Environment
Environment
Muscat’s green success: a jewel of cleanliness in Asia
Muscat, the capital of Oman, secures the silver medal for the second cleanest city in Asia, according to the Numbeo Pollution Index. The report assesses various parameters related to environmental comfort, including light, noise, water, and air pollution, waste management, hygienic conditions, and green spaces.
Muscat's stringent green and hygiene...
Environment
Lack of attention to sustainability: the risks for companies
In the current global context, sustainability is no longer an option but a necessity for companies. Ignoring sustainable practices poses significant risks that can...
Glass Industry
The Italian glass roadmap for decarbonization
The challenge of decarbonization is the main goal of the Italian glass industry. To achieve this goal, the industry is adopting a multidimensional and...
USA
The anti-conditioner glass: a research from the University of Notre Dame
Bright and thermally comfortable environments: this is the goal of the research conducted by a team from the University of Notre Dame in the...
Environment
Beyond Manufacturing: the Advent of Industry 5.0
After much talk about the fourth industrial revolution, references to Industry 5.0 are beginning to appear in the media. But what is it all...
Glass Industry
The role of flat glass in sustainable construction: the answers from Glass for Europe
How are sustainable buildings designed? Is the reduction of energy consumption the only parameter to be considered for the contraction of greenhouse gas emissions?...
Sheet Metal Processing
Steel as a solution to environmental disasters: prevention and restoration
The steel industry is focusing its efforts on facilitating the decarbonization of its processes and products, a key operation to combat climate change.
In particular,...
Agritech
On-the-go sensors aid fertilizer application
One of the main goals of the application of sensors in agriculture is to accurately manage the variability of fields and the difference in...
B2B Industry
sustainability: trends and the most active countries
The latest sustainability trends span a wide range of sectors and focus on several key areas
Glass Industry
Glass deposit-refund system: Millennials and Gen Z invest in the green program
Why should we be encouraging a return to the glass deposit-refund system? Simply because it is a practice that amortizes the cost of the...
Country
Omani companies increasingly attentive to environmental sustainability
In recent years, a growing number of Omani companies have turned their attention to responsible environmental and social practices, recognizing the importance of balancing...
Packaging Industry
Cosmoprof drives the beauty industry. Focus on packaging and sustainability
The 55th edition of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, the benchmark B2B event for the entire beauty supply chain, closed on Sunday, March 24.
3,012 exhibitors, from...
Oman
Oman’s food and water security project relies on artificial rain
Food and water security is a focal point of Oman's policies. The Majlis A'shura hosted the minister of agriculture, fisheries, and water resources to...
Renewable Energy
Malta for renewable energy: new calls for investment
The Maltese government has issued new calls for investments in renewable energy systems. The Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand...
USA
Geological hydrogen raises the hopes of the energy sector
Is the potential of hydrogen (H2) sufficient to promote the decarbonization of the energy systems?
Most skeptics' opinions may be changed by the United States...
Environment
The new challenges and opportunities of transition 5.0
Transition 5.0 brings with it a redefinition of production, organisational and business models and processes. In all of this, industrial measurement tools play an...
Environment
VEGA: innovation and commitment to a sustainable future
In today's landscape, the need for a sustainable economy has become imperative, requiring impeccable management of natural resources and strict compliance with environmental regulations....
USA
Lessons on water scarcity from the United States
Water scarcity is a growing problem and an issue of strategic importance for a system that wants to convert to a full sustainability project.
One...
Agritech
Discovering AgriFood4Future: a forward-looking program for the primary sector
A world-class initiative to develop educational programs and professional skills that meet the needs of the "agriculture of the future". This is, in a...
Glass Industry
Swiss studies confirm: photovoltaic windows can become a reality
Shortly, our houses will not be equipped with simple windows, but with completely transparent photovoltaic windows, capable of absorbing energy and transforming it into...
Measurement and Control Technology
CELMI e INNO.TEC together to optimize the sorting cycle of used clothes
The CELMI srl team, leader in the design and production of industrial weighing systems for over 40 years, is proud to present the collaboration...
Agritech
A film to protect crops: the power of passive heating
How do you prevent nighttime cold from damaging crops? Researchers at a Chinese university have created a film that protects plants and fields through...
Glass Industry
Cooling glass defies air conditioning and climate change
From the University of Maryland comes a new method for lowering indoor heat in buildings, without using electricity, and ensuring the well-being of occupants....
Circular bio-economy
Compostable Bioplastics aim for 5 million tons by 2025
The plastics industry has been called upon for about twenty-five years to design more sustainable products and processes to limit pollution and reduce consumption.
During...
Italy
The Advent of Hydrogen, a Gas Which Is Growing
From food to heating, hydrogen is widely used. And it is fast becoming an important alternative energy. But it is mainly in the industrial...
