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Germany: Schenck Process has appointed Keith Cochrane appointed as chief executive officer (CEO). He succeeded Andreas Evertz on 1 March 2019. Evertz, who joined the group in 2014, has left the company to pursue new career opportunities. Cochrane has served as the chairman of the advisory board of Schenck Process since late 2017. Before that, he was the CEO of the Weir Group between 2009 and 2016.

Germany: E-nizing, a subsidiary of Schenck Process, has launched its E-nizing application. The software product offers to integrate all Internet of Things (IoT) machines collecting data from any machine, analytics or sensor. It is an open system, highly scalable and offers everything in one place, independently of its vendors. Non-IoT machines can also be retrofitted for the product.

The product also offers visualisation, analysis and action tools. Limits for every data point can be set and linked to triggers via telephone, email or application programming interface (API) call. For example, notifications can be set to notify a plant if there is a problem with a machine or to order spare parts or requisition maintenance automatically. E-nizing also says that the product is safe using end-to-end payload encryption, unique encryption keys, two-factor authentication and certified data security.

“On behalf of the team I am delighted to announce the launch of E-nizing. The market showed a need for what E-nizing offers for a long time and we are now providing the answer. E-nizing already supports many Schenck Process machines’ monitoring, with many more coming soon. We do, what everyone’s always talking about. Easy industry 4.0 is now becoming reality,” said Andreas Evertz, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Schenck Process and Managing Director of E-nizing.

UK: Germany’s Schenck Process has acquired Process Components and its subsidiaries, including Kemutec Group in the US, with its brands Kemutec, Kek-Gardner, Mucon and PPS Air Classifier Mills from EPIC Private Equity. Process Components is a UK-based designer and manufacturer of powder processing and handling equipment, components and spare parts, serving the Chemical, Food, Pharmaceutical and Environmental industries.

The product portfolio of Process Components includes the brands: Kek-Gardner - founded in 1860, recognised for milling and sieving as well as mixing and blending technology; PPS Air Classifier Mills - founded in 1980; Mucon - founded in 1946, known for Iris Valves; and Kemutec - founded in 1980, known for powder processing equipment and systems.

“The acquisition of Process Components with its very well established product lines, a large installed base as well as a great reputation of its brands Kek-Gardner, PPS Air Classifier Mills, Mucon and Kemutec enriches the expertise and capabilities of Schenck Process. We are delighted to add key process steps in the area of mixing, milling and classification for our customers,” said Jay Brown, President Food, Chemicals & Plastics at Schenck Process.

Anthony Goodwin, managing director of Process Components will continue to lead the business following the takeover. No value for the purchase has been disclosed.

Germany: Thomas Spitzenpfeil has been appointed as the chief financial officer of Schenck Process Group with effect from 1 October 2018. He will also join the management board of the company. Spitzenpfeil will be responsible for the company’s global finance and IT organisation and will work alongside Andreas Evertz, president and chief executive officer (CEO). He will replace Eric Jaschke as CFO, who has decided to leave the company at the end of 2018 for personal reasons.

Spitzenpfeil has 14 years’ experience as the CFO of large international businesses in the manufacturing sector. For the past eight years, he was the CFO of Carl Zeiss, the global technology group in optics and optic-electronics with 27,000 employees.

He started his career at Robert Bosch in 1990 and thereafter held various commercial roles at VIAG, Kodak and Hydro Aluminium/VAW-Aluminium. Prior to joining Carl Zeiss AG, he served for six years as the CFO of Zumtobel in Austria. At Carl Zeiss, his role comprised responsibility for finance and controlling, audit and risk management, consolidation and accounting, IT, digital innovation, financial services, facility management, logistics, central production and US shared services.

Jaschke joined the company in 1999 and held various roles with focus on local and international accounting and controlling responsibilities in Germany and Australia. He was appointed as CFO of Schenck Process in September 2015.

US: Schenck Process has launched a new Vertical Cartridge Filter (VCF) that removes industrial dust when handling medium to high air volumes. A core feature of the product is a cartridge clamp system that is intended to simplify replacement of the filter media and minimise maintenance time.

The filter is also equipped with a smart timer which includes an on-board sensor that reads the pressure drop across the filtering elements for on demand cleaning. A standard radial inlet allows for material separation during moderate air volume applications while an optional high entry inlet with a pre-separation chamber is designed for high volume systems. The chamber separates the largest powder particles protecting the media from excess loads of pollutants and aiding longer media life.

Each unit is constructed with reinforced carbon steel that is rated for 6.5psi Pred. The VCF has also been Pred validated through a full scale third party explosion test. Explosion mitigation devices are also available with the new VCF. The new filter will be manufactured in the US.

Germany: Schenck Process has appointed Keith Cochrane as chairman and Harry Kenyon-Slaney as a member of its Advisory Board. The appointments follow the completion of Blackstone’s acquisition of the measuring and process technology equipment company.

