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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

21/03/2014 Crane modernisation schemes on the rise: Konecranes Lifting equipment giant Konecranes is reporting an ongoing rise in the numbers of crane modernisation programmes across a growing number of industry sectors. » Read More

21/03/2014 Dorset machining company fined after employee suffers bruising A Ferndown-based machined components and engineering company has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £8,369 in costs for failing to guard dangerous parts of machinery after a worker was struck and injured by a metal clamp and workpiece. » Read More

20/03/2014 British industry broadly supportive of business budget Industry is broadly supportive of yesterday's (19 March 2014) budget, with the CBI and Siemens – two useful barometers – describing Chancellor George Osborne's speech as putting wind in the sails of business investment, especially for ... » Read More

20/03/2014 World’s first on-line guided wave radar integrity testing The world's first on-line guided wave radar (GWR) level monitoring transmitter and probe testing system has been released by Emerson Process Management. » Read More

20/03/2014 Intelligent pump and motor choices made simple Motors and drives giant ABB will be discussing intelligent pump solutions and the dos and don'ts of specifying energy-efficient electric motors at the Pump Centre Conference, 30 April 2104, in Telford. » Read More

20/03/2014