Agritech
Mexico and Kuwait update agreement based on agritech and sustainability
Food security and scientific and technical collaboration are the two cornerstones of the expanding bilateral cooperation agreement between Mexico and Kuwait.
The update of this...
Renewable Energy
China’s indispensable role in the energy transition
Tripling global renewable energy capacity by 2030: the G20 countries' initiative is embraced by China, which emphasizes the fundamental connection between energy transition and...
Italy
Toward green mobility: Cattini and Figlio’s sustainability plan
Cattini e Figlio, a leading manufacturer of motion transmission gears, has always placed sustainability and employee well-being at the center of its business strategy....
Plastic & Rubber
Self-repairing, biodegradable plastic discovered in Japan
A University of Tokyo study has explored the potential of a moldable plastic that is self-repairing and degrades in nature. Scientists at the Japanese university...
Environment
Industry 5.0: opportunities and social impacts
Industry 5.0 intends to represent a new era in which technology and humanity merge harmoniously, creating a balance between efficiency and human values, aiming...
Agritech
Wastewater promotes Spanish crops. Murcia elected to global example
Recycled wastewater is a strategic solution, as well as a challenge, to drive the agricultural sector toward a sustainable future. Farmers in southeastern Spain, aware...
Sheet Metal Processing
Steel’s role in the green mobility revolution
Steel has always been one of the automotive industry's greatest allies and now offers a concrete solution to guide the industry, and more generally...
Measurement and Control Technology
CAP IT: pioneering green building in technology solutions
CAP IT, an important international player in temperature measurement and control technology, has steadily expanded its horizons beyond its roots in the motor industry.
Leveraging...
Italy
2022: the second best performance of all time
AMAPLAST Member Assembly, held in June, in addition to the elections of the new governance, was the occasion for a broad overview of the...
Renewable Energy
Greenhouses: geothermal energy and hybrid solar panels to curb consumption
Geothermal and thermo-photovoltaics, how to combine this two technologies to cut down the consumption of agricultural greenhouses?A group of scientists from South Korea's Rural...
Glass Industry
Oxy Fuel technology: the sustainable path of the Italian glass supply chain is trained in Friuli
The Italian glass industry is moving steadfastly toward the energy transition. To achieve the goal, innovation and technology take the lead, a valuable combination...
Measurement and Control Technology
VEGAPULS C21: revolutionizing wastewater management in rural Belgium
Located in the heart of Belgium, this province with a population of around 410,000 spread over 27 municipalities faces a complex wastewater management challenge....
Renewable Energy
BNDES on the hunt for projects to boost energy transition
More than 52 billion reals: this is the amount planned by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) to finance energy transformation infrastructure projects. By 2023,...
Textile Industry
From waste to resource: the potential of mussel byssus captivates France
Bysco, a start-up company located in western France, has discovered a way to recycle byssus into technical textiles. Byssal threads are thin fibers that...
Agritech
How to prevent crises in the agribusiness sector?
The European Commission has launched a study to understand the potential uses of big data for the agribusiness system. The study aims to create...
Measurement and Control Technology
Circular Economy: what are the Benefits?
Designing products in a sustainable way, reducing waste, increasing consumer responsibility: these are the goals of the circular economy to reduce the huge amount...
Germany
Germany’s pioneering path to sustainable aviation
The German government reaffirms its green approach toward the country's major industrial sectors. At the National Aviation Conference in Hamburg, Federal Chancellor Olaf Sholz...
Agritech
Australian cotton industry: a 30-year self-analysis for sustainability
Australia's cotton sector was the first agricultural industry to measure its environmental impact starting in the early 1990s.
According to the latest updates, the Australian...
Power Transmission
Cattini & Figlio invests in electric cars for a sustainable future
In continuing its mission to promote corporate sustainability and a focus on energy conservation, Cattini & Figlio has taken a significant step toward a...
Sheet Metal Processing
Aluminium in Construction at SAIE Bari 2023
SAIE, The Construction Exhibition, returns to Bari on October 19th-21st after the excellent results of the Bologna edition in 2022. A not-to-be-missed appointment for...
Measurement and Control Technology
VEGA: revolutionizing water treatment with precision and reliability
In recent years, VEGA has consistently emphasized the superiority of radar technology over ultrasonic for various applications.
A water treatment plant in Florida gained firsthand...
Spain
Spain: Europe’s Top Choice for Profitable Solar Energy Investments
Spain, preceded by Germany and followed by Italy, is one of Europe's most attractive markets for solar energy.
Aurora Energy Research has concluded its first...
Packaging Industry
Sustainable solutions: the future of Argentina’s flexible packaging market
Argentina's flexible packaging market has been on a steady growth trajectory in recent years, and this trend is expected to continue at an impressive...
