INDEX finally happened – and filtration proved to be a hot topic
The INDEX nonwovens exhibition, organized by EDANA (the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association), was first scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, in April 2020. By then, however, the world had been changed beyond recognition – in just a couple of months – from what was known before. The event was subsequently rescheduled a number …
Membrane filtration and the heightened pace of development in the biopharmaceutical industry
By deploying standardized processes and state-of-the-art single-use technologies, filtration, separation and purification leader Pall Corporation, headquartered in Port Washington, New York, designed the mass manufacturing process for the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a record-breaking eight weeks – something that would previously have taken years. In order to rapidly bring the vaccine to market, the University …
Water’s ‘Big Six’ – Who are the major users of water & wastewater filtration in 2021?
The short answer is that media for liquid filtration can end up virtually anywhere. The global water and wastewater market is worth an annual $600 billion according to Evoqua Water Technologies of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a dedicated supplier of equipment and services to the water industry, with 2020 sales of more than $3 billion. This overall …
Forget self-cleaning, let’s desiccate this virus
Hydrophobicity occurs on the leaves of many plants in nature and is often referred to as “The Lotus Effect,” carrying out a self-cleaning function by preventing the penetration of water droplets so that they simply bead up and roll off it. As the water droplets roll off, they take any surface dirt and dust with …
German automotive majors move to meet new mobility and air quality needs
Three major German-headquartered suppliers of filtration materials – Freudenberg (Weinheim), Mahle (Stuttgart) and Mann+Hummel (Ludwigsburg) – have recently been doing a good deal of thinking about the future of the automotive industry. Attitudes to public transport and mass transit systems have been transformed by the events of 2020 for the immediate future. Prior to COVID-19 …