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11/10/2019

Advanced Multiphase Facility officially opened

A £16 million Advanced Multiphase Facility (AMF) that will aim to help global oil and gas operators to ensure that production remains economically viable was officially opened by flow measurement R&D specialist TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory on Thursday.

The AMF’s test range (of operating pressures, temperatures, flowrates and metrology) ... » Read More

09/10/2019 A-Plant opens Manchester hub Plant, tool and equipment hire company A-Plant has opened its biggest ... » Read More

08/10/2019 Energy savings for Butcher’s EcolightingUK has recently installed new LED lighting at the Butcher’s Pet ... » Read More

07/10/2019 New hub for Xylem Water solutions provider Xylem has set up a large rental hub in Europe ... » Read More

04/10/2019 Schaeffler CTO retires The Supervisory Board of Schaeffler AG has bid farewell to chief ... » Read More

03/10/2019 Subsea event announced An event focussing solely on the subsea and drilling industries in Brazil ... » Read More

02/10/2019 Women in Engineering event An SOE Women in Engineering event, taking place in November, will be ... » Read More

07/10/2019

Going to great lengths

The Historic Dockyard Chatham, situated on the River Medway in Kent, has been handed funding for conservation and repair works to machinery within its working Victorian Ropery. OE’s deputy editor made his way along the ropewalk to find out how the rope making process works, what maintenance issues have occured, and how the funding will be used

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07/10/2019 Comment: Welcome Welcome to Operations Engineer (OE) magazine issue #12. A strange introduction perhaps, but this is a number that I have been counting towards all year. Why? Because OE has now completed a whole one-year cycle since it was relaunched ... » Read More

07/10/2019 Military to civil The 2018 Engineering UK report stated a shortfall of between 83,000 and 110,000 engineers across all engineering disciplines in the UK. Are technically trained service leavers part of the solution? » Read More

07/10/2019 Maintec 2019 – it’s show time When? 30-31 October 2019 | Where? National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, UK, B40 1NT » Read More