First drives then motors.

Originally planned as an addition to its gear unit portfolio, NORD now supplies motors in standard and special versions for more than 100 industries. Each year, more than 1 million stand-alone motors leave the NORD Drivesystems production halls worldwide. Originally planned as an addition to its gear unit portfolio, NORD now supplies electric motors in standard and special versions to users in more than 100 industries.

In 1983, NORD Drivesystems started the production of its own motors. Today, quantities top the million mark each year. In three factories, the solution provider for drive technology manufactures asynchronous motors from 0.12 kW to 55 kW, and synchronous motors from 0.5 kW to 11 kW. With standard motors and customer-specific configurations, NORD serves a wide range of industrial requirements. The focus is on two aspects: flexibility and availability.

From continuous operation to explosion protection.
NORD motors can be found in various applications. This includes energy-intensive motors for continuous operation in intralogistics or NXD tupH®-treated smooth motors in wash-down areas in the food industry. Explosion-protected versions according to ATEX, IECEx and HazLoc for conveyor systems in dust or gas atmospheres are also part of the range.

Popular efficiency portfolio.
The efficiency portfolio with motors of efficiency classes IE3 to IE5 is one of the most popular NORD developments. It meets all efficiency regulations of the international target markets. With its IE5+ permanent magnet synchronous motor, NORD even surpasses the efficiency specified by the highest defined IE class. For customers who aim to achieve a higher efficiency class in retrofitting, the manufacturer makes it easy: Identical motor dimensions allow users to perform such a change without fundamental mechanical modifications.

Quickly and internationally available.
With factories in Italy, Poland and China, NORD manufactures the standard and special versions at international hubs. Further motor assembly facilities are located in North and South America, India and Australia. This way, the company achieves short delivery times for national and international customer projects. NORD motors are thereby not only quickly available but immediately ready for use. The portfolio comprises motors with international approvals and acceptances. This allows for the worldwide integration of, for example, the asynchronous UNIVERSAL motor and the IE5+ synchronous motor without any significant changes in system and machinery design. This simplifies and speeds up system commissioning.

Quality.
NORD manufactures its motors with great production depth. By using modern production facilities and a quality management certified according to DIN ISO 9001, the company meets its self-imposed quality standards at all locations. They apply to the motors as well as any other drive component from NORD. Whether standard or special solution – they must have a long service life and work reliably.

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Data centre reliability.

System-level framework and uptime diagnostic tool.

Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK) has launched Data Center Availability Intelligence - a system to protect users uptime - to help owners, developers and operators secure uptime in the high-density AI era,

As traditional component-level analysis is no longer enough to support complex modern facilities, HBK’s new offer moves the focus to system-level outcomes, helping teams engineer availability during early design phases and actively protect it, post-launch, across the three critical stages of planning, validation and operation.

During planning, users can model power, cooling and network architectures before major capital choices are locked in. Next they can virtually test redundancy, dependencies and maintenance strategies before the go-live date. And in the final stage, they can leverage real-world equipment and monitor data to identify emerging risks, before these cause downtime.

HBK has also introduced Uptime Diagnostic - a targeted, low-barrier evaluation of a single critical system, such as power, cooling or design architecture. This focused engagement provides several advantages including quantified baseline of availability and downtime risk. It provides direct proof on the outcome of planned redundancy strategies – and removes trade-offs between availability, capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating efficiency.

"Understanding individual component reliability is no longer enough; we must look at how the entire system performs together," said Adi Dhora, Principal Consultant at HBK. "Our system-level approach moves teams away from reactive troubleshooting, enabling them to optimise capital costs and target maintenance precisely where it prevents downtime."

HBK’s model, established by the initial diagnostic, easily scales into a live RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) Digital Twin. Powered by the ReliaSoft Asset Performance Framework, the solution connects real-time operational data with engineering models to guide ongoing investment, spares, and maintenance decisions.

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Intrinsically safe dew point.

Designed for hydrogen, biomethane and industrial gas infrastructure, the DMP370 delivers continuous dew point monitoring in hazardous locations.

