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.

02/07/2024

DNV survey highlights oil and gas paradox

A DNV survey has revealed that 68% of oil and gas industry leaders have expressed optimism for sector growth in the coming year despite unprecedented energy challenges.

The survey, ‘The Paradox of Petroleum - How the oil and gas sector is transforming through uncertainty’, gathered insights from nearly 450 senior oil and gas professionals to ... » Read More

02/07/2024 Rovco joins OWOP The Offshore Wind O&M Partnership (OWOP) has welcomed Rovco to its ... » Read More

01/07/2024 Burckhardt delivers compressor Burckhardt Compression provided a compressor cylinder to a nutrition ... » Read More

28/06/2024 North Star to build vessel North Star is to build a hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) bound for ... » Read More

27/06/2024 BEP acquires Plating BEP Surface Technologies, an electroplating surface finishing specialist, ... » Read More

27/06/2024 Locomotive reduces emissions ​A trial of Advanced Hydrogen Technologies (AHT) Group’s carbon clean and ... » Read More

26/06/2024 Moons’ introduces drives Moons’ Industries has introduced its smart multi-axis series of Stepper ... » Read More

10/06/2024

Let automation bear the load

Autonomous forklifts are gaining interest due to their efficiency and ability to reduce labour costs, operator error and potential accidents

Even with fossil fuel power plants, Manufacturing plants, warehouses and logistics centres are encountering a number of issues with traditional forklifts – not least a high turnover in operators and rising ... » Read More

10/06/2024 Smarter robots Industrial robot manufacturers are turning to advanced artificial intelligence to improve manufacturing efficiency, flexibility, and safety. » Read More

10/06/2024 Motion sensor solutions Bigger is almost certainly always better when it comes to heat pumps. In other words, performance, efficiency and cost advantages can all be achieved when going larger, says Jody Muelaner » Read More

10/06/2024 Fine mines Sustainability, employee protection and operational insights are the drivers of a cutting-edge electrification upgrade at BHP BMA’s Goonyella Riverside Mine in Queensland » Read More