Due to the situation caused by the new corona virus we had to postpone the EuroPACT2020 conference previously scheduled 18-20 May 2020.
The competitiveness of all processing industries – from (petro)-chemicals over pharmaceuticals to foods & feeds – greatly depends on its ability to deliver consistent, high-quality and high-value products at competitive prices, in a sustainable way. Data, Data Analytics and Process Analytical Technology will become the cornerstones for any global, competitive industry, and process analytical techniques are an essential tool in this future.
With this in mind EUROPACT 2021 focusses on featuring innovation along the following three pillars:
1. Process Analytics in Real-World Manufacturing
2. From Data to Process Monitoring, Control and Optimization
3. Novel PAT and Instrumental Technologies
The conference will be completed by an exhibition of instrumentation, applications and data evaluation tools.
EUROPACT 2021 provides a unique meeting and a discussion forum for researchers and users of process analytics from both academia and industry. The conference program will include plenary and invited lectures and plenty of opportunity for discussion with colleagues during poster sessions.
In order to allow all attendees to participate safely, this year's event will be held fully virtual.
The expectations of the event will remain the same high quality. The exchange with exhibitors will take place in a new interactive framework and will be supported by the possibility of short presentations. Networking with key note speakers and scientists will be implemented in the virtual setting. Workshops, PAT speed dating and student meet & greets will foster the interaction among all participants with the right virtual tools.
In addition to the poster prize, the Working Group “Prozessanalytik” will assign the 7th Process Analytics Award for Young Scientists for an outstanding publication in the field of Process Analytics during the closing ceremony of EuroPACT 2021.
We are looking forward to your participation in the unique setting.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Dr. Tobias Eifert, Covestro Deutschland AG, Uerdingen/D
(CONFERENCE CHAIR)
Prof. Franciscus Winfried J van der Berg, University of Copenhagen/DK
Katharina Dahlmann, Hamilton Bonaduz AG/CH
Dr. Tobias Eifert, Covestro Deutschland AG, Uerdingen/D
Dr. Massimiliano Grosso, University of Cagliari/I
Prof. Dr. Christoph Herwig, TU Wien/A
Prof. Dr. Anna de Juan Capdevila, University of Barcelona/E
Dr. Martin Gerlach, Bayer AG, Leverkusen/D
Prof. Dr. David Littlejohn, University of Strathclyde, CPACT, Glasgow/UK
Dr. Michael Maiwald, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin/D
Dr. Alison Nordon, University of Strathclyde, CPACT, Glasgow/UK
Dr. Oliver Reich, InnoFSpec/Potsdam University/D
Dr. Sylvie Roussel, Ondalys/F
Johanna Rühl, Inno-spec GmbH, Nürnberg/D
Werner Worringen, Yokogawa Deutschland GmbH/D
LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Prof. Franciscus Winfried J van der Berg, University of Copenhagen/DK
Katharina Dahlmann, University Hannover/D
Dr. Tobias Eifert, Covestro Deutschland AG, Uerdingen/D
Prof. Dr. Christoph Herwig, TU Wien/A
Natalie Kerr, University of Strathclyde, CPACT, Glasgow/UK
Nina Weingärtner, DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt am Main/D
You are cordially invited to contribute to the scientific programme with your Last Minute Poster.
The selection of the Last Minute Posters will be based on the review of the abstracts by the Scientific Committee. Please prepare 1-2 pages (incl. figures, max. size 1 MB). The abstract should explicitly mention objectives, new results and conclusions or significance of the work. Accepted abstracts will be published for all conference participants in a book of abstracts (PDF). The congress language is English.
Please use the Template to correctly format your contribution. Please upload as PDF.
Enter the author list (author and co-author/s) and affiliations in the same order as in your abstract. Please note: DECHEMA will not make any adjustments regarding the author information. The information will be used for the conference documents as given.
Submit your abstract until 21 October 2021
Process Analytics in Real-World Manufacturing
From Data to Process Monitoring, Control and Optimization
Novel PAT and Instrumental Technologies
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| Early registration until 16 August 2021 | 380 € | |
| Regular registration from 17 August 2021 | 440 € | |
| Student and PhD Student until 16 August 2021 (Proof of status required2) |
100 € | |
| Student and PhD Student from 17 August 2021 (Proof of status required2) |
160 € |
1) No VAT requested according to § 4.22 UStG, registration fee may include Business Package with VAT.