The Vaisala DMP370 Intrinsically Safe Dew Point Instrument for hazardous locations has just been launched. The new instrument extends Vaisala's proven DRYCAP® dew point technology into hazardous locations. The DMP370 enables continuous, drift-compensated moisture measurement in hydrogen production, renewable and natural gas infrastructure, chemical processing and other industrial applications where combustible gases or dust may be present.

Growing industrial gas markets increase the need for reliable moisture measurement.
According to the International Energy Agency's Global Hydrogen Review 2026, global hydrogen demand surpassed 100 million tonnes already in 2025. Much of this demand comes from industrial processes where gas quality directly affects safety, equipment performance, and operational reliability.

As hydrogen and biomethane production and other decarbonized gas applications expand, reliable moisture measurement is becoming increasingly important across both new and existing gas infrastructure.

Moisture plays a critical role in many gas processes. Excess moisture can compromise fuel cell performance, reduce process efficiency, shorten equipment lifetime, and increase operational risks in gas infrastructure, electrolyzers, and industrial processing facilities. In many of these environments, only equipment certified for hazardous locations may be used.

Existing measurement solutions often require compromises.
Measuring moisture in hazardous locations has traditionally involved trade-offs. Some solutions require additional protective enclosures or introduce installation constraints, depending on the protection concept and application. Other technologies periodically interrupt measurements during regeneration or heating cycles, creating gaps in monitoring data.

The new DMP370 addresses these challenges by combining intrinsic safety with uninterrupted measurement. The solution is enabled by Vaisala's proven DRYCAP® dew point technology and an innovative drift-compensation solution.

In hazardous locations for the first time.
The DMP370 combines Vaisala’s DMP37X probe and HMT370EX transmitter into a single intrinsically safe solution. Intrinsic safety limits the instrument's electrical energy by design, preventing it from becoming an ignition source in explosive atmospheres. The DMP370 measures continuously, combining fast response with long-term stability, providing operators with uninterrupted gas-quality data without measurement gaps.

"As hydrogen and renewable gas projects move from pilot installations to full-scale industrial operations, the need for reliable, continuous gas-quality monitoring is growing. Operators need measurement solutions that support both process performance and safety in hazardous locations," said Antti Heikkilä, Product Line Manager of Industrial Decarbonization at Vaisala. "With the DMP370, we're bringing Vaisala's proven DRYCAP® measurement technology into hazardous locations, enabling continuous dew point measurement in applications where explosion safety is essential."

Designed for emerging and established industrial applications.

• The DMP370 supports gas quality measurement and gas purity monitoring across a wide range of hazardous industrial environments, including:
• Hydrogen: hydrogen production, storage, fuel cell, and electrolyzer output monitoring applications
• Natural gas and biomethane: biogas upgrading into biomethane, grid injection and monitoring of gas infrastructure, including natural gas pipelines
• Chemical and industrial processing: synthetic fuels including eSAF, methanol production, pharmaceuticals, electronics manufacturing, and oil and gas
• Battery manufacturing: dry-process applications where combustible carbon dust may be present
• Compressed air and nitrogen: inerting, purge gas and hazardous-location moisture monitoring

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Operational excellence celebration.

Centre to foster a win-win ecosystem through stronger connections and shared industry intelligence.

By special invitation from the German Chamber of Commerce in China (GCC), HIMA China co-hosted the Operational Excellence (OpEx) Day on September 15th 2026. The OpEx Day is a premier half-day event with multi-format sharing. It aims to expand professional business connections and acquire deep industry insights. At the event, the company introduced the new HIMA China Innovation Center and highlighted its localisation journey in China and commitment to excellence. The event provided deeper insights into functional safety and OT security, while showcasing how HIMA’s solutions protect people, assets, and the environment.

Back in 2002, HIMA Group first brought its world-class functional safety expertise to the Chinese market, laying the foundations for partnership with local players. In 2016, HIMA established its wholly owned subsidiary HIMA (Shanghai) Industrial Automation Co., Ltd., marking a landmark shift from market representation to full localized operation, technical service and project delivery. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the HIMA China’s operations, reflecting a decade of deep market trust and sustained growth.