Agritech
The potential of greenhouses in Spanish agritech projects
Spain is one of the largest greenhouse tomato producing countries. In 2022, Looije Aguilas, an originally Dutch company, built a new greenhouse module in...
Green mobility
VEGASWING 66: tackling steam environment challenges with inductive drive
In challenging measurement situations, simple technologies can often provide solutions, like in a Chinese thermal power plant.
The vibrating level switch VEGASWING 66 proved to...
Measurement and Control Technology
Maximizing efficiency and safety: the VEGADIF 85 and the water treatment optimization
Until recently, the filtration system of a massive Class IV municipal water treatment plant in the Midwestern United States, serving a major metropolitan area,...
Glass Industry
From recycled glass, the new fire-resistant cladding for skyscrapers
Recycled glass returns to show off its infinite potential. A team of engineers from the Australian RMIT University, in collaboration with the materials technology...
Governance
The European Parliament declares war on greenwashing
Sustainability is the topic of contemporaneity: it rouses consciences and feeds the market. Companies leverage this argument to promote their products, while customers seek...
Environment
Equiplast 2023: a showcase for a sustainable and cutting-edge plastics industry
From May 30 to June 2, Equiplast 2023, the international trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, will once again enliven the Barcelona...
Measurement and Control Technology
Sustainability in Industrial Plants
Once considered an option, sustainability is now a necessity. Not only to obtain environmental benefits, but also economic ones. Let us look at how...
Packaging Industry
Shellac: the answer for resistant and ecological packaging?
Paper-based packaging materials are suitable for recycling and composting but lack some key properties, such as water and oil resistance and gas barrier. To...
Renewable Energy
Iberia Tipped as Europe’s Green Hydrogen Hub
The energy crisis we are experiencing could represent a turning point in the fight against climate change. The attempt to maximize decarbonization drives us...
Environment
Sustainability in Automotive: just ambition or real action?
Since 2019, the automotive industry has shown little progress on sustainability and is falling short of Paris Agreement targets, according to the latest report...
Italy
Green hydrogen at the service of companies: an Italian-French project
Reducing bills and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions are two of the main objectives on which companies are currently working, driven by a complex situation...
Industrial Automation
Industry 5.0: a cultural revolution promoted by technology
We now hear widespread talk of industry 5.0, but what is it about? Is phase 4.0 already finished? Are we facing a new industrial...
Australia
United States – Australia agreement to develop concentrated solar thermal
The US goal of reaching a net-zero economy by 2050 will be supported by the advances in concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology. To...
Italy
Desalination: a process to combat the water emergency
Desalination is the operation that aims to remove the saline fraction from brackish or marine waters, in order to make them suitable for industrial...
Italy
Italy: Projects for Energy Transition
From floating wind power to renewable energy communities, millions of euros are allocated to green research activities: the aim is to give a decisive...
Plastic & Rubber
Oxidation and bacteria unite to recycle mixed plastics
A US research is working to expand the range of plastics that can be recycled. The findings, reported in Science on 13 October, are...
South Africa
Will hydrogen trucks be the sustainable carrier of the future?
The pandemic reminded businesses how vulnerable the economy is. Over the past two years, the outbreak has caused direct impacts on income, workplace absenteeism...
Glass Industry
Glass: 3D printing is now done at low temperatures
Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed an innovative method for 3D glass printing at low temperatures and high performance, resulting in a material...
Circular bio-economy
CoReVe and Anci: 10 million agreement for glass collection
The most important structural intervention for the separate collection of glass is about to start. Son of the agreement between CoReVe (Consortium for the...
Measurement and Control Technology
The range of temperature sensors CAP IT
CAP It is able to offer a complete range of temperature sensors, thermocouples and resistance thermometers (RTDs), in a range that goes from -200...
Renewable Energy
How important is renewable energy in Italy?
Over the past decade, Italy has been a leader in renewable energy, and slowly became the third largest European producer of renewables.
In Italy, alternatives...
Industrial Automation
Drones: essential tools for the industrial sector (and more)
In the industrial field, the moments of inspection and control are strategic for optimizing processes and increasing operational efficiency. Today drones, the remotely piloted...
Renewable Energy
Wind energy promotes sustainable steel
To decarbonise the steel sector and meet the world’s climate targets, manufacturers are turning to wind energy.Renewable energy technologies are in fact called to...
Industrial Automation
Robots at the service of Sustainable Development Goals
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) identified 13 Sustainable Development Goals, where robots help to create a better planet. In fact, the use of...
Measurement and Control Technology
CAP IT and the commitment to green building
CAP IT is an international reference company in the field of technology related to temperature measurement and control.
From the experience gained in the motor...
Glass Industry
Track and trace and blockchain: the evolution of the glass industry
Automation and digitalization are contributing to significantly change the glass sector, influencing both production processes and finished products.In order to respond to climate policies...