2) Personal DECHEMA-, VDI-GVC-members and EFC/EFCE passport holders; personal VAAM members
Online registration will be possible soon.
The DECHEMA terms and conditions for conferences apply. Please note that the following information are exerpts and supplements to the general terms and conditions.
Registration is possible up to the beginning of the conference. You will receive the links to download your registration confirmation, invoice and payment confirmation as PDF files.
Editorial deadline for the list of participants is 5th November 2021.
The registration fees include conference ticket (Link to online conference) and an abstract-book for download.
With your registration for participation, you agree that DECHEMA may pass on your contact details (title, first name, surname, institution, city, country, e-mail) to those exhibitors whose virtual exhibition stands you visit.
Cancellations are only accepted in writing (i.e. by fax, surface mail or e-mail).
Please find details about cancellation dates and fees in the general terms and conditions. In case of no-show the conference fees won't be refunded and fees not yet paid, still have to be paid.
The German Working Group "Prozessanalytik" in cooperation with Siemens will award the 7th Siemens Process Analytics Prize to a young scientist for an outstanding publication in the field of Process Analytics. The prize is endowed with 3.000 €. The EuroPACT 2021 award committee will select the winner and hand over the Award at the virtual Europact 2021, 15-17 November 2021.
Applicants should be the main contributing author of a paper printed or accepted for publication in an international peer-reviewed journal in 2020 or 2021. They should be no older than 30 years of age. Applicants may apply individually, or they can be recommended by another scientist.
Applications or recommendations should be submitted in electronic form (preferably PDF) by 28th October 2021 and should include a copy of the paper, a CV, a brief description of the scientific contribution, and the reasons why the candidate merits the award.
All applications should be sent by email to Tobias Eifert
NanoPAT Workshop @ EuroPACT, on Monday 15th November 2021 (13:00 - 16:00h CEST)
www.nanopat.eu
RegistrationThe workshop is free with a valid EuroPACT ticket
Online real time characterisation solutions for nanoparticle solution
processes. NanoPAT aims to demonstrate 3 novel real-time nano-characterisation Process
Analytical Technologies (PAT) [(1) Photon Density Wave spectroscopy (PDW) , (2) OptoFluidic force induction (OF2i), (3) Turbidity spectrometry (TUS)], including real-time data handling for digital process monitoring and product quality control. Those will be validated in 5 different industrial ceramic, polymer and mineral nanoparticles manufacturing and converting environments.
Draft Agenda:
1. Introduction to NanoPAT [15min]
2. Training session on NanoPAT Process Analytical Technologies:
a. PDW [25 min Training + 25 min discussion and interactive session]
b. OF2i [25 min Training + 25 min discussion and interactive session]
c. TUS [25 min Training + 25 min discussion and interactive session]
NanoPAT is the acronym for “Process Analytical Technologies for Industrial Nanoparticle
Production”, a research project funded in the frame of EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
While bulk materials have constant physical properties independent of their size, the physical and chemical properties of a nanoparticle are dictated by its size. Accurate characterisation of mean size, size distribution and shape is key to the efficient manufacturing of high-quality nanomaterials. The EU-funded NanoPAT project plans to use three new real-time analytical tools that overcome problems and limitations of conventional characterisation technologies. The new process analytical technologies (PAT) will be photon density wave spectroscopy (PDW), optofluidic force induction (OF2i) and turbidity spectrometry (TUS). The innovative technologies will be combined with new data analysis methods to provide, for the first time, real-time analysis of particles on the nanometre scale with sub-minute temporal resolution.
The three novel complementary real-time in situ particle size characterisation technologies that are being further developed in NanoPAT NanoPAT has a very broad potential for monitoring the synthesis and conversion processes involving an infinite variety of NPs and media types. As a subset representative of this potential, NanoPAT will validate the combination of different nano-characterization technologies in five industrial case-studies, demonstrating the viability of the proposed PAT solutions for the industrial NPs production of polymers, silica, hydroxyapatite, zeolites and for the dispersion of ceramic NPs into coatings via electrodeposition method.
