk of spillage while opening or closing glass stoppered chemical containers, offers convenience of drawing or injecting small quantity of samples using syringe and needle. For stronger chemicals options of fluropolymer septa and for repeat autoclaving in sterile applications option of silicone rubber available are B14, B19, B24, B29, silicone septa for fermentators and autoclaves are available. For details contact: Shree Gaurav Rubber Products 112-B Marudhar Indl Estate, Opp: Old Syndicate Bank Goddev Road, Bhayandar (E), Dist: Thane Maharashtra 401 105 Telefax: 91-022-28197355 E-mail: Gaurav_rubber@rediffmail.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 41

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Applications such as environmental and food safety testing, clinical research and forensic toxicology demand robust analytical sensitivity and specificity even when budgets are constrained. The Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum Access MAX Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer is an outstanding LC-MS/ MS value, providing excellent sensitivity, specificity and flexibility that is also more affordable. For details contact: Thermo Fisher Scientific India Pvt Ltd 102, 104, Delphi ‘C’ Wing Hiranandani Business Park Powai, Mumbai 400 076 Tel: 022-67429494 Fax: 91-022-67429495 E-mail: sagar.chavan@thermofisher.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 42

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CEW Products Rapid Mixer Granulator

Extruder The RMG is a rapid mixer and granulator with specially designed Z Type impeller and high shear chopper blades for efficient dry mixing and wet granulation enclosed bowl with GMP compliance - R&D Models: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 15 litres; and Production Models 30, 60, 150, 250, 400, 600, 800, 1,200 and 1,600 litres.

For details contact: Sunsai Pharma Equipments Pvt Ltd Plot No: 1, Survey No: 77 Nr Laxmi Indl Estate Sativali Road, Vasai (E), Thane Maharashtra 401 208 Tel: 0250-3200130 E-mail: sunsai.pharma@rediffmail.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 43

The extruder is a self-contained compact machine for the special purpose of making pallets. The raw material is introduced axially from the feed hopper into screw housing where it is exposed to rotating screw which conveys the material towards rotor. Rotor forces the material to pass through the mesh with the effect of scraping impact resulting in formation of cylindrical extruders - R&D Models: single screw EXT-20, EXT-30, EXT 60; and Production Models: twin screw TSEXT-100, TSEXT-130. For details contact: Sunsai Pharma Equipments Pvt Ltd Plot No: 1, Survey No: 77, Nr Laxmi Indl Estate Sativali Road, Vasai (E), Thane Maharashtra 401 208 Tel: 0250-3200130 E-mail: sunsai.pharma@rediffmail.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 44

Monitoring and Controlling Brakes Intelligently Brake technology 4.0 stands for intelligent monitoring modules, by which mayr power transmission sets new standards. The modules such as the ROBA-brake-checker and the ROBA-torqcontrol monitor safety brakes easily and quickly or facilitate the even and smooth deceleration of machines and devices. The ROBA-brake-checker module operates without sensors. Instead, it analyzes current and voltage and recognizes the movement of the armature disk. In addition to the switching condition, the module can also deduce the temperature, wear and tension path or tensile force reserve, ie, whether the magnet still has sufficient force to attract the armature disk. On reaching the tensile force reserve, the ROBA-brake-checker emits a warning signal, early enough so that a defined operating time of the brake is still possible. Within this time, the machine operator can undertake specific maintenance in coordination with their work process. The ROBA-brake-checker is now available in a design for AC voltage. Another version of the module will also in future take on the supply of the brake, and as a result, replace the rectifier. Switching condition monitoring and brake control are therefore combined in one device. For applications, which require braking torque control in addition to status monitoring, mayr power transmissions provides ROBAtorqcontrol. It shares the features of the ROBA-brake-checker and can also change the level of the braking torque in operation through purposeful influencing of current and voltage. As a result, devices and machines can be evenly and gently decelerated. The ROBAtorqcontrol module permits the development of control loops and brakes movements intelligently. Another module to continuously monitor the switching condition of the brakes is the safe brake control ROBA-SBCplus. This module has been developed in collaboration with the company Pilz for the protection of people according to standards regarding functional safety. The ROBA-SBCplus module must reliably interrupt the current in the magnetic coil when the brake is switched Off. The module operates with wear-free electronic semi-conductors, and as a result achieves practically unlimited switching frequency and switching reliability. Furthermore, an integrated plausibility check is conducted through the evaluation of the release monitoring signals. The evaluations of the switching states and the return signal therefore permit reliable error diagnostics. This permits creep errors which influence on the switching times, eg, increasing wear, to be detected in due time. The reliable ROBA-SBCplus brake control unit is type-certified by TÜV Süd (Technical Inspectorate, Southern Germany) and can be used up to the highest Performance Level PLe and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3. For details contact: National Engg Co (NENCO) J-225 MIDC Bhosari, Pune, Maharashtra 411 026 Tel: 020-27474529, Fax: 91-020-27470229 E-mail: nenco@nenco.org or Circle Readers’ Service Card 45 24

