Pipeline infrastructure plays a crucial role in major process industries like oil and gas, chemical, and power. Mega process plants consist of a vast network of pipeline infrastructure. Pipelines are installed in large processing plants and are used to transport raw materials and processed products. Though certain process industries use short-length pipelines, their overall layout may be complex. The pipelines put into application in these industries are subjected to constant variation in temperature and pressure, along with random vibrations due to pumping. Therefore, designing a pipeline network is one of the most complex operations in pipeline engineering. While designing a pipeline network, various aspects that influence the pipeline operation should be taken into consideration; parameters such as pressure, temperature, pipeline layout in confined spaces, and expansion limits that the pipeline material can endure play a vital role in pipeline engineering.

Energy storage is an established technology and is necessary to balance power demand and supply. An ESS (energy storage system) is required for grid flexibility and stability. A grid-scale energy storage system stores power when there is excess and releases energy when there is demand such as during power outage. The increased use of intermittent renewable energy sources has resulted in the use of energy storage systems. Electricity storage primarily fills the gap between the ramping down/ ramping up time of wind/ solar powered energy generation systems.

Medical composite materials are used in place of steel, plastic, and aluminum for the manufacture of customized and complex products like advanced orthopedic devices, prosthetics, and body implants. They are also used in dental applications such as restoration and filling of natural teeth. These materials offer the following benefits.

Food processing equipment is used by manufacturers of food products for processing food using techniques such as blending, homogenization, pasteurization, and filling. Processing of food helps in removal of toxins and preservation. Processed food offers advantages such as enhanced taste, low risk of contamination, enhanced shelf life, and a high degree of portability.

The report considers tumble dryers powered by gas used by the residential segment. Gas dryers have emerged as a major home appliance as they offer a faster drying cycle compared to outdoor drying on clotheslines. They can be used irrespective of the weather conditions and are increasingly being purchased along with washing machines. Increased awareness about the benefits of gas dryers is driving the global gas dryer market for the residential segment.

Food packaging machinery is a type of device, which provides assistance for packaging food products before storage and distribution networks dispatch. The food packaging machinery is broadly used for labeling, filling, coding, and wrapping products. Packaging food products safeguards the food, checks its stability throughout the supply chain, and resists changes in temperature to maintain its quality and hygiene.

Neurointerventional devices are used during surgeries performed on abnormal vessels in the brain utilizing minimally invasive techniques, imaging guidance, and special types of microcatheters, guidewire, and other instruments. These devices are used in procedures such as neurothrombectomies, cerebral angiographies, stenting techniques, and coiling of aneurysms.

Water treatment is the practice of converting used or polluted water to its natural state and making it suitable for applications. This practice comprises methods that remove unwanted elements, such as solids, algae, bacteria, plants, and organic and inorganic compounds. Sedimentation and filtration remove unwanted solids. Bacterial digestion is a process that removes harmful pollutants in the water. These recycling processes require equipment for its commercial treatment.

Biosimilars are defined as the follow-on versions of original biological medicines. These are separately developed after the patent protecting the original product has expired. Biosimilars are intended to have the same MOA as original biological drugs and are designed to treat the same diseases as the innovator’s product. They have many similarities, but are not identical to, the reference biopharmaceutical product.