PE magazine: Innovate, optimise and sustain...
6 Jun 2024
Industry figures share their thoughts and experiences of the latest trends in business practices in the new digital issue of Process Engineering magazine – available to view free here.
In our Viewpoint section on page 10, ABB's Panu Virolainen explains why R&D investment is crucial in promoting energy efficiency, while News Analysis (page 6) asks whether industry leaders complaining of years of government underinvestment in this area may be culpable for ignoring much of what is on offer.
As ever, sustainability figures large: Peter Schriddels of McBride (page 23)argues that compaction offers the means to reduce size but not ingredients; Merck's Jeffrey Whitford highlights how green measures only work effectively if you ensure they travel down your supply chain (page 26).
No time to rest on your laurels if you have a sound safety regime, warns Richard Roff; competencies degrade over time, so be prepared (page 20). Likewise, says Gallantium's Andrew Greener, workplace health is something to work at in collaboration with staff for the good of your people and your business (page 37).
Tech investment is often a stretch for companies mindful of their margins. Mettler-Toledo's Kati Hope and Prozymi Biolabs' Ioannis Stasinopolous outline the benefits in the food sector – when product safety and integrity benefit, so too does the business bottom line.