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Products CEW Foam Control & Monitoring System Level measurement experts Hycontrol offers a new SureSense+ foam control and detection system. Foam causes issues across a wide range of industries from wastewater treatment to food production. Problems caused by foam include pollution, contamination, product loss and downtime, and clean-up costs. Excess foam can also damage equipment such as pumps, compressors and filters on applications such as AD digesters in energy from waste. Anti-foam agents are effective in reducing or removing foam but are expensive and hard to dose correctly as foam is a varying process and a constantly changing substance. The traditional solution to this has been to constantly dose anti-foam chemicals in high quantities, whether foam is present or not. This overdosing is not only wasteful but extremely costly. To overcome this, Hycontrol’s SureSense+ system utilises patented IMA (Intelligent Multi-Action) technology to monitor and reactively control foam levels in a process. This purpose-designed system is reliable, accurate and is not adversely affected by product build-up or contamination on the probe. SureSense+ can have up to three foam probes connected to one controller with independent dosing control. Liquid detection capability also provides greater process control and a proportional dosing algorithm further reduces unnecessary anti-foam usage to cut expensive waste to the absolute minimum. Probes can have up to three sensor points, across a length of up to 3 metres. Additional features include additional relay outputs and a clear LCD interface which provides a simple menu-driven set-up. For details contact: Hycontrol Ltd Larchwood House, Orchard St Redditch B98 7DP, U.K. Tel: +44 (0)1527 406800 Fax: +44 (0) 1527 406810 E-mail: sales@hycontrol.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 46

PC-based Control Beckhoff offers its open PC-based control technology for all vertical process industry markets. PC-based control enables the user to implement holistic solutions for barrier-free system integration through to Zone 0/20 with integrated communication capabilities from the sensor to the cloud. With PCbased control, even distributed systems can be connected with little effort while enabling access to centralised and therefore highly efficient analysis and process control capabilities. Because of its interoperability, openness and integrated support of cloud-based services, the Beckhoff automation system is also ideal for implementing connectivity in production environments in line with current Industrie 4.0 and Internetof-Things concepts. The user benefits across the board – from horizontal integration, even beyond enterprise boundaries, and vertical integration with connected production systems to consistent engineering over the entire equipment life span. In addition to standard automation components, a broad portfolio of products for use in hazardous areas is available. These include: ELXSeries EtherCAT Terminals with intrinsically safe inputs and outputs for the direct connection of field devices located in Ex Zones 0/20, 1/21 and 2/22 (without separate intermediate barriers); ELX-Series EtherCAT Terminals with additional TwinSAFE SC technology; Multitouch Control Panels and Panel PCs of the CPX Series for use in Zone 2/22; and TwinCAT as the software platform with special interfaces and libraries for process technology, cloud communication via TwinCAT IoT, and cycle-synchronous data analysis via TwinCAT Analytics. For details contact: BECKHOFF Automation Pvt Ltd Suite 4, Level 6, Muttha Towers Don Bosco Marg, Yerwada Pune, Maharashtra 411 006 Tel: 020-40004802, Fax: 91-020-40004999 E-mail: a.phatak@beckhoff.com or Circle Readers’ Service Card 47 24

