Teaching & Learning in the Circular Economy

Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash Since the industrial revolution there have been waves of technology and innovation.  We all remember the movie “The Graduate” and that technology wave told to Dustin Hoffman in one word: PLASTICS.  The next wave came along in the chemical/petrochemical and…


Ebook Explores Automated Filtration Technologies for Clarification Applications

automated filtration technologies Over my almost 40 years in the process industry, many people have helped me along the way. Having opened my own consulting business, Perlmutter & Idea Development, I thought it time to give back to the engineering and process communities. Earlier this year I…


Product Quality for Medicinal Cannabis and Cannabinoids

Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash As a member of the Nectar Health Sciences Board of Directors, I’ve become well versed in the cannabinoid and terpenes marketplace technologies from hemp processing to final product. Drawing on my experiences with Nectar, a privately-owned cannabinoid…


Wearables & Drones for Process Safety    

Photo by Alessio Soggetti on Unsplash It has been difficult to conduct onsite business during the pandemic, but we all must adjust and innovate to meet client’s needs. Fortunately, digital technology is offering us many alternative ways to ensure process safety. In this blog, I’ll…


Creativity and Innovation and Orangutans

Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash So, here we go again…intertwining seemingly unrelated topics — creativity and innovation and orangutans — into an interesting blog. Over the years, as my readers know, I’ve discussed different approaches to innovation and creativity.  My recent octopus blog…