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03/09/2014 Gwyr wins EESW award for Schaeffler cooling tower project A-level physics students from Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr School, in Swansea, has won the Airbus Award for Best Innovative or Adaptive Design, in the Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) scheme. » Read More

02/09/2014 Green industrial technology ‘set to boom’ The UK's manufacturing sector is rapidly turning to energy efficiency technologies to reduce costs and cut emissions, with 79% of those polled in a survey by Siemens Industry reporting energy as a business critical issue in the year ahead. » Read More

02/09/2014 Precision engineering firm fined for putting workers’ health at risk Precision engineering firm Brooks Crownhill Patternmakers has been fined £7,000 plus £1,379 costs for five health and safety breaches at its Andover factory. » Read More

02/09/2014 Split bearings slice stoppages for Belgian food processor Roeselare, Belgium-based food processor D'Arta has solved problems with its spinach slicing machine by installing split plummer block bearings, from Revolvo. » Read More

01/09/2014 Variable speed drives shave £15,000 off hospital energy costs Bedford Hospital is reporting savings of £15,000 a year on air handling costs since installing variable-speed drives (VSDs) from ABB partner Inverter Drive Systems (IDS). » Read More

01/09/2014 Thermal fluid heaters keep Total UK bitumen flowing Total UK has installed two Babcock Wanson high-efficiency thermal fluid heaters at its Preston-based Bitumen division in a bid to improve operating costs and cut emissions. » Read More

29/08/2014 ECS completes penstock sluice installation in flooded river ECS Engineering Services has completed installing a new three-gate sluice as part of local improvements to the flood prevention scheme at at Constant Spring, near Emsworth, Portsmouth. » Read More

28/08/2014 Seminar to explain power of robotics for smaller sites ABB Robotics is to run a seminar and workshop at its Milton Keynes offices on 5 November 2014, aimed at helping smaller manufacturing operations appreciate the potential of current robotic automation. » Read More

28/08/2014 Super precision bearings at Engineering Design Show Super precision ball bearing manufacturer Barden Corp will be among exhibitors at this year's Engineering Design Show, from 22—23 October 2014 at the Jaguar Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena, Coventry). » Read More

27/08/2014 Energy chain fires up massive Felixstowe rail traverser An igus energy chain system has been designed into the Port of Felixstowe's new North Rail Terminal, which includes the largest capacity rail traverser in the UK. » Read More

27/08/2014 Control Techniques’ new engineering lab is underway Work has started on Control Techniques' new hi-tech engineering laboratory on land adjacent to its headquarters in Newtown, Mid Wales. » Read More

26/08/2014 Manufacturing pay runs ahead of wider economy The average pay settlement in manufacturing industry in the six months from February to July was 2.6%, according to the EEF. » Read More

26/08/2014 Compact re-design for Atlas Copco’s energy recovery units Atlas Copco has re-designed the retrofit energy recovery units for its GA series air compressors, claiming improved performance from a smaller footprint. » Read More

26/08/2014 Neilson Hydraulics goes ‘back to new’ with Bosch Rexroth Yorkshire based Neilson Hydraulics, which supplies hydraulic components, systems and electronic controls, is now offering a 'Back to new' service through Bosch Rexroth. » Read More

22/08/2014 World’s largest tidal array gets go-ahead for Scotland The world's biggest tidal array will be built in the Pentland Firth region of Scotland, according to an announcement from DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) today. » Read More

22/08/2014 Rolls-Royce and Pera Technology offer inside track on innovation Rolls-Royce will be offering manufacturing and engineering companies an insight into its innovation strategy at an industry event held in conjunction with leading new product development contractor Pera Technology. » Read More

22/08/2014 Industry ‘wasting millions on poor maintenance’ UK industry is wasting millions of pounds with equipment mark-downs, write-offs and lost revenue due to poor maintenance practices, according to industrial distributor ERIKS. » Read More

22/08/2014 Safety execution centres growing rapidly: match global demand Growth of ABB's global network of 'safety execution centres' – supporting high hazard industries – from 10 to 30 over the past four years is being seen as indicative of growing global demand. » Read More

22/08/2014 HSE confirms appointment of new chief executive The Health & Safety Executive has appointed Dr Richard Judge (pictured) as chief executive. He will start in November 2014. » Read More

22/08/2014 Edinburgh firm fined £12,000 after lorry crushes employee An Edinburgh-based pharmaceutical company has pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court of failing to ensure the health and safety of an employee when a reversing lorry crushed an employee's head and chest resulting in severe injury. » Read More

21/08/2014 ABB and ESC launch functional safety e-learning ABB's Safety Lead Competency Centre (SLCC) and Engineering Safety Consultants (ESC) have launched an e-learning technical training course on failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). » Read More

21/08/2014 Green desert city gets energy-efficient water pumps Amarinth, which specialises in centrifugal pumps for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, is using its carbon reduction pump project expertise to supply equipment into Masdar City, in Abu Dhabi. » Read More

20/08/2014 Process valve body design turns a novel corner A modular valve body pioneered by Bürkert is being claimed to increase the flow coefficient of conventional angle seat valves – so reducing energy requirements and improving flow characteristics. » Read More

20/08/2014 Outlook remains healthy for manufacturers, says CBI Manufacturing output growth eased in the three months to August, but growth expectations for the coming quarter remain robust, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey. » Read More

19/08/2014 White paper reveals the dangers of carbon residue Heat transfer fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has published a white paper warning industry of the impact of carbon residue on plant ageing and effectiveness. » Read More