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PackPlus Delhi

India Chem 2018

Dates: 25-28 July 2018 Venue: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Event: PackPlus 2018 is emerging as a business platform for both visitors and exhibitors. It is a total packaging, processing and supply chain event providing solutions from package conversion, printing, primary and secondary packaging, automation, material handling and supply chain integrations. Key personnel from the top and middle management responsible for package development, procurement, production, IT system and quality control and from other industries will be visiting the exhibition to explore a galore of opportunities related to packaging converting, processing and supply chain industries.

Date: 4 – 6 October 2018 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai Event: The largest event of Chemicals and Petrochemical Industry in India, in its 10th edition i.e. India Chem 2018 would be organized from 4-6 October 2018 jointly by the Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals, Government of India and FICCI. The Indian chemical industry is at the threshold of rapid growth with the Government of India providing an atmosphere of support and encouragement. India’s vibrant chemical and petrochemical industry plays a significant role in the economic development of our country. In terms of volume, the Indian chemical industry is the 6th largest in the world and the 3rd largest in Asia with the size worth USD 108.4 Billion.

For details contact: Print-Packaging.com Pvt Ltd F 101, Tower No: 7 International Infotech Park Vashi Railway Station, Vashi Navi Mumbai 400 7057

For details contact: Girish Ahuja Senior Assistant Director, FICCI Tel: 91 11 2335 9734 Email: Girish.ahuja@ficci.com

China International Robot Show Dates: 04-07 July 2018 Venue: National Convention & Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China Event: This event showcases products like Promote the leaping development of robotics, Leed the deepening transform of manufacture, to build the communication platform for robot industries and enormous Chinese market, education service robot, household service robot, environmental cleaning robot, etc, in the automation and robotics industry. For details contact: CMEPO Exhibition Co Ltd Rm 202, Bldg C, 28 Lane 463 Jinhui Rd Shanghai 201103, China

Chemtech World Expo 2019 Date : February 20th - 23rd, 2019 Venue : Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (East), Mumbai, India Event : CHEMTECH World Expo 2019 will create a common platform to bring the entire ecosystem of the chemicals manufacturing and the allied services providing sectors for 27th time in India. The event is for equipment, services or developing processes for the Chemical and Process industries. The evolution and the growth of Indian chemical and related industries has been both reflected and catalyzed by CHEMTECH.

Chemspec Europe 2018 Dates: 25-27 September 2018 Venue: Telus Convention Centre, Calgary, Canada Event: This event is aiming to showcase the latest innovations and modern technology of pipeline products and services. Exhibitors from the top pipeline companies are engaged in showcasing the products to the global market from this renowned event. International Pipeline Exposition involves the best 200 exhibitors from the whole world, who showcase the products that are approved by high skilled professionals. The event is also best known for its economical products, which the visitor find very helpful and also this factor increases the demand and popularity of the event. For details contact: DMG: Events London 25th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank\ London, U.K. Tel: +(44)-(1737)-855474/761941 64 • June 2018

The interactive Exhibition and Trade Fair pioneered by Chemtech has become the event that the chemical industry comes together. Concurrent events include EPC World Expo, Industry Automation & Control World Expo, Bio Pharma, Pumps Valves & Fittings World Expo; and international conferences on Refining & Petrochemicals and Specialty Chemicals. For details contact: Vaishali Pednekar Senior Executive – Conference Tel: +91-22-4037 3619 Email: vaishali_pednekar@jasubhai.com Chemical Engineering World

Project Update CEW New Contracts/Expansions/Revamps The following list is a brief insight into the latest new projects by various companies in India.

