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28/10/2015 Micro control valve from Bürkert is whisper quiet Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has recently launched its latest addition to the micro fluidics range, the Type 6712 WhisperValve, which is a plunger type design with media separation, which measures only 7mm wide and has a switching time of ... » Read More

27/10/2015 Testing time for fall arrestors Safety equipment such as fall arrestors must work perfectly every time they are called into action, so they must be made to the highest standards of manufacture, tested and certified. Only then will users have confidence wearing them. » Read More

27/10/2015 Non-compliant circulator pumps remain a concern Notwithstanding the efforts of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) over the past two years to ensure action was taken to deal with the issue of non ErP Directive compliant Circulators appearing on the UK market, it is ... » Read More

26/10/2015 Smart factory in a box Easy entry point to Industry 4.0 for manufacturers » Read More

26/10/2015 Make a nomination for the 2016 Pump Industry Awards Since 2000, the Pump Industry Awards has been recognising the best performing companies and people for their achievements and positive contributions. » Read More

22/10/2015 Power supplies powering industrial applications of the future Powerbox has introduced a new Industrial Line of standard AC/DC power supplies. » Read More

22/10/2015 Bespoke magnetic separation solution for HPR Stoke Bunting Magnetics Europe has worked closely with HPR Stoke to provide a bespoke magnetic separation solution for their metal separation requirement. » Read More

21/10/2015 Positive displacement dispensing valve with disposable fluid path The IDMVG DV5005DFS Positive Displacement Auger Valve from Intertronics solves some of the problems associated with the dispensing of medium-to-high viscosity materials, especially those which have short working lives or difficult rheology. » Read More

21/10/2015 Inmoco launches Kollmorgen safety feedback option Motion control engineers at Inmoco have announced a new feedback addition to its Kollmorgen AKM range of high performance motors, which provides a high integrity option for safety critical applications. » Read More

20/10/2015 Lanes Group drainage expertise supports power station demolition Lanes Group has been commissioned to provide specialist drainage survey and cleaning support for a demolition team decommissioning a coal-fired power station. » Read More

20/10/2015 Weidmüller offers increased control over plant management with the new ACT20C ... Weidmüller's new ACT20C gateway provides a greater transparency and preventive monitoring for equipment and processes. » Read More

19/10/2015 Brodosplit increases efficiency with Aveva Integrated Shipbuilding Aveva Marine and Aveva enterprise resource management software combine to increase profitability for Croatian shipyard » Read More

19/10/2015 Flat busbar clamp from Multi-Contact cuts maintenance costs Safe and reliable connection to copper busbars in electricity distribution systems can be quickly and simply carried out with the FSA20K flat bar clamp from Multi-Contact. » Read More

16/10/2015 Allianz UK engineer surveyor scoops top honour Each year, the Bureau of Engineer Surveyors (BES), a professional sector of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE), celebrates an outstanding engineer surveyor through the BES Engineer Surveyor of the Year Award. This year’s winner, ... » Read More

16/10/2015 Johnson announces £21 million for Engineering Grand Challenges research Seven new research programmes that aim to tackle some of the UK’s major science and engineering challenges have been given the green light by the Universities and Science Minister, Jo Johnson. » Read More

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