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23/06/2014 Emerson commissions new density calibration facilities Emerson Process Management has now commissioned state-of-the-art liquid density meter calibration facilities in Slough, UK and Boulder, USA, which, it claims, are a world first for multiple temperature and pressure conditions mimicking ... » Read More

23/06/2014 David Palmer-Jones kicks off Energy from Waste essays The Energy from Waste essays – a monthly series from the Energy from Waste conference and Recycling and Waste World magazine (both from the Mark Allen group) have started publication. » Read More

20/06/2014 Oil contamination 'a major cause of machinery failure' warning Between 70 and 80% of all hydraulic failures which can lead to machinery breakdown can be traced back to contaminated oil, according to leading drives and controls manufacturer, Bosch Rexroth. » Read More

19/06/2014 Arco launches PPE range with extra protection from second degree burns Arco has launched a flame-retardant PPE range that offers four times as much protection from second degree burns when worn as multiple layers. » Read More

19/06/2014 Double win for Ellie Ellie Dunnington is celebrating after securing an apprenticeship and a place in a prestigious competition for young engineers in the same week. » Read More

18/06/2014 Smash manufacturing output myth, says EEF Consumers are being urged to ditch urban myths and misconceptions about British manufacturing after research showed that three quarters (74%) mistakenly believe that the UK used to manufacture more goods 30 years ago (in the 80s) than it ... » Read More

16/06/2014 Government's wellbeing agenda under threat The government's 'Fit Note' programme is failing to deliver on getting people back to work four years on from its introduction, while long term absence rates have increased. » Read More

16/06/2014 Worker’s floor slip led to loss of fingertips A Leeds-based company has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries to his hand when it came into contact with the drive chain of a conveyor at a Newcastle factory. » Read More

16/06/2014 WMG Academy for Young Engineers topped out One of the first students to join the WMG Academy for Young Engineers in Coventry has laid a final brick as part of the topping out ceremony for the new building. » Read More

13/06/2014 University Of Warwick champions CHP plant with Dalkia Following completion of two more CHP (combined heat and power) plant projects – replacing one engine with a 400kWe unit on the main campus and installing another 400kWe on its Gibbet Hill campus – the University of Warwick is reporting ... » Read More

13/06/2014 Rosemount 5300 GWR certified for safety-critical level Emerson Process Management's Rosemount 5300 guided wave radar (GWR) process level transmitters have now been certified to IEC 61508 for safety instrumented process plant functions to SIL 3. » Read More

12/06/2014 Davyhulme waste to energy plant boilerhouse complete The £1.5 million boiler house for United Utilities' innovative £4.3 million waste-to-energy plant, at Davyhulme in Manchester, has completed final testing and been handed over for operation by Spirax Sarco. » Read More

12/06/2014 HSB honoured by ASME for 100 years of boiler safety Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) has been cited by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for 100 years of creating, adopting and enforcing the national code for the construction and inspection of ... » Read More

12/06/2014 Siemens appoints Juergen Maier as new UK chief executive Juergen Maier, managing director of Siemens Industry, has been appointed chief executive of Siemens in the UK from July 1. » Read More

11/06/2014 WEG opens European drives automation centre Drives, inverters, soft starters, servo drives and electric motors specialist WEG has opened a European automation centre at its site in Unna, Germany. » Read More

11/06/2014 Honeywell to automate Canadian Oil Sands project Suncor Energy has selected Honeywell Process Solutions to provide automation systems for its new multi-billion dollar Fort Hills Oil Sands project, in Alberta, Canada. » Read More

10/06/2014 Ofqual set to axe manufacturing qualifications Engineering and manufacturing GCSEs and A Levels could be axed under new proposals from England's exam regulator Ofqual. » Read More

10/06/2014 ‘Boost engineering by gaining professional status’ call Britain's engineers can play a key role in boosting their role by signing up for professional status, according to Chris Allam (pictured), engineering director of BAE's military air and information business. » Read More

10/06/2014 Company back in court for safety failings A Tyneside company was fined a total of £5,000 and ordered to pay £3,824.45 costs for safety breaches for the second time in less than a year after a forklift truck overturned at its factory in Burnopfield. » Read More

09/06/2014 ABB’s UK drives recycling hits 100 tonne milestone ABB has now recycled 100 tonnes of old variable speed drives (VSDs), since starting its recycling scheme in 2003. » Read More

09/06/2014 New coils boost output of geothermal generator The generator at Palinpinon geothermal power plant, in the Philippines, has been successfully rewound by Sulzer, with coil design and construction by its service centre in Birmingham. » Read More

09/06/2014 Two engineering firms sentenced after worker’s hand crushed Two engineering businesses have been fined for safety failings after a worker's hand was crushed while unloading steel beams. » Read More

06/06/2014 Radioactive sludge handling plant ready at Sellafield A new £240 million sludge packaging plant, built at Sellafield to handle radioactive waste from one of the most hazardous decommissioning projects in the UK, has now been handed over. » Read More

05/06/2014 Turbine Efficiency slashes engine refurbishment times and costs A £1 million expansion at the Lincoln works of Turbine Efficiency has seen the installation of two stands for testing powergen gas turbines after they have been stripped down, repaired and rebuilt. » Read More

04/06/2014 Bradford motoring on automotive brakes research The braking research centre at the University of Bradford has recently replaced an old servo motor on one of its test beds with a standard Weg 15kW ac motor intelligently powered by a Weg CFW11 variable speed drive. » Read More