Cochrane is currently the interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Carillion, prior to which he served as the CEO of the Weir Group, a manufacturer of highly-engineered products and services for the minerals, oil and gas and power industries. He joined Weir as Finance Director in July 2006 and was appointed CEO in November 2009. In 2015, Cochrane was appointed as the UK Government’s Lead Non-Executive Director for the Scotland Office and Office of the Advocate General. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Cochrane was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and appointed CBE in 2016.

Kenyon-Slaney is currently Non-Executive Chairman at Gem Diamonds having been appointed in June 2017. He holds over 33 years of experience in the mining industry, principally with Rio Tinto. Until 2015, Kenyon-Slaney was a member of the Group Executive committee of Rio Tinto where he held the roles of CEO of Energy, and before that CEO of Diamonds and Minerals. Kenyon-Slaney also serves as a senior advisor to McKinsey & Co.

In addition, Lionel Assant, Juergen Pinker and Saleh Panahi, all of Blackstone, have been appointed to the Advisory Board.

Germany: Schenck Process has launched the Multidos VDP-C apron weighfeeder, a new range of medium-sized and compact apron weighfeeders targeted at raw material feeding, hot clinker feeding and similar applications.

The Multidos VDP-C uses an enclosed design to enable a cleaner installation environment with inspection access offered by removable covers. Alternatively, an open design is possible for permanently visible material feed. The kit structure of Multidos VDP-C enables installation in a total of 48 possible geometrical configurations to suit plant requirements. It can be installed on the ground or suspended under a bin.

The chain used on the Multidos VDP-C can tolerate a drive torque four times higher than required. In addition, apron pans accept loads up to six times higher than the nominal load. Apron pans are available for fine grain material and alternative designs for sticky and coarse material. The coarse material apron pans are made of Hardox steel for strength and service life.

Germany: Private equity company Blackstone has agreed to buy Schenck Process from IK Investment Partners. No further details, including the cost of the transaction, have been disclosed.

“Schenck is an innovative and unrivalled leader, and we see considerable opportunity to grow the business both organically and by acquisitions in its various end markets. We are excited to team up with management and accompany Schenck in the next stage of its development,” said Lionel Assant, Head of European Private Equity at Blackstone.

Detlef Dinsel, Partner at IK Investment Partners and advisor to the IK 2007 Fund said that Schenck had, “…transformed its business focus from a mechanical manufacturer to a service and integrated solutions provider, achieved significant growth by expanding the product portfolio and entering new markets both organically and through selected add-on acquisitions.”

Schenck develops and manufactures solutions for a wide range of industrial processes including weighing, feeding, conveying and filtration. With over 2300 employees worldwide and significant operations across Europe, North and South America, China, India and Australia, Schenck serves a diversified customer base across a variety of industries, including food, chemicals, mining and construction.

Germany: Schenck Process has launched a smartphone application (or app) that can measure the performance of vibrating machines. A smartphone running the ‘vibe2know’ app can be inserted into a proprietary mount and attached to the equipment being monitored. The app then immediately measures vibratory amplitude, frequency, oscillating angle and operating speed, and enables the user to visualise the vibrating machine’s motion pattern.

The idea for the app came from a Schenck Process employee in the company’s in-house Research & Development department, which was taken up and implemented by the future lab. Schenck employees around the world were then asked to suggest their ideas for the brand name.

“I am thrilled with vibe2know, it is a good example of how our established development team and future lab complement one another within our company. Our speed in achieving this project and getting a product to market is exactly why we set up our future lab. This sets a great precedent for future projects,” said Andreas Evertz, president and chief executive officer of Schenck Process.

Russia: Schenck Process has installed two Logiq dispatch automation systems at two LafargeHolcim cement plants at Ferzikovo and Voskresensk. This has resulted in the plants being upgraded to the LafargeHolcim group’s Smart Factory standard.

At Ferzikovo LafargeHolcim is currently engaged in a major investment project for the Russian market. The plant has three incoming and outgoing scales as well as 11 loading stations for loose cement and two bag loading stations. Schenck Process converted the parking lot with registration, the incoming and outgoing scales and all loading points for fully automatic, unmanned operation. Self-service terminals for registration and weighing were installed in the entrance and exit areas. In the loose loading area, a Logiq loading terminal, including the Disomat Tersus weighing electronics with Profibus interface to the PLC and ultrasonic sensors, were installed. In Voskresensk the conversion work included the car park with registration, incoming and outgoing scales, three loading scales and one loading point for packaged goods.

Schenck Process ensured smooth delivery operations at both plants throughout the installation and commissioning process. Incoming silo trucks for loose loading, more than 300/day at Ferzikovo alone, continued to be processed throughout.

Since 2013, Schenck Process has implemented the Logiq dispatch automation system at various plants belonging to the Swiss construction material group, including at 18 cement plants in eastern Europe.