CHEMICALS Coal India is planning a ` 10,000-crore joint venture along with GAIL India, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (RCF) and The Fertilizer Corpn of India Ltd (FCIL) to set up a urea and ammonium nitrate chemicals complex that will run on gasified coal. Coal India has appointed Projects and Development India (PDIL) to conduct a feasibility study on the project. The plan is to use around 6-million tonnes of coal from coalfields at Talcher in Odisha and manufacture about 3-lakh tonnes of urea annually and around 300-400 tonnes of ammonium nitrate per day. Ammonium nitrate is the principal ingredient for making explosives used as blasting material at coal mines. The country is facing a crunch in the supply of ammonium nitrate and explosive suppliers often jack up prices, resulting in higher input costs for the company. Songwon Industrial Co Ltd of South Korea has launched its new pilot plant in Panoli (Gujarat), thereby strengthening the organisation’s overall specialty chemicals development capability. Built on Songwon’s Indian site with all the necessary main unit operations, the new plant is equipped with the most up-to-date technologies and materials for producing a wide range of chemicals for a broad spectrum of applications - from one kilo up to several hundred kilo samples. To reinforce the organisation’s position in existing areas of business and enhance its ability to enter new areas, the new pilot plant will be supported by the Songwon’s strong local R&D team in Panoli, as well as its central technology innovation center located in Maeam, Korea. AkzoNobel a Dutch specialty chemicals company and Atul Ltd have agreed to jointly set up a manufacturing plant for monochloroacetic acid (MCA) at Atul’s facility in Gujarat. Each partner will hold a 50 per cent stake in the venture. The partnership will build on Atul's status as a leading global supplier of the herbicide 2,4-D (which uses MCA as a key raw material), and AkzoNobel’s leading global position in MCA market, with plants in the Netherlands, China, Japan and the US. The investment is subject to regulatory approvals and signing of final agreements. The partnership will use chlorine and hydrogen manufactured by Atul to produce the monochloroacetic acid, taking advantage of both Atul's existing infrastructure and the leading ecofriendly hydrogenation technology supplied by AkzoNobel. From an initial annual capacity of 32-kilotonnes (KT) at start-up, the plant has been designed for future expansion to 60-KT. The plant will produce enough MCA to meet the captive requirement of Atul; AkzoNobel will market the rest of it, primarily in India. Monochloroacetic acid is an essential building block in the chemical industry and is used in a wide variety of chemicals. For example, AkzoNobel customers use MCA to produce thickening agents for the food, oil, mining, personal care and detergent industries. The product is also used in agrochemicals, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, thermo-stabilizers, surfactants and cosmetics. Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd, which offers shelf-life solutions (anti-oxidants and intermediates), performance chemicals and aroma chemicals, has received environmental clearance from the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority of Gujarat for setting up a manufacturing Chemical Engineering World