HIMA China Innovation Center (CIC).
The new CIC will focus on developing safety applications and digital solutions tailored to the evolving needs of Chinese Industries and in line with local requirements, while contributing to HIMA’s Group’s global innovation roadmap.

It will operate under a dedicated HIMA China Innovation Board, ensuring strong governance and alignment with the Group’s strategic objectives. A streamlined, group-wide innovation process will leverage best practices across the organization, enabling the rapid ideation, validation, and implementation of high-impact projects.

Jörg de la Motte, CEO of HIMA Group said: “The launch of the HIMA China Innovation Center is an important next step in the development of HIMA China. We are combining HIMA's unique expertise with local innovation capabilities of our team in China to develop solutions that create value for customers in China and beyond.”

The CIC has developed a clear and structured roadmap for safety applications and digital solutions, paving the way for the continued expansion of its safety business in China. Since its inception, the initiative has achieved several important milestones, demonstrating strong execution and momentum. A key achievement is the official launch of the HMI local version, which not only delivers all traditional HMI functionalities but also integrates advanced digital features to support smarter, more efficient operations.

Zhou Yao (Zena), General Manager of HIMA China said: “The China Innovation Center launch is a major milestone for our 24 years journey in China. This is an open platform that brings together HIMA’s global safety expertise with local customers, institutes, EPCs, OEMs and partners. Our vision is clear: Innovation without borders. To deliver on that, we have our core aims: build a strong local system, solve real safety challenges, develop local talent and export Chinese innovations globally. In practice, we are prioritizing digitalization, cybersecurity and intelligent systems, by working closely with local partners, we create solutions that meet China’s specific needs while also delivering value to industries around the globe.”

The CIC will serve as a collaborative platform, engaging customers, institutes, technology partners and industry experts to co-create future technological solutions. Key focus areas include digitalization, industrial cybersecurity and intelligent systems that support China’s push toward high-quality manufacturing and operational excellence.

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Automation for sustainable aviation fuel plant.

Automating Europe's first greenfield production facility to help Netherlands meet EU sustainable aviation fuel mandate.

Technip Energies have awarded a contarct to Emerson to provide automation technologies for the SkyNRG sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant – the first dedicated greenfield SAF production facility in Europe. Emerson’s DeltaV™ integrated control and safety system (ICSS) will help ensure safe, reliable start-up and long-term operational performance, while reducing project risk for this first-of-its-kind facility.

“Projects such as SkyNRG’s SAF facility represent the future of energy and sustainable fuels,” said Nathan Pettus, president of Emerson’s process systems and solutions business. “With complex, first-of-a-kind plants, early engineering alignment and a fully integrated automation architecture are key to delivering predictable project outcomes and consistent operational performance over the long term.”

Currently under construction in Delfzijl, the new SAF facility will support the Netherlands’ efforts to meet the EU’s sustainable aviation fuel mandate. Once fully operational in 2028, the facility is expected to produce approximately 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually. The plant will convert residual fats and greases into a sustainable ‘drop-in’ fuel that can be blended with conventional jet fuel without requiring modifications to aircraft or fuelling infrastructure. The project will also support compliance with the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which requires all jet fuel supplied at EU airports to contain a minimum of 2% SAF from 2025, rising to 70% by 2050.

“Developing Europe’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel facility is a major step in scaling SAF production and supporting aviation decarbonisation,” said Bart Rosendaal, site director of DSL-01 at SkyNRG. “Working with experienced partners like Technip Energies and Emerson helps ensure we can deliver a safe, reliable and future-ready plant from day one.”

As a greenfield facility, the plant will be born digital, with advanced automation technologies implemented from the outset to ensure efficient, reliable and safe operations. The ICSS will include Emerson’s DeltaV Distributed Control System and DeltaV Safety Instrumented System, providing process control, safety shutdown, and fire and gas detection. Emerson’s AMS Device Manager plant asset management software will support efficient commissioning and ongoing maintenance by delivering device data, health insights and advanced diagnostics from intelligent field devices.

