Julian Vance Daniel, director at Vessco Engineering, examines how the processes and procedures that govern engineering and manufacturing in the stringent civil nuclear sector could equally apply to the chemical sector

As digitisation, AI and information exchange speed up, so too do the learnings from one industry to another. Fabrication plays a crucial role in the chemical manufacturing industry and encompasses various processes involved in transforming raw materials into final products with specific characteristics.

Brooke DiDomenico describes how Nation Ford Chemical addressed safety issues during a period of rapid growth 

Founded in 1978, Nation Ford Chemical (NFC) is a custom and toll manufacturer of speciality organic chemicals. The company specialises in organic intermediates, polymers and colorants for a broad range of applications. Chemical production is based at the 28-acre (11-hectare) site at Fort Mill, South Carolina, and the products are sold worldwide.

As part of a digitalisation process, the CABB Group is currently fitting GPS devices to all of the 200 rail tank cars and tank containers it hires to transport monochloroacetic acid (MCA). This should be complete by June, the company said.