Welcome to Operations Engineer (formerly Plant Engineer), the website for engineers, technicians and those involved with the specification, installation, operation and maintenance of industrial plant. Brought to you by the IPlantE, BES, Environmental and Operations professional sectors of SOE (Society of Operations Engineers), and MA Business Ltd.

15/07/2024

Amey secures £30m contract

Amey has secured a new £30 million engineering services partner contract with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Rivers to deliver water and engineering services for Northern Ireland.

The five-year contract will see Amey deliver a range of civil engineering consultancy and specialist water works. This includes designing and implementing ... » Read More

12/07/2024 DoorCo replaces fleet DoorCo, a company specialising in composite doors and cassettes, has ... » Read More

11/07/2024 Exair acquires BETE ​Exair has acquired BETE, an engineered spray nozzle and spraying systems ... » Read More

10/07/2024 BPMA award nominations open The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) is calling for ... » Read More

09/07/2024 LEEA appoints director The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has appointed Alex ... » Read More

08/07/2024 ICS launches i-Temp TCUs ICS Cool Energy has expanded its i-TEMP temperature control units (TCU) ... » Read More

05/07/2024 INMOCO launches stepper drive Motion and automation distributor, Intelligent Motion Control (INMOCO), ... » Read More

02/07/2024

Chemical clean-up

Carbon reduction is a common theme across industry today, with everyone working hard to move in the right direction. Tom Austin-Morgan reports on the key issues facing the chemical processing industry’s push for decarbonisation to achieve the UK’s Net Zero targets and solutions to these hurdles

In a recent survey, some 68% of manufacturing ... » Read More

02/07/2024 Managing obsolescence How can plants plan for and tackle obsolescence more efficiently? Louise Davis gets some expert insight on managing this inevitable threat that faces industrial operators and plant engineers all over the world » Read More

02/07/2024 MRO developments Maintenance, repair and overhaul is BIG business. The global aircraft component MRO market size alone is expected to hit US$25.7 billion by 2028. Given there are countless other revenue streams across industry, Brian Wall takes a ... » Read More

02/07/2024 Personalised solutions A wave of personalisation has swept across the consumer marketplace in recent years. Julian Ware, UK and Ireland sales manager for ABB robotics, explains how robotic automation can support manufacturers to meet this accelerating trend » Read More