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20/05/2014 BP improves chemical plant leak detection with wireless technology BP ha revealed that it is using 'smart' wireless technology at its Geel, Belgium, chemical plant as part of a continuous leak detection system to improve safety surveillance on storage tanks, valves and pipelines. » Read More

19/05/2014 Industrial wireless blackout looms: GAMBICA warning GAMBICA – the trade association for instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology industry – is warning of a "major industrial wireless failure" unless the new EN62657-2 industrial wireless co-existence standard is ... » Read More

19/05/2014 Brevini invests in aftermarket power transmission services Power transmissions specialist Brevini says users can expect to see improvements in aftermarket services following recent significant investments. » Read More

16/05/2014 Food giant Heinz sentenced after engineer’s life-changing injury Global food producer Heinz has been fined £50,000 and ordered to pay costs of £9,661 for serious safety failings after an engineer had his hand severed when it became trapped in live, unguarded machinery at its Norfolk plant. » Read More

16/05/2014 AME technology director targets £5m research fund The technology director of the UK's first dedicated 'faculty on the factory floor' – the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) – has set his sights on securing up to £5m of funding this year to help develop the next ... » Read More

16/05/2014 Firm fined £140,000 over forklift death A sauces manufacturer has been fined £140,000 after a forklift truck driver was killed at a factory in Runcorn. » Read More

14/05/2014 Cherry Valley freezes out £30,000 on variable-speed drives Cherry Valley Farms, one of the UK's largest producers of duck products, now expects to save £30,000 a year from its freezing costs, following the installation of ABB variable-speed drives on its blast chiller. » Read More

14/05/2014 Profit through effective maintenance Works Management is offering you the opportunity to boost your profits by learning from maintenance experts at global giants including Siemens, Advanced Technology Services and Milliken as they reveal the secrets of banishing downtime ... » Read More

12/05/2014 BES Engineer Surveyor award goes to RSA’s James Merritt The Bureau of Engineer Surveyors (BES) has named James Merritt as winner of its Engineer Surveyor Award 2014. » Read More

12/05/2014 New MD for Siemens Congleton plant Andrew Peters has been appointed managing director of Siemens Motion Control Plant in Congleton, Lancashire effective from 1 July 2014. He will replace Finbarr Dowling, who is to become project director for the new wind turbine ... » Read More

12/05/2014 Day announced to address gender gap in engineering The Women's Engineering Society (WES) has announced that National Women in Engineering Day will be on 23 June this year. » Read More

12/05/2014 Forklift operator in court after dangerous lift causes serious injury A forklift truck operator has been prosecuted for safety failings after a teenager was seriously injured by a falling heater unit weighing almost half-a-tonne during a dangerous lifting operation in Kent. » Read More

09/05/2014 Spirax Sarco and Dallol Energy solve wet biomass limit Spirax Sarco and Dallol Energy have delivered the boiler controls and steam system for a wet biomass system designed to deliver steam to a distillery and to heat 200 neighbouring Scottish homes via district heating. » Read More

09/05/2014 ABB updates low voltage electric motors guide ABB has published an updated version of it 128 pages Motor Guide – its most requested electric motor publication. » Read More

08/05/2014 Lord Drayson launches wireless energy business Drayson Wireless, headed by Lord Drayson, says it is now working with Imperial Innovations and Imperial College to bring "groundbreaking wireless energy transfer technology" to market. » Read More

08/05/2014 Blane Judd appointed CEO of EngTechNow Blane Judd, the former group chief executive of the Building & Engineering Services Association, has been appointed CEO for EngTechNow, launched by prime minister David Cameron in June 2013. » Read More

08/05/2014 Crush injury puts playground maker in court Rubber playground surfaces manufacturer Createscape has been fined £3,500 with £761 costs, after a worker's arm was pulled into an unguarded conveyor belt and crushed at its factory near Goole. » Read More

07/05/2014 RAE pledges support for government campaign for more women in engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced its support for the government's Your Life campaign, to encourage greater participation in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). » Read More

07/05/2014 REACH regulations see new guidance for smaller plants UKCSF (UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum) has published new advice on the EU's REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulations. » Read More

07/05/2014 Beardow Adams sticks with Babcock Wanson heating Adhesives manufacturer Beardow Adams has expanded its Babcock Wanson thermal fluid heaters plant with a seventh unit at its site in Milton Keynes – now Europe's largest single hot melt adhesive site. » Read More

07/05/2014 Engineering bodies warn of looming skills shortage Manufacturers are positive about their businesses, but have concerns about the skills shortages and are calling for increased dialogue with government to ensure the sector can fulfil its great potential for growth in the future. » Read More

07/05/2014 County Durham firm in court after worker’s hand severely injured A County Durham firm has been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay £3,188.50 in costs after a worker suffered serious injuries to his hand when it was caught in the rollers of a glue machine with a broken safety guard. » Read More

06/05/2014 Severn Trent Water and Echologics launch leak detection technology Severn Trent Water and Echologics are hosting an event on 8 May 2014 at the Severn Trent Centre, in Coventry, to look at innovation in technology to improve water infrastructure. » Read More

06/05/2014 Lord Bhattacharyya elected as a Fellow of Royal Society Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, chairman and founder of WMG, has been elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society for his contribution to engineering research and education. » Read More

02/05/2014 ABB speeds up certified NEMA motor mods EU-wide Modifications to NEMA motors certified to CSA standards can now be undertaken by ABB at its European logistics centre in Germany for use anywhere in Europe. » Read More