Environment
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 its rich expertise, the company has ventured into crafting versatile electric blankets tailored to meet diverse customer needs, both in small and large scales. These...
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...
Agritech
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...
Water cycle & blue economy
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....
Environment
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...
Environment
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...
Green Building
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...
Water cycle & blue economy
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...
Renewable Energy
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...
Measurement and Control Technology
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,...
Circular bio-economy
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...
Packaging Industry
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...
Plastic & Rubber
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...
Sheet Metal Processing
California relies on steel for first high-speed rail system
Steel returns to intercept the needs of large infrastructure projects, placing its many qualities at the service of the first high-speed railway system in...
Industrial Automation
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...
USA
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...
Renewable Energy
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...
Environment
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...
Environment
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...
Sheet Metal Processing
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...
Environment
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...
Environment
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...
