Innovation

The American Chemistry Council Foundation, TCC, ECHMA, and ACC has awarded a USD $1 Million grant to Harris County to further enhance the region’s air monitoring capabilities.The grant is for specific uses by the county that were negotiated between industry and Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia.

The MasterTop 1900 range, from the broad Master Builders Solutions® portfolio of advanced flooring solutions, provides flooring systems that are particularly suitable for industrial areas.Part of the 1900 range, the innovative MasterTop 1912 system, meets the highest requirements regarding wear resistance, durability and visual appearance, and scores with low emission values.

FLIR Systems has introduced the FLIR TG267 thermal camera for electricians, HVAC/R technicians, building inspectors and mechanical engineers.

The ThermalSpection™ 724 system by LumaSense Technologies allows users to continuously monitor temperature profiles and long-term thermal trends of assets within an electrical power substation from a remote location.

The new TIM 40 is a robust industrial camera with an extremely compact design. This thermal imaging device offers improved optical resolution and a distance-to-spot-size-ratio of 390:1.

As EPA TANKS 4.09D are officially defunct, industrial facilities must become familiar with the new methodology and calculations behind storage tank emissions.

DHL and Total have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement to strengthen their partnership and contribute to the implementation of their global business ambitions.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that 38 new projects in 18 states are being invited to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans.

Versalis has launched a new line of products made of recycled plastic, called Versalis Revive®. The first range of these products, which have been developed at Versalis’ research laboratories and are based on different polymers, including polysterene and polyethylene, will be presented at the K fair in Düsseldorf.

BehrTech has introduced a wireless smart sensor for the industrial internet of things (IIoT). The sensor includes an integrated GPS unit and support for mobile data communication up to 120 km/hr, whether attached to a moving object or transmitting data to a moving base station.The Mythings smart sensor is capable of measuring acceleration, temperature, humidity, vibration, pressure and shock.