These systems will manage all process units, including the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids process to produce SAF, an advanced feedstock pre-treatment unit and an on-site hydrogen plant based on Technip Energies’ proprietary high-efficiency steam methane reforming technology. Together, they will provide real-time visibility and stable, consistent operation of the facility, helping to improve reliability and optimise throughput.

Emerson will deliver end-to-end project services, applying modern project management strategies and digital technologies to reduce engineering complexity and optimise operations. Seamless integration of the ICSS with a broad range of modular production units will help simplify commissioning, while DeltaV Electronic Marshalling with distributed CHARMs reduces field wiring infrastructure costs and provides the flexibility to accommodate late-stage design changes.

“Projects such as SkyNRG’s SAF facility represent the future of energy and sustainable fuels,” said Nathan Pettus, president of Emerson’s process systems and solutions business. “With complex, first-of-a-kind plants, early engineering alignment and a fully integrated automation architecture are key to delivering predictable project outcomes and consistent operational performance over the long term.”

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Product officer for metals monitoring instruments.

Sensmet Oy has announced the appointment of Jyri Hämäläinen as Chief Product Officer (CPO), a lead role in which he will spearhead the development of the company’s unique continuous metals monitoring instruments.

Jyri Hämäläinen 

Jyri brings over 25 years of cross-functional executive leadership spanning technology, product development, global sales, and marketing. Most recently, as Co-Founder and Director at Emberion, he defined product strategies and led global sales and marketing, taking a photonics deep-tech startup from early incubation to exit. His career also includes key director roles at Nokia Technologies driving sales development and commercial partnerships, alongside strong operational roots in heavy industry and strategic consulting at Boston Consulting Group.

“I am very pleased to be joining Sensmet at this pivotal stage in the company’s growth,” explains Hämäläinen. “Sensmet’s core technology is extremely impressive, and has been proven in a wide variety of applications. By delivering a solution to the continuous measurement of metal concentrations, Sensmet has resolved a major challenge for many rapidly growing industries, so I am excited to take on a role that will help to leverage that technology, and make it applicable to a much wider group of customers and applications.”

Sensmet CEO, Dr Toni Laurila says: “We are delighted to welcome Jyri to the Sensmet team. He is a highly accomplished individual with impressive credentials, and I am sure that he will play an important role in accelerating Sensmet’s growth.”

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Rugged camera for reliable live monitoring.

Dust, moisture and high-pressure cleaning place high demands on cameras used for industrial process monitoring. With the new uEye SFA, IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is expanding its uEye Live monitoring range with an especially robust model designed for challenging operating conditions. The camera combines an IP69K-rated housing and high image quality with flexible streaming functions.

Captures a laser process in an industrial application.

The uEye SFA has been developed for applications that require reliable live images, even in harsh environments. Its housing protects against dust ingress and withstands high-pressure water jets during cleaning processes. Screw-lock connectors provide additional operational reliability. Thanks to Power over Ethernet (PoE), both data and power are transmitted via a single cable over distances of up to 100 metres.

"With the uEye SFA, we offer users a rugged monitoring camera that is easy to integrate and delivers reliable live images even under demanding conditions," explains Marcus Rembold, Product Manager at IDS. "Its 8-megapixel IMX678 sensor from Sony's STARVIS 2 series ensures excellent image quality, even in low-light environments."

Like all models in the series, the uEye SFA is designed for standalone operation. It supports video streaming, hardware-accelerated encoding, and event-based recording. Multiple streams can be configured and operated in parallel, providing additional flexibility when different stream settings are required for process monitoring.

The uEye Live family also includes the compact uEye SCP, featuring the industrial standard format of 29 x 29 x 29 mm, and the uEye SLE, a space-saving single-board camera measuring just 45 x 45 mm. IDS therefore offers a range of camera designs for flexible live monitoring applications in industrial processes.

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