facility for hydroquinone (HQ) and catechol and their down-stream products at Dahej SEZ. The Dahej plant will expand capacities and provide CFS with a base to manufacture hydroquinone and catechol in India. The plant will also help Camlin Fine Sciences to add capacity for manufacturing of vanillin, for which catechol is a key raw material. The company expects to commission the Dahej plant in FY18. The plant will have capacity to produce 9,000-metric tonne per annum (MTPA) and 6,000-MTPA of HQ and catechol, respectively. Currently, food grade anti-oxidants account for approximately 56 per cent of CFS revenues in FY16, performance chemicals (PC) contribute about 22 per cent, diphenols (HQ and catechol) constituting 18 per cent while aroma chemicals (vanillin) accounting for 3 per cent. SRF is planning to invest ` 3,500-crore over the next four years, 70 per cent of which would go into its fast-growing chemicals business, to cater to rising global demand. SRF, which exports 90 per cent of its chemicals and counts global biggies as its clients, has over the years steered its focus away from technical textiles to chemicals, where it has witnessed a rapid revenue growth and fat operating margin. LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, on April 7, 2016 completed the previously announced acquisition of the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys Pvt Ltd. The company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zylog’s PP compounding assets in November 2015. LyondellBasell has supplied the Indian market through imports and tolling arrangements since 2009. In October 2015, LyondellBasell acquired SJS Plastiblends Pvt Ltd’s PP compounding business which is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. With the acquisition of Zylog’s manufacturing operations in Sinnar, Maharashtra, and Chennai, Tamil Nadu, LyondellBasell is now the third largest producer of PP compounds in India with an annual capacity of 44,000-metric tonnes. In addition to the already existing product lines offered at these sites, LyondellBasell will produce its Hostacom glass fibre-reinforced, mineral filled and unfilled coloured grades as well as Hifax high impact thermoplastic olefins. These compounds are used to manufacture automotive parts, home appliances and other products. The manufacturing facilities in India are owned and operated by Basell Polyolefins India Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LyondellBasell. Bodal Chemicals of Ahmedabad has received environmental clearance (EC) from the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change for the expansion of dyes and dyes intermediates manufacturing facility located at Vadodara, Gujarat. The company is expanding its dyes and intermediates manufacturing capacity from 2,200-metric tonne per month (MTPM) to 6,000-MTPM, and set up a co-generation power plant (5-MW) in Gujarat. Bodal Chemicals, one of the leading manufacturers of dyes and dyes intermediates in the country, has the capacity to manufacture over 25 varieties of dye intermediates and around 150 variants in dyestuff which are mainly used as raw material in textile, leather, paper and other dye consuming industries. Out of the total production, the company exports about 40 per cent to more than 35 countries across the world. June 2018 • 65

CEW Project Update Perstorp a Swedish specialty chemicals firm is planning to set up a manufacturing facility for pentaerythritol (penta) in Maharashtra. To evaluate the opportunity to invest in a new world scale production plant for penta in India, the company has signed an MoU with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). Pentaerythritol, a white crystalline polyhydric alcohol containing four primary hydroxyl groups, is used as building blocks in alkyd resins for coatings, radiation curing monomers, polyurethanes, rosin esters, synthetic lubricants and explosives. Perstorp currently manufactures producing penta in three different production plants in Germany, the US and Sweden. The related market for coatings in India is growing fast in the country. Building a world scale production plant will be yet another important part of Perstorpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambitious plan to strengthen the position in the Asian market. In July 2015, Perstorp acquired the penta business from Koei Chemical Co Ltd, a Japanese chemicals producer. IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (IOLCP), a producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), has increased the production capacity of ibuprofen to 6,200-tonnes per annum (TPA) at Barnala plant in Punjab. Expansion follows a de-bottlenecking project undertaken by the company at an estimated cost of ` 24-crores. IOL Chemicals already exports ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used as painkiller, to regulated and emerging markets, ie, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, etc. With the recent approval from US FDA, the company is expanding its ibuprofen business in the US as well. Being the only integrated ibuprofen player globally, IOL Chemicals aims to build and sustain the growth of its APIs business in coming years by exploring the higher value regulated markets. MINING Singareni Collieries Co Ltd (SCCL) the State-owned coal mining giant has initiated preparations to start Koyagudem Opencast Project-III (KOC-III) in Lingala Koyagudem coal belt of Godavari valley coal-field in Tekulapally Mandal soon. The extractable reserves in the KOC-III are estimated to be around 111.98-million tonnes as against the estimated geological reserves of 146.81-MT. The KOC-III project is expected to produce around 3.6-million tonnes per annum, SCCL sources said. In pursuit of its aggressive growth strategy, the SCCL has drawn up ambitious plans to open 31 coal mines including 20 OCPs and 11 underground mines in the next five years. It presently has 30 underground mines and 16 OCPs spread across the vast Godavari valley coalfield spanning Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Khammam, Karimnagar, Adilabad and a few other districts in the State. The company has set a coal production target of 66.06-million tonnes for the current fiscal. The company is aiming to set new benchmarks in coal production, dispatches and overburden removal besides enhancing the coal production capacity to around 900-lakh tonnes by 2020-2021. The SCCL has reportedly obtained the mandatory forest clearance from the Central government agencies concerned for the KOC-III. The project envisages use of 1,158-hectares of forest land and 448-hectares of non-forest land. The upcoming KOC-III, which is surrounded by the Koyagudem OCP-II, is expected to augment coal production in Yellandu area of the SCCL. The project is likely to be opened in the first week of July this year. GVMC has initiated a process to take up bio-mining of the accumulated waste renewing its efforts to re-mediate the solid waste dump-yard at Kapuluppada. To begin with bio-mining is proposed to be taken up in five acres of the dump-yard. GVMC has sought the involvement of private companies under corporate social responsibility (CSR) or by investing 66 â&#x20AC;˘ June 2018

