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27/10/2016 New £1.2 million research programme to explore waste heat to electrical power ... A consortium led by steam engineering specialist, Spirax Sarco, is to embark on a three-year research programme to explore the potential for low temperature waste heat to be converted into electrical power after being awarded funding from ... » Read More

26/10/2016 Spiroflow announces heavy duty chain drag conveyor Spiroflow has launched the new heavy-duty Chainflow tubular chain drag conveyor to meet evolving industry needs. » Read More

26/10/2016 Benefits for all with lean manufacturing As global markets become ever-more competitive, companies are looking to improve efficiency, productivity and quality in order to increase profitability and customer satisfaction. In many cases, adopting lean principles can deliver ... » Read More

24/10/2016 Cables ensure future-proof machines and processes Phoenix Contact is helping customers to future-proof their machines and processes, while opening-up the potential for sales in Asian markets, by offering a comprehensive range of cables and connectors for CC-Link IE. » Read More

24/10/2016 3D printed house offers glimpse of the future A house made by a 3D printer? This is no longer just a dream… the façade of the Europa-Haus in the Amsterdam Marine Quarter, built for the duration of the Dutch Presidency of the EU, was partly constructed in this way. » Read More

24/10/2016 New standard for forklifts used where powders and dusts could ignite The new EU standard EN1755:2015 is set to impact the design of materials handling equipment intended for use in Zone 21 and 22 hazardous areas, where powders and dusts are present. Food production and storage operations, the chemical ... » Read More

24/10/2016 Safety system for Lord’s development One of the key spectator stands at Lord’s Cricket Ground is currently under a two-stage development programme and during construction works, Bull Products is providing its Cygnus wireless fire alarm systems. » Read More

20/10/2016 A reliance on negative emissions technologies is locking in carbon addiction The Paris Agreement on climate change and the carbon-reduction plans of many governments (including the UK) are unwittingly reliant on unproven technologies to suck hundreds of billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide directly from the ... » Read More

20/10/2016 Onboard diagnostics boosts condition monitoring for British biomass power plant The Danish engineering and contracting company Aalborg Energie Technik (AET) has selected a Brüel & Kjær Vibro online condition monitoring solution for machine condition monitoring of the 40MW Tilbury Green Power biomass power plant in the ... » Read More

20/10/2016 Thermal fluid heaters improve efficiency in dairy nutrition processing Babcock Wanson has supplied two new EPC ES series thermal fluid heating systems to Volac, one of Europe’s fastest growing international dairy nutrition businesses. » Read More

20/10/2016 Designing access gantries for safety and efficiency Access gantries and platforms are so much part of the industrial landscape that they are often taken for granted. However, they can make a massive contribution to site safety and operational efficiency and provide access to difficult to ... » Read More

19/10/2016 Energy efficient rotary screw blowers aid yeast production Rotary screw blowers from Atlas Copco are providing a highly reliable source of vital process air for Lallemand GB, the UK’s largest commercial yeast producer, who is predicting to reduce its annual energy bills by 25 per cent as a result ... » Read More

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