Machine Industries

China’s steel industry facing increasing environmental constraints   gui yong nian/Adobe Stock Many areas, industries (including the China steel sector) and, indeed, societies are under threat from pollution. In many emerging markets, economic growth has come at the stark price of appalling levels of pollution. But the Financial Times suggested that in China, home of the largest steel and aluminum industries in the world by far, steel output is under threat from Beijing’s “war on pollution.” China steel and the ‘war on pollution’ During the winter season in recent years, power production that runs on coal and polluting industries such...

Steel industry under rising pressure to produce greener product Companies across the steel sector are looking at greener ways to produce a material used in a wide array of products, including steel tubes used by the oil and gas industry. Source: mediaphotos/E+ via Getty Images Crafting greener steel is crucial to achieving the decarbonization necessary to meet global targets aligned with the Paris Agreement on climate change, but many challenges lie ahead. Steel is an emissions-intensive material used in a broad array of products. Producers are under rising pressure to lower their environmental footprints as investors increasingly focus on environmental,...

Steel industry demands end to fake invoices, protection of legal businesses ISLAMABAD: The representatives from the steel industry have urged Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, Dr Waqar Masood, and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to curb fake invoices in the steel business as this was hurting and discouraging the documented segment of the industry. In separate letters to the prime minister’s special assistant and FBR, Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has complained that the ongoing practice of taking claims/ inputs through fake and flying sales tax invoices was resulting in loss of billions of rupees...

Air Velocity Sensor for Laminar Flow Monitoring The EE680 by E+E Elektronik offers high measurement accuracy and is ideal for cleanroom applications due to its GMP-compliant design (PresseBox) ( Engerwitzdorf, 21-02-24 ) The EE680 air velocity sensor by E+E Elektronik is used to monitor the laminar flow in cleanrooms or on safety workbenches. The sensor precisely measures the air velocity up to 2 m/s (400 ft/min) and simultaneously also the temperature. It meets the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and is therefore ideally suited for the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and microelectronics industries. The flow sensing element used in the EE680...

NSK roller guides simplify welding of wind turbine towers A collaboration between NSK and Spain-based Talleres Ganomagoga has led to a major advance in the welding of wind turbine towers. Based on the latest NSK roller guide technology, innovative linear motion solutions are allowing Talleres Ganomagoga to achieve smooth and accurate movement of its welding machines as the towers increase in length during production. The Ganomagoga Group, which has history stretching back to 1974, has its headquarters in Pontevedra, in the Galicia region of northwest Spain. Initially formed to serve sectors such as marine, automotive and construction, recent years have...