money to salvage the dump yard to which garbage is being transported for nearly two decades and piled up there. About 60 of the 100 acres in the dump yard has been filled up, according to officials. The cost of bio-mining is roughly put at ` 400 a tonne going by the experience of other civic bodies. With the city generating about 1,000 tonnes of garbage the cost comes to a whopping ` 4 lakh a day. Spending ` 1 crore a month on fuel alone to transport the solid waste to the dumpyard, GVMC has recently come out with plans to set up organic waste converters at six Rythu Bazars and Poorna Market and asked bulk generators like hotels to go in for OWCs. Also separation of waste in 72 colonies of as many wards has also been taken up. The Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 lay down that local bodies should investigate and analyse all old open dump-sites and existing operational dumpsites for their potential of bio-mining and bio-remediation. The rules also specify that only non-usable, non-recyclable, no-biodegradable and non-reactive inert waste and pre-processing rejects and residues from waste-processing facilities should go to sanitary land-fill. In bio-mining, the waste is levelled first and recyclables removed from it. The waste is then sieved and material useful for compost is again separated from it. The remaining waste goes to the landfill. NTPC Ltd the State-owned power generator hopes its captive coal production will reach 100-million tonne (MT) as soon as its five coal blocks commence operations, aided by faster regulatory clearances and the part-privatization model of Mine Development and Operator (MDO). The success of the plan would determine fuel security of the operations of India's largest power producer. KIOCL will revive mining after a decade in Karnataka, after the State granted the company a lease of over 474 hectares at Devadaru hills in Ballari. Once approvals are given, it would invest ` 1,500-crore in a pellet plant and also a unit to enrich iron ore from the mines. After suspension of mining, KIOCL had shifted to operating 3.5-million tonne per annum pellet plant in Mangaluru. Last year, it produced 1.46-million tonnes, utilising half its capacity, as against almost nil production in the previous year. The company's blast furnace Unit having a capacity of 216,000 tonnes of pig iron is ready for operation for producing foundry grade pig iron adding towards its profitability in the coming financial year. Western Coalfields has received the environment clearance for its ` 263-crore expansion project in Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The proposal is to enhance the production capacity of the Gokul open cast mine to 1.875-million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the existing 1-MTPA. The mine, located in 767.17 hectare, has a mineable reserve of 14.50-million tonnes. Among the conditions specified, the company has been asked to get 'Consent to Operate' certificate from the State Pollution Control Board for the existing production capacity of 1-MTPA and also the 'Consent to Establish' for the proposed capacity of 1.875-MTPA prior to enhancing the production capacity. With regard to transportation of coal, the company has been asked to carry out by covered trucks and take mitigative measures to control dust and other fugitive emissions all along the roads by providing sufficient numbers of water sprinklers. The company has been informed to adopt controlled blasting techniques to control ground vibration and flying rocks. It has also been told to implement a progressive afforestation plan covering an area of 376.04 hectare at the end of mining. Of the total quarry area of 231.73 hectare (on floor) and 291.21 hectare (on surface), the backfilled quarry area of 115.39 hectare should be reclaimed with plantation and there will be no void left at the end of the mining operations. The land after mining should be restored for agriculture purpose. Chemical Engineering World

