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19/10/2016 Fast purging of heat-treated pipework High strength steel joints, such as those used in the power industry for high-pressure pipework, need to be pre-heated for welding and also require a post weld heat treatment. » Read More

18/10/2016 Leisure centre cuts air handling and pool energy costs by 20 per cent with VSDs Successful retrofit delivers energy savings and helps simplify swimming pool operation » Read More

18/10/2016 BSRIA applauds monumental deal to cut the use of Hydrofluorocarbon gases Delegates from over 150 countries meeting in Rwanda reached what was described as a monumental deal by agreeing an amendment to the Montreal protocol on the phase out of the use of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), the gases used in air ... » Read More

18/10/2016 AVEVA and AEGEX partner to deliver digital asset solutions in hazardous ... First globally certified, intrinsically safe, mobile laser visualisation and information management solutions for UL Class I, II, III Division 1 and ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 hazardous environments on the Windows 10 tablet » Read More

18/10/2016 Lifting is going wireless New wireless control technologies are being adopted by manufacturers and users of cranes and other lifting equipment. » Read More

18/10/2016 Food and beverage industry benefits from bespoke process control solutions Process control systems that are unique to the food and beverage industry can be used to deliver higher levels of efficiency and reliability. » Read More

17/10/2016 Minister praises new Process Manufacturing Centre Kirklees College declared its Process Manufacturing Centre (PMC) open last week with over 60 project partners, local MPs, apprentices and its main funder, Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) attending a celebratory event. » Read More

17/10/2016 Engineering a future outside the European Union The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has welcomed a report published today on behalf of the UK engineering community by Engineering the Future. » Read More

13/10/2016 Pump refurbishment at historic Abbey Mills station The Thames Water Tideway Scheme includes the Lee Tunnel project which will increase storm water storage and prevent it from spilling into the River Lee at Abbey Mills. » Read More

13/10/2016 Release agent assists fast removal of fasteners NCH Europe has launched K Release NF, a non-flammable release agent aerosol for use in manufacturing, construction, marine, rail and mining applications. The product meets the demands of industrial sectors where the buildup of flammable ... » Read More

13/10/2016 Two-way remote alarm management challenge solved By implementing ProcessVue alarm management software from M.A.C. Solutions at its Bacton and Zeebrugge gas terminals, Interconnector UK (IUK) can now perform accurate alarm analysis across the two terminals and gain an accurate picture of ... » Read More

13/10/2016 Nanometre resolution confocal sensors offers enhanced performance Micro-Epsilon has launched a range of high precision confocal chromatic sensors for displacement, distance, position and thickness measurement. The compact sensors offer better linearity, nanometre resolution and a large offset/working ... » Read More

13/10/2016 Ice plug your pipes for maintenance Freeze sealing pipes for repair or maintenance is an increasingly popular alternative to ‘hot-tapping’ and eliminates the need to shut or drain down a system for repairs and maintenance. » Read More

13/10/2016 Variable speed drives set new standards of performance A range of Variable Speed Drives with a host of innovative features to enable simple and reliable control of traditional and emerging motor technologies through 630 kW, has been unveiled by motion control specialists Yaskawa. » Read More

13/10/2016 ECS gains BCSA registration for structural steel bridges ECS Engineering Services has now been registered by the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA) on ‘The Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors Scheme (RQSC)’ as a professional and competent steel fabricator capable of ... » Read More

04/10/2016 Variable speed drive control software protects against gas supply interruptions ABB has released the first variable-speed drive (VSD) control software that uses Model Predictive Control to regulate the drive’s torque. » Read More

03/10/2016 Hygienic nylon and rubber castors keep it clean From hospital beds to IV drips, castor wheels are heavily utilised in the healthcare industry to provide mobile and timely care to patients across a facility. » Read More

30/09/2016 Switches in critical control networks at Czech petrochemical plant Unipetrol is a major refinery and petrochemical company in the Czech Republic. One of the company’s biggest assets is the industrial premises Chempark Záluží which is the largest chemical production facility in the country. » Read More

29/09/2016 Screener generates pitch perfect product for MD Recycling A waste management company in Mid Wales has ramped up the quality and speed of its recycled products after investing in a new screener » Read More

28/09/2016 High-pressure plunger pumps with new drive technology Kamat has fundamentally revised the mechanical powertrain of its triplex plunger pumps for pressures up to 3500 bar. » Read More

27/09/2016 Multi-Carrier-System delivers flexible, Industry 4.0-ready intralogistics Festo has announced the Multi-Carrier-System (MCS), its Industry 4.0-ready linear motor track system, jointly developed with Siemens. » Read More

26/09/2016 Innovative and modular dry claw vacuum pump range Atlas Copco has launched its new DZS 2.2 to 6.2 kW dry claw vacuum pump range, which incorporates an innovative modular, easy-clean design to establish a new benchmark in dry claw vacuum pump simplicity, robustness, efficiency and ... » Read More

22/09/2016 Whisky power: bio-energy transforms distillery sector Diageo’s on-site biogas plant at Glendullan fully operational for 12 months, producing 6,000 MW hours of renewable heat » Read More

21/09/2016 Ethernet switches manage increasing demand for high-speed communication ... To meet the growing need for more capacity in train communications networks, Westermo has introduced a new generation of Ethernet train switches that provide highly robust networks to support many end devices and high data rates. » Read More

20/09/2016 Torque limiters combine millisecond disengagement with patented zero backlash ... R+W torque limiting couplings from Drive Lines feature a pre-loaded ball detent design that eliminates backlash. The design also ensures a much faster operation, separating the drive and driven elements in milliseconds in the event of an ... » Read More