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TE Connectivity ABB close on ENTRELEC terminal block business TE Connectivity TE closed its previously announced acquisition of ABBs ENTRELEC terminal block business ABBs ENTRELEC terminal block business serves customers in more than 70 countries The business comprises research and development R D with manufacturing sites in France and Poland By adding ABBs ENTRELEC terminal block o ering under the product brand ENTRELEC TE is able to o er a complete system for power signal and data connectivity with special focus on harsh environments Sealed Air acquires AFP Inc Sealed Air acquired Austin Foam Plastics Inc AFP Inc a provider of engineered packaging solutions and will integrate into Sealed Airs Product Care Division In the area of specialty foams Sealed Air has long been a materials supplier but did not have the fabrication capability required to design and deliver solutions directly to end users rough the acquisition of AFP Sealed Air is advancing its capability to work directly with customers to design fabricate and deliver custom packaging solutions NewAge Industries AdvantaPure invest 10M in new clean rooms expansion NewAge Industries AdvantaPure are now using new clean rooms to produce platinum cured silicone tubing molded components and single use molded tubing assemblies The products are manufactured for the biopharm pharmaceutical and other clean application industries The ISO Class 7 and 8 clean rooms were built in existing space at the companys headquarters in Southampton Pennsylvania just north of Philadelphia e manufacturing suites and inspection areas total 23000 square feet with another 20000 square feet renovated for additional warehouse space NewAge invested 10 million in the project Engineering design and construction were performed by AES Clean Technology Inc of Montgomeryville Pennsylvania Saint Gobain Seals R D expands Kontich Belgium manufacturing facility Saint Gobain Seals a global manufacturer of sealing and polymer critical parts in core systems has invested in expanding the R D laboratory facilities at their Kontich Belgium site to support customer testing needs and improve their time to market process Originally 150 square meters the laboratory space increased to 390 square meters when it was moved to a new building located within the manufacturing complex at the end of 2017 Although the lab has more than doubled in space plans are underway to expand further adding a FabLab and learning center to enhance customer focus in 2019 ICS opens third party logistics pharmaceutical distribution center ICS which provides distribution services for pharmaceutical manufacturers and a part of AmerisourceBergen opened its newest third party logistics 3PL pharmaceutical distribution center in Ohio e new facility which will serve as the agship location for ICS will further strengthen the companys end to end integrated solutions for improving access to specialty medication optimizing supply chain e ciency and enhancing patient care As the largest facility within the ICS network the new 350000 square foot distribution center will feature advanced operations tools and technology as well as state of the art logistics systems to accommodate products of all sizes temperatures and storage needs Heritage Environmental Services partners with Zinc Nacional to build Waelz Kiln facility in Midwest Heritage Environmental Services LLC and Zinc Nacional will partner to build a state of the art Waelz Kiln facility in the Midwestern United States e joint venture company Waelz Sustainable Products LLC WSP will service the metals sector by providing a sustainable solution for the growing steel industry Waelz Kiln technology is a proven process for reclaiming valuable zinc oxide from recycled steel dust a byproduct of the electric arc furnaces operated in steel mills Zinc oxide is a widely used ingredient in numerous products such as metallic zinc rubber ceramics lubricants ointments and more ree states have been selected for siting the WSP plant and negotiations are in the nal stages It is projected that the facility will break ground in late 2018 and commissioned during the rst half of 2020 WSP plans to hire up to 60 employees during the initial phase of production and an additional 30 employees after expansions are complete John Soules Foods expands Tyler facility ahead of projected growth John Soules Foods will be adding an additional production line and upgrading a current production line within its Tyler Texas facility to support ongoing organic sales growth e 25 million investment will increase production capacity by 35 million pounds per year e new production line is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018 and will create 50 new jobs for the area Key Technology Heat and Control form strategic partnership Key Technology Inc a member of the Duravant family of operating companies and Heat and Control Pty Ltd have partnered to support customers in Australia New Zealand and India Under the agreement Key has appointed Heat and Control as its exclusive agent to sell and service Keys high performance digital sorters vibratory conveyors and other automation systems Alliance between robotic cleaning pioneers industrial fabrication experts offers turnkey service Fouling removal specialists Tube Tech International have partnered with ParFab Companies a global provider of turnaround general mechanical red heater reformer and fabrication services Serving the syngas petrochemical refining and energy industries the two companies share the same customer base e announcement follows the launch of Tube Tech Internationals base of operations in Houston Texas AWARDS RECOGNITIONS Schneider Electric recognizes tech partners with Collaborative Automation Partner Program Awards Schneider Electric announced its annual Collaborative Automation Partner Program CAPP Awards recognizing technology partners for their key role in implementing and supporting Schneider Electrics IoTenabled EcoStruxure solutions Revealed at Schneider Electrics recent Global ALLIANCE Partners conference in Cannes France winners include BELDEN Hirschmann ProSoft Technology ITRIS COGNE X and ACOEM The CAPP program includes about 50 selected technology partners and more than 250 selected products that complement Schneider Electrics EcoStruxure offerings to help customers meet complex business and system requirements Northwest Analytics receives Frost Sullivans Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award Frost Sullivan awarded Northwest Analytics with its 2018 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award for its Industry 40 analytical platform NWA Focus EMI e platform connects process data sources and analyzes it without replicating it Frost Sullivan presents this annual award to a company that enhances products and allows development of new applications CALORIS CONCENTRIX MVR Evaporator awarded patent The CALORIS CONCENTRIX MVR Evaporator has been awarded a patent from the U S Patent and Trademark Office The patent details a compact mechanical vapor recompression MVR evaporator system that delivers the highest available energy and operational efficiencies in a compact evaporator design with models evaporating up to 100000 pounds of water per hour 12000 gallons per hour at an efficiency of up to 200 pounds 24 gallons of water evaporated per kilowatt of power consumed 42 watts gallon ZoomEssence receives patent for powder drying technology ZoomEssence Inc Zoom received its fifth patent covering its Zooming technology e patent centers around the companys low temperature powder drying technology and expanding turbulent mixing techniques to high e ciency dryer designs 10 Processing OCTOBER 2018 Send news and events for consideration to arichardson@ endeavorbusinessmedia com TRADE SHOWS EVENTS PACK EXPO International Oct 14 17 Chicago packexpointernational com Sensors Midwest Oct 16 17 Rosemont Illinois sensorsmidwest com Hydraulic Institute 2018 Fall Conference Oct 15 18 Montreal Quebec Canada pumps 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