Environment
Circular Economy for Plastics: developments in Europe according to 2020 data
Plastics Europe, the European association of plastic producers, has published the second edition of its report, The Circular Economy for Plastics: A European Overview.The...
Glass Industry
Recycled glass for 3D printed concrete: the future of construction?
3D printing can foster profound change in architecture and construction. In addition to this cutting-edge technology, which guarantees new production processes and alternative forms,...
Tanzania
Better public funding for the Tanzanian agriculture sector?
Non-State Actors in the country have advocated for increased budget allocation by the government to the agricultural sector as per the Malabo declaration.
Agricultural policy...
Glass Industry
An ecological future thanks to glass
2022 is the international year of glass and there are many events that are taking place and will take place to celebrate the importance...
Textile Industry
Smart textile: scientists developed a woven display through scalable textile production processes
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Cambridge, produced a fully woven smart textile display that integrates electronic, sensing, energy and...
Agritech
Do look up: drones to support rice cultivation
Rice cultivation has a new protagonist: the agricultural drone. A project conducted in southern Russia reveals, in fact, the success of the introduction of...
Renewable Energy
Solar energy drives steel production towards a more sustainable era
What if solar energy were the crucial element to usher in a sustainable era of steel production?The steel sector remains an emissions-heavy industry, despite...
Measurement and Control Technology
Hong Kong: sensors detect vehicle emissions to improve urban air quality
Vehicle emissions are a significant source of air pollution in the urban environment worldwide. Vehicles that run on petrol and diesel emit harmful chemicals...
Agritech
The transatlantic dialogue for sustainable agriculture
On November 3, EU Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, US Secretary for Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Italian MEP Paolo de Castro launched a permanent dialogue for...
Textile Industry
Sustainability saves textile industry 6.1 billion dollars a year
Textile industry is moving towards a sustainable future. The report produced by the think tank Planet Tracker, in collaboration with the Apparel Impact Institute...
Green mobility
Logistics: traveling towards the future
The pandemic has accelerated the changes already underway in supply chains. Delays, skyrocketing prices, flooded ports and callpoints and unavailable raw materials have in...
Agritech
Less is more: agriculture touches the sky with Vertical Farming
We have repeatedly dealt with the obstacles that agriculture will be called upon to overcome over the next few decades to ensure the livelihoods...
B2B Industry
Sustainability: key word for the growth of food and beverage
The Food Industry Monitor, an observatory curated annually by the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (Unisg), highlighted the inseparable link between innovation and sustainability on...
Agritech
What is the blockchain? How will it revolutionize the agricultural sector?
How does the digital accounting system favored by blockchain connect with agriculture, one of the oldest traditional sectors?
The desire of customers and shareholders...
Packaging Industry
Green Packaging: between developments and trends, recycled paper and plastic dominate
The share of totally recyclable packaging is still at an unfortunate 6.2% in Italy, according to what emerged from a survey by the GS1...
Agritech
What is smart agriculture? How does it redesign the agricultural sector in terms of productivity and sustainability?
We need much more profitable arable land, but we are in fact responsible for climate change and soil depletion caused by the intensive exploitation...
Sheet Metal Processing
Aluminum packaging: the winning and sustainable solution for packaging
Aluminum is the third most widespread element on the earth's crust (8%), it is a silver-colored metal that is extracted mainly from bauxite minerals,...
Power Transmission
Bonfiglioli powertrains and drives to support E-mobility
Bonfiglioli offers its experience in the field of design and production of powertrains and drives to provide a wide range of applications for E-mobility.
The...
Power Transmission
Customized solutions for recycling with Bonfiglioli experience
Recycling is a crucial element for waste management, through the reduction of waste and pollution. Bonfiglioli has always adopted a sustainable policy, promoting a...
Measurement and Control Technology
TEMPERATURE in AUTOCLAVE: MONITORING with PT100 CAP IT – THE PERFECT SENSOR!
PT 100 OHM TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR AUTOCLAVE / PT100 Probe Autoclave
Sterilization processes in pharmaceutical applications are subject to very stringent parameters, imposed by the...
Measurement and Control Technology
CAP IT: reference point in the field of technology related to temperature measurement and control
CAP IT is a great little story of excellence, an entrepreneurial adventure with an artisan flavor that has become over the years an international...
Agritech
Robot and agriculture, how robotics changes the future of crops
Robots are innovating every aspect of our life, including agriculture, renewing its future
Farmers have always needed a lot of information to cultivate their fields;...
Measurement and Control Technology
Control and measurement instruments: what are they and what are they for?
Control instruments, also called process instrumentation, are the set, in an industrial complex, of all the instruments for measuring, regulating and controlling the industrial...
