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04/04/2014 Company in court after apprentice loses finger A Northumberland company was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £894.95 costs after a worker's left hand was crushed in machinery leading to the amputation of one of his fingers. » Read More

03/04/2014 Brenntag boosts plant efficiency with new control systems Chemical distribution specialist Brenntag reports significant improvements in plant efficiency, while retaining its local authority effluent monitoring compliance, having replaced its batch control system with a Bürkert solution. » Read More

03/04/2014 Itac Adhesives saves £1,700 a week on filter project Adhesives and coatings manufacturer Itac Adhesives is reporting savings of more than £1,700 a week since introducing a Heco self-cleaning filter unit to its solvent filtration system. » Read More

03/04/2014 Packaging company fined after worker’s leg injury An Essex-based manufacturing company has been fined a total of £7,000 and ordered to pay costs of £621 for safety failings after a forklift truck reversed into a delivery driver's lower leg, fracturing his ankle. » Read More

02/04/2014 IPCC environment report demands engineering action Yesterday's (1 April 2014) worrying second report from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which speaks of a need for urgent action on emissions to mitigate inescapable global risks, has been broadly welcomed by most in ... » Read More

01/04/2014 EPSRC and Tata Steel collaborate on research Tata Steel has formed a strategic partnership with UK research body the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop innovations including graphene-coated steels and next-generation sensors that can operate in ... » Read More

01/04/2014 Firm in court after worker suffered radiation burns A Hartlepool test equipment manufacturer has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £4,930 in costs after one of its workers suffered radiation burns while carrying out tests on safety equipment. » Read More

31/03/2014 Consultation opens on CDM 2007 regulations The Health and Safety Executive has today (31 March 2014) opened a 10-week consultation (to 6 June) on proposals to replace the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007). » Read More

28/03/2014 Invest in operations and maintenance R&D warns Romax Following Siemens investment in wind turbine production in Hull, engineering specialist Romax Technology is warning that R&D is key to driving the UK's renewable energy industry. » Read More

28/03/2014 Firm fined for workers’ injuries tackling factory fire Two workers suffered burns, one seriously, when hot material from an industrial drier hit them as they tried to tackle a fire at a factory in South Wales, a court has heard. » Read More

28/03/2014 Cummins improves plant flexibility on Siemens drive controls Diesel engine manufacturer Cummins says it has improved test cell availability and diagnostics at its County Durham production plant, since implementing a modernised drive control system. » Read More

28/03/2014 Chilean pharma plant cuts nitrogen costs with Atlas Copco Chilean pharmaceutical firm Laboratorio Sanderson is crediting Atlas Copco equipment as the driving force behind reduced costs and improved efficiency at its Fresnius Kabi plant. » Read More

27/03/2014 Semta flies the flag for female engineers and industry managers Today (Thursday 27 March 2014) engineering skills body Semta is to join forces with Unite the union and the TUC in Manchester at an event to showcase women in engineering. » Read More

27/03/2014 Emerson cuts fieldbus commissioning time by 80% Fieldbus systems associated with Emerson Process Management's asset management software can now be commissioned up to 80% faster, according to the company. » Read More

27/03/2014 Global Heat Transfer gains full safety accreditation Staffordshire based thermal fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has been awarded accreditation from safecontractor for its commitment to excellence in health and safety. » Read More

26/03/2014 CEVA Logistics sentenced over falls from height CEVA Logistics has been fined £10,000 with £1,491 costs after two Margate employees were left badly injured when they were knocked nearly five metres to the ground. » Read More

25/03/2014 Siemens invests £160m in UK wind manufacturing factories Siemens is investing £160 million in two wind turbine production and installation sites in Yorkshire. » Read More

25/03/2014 Bio-thermic digester set to slash organic waste-to-landfill British environmental technologies specialist Advetec says it has achieved an industrial scale bio-thermic digester capable of eliminating the practice of organic waste (solid and liquid) going to landfill. » Read More

25/03/2014 2,000th LEEA TEAM card marks overhead lifting milestone LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has issued its 2,000th internationally recognised TEAM card for overhead lifting equipment engineers. » Read More

25/03/2014 20% energy savings for Atlantic Plastics injection moulders Atlantic Plastics is reporting 20% savings on energy costs on one of its large injection moulding machines, following installation of an ABB variable-speed drive. » Read More

24/03/2014 FLT associations join forces to deliver national apprenticeship Two of the fork lift truck industry's leading trade associations have announced plans for a single apprenticeship scheme to cover the whole UK. » Read More

24/03/2014 Vacu-Lug cuts steam raising energy with Babcock Wanson Retread tyre specialist Vacu-Lug has installed a second coil type Babcock Wanson steam generator, complete with flue gas economiser, for its curing process. » Read More

24/03/2014 New ABB team to tackle larger drive system projects Plant managers wanting engineered systems covering machines, transformers and larger variable-speed drives, along with lifecycle services, can now approach ABB's new Drives Solutions team. » Read More

21/03/2014 Cost of poor hydrocarbon process safety tops $34bn Combined losses from the 100 largest accidents in the hydrocarbon industry are now estimated at more than $34 billion, according to insurer Marsh. » Read More

21/03/2014 Siemens and BMW launch 3D car manufacturing game An online car manufacturing game has been developed for schools by Siemens and BMW, as part of the Siemens Education Portal, launched in February last year. » Read More