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16/10/2015 Apprenticeship levy 'must not be an added tax' All funds raised by a new apprenticeship levy must be ring-fenced for training with the levy rate set at a fair level by a new politically independent Levy Board, according to Sarah Glendenning (pictured), CBI’s assistant regional director ... » Read More

15/10/2015 Glamox provides lighting solutions for German research vessel The new flagship in Germany’s research fleet has been equipped with lighting solutions supplied by Glamox Aqua Signal » Read More

14/10/2015 Manufacturers told ‘embrace IoT, or lose your competitiveness Manufacturing businesses in the UK are being urged to embrace the Internet of Things (IoT) in order to remain competitive, as the manufacturing industry continues to evolve at rapid pace. » Read More

14/10/2015 Factories overtake offices in the energy efficiency revolution The latest issue of the UK Energy Efficiency Trends report (Volume 12) has found that public buildings (21%) and manufacturing sites (17%) have overtaken offices (15%) this quarter as the principle property types to benefit from energy ... » Read More

13/10/2015 Pump system is perfect for high viscosity products Transferring high viscosity creams, pastes and gels which do not flow readily, such as peanut butter, shaving cream, petroleum jelly, yeast extracts and mascara, present unique challenges across many process applications in the food, ... » Read More

13/10/2015 Industry calls for greater role for business in English devolution plans Call for Devolution Bill to give greater powers to Local Enterprise Partnerships » Read More

12/10/2015 Remote access condition monitoring solution for marine gensets By installing an eWON VPN router and using the Talk2M Internet-based remote access system, a manufacturer of marine generating sets is now able to securely monitor and report on the condition of its diesel-electric generating sets, located ... » Read More

12/10/2015 Tsubaki gripper chain improves reliability against OEM components In the food processing industry, thermoforming packaging provides a fast and hygienic method of sealing food products before they are sent to the retailers. » Read More

08/10/2015 Award for aluminium recycling scheme A collaboration between Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis to develop the use of recycled aluminium has won Best B2B Partnership award. » Read More

08/10/2015 Traceability software improves device programming efficiency Adaptsys has launched ProgWorx, a software suite to improve the efficiency and traceability of programming devices in electronics manufacturing. » Read More

07/10/2015 Process safety competence matters The Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC) director, Trish Kerin, wins Engineers Australia - John A Brodie Medal – for her paper featuring a new process safety competency. » Read More

07/10/2015 World’s first subsea turbocompressor unit in operation Norwegian Statoil have announced the production start of the world’s first subsea gas compression facility at the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea. » Read More

06/10/2015 Measuring vibration where others fear to tread Work with Space Research Centre shows capabilities with small and lightweight system vibration testing » Read More

05/10/2015 Tsubaki takes the lead for Isle of Man TT riders Known for power transmission chains in industry Tsubaki is now proving itself on the racetrack » Read More

05/10/2015 Ground investigation specialists choose Ion Science to measure VOCs Environmental consultancy benefits from the fastest, safest, most accurate and easiest to use PIDs with the lowest running costs » Read More

05/10/2015 Soup company sentenced over worker’s life-changing injuries One of the UK’s most well-known food manufacturers was fined £60,000 after a worker suffered severe injuries while working on one of its production lines. Baxters Food Group appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court after a Health and Safety ... » Read More

02/10/2015 Manufacturers pay above the new National Living Wage, but still fear it will ... New research from EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, shows that the majority of manufacturers will see little impact from the move to implement a National Living Wage, with many already paying above the level currently proposed by ... » Read More

02/10/2015 Intelligent secondary guarding prevents crushing incidents Nationwide Platforms has become the first access hire company to develop and introduce a secondary guarding system designed to prevent a trapping or crushing incident before a collision can occur. » Read More

01/10/2015 Improved data acquisition for a more detailed view of plant operations Yokogawa releases Exaquantum R3.01 plant information management system » Read More

01/10/2015 Compressor control with tomorrow’s technology, today The latest generation in compressed air management systems is the Sigma Air Manager 2 (SAM-2) recently introduced by HPC KAESER. » Read More

30/09/2015 Standard promoting excellence in design of manufactured products gets revised BSI, the business standards company, has revised BS 7000-2 Design management systems – Part 2: Guide to managing the design of manufactured products. » Read More

30/09/2015 Wildacre overcome compressor reliability to make up higher quality cosmetics The company's cosmetics manufacturing machinery are mainly pneumatically powered, but production problems used to be common due to the unreliability of two compressors which had been supplied from a tool hire company. » Read More

29/09/2015 Integrating heat improves efficiency for meat producer Babcock Wanson has completed a project for delicatessen meat producer Puredrive Fine Foods which includes integration of the heating systems for two of Puredrive’s production lines at its processing facility in Corby as part of an ... » Read More

29/09/2015 Emerson and Osisoft team up to help improve plant operations The software simplifies access to HART field device information and feeds it to numerous diagnostic and process optimisation packages » Read More

28/09/2015 CFTS warns that fork lift attachments require inspection CFTS, the body behind the UK’s national scheme for the Thorough Examination of lift trucks, has issued a reminder to truck owners and operators: Thorough Examination is not just for trucks; attachments require inspection too. » Read More