Overview of NanoPAT’s industrial case studies The 16 EU partners of this project are distributed across 8 European countries; the project has a duration of 48 months (June 2020 – May 2024). NanoPAT team consist of 16 EU partners which come from academia, industries (SMEs and large industry) and research organisations distributed across 8 European countries, bringing together solid scientific knowhow in the relevant fields and strong industrial and commercial involvement to ensure that the value chainof commercial actions can progress swiftly towards the introduction of new real-time solutions
for the monitoring of nanoparticle production processes.
This workshop will introduce the NanoPAT project as well as teach you the basics of our three real-time process analytical technologies. Join us to discuss your potential application cases for these techniques and interactively discuss solutions for your nanocharacterization questions.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation programme under grant agreement No 862583.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/68251484/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nanoPAT_project
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCglAiA8J5OzUZQ1YnMhcZZA
WANT TO MEET EVEN MORE PEOPLE AT EuroPACT?
Online Conferences offer tremendous technical opportunities to address other participants during the conference. It is a bit different with the – quite often beneficial - non-purpose talks at the coffee machine or at bar table. To bring a bit of this fortuity in to EuroPACT we offer a speed dating session; please have a look to the conference agenda. After a brief explanation of the modalities there are three sessions of 8 min each to meet other conference participants. The one you will meet will be dedicated by a random generator. This way you might get in contact with another scientist and another topic in process analytics to expand your network and your professional experience.
To make it a bit more likely that you find a common base on your talk you can choose among the three major themes of the conference
If you are interested in joining in the speed dating please register via the online registration
You are welcome to report on your experience at the end of this day.
1. PAT@NOA – a concept to use vitality data for changing reactive maintenance to predictive maintenance?
The content of the PAT@NOA (NOA = NAMUR OPEN Architecture) concept is an automated provision of PAT vitality data as base for predictive maintenance and better process understanding. To achieve that, an intelligent maintenance demand signal for PAT equipment based on vitality data is key. Automated real time condition monitoring of analytical field equipment leads to cheaper operation and maintenance of PAT equipment and less failures. By this the huge potential for cost savings can be leveraged and process understanding is improved.
2. AI@PAT – can Artificial Intelligence contribute to a better process understanding using vitality data context wise from self-organizing PAT equipment?
Using vitality data is contributing to a game change from reactive maintenance to condition monitoring based predictive maintenance. In addition, the combination of vitality data of sensors being in a contextual relation in a process may contribute to a next level of process understanding and automated process control. This discussion shall create ideas how to clarify this with lighthouse projects.
3. Circularity contribution through PAT – Discussing new measurement tasks
Production steps in the circular economy enabled through PAT sensors is an important topic for the future. The discussion is targeting for measurement tasks contributing for sustainable production in the future. Zero CO2, ecological footprint along the value chain and future contributions for environmental impact and circular economy are contents to be discussed.
4. Miniaturization@PAT – Discussing new measurement tasks delivering added value
Miniaturization of sensor technology is a future trend which can be observed. Discussing new potential measurement tasks for miniaturized PAT sensor technologies delivering added value for the process industry should be executed in this session.
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Mon, 15. November 2021 From data to knowledge: Follow the Eight-Fold Path! In future, value creation will only be possible in a cooperative manner. It is quite a journey to come from data to knowledge. I’ll show you the main steps and pitfalls for the process industry, but I am confident, that most thoughts can be applied more generally. It is often more a question of mindset than of technology to arrive successfully |
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Tue, 16. November 2021 Process Analytics in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical industry |
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Tue, 16. November 2021 The role of Data in Process Control: Modeling, Monitoring and Optimization |
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Tue, 16. November 2021 The Automation Ecosystem: considerations for Implementing PAT in the factory |
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Tue, 16. November 2021 Feedback as a means to cope with model deficiencies: the need for measurement information |
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Wed, 17. November 2021 Advances in QCL for PAT |
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Wed, 17. November 2021 Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy in Industry 4.0: the asset of multipoint measurements? |
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Wed, 17. November 2021 Smart PAT: shifting quality control to the shop floor Biopharmaceutical manufacturing is well-known as a complicated and intricate process. One major challenge in this process is the product itself. Proteins are highly complex molecules with many closely related variants, making analysis and control difficult. Quality control relies on regular process sampling and complex analytics that can typically only be performed in the lab. Improving this quality control process requires a true disruption of the traditional in-lab work with an advancement to smart PAT. Smart PAT shifts quality and performance monitoring to the shopfloor to enable in-line monitoring, automated process control, and real-time release. Enabling smart PAT requires: 1. Innovation of new real-time measurement technologies that overcome the challenges of miniaturization, durability, specificity, and speed to measure quality and performance attributes during the process. 2. Progressing digitization to enable innovative process analytics (soft sensors), advanced process control (e.g. digital twin simulation), preventative maintenance, and asset management. These innovations in technology and digital solutions make quality control faster, more agile more compliant. |
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Wed, 17. November 2021 Smart Equipment |
General Information for Poster and Lecture Authors |
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Registration fee cannot be waived for authors. Please use the
Deadline for registration for active authors will be 15 August 2021.