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Avers Mr. Ajay Durrani, Managing Director, Covestro (India) Private Limited, By 2025, we want to spend 80 per cent of our research and development expenditure in areas that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Currently, Covestro is providing full support for the second year of the Young Champions of the Earth competition, a global competition sponsored by Covestro that aims to identify, support and celebrate outstanding individuals aged 18-30 who have big ideas to protect or restore the environment. What is your view on the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative? As a key player in specialty chemicals, how you think this initiative catapulted India into top manufacturing economies? What, according to you, are key hurdles in the path of ‘Make in India’ initiatives? Make in India has been a great initiative from the government. It has not only given the required impetus to various sectors, but is going to help India in the long run having benefitted various sectors like aerospace, biotechnology, food processing, FDI, chemical, tourism, railway, textile and many more. It has also helped the industry in getting seamless & quick support from the government by eliminating old irrelevant obstacles in the manufacturing sector. Make in India created a platform and a welcoming environment for commercial sectors from all around the world, to engineer their products in India and sell them anywhere they wish. Due to this fact companies from across the globe making a huge investment in this project, and have thrived successfully, making India a hub for the manufacturing companies. Lack of skilled labour, access to easy credit and regulatory compliance stands as one of the biggest impediments to the Make in India scheme. A major section of the Chemical Engineering World

manufacturing sector comprises of MSME. These companies have faced some issue with respect to funding and operation due to the twin impacts of GST and demonetization. Credit continues to be a key issue for them, and India’s banking system is not in a position to lend much unless its balance sheets are cleared. Though things are improving now, the government would need to provide adequate support. One of Make in India’s motto is to provide more and more employment. The gap between employment and employability has widened in the past few years due to lack of proper training and up-skilling schemes. In addition, many sectors need stringent and pragmatic regulations that will aid the Make in India initiative. However, the utmost aim should be to enforce industries to move towards a sustainable and eco-sensitive growth. What are your thoughts on sustainability and green chemistry? A: Green Chemistry and sustainability is at the core of all our operations. True to Covestro’s purpose to make the world a brighter place, sustainability has always been firmly anchored in its strategy. In addition to this commitment, Covestro has integrated the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations in its strategy. By 2025, we want to spend 80 per cent of

our research and development expenditure in areas that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Currently, Covestro is providing full support for the second year of the Young Champions of the Earth competition, a global competition sponsored by Covestro that aims to identify, support and celebrate outstanding individuals aged 18-30 who have big ideas to protect or restore the environment. As one of the world’s leading contributors of materials for sustainable development, we’re honoured to partner with UN Environment to inspire and motivate young people across the world to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Apart from the Solar Impulse project, in which a plane travelled across the world using zero fuel, we have also used our materials to help farmers with cold storage and solar dryers. We are also working in cross-industry consortiums on methods to make carbon dioxide and waste flow of other industrial sectors usable as raw materials for our products. Covestro has developed CO2 based polyurethane foam. Please explain to us how this going to help in Covestro’s commitment to conserve resources and reduce energy consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases? June 2018 • 69

CEW Interview A: Yes, it has been done by replacing a proportion of the petrochemical precursors otherwise used here. We have already achieved a breakthrough in this direction with our cardyon technology. The material (polyol) produced using this technology contains 20 per cent CO2 and is a precursor for foam used in mattresses and upholstered furniture. Covestro brought the first industrial-scale production plant for this polyol on stream in 2016, and in the future, we are expecting to increase the share of CO2 to up to 40%. This reduces energy consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases. Covestro brought the first industrial-scale production plant for this polyol on stream in 2016. How receptive are end-users towards adopting such new sustainable technologies and solutions? It may not be viable in terms of cost. What kind of resistance you usually receive from the end users while implementing such solutions? A: Change inertia is a reality every industry exhibits whenever a new technology or solution is introduced. Our sustainable solutions and materials help companies to not just make better products but it also contributes to the overall sustainability objectives of these companies. In markets where there is an absence (or lack of clarity) in regulations, we find consumers take time to understand the importance of adopting sustainable solutions. Often the discussion pan towards explaining the long-term benefits of sustainable solutions. Cost used to be a key factor a few years ago, now the discussions are mostly on the RoI, where a long-term perspective also plays a key role. Recently, Covestro and BASF have signed up for China’s 1688.com B2B shopping platform, part of Alibaba. Please explain to us the rationale behind this? A: The digitalization strategy of Covestro opens up new possibilities for doing business. Being a customer-centric company, it was imperative for us to adopt digitization and be as close to our customers. With the cooperation with Alibaba, our goal is to offer customers a reliable, official channel with a simple and efficient purchasing experience. The platform is the biggest online businessto-business marketplace in China. The Chinese economy shows tremendous progress also in innovation and digitalization over the recent years to which Covestro is contributing. With the launch of an online store on Alibaba we follow our strategy by 70 • June 2018

