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An independent jury, consisting of the members of the WomenPower Congress Advisory Board, has selected Dr. Christina Franke as this year’s Engineer Powerwoman. This decision was publicly announced at the opening of the WomenPower career congress on 21 April in Hannover. Previously, the jury had nominated a total of three excellent female STEM experts for the prestigious award.Hannover, Germany. Every year, Deutsche Messe presents the Engineer Powerwoman Award to an expert who has made a special contribution to the scientific and technical disciplines. This year’s award honors Dr. Christina Franke, a woman who is advancing her career in an industrial enterprise.…

The current challenges for the valve industry are manyfold – more than ever, competitive pressure, the energy crisis, supply chain risks, sustainability and the growing shortage of skilled workers call for effective solutions now. But there is an effective way to make these hurdles more manageable with the help of automation. Automatically successful – this could work especially today.Automatically on course for success – more and more companies are relying on this: The automation of industrial production will continue to accelerate due to new technologies and vendors, according to an analysis by McKinsey & Company. The market for industrial automation…

Digitalisation is one of today’s most important megatrends – including in water management. It offers opportunities for even more cost-effective, safer and cleaner processes. In European countries, digitalisation enables increased efficiency and sustainability through the optimised evaluation of data collected by measuring systems on, for example, valves. In countries where water is scarce, it will, in theory, contribute to improved water supply. As a result, the worldwide demand for water and wastewater technology is enormous. Valves and actuators are an important component of Water Management 4.0. They must be smart, networkable and optimised; in other words, fit for the digital…

Since its premiere in Düsseldorf in 2010, VALVE WORLD EXPO with its parallel conference has been accompanied and advised by British Valve and Actuator Association (BVAA).For over 80 years, the BVAA has been supporting the British valve industry and its supply chains with important services and represents the interests of over 180 members who employ around 10,000 people.The BVAA provides its members with cross-industry networking, business opportunities and organises qualified training on technical expertise. Its members are involved in more than 50 different committees covering a wide spectrum of the valve and actuator industry: setting European and international standards, developing…

The potential for industry and environment is enormous and the hydrogen boom has long since begun – billion-dollar investments have already been made or are in the planning stages. Valves and actuators play a key role in this, as they are used along the entire hydrogen process chain. However, the market has such a high dynamic that the definition of a European standard for hydrogen is still lagging behind and there are currently programs to investigate the hydrogen compatibility of existing valves. Still, the valve sector has plenty of experience dealing with the medium of H2 already – and can…

Whether LNG terminals, gas storage facilities, wind turbines, pipelines or water pipelines – no industrial sector functions without the use of industrial valves and fittings.Therefore, after a four-year absence, the international players of these key technologies were looking forward to their VALVE WORLD EXPO 2022 at Düsseldorf Fairgrounds again.388 exhibitors from 29 countries presented concentrated technological power over three days in exhibition halls 1 and 3. Innovative machines, plants, components, systems and pumps were shown on a net area of 12,000 square metres.”After two years of online meetings, we are just happy to have direct contact with customers and interested…

Messe Düsseldorf’s ecoMetals Campaign as part of VALVE WORLD EXPO 2022 for the first time. With 385 exhibitors from 29 countries occupying some 12,000 square metres of net exhibition area, the players in the industrial fittings and valve sectors will demonstrate that not only their products are indispensable to the industry as a whole but also that their production is sustainable in terms of energy efficiency and resource savings.And they will demonstrate this at the leading trade fair of their industry, the VALVE WORLD EXPO, held at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 29 November to 1 December 2022.On 30 September 2022 the…

Energy transition as an innovation programme – also for the fittings industry. The pace of energy transition shall be significantly increased – because climate change requires swift solutions. With the increasing shift away from fossil fuels, renewable energies are now pushing all the more into focus. Global figures confirm the upward trend, especially in wind power and photovoltaics. To be able for the development to succeed, solutions and components from the valve industry are required. According to the Global Wind Report 2022 of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), global wind power capacity increased by 93.6 gigawatts in 2021 to…

Digitalisation enables companies to act successfully, economically and ecologically. It optimises quality, safety, conservation of resources, energy savings and the reduction of CO₂ emissions. Companies in the valve industry are using digital transformation to increase their competitiveness. It is turning out to be a real game changer.The trend is growing year by year. According to the Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide of the International Data Corporation (IDC), spending on digital transformation will therefore have an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.4 percent in the forecast period from 2021 to 2025. The reason for this is that companies are increasingly…

As the trade association for German steel distribution, the BDS has been supporting German steel trading companies of regional and international importance for more than five decades.Many of the Tube exhibitors, the leading international trade fair for tubes and pipes, that takes place every two years in Düsseldorf are members of the association.”We are very pleased that we have been able to gain a very important and well-known partner in the BDS and that we want to continue to develop the Tube together,” says Daniel Ryfisch, Director wire/Tube & Flow Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf.Already for the upcoming trade fair in…