Please note: To be included in the final programme your registration is obligatory. If you are unable to present your lecture or poster for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible via Email.
The official language of the conference is English. Simultaneous translation will be not available.
Detailed Speaker and Poster Information |
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As we expect participants from different time zones, we would like to record your lecture and provide our participants with the opportunity to watch them at a later time.
- session lecture: 20 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion time
- keynote lecture: 25 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion time
After each lecture we have scheduled a Q&A session, where participants have the opportunity to discuss with the speakers. Please schedule this accordingly.
Strict timekeeping will be essential for the smooth running of the conference.
As an online meeting platform we use Converia's Virtual Venue and as presenting platform we use ZOOM. We recommend to download the ZOOM APP to share your presentation. We are planning test runs in the week before the conference. Detailed information will be sent to you in due time.
It is recommended to use Google Chrome or Firefox as your browser.
Please prepare your slides in 16:9 format.
In case you use special software for your presentation or if you have videos included into your file, a test run is obilgatory.
There will be test sessions running several days before the ISIC so that authors can be well prepared for the online platforms (Converia’s Virtual Venue and Zoom).
Test Session No. 1
8 November 2021 10:00
Test Session No. 2
9 November 2021 14:00
The poster presentation of latest results is an important facet of the scientific programme. The posters will be presented and numbered according to the final poster programme.
As a major guideline it is proposed to make the poster intelligible in itself, even in the absence of the author. It is suggested to divide the contents of each poster into introduction, results and conclusions, with a summary listing the pertinent results and conclusions.
Standard size for posters is 0.85 x 1.2 m (DIN A0-German Standard) vertically oriented. Therefore, please find the following specifications:
The posters will be shown throughout the whole conference as an e-Poster. Details for upload will be given in due time.
For the most effective and intensive discussion we recommend to initiate your individual virtual meeting room for the duration of the poster discussions.
Please enter your individual access link under your ePoster directly within the ‘Question & Answers‘ Area before the discussion starts. You can choose any virtual room you prefer.
A virtual exhibition will accompany the "EuroPACT2021". Our virtual event platform offers you the opportunity to represent your company appropriately during the online conference. Book an online exhibition booth or a sponsoring package and benefit from the following advantages:
At the EuroPACT 2021, scientists from industry, university and research institutions from Europe and beyond will meet in virtually to discuss the latest research and industrial applications in all fields of process analytics and control technology.
» Virtual booth with links and chat (text and video)
» Top placement of the virtual stand in the exhibition
» Logo placement in the scientific lecture programme
» Logo visibility during live stream breaks
» Logo on the log-in page
» Logo on the EuroPACT conference page
» An advertisement can be placed in the conference proceedings (digital) (1 page)
» 3 congress tickets for sponsor
» 6 persons as stand personnel (no access to the scientific lecture programme)
» Expand contacts with interested participants after the conference
» Additional stand placement in the poster room
» Virtual booth with links and chat (text and video)
» Logo placement in the scientific lecture programme
» Logo visibility during live stream breaks
» Logo on the EuroPACT conference page
» An advertisement can be placed in the conference proceedings (digital) (1 page)
» 1 congress ticket for exhibitor
» 3 persons as stand personnel (no access to the scientific lecture programme)
» Expand contacts with interested participants after the conference
Sponsoring & Exhibition Flyer (PDF Download)
Click on the video to get to know more about Sponsoring and Exhibition at DECHEMA Virtual Events. For further information please contact Nina Weingärtner, Phone +49 69 7564-125, E-Mail