innovating our business models in close cooperation with our customers. However, with a maximum quantity order, the flagship store is more tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized customers. Therefore, transactions will be of relatively small volume. This will allow Covestro to listen, learn and continuously improve its offering. How would you describe the current scene of global specialty chemical market? What is the standing of Indian specialty chemical Industry in the international market? A: After receiving a positive average annual growth of 3% in the past couple of years, the present and future are poised for strong growth. The world is moving towards fulfilling the growing domestic needs for higher-value downstream products. Especially, Chinese and Indian manufacturers have become key players in several specialty chemical markets. The Indian specialty chemicals industry is worth USD 28bn which is amongst the top 3 countries in the world. India’s per capita consumption of polymers is at a nascent stage. Thus, the growth rate will be much faster. What are the biggest bottlenecks in your view for the specialty chemical manufacturers in India to compete at a global level? What are the challenges for Indian companies? A: As a specialty chemical expert company, we face a lot of obstacles that need constant redressal. The demand for continuous product innovation and competitive pricing does affect the industry. On top of this, the prices of raw materials keep on fluctuating and it proves to be a big challenge for the manufacturer. However, the importance of adequate and clearer regulations will definitely help the industry in the long-run. What steps has the Covestro undertaken to bring research and innovation together to maintain the growth momentum in the field of R&D? A: Covestro has research and development facilities around the world, where it is constantly seeking new possibilities for industry-specific solutions, as well as for the longer term. In 2016, Covestro spent about €259 million on research and development, corresponding to roughly 2.2 per cent of total sales.

high-tech plastics, foams and coatings in the areas of mobility, construction, information technology and renewable energies. The bandwidth and efforts that Covestro puts in R&D help us recognize where exactly there is a need for innovative materials and application solutions. This helps not only in maintaining the growth momentum but also in achieving significant environmental and industry goals. A number of Covestro’s researchers and innovative projects have won awards and accolades. In India, we are currently planning a brownfield expansion of our R&D centres with a focus on developing more Made ‘for’ India products and solutions. One of the challenges we always talked about is lack of indigenous innovations. What are your thoughts on it? A: Innovation is vital for the growing economy and environment. The research and study that goes behind every breakthrough is tremendous. Indigenous innovations are complementary to the pace at which the industry is moving. Covestro has always been an innovative company. We understand that different markets and industries may need solutions which are crafted specifically for them. Hence, Covestro has always been at the forefronts of promoting such technologies. There is a slew of innovations that we have introduced in the market since our inception. Thus, we were also honoured among the top 50 most innovative companies of 2017 by Technology Review magazine. Any suggestions for change in any Govt. policy in relation to your industry? A: The government has been showing encouraging signs by creating a favourable ecosystem to support long-term growth for both domestic and global players. The result of such actions is conspicuous in the way global rating agencies and organizations have praised the economic growth of India. There is a sense of optimism which the improvement in the ease of business ranking also highlighted. However, to continue the growth momentum, there is a need for speedy implementation of proposed initiatives/policies and looks at making India a favoured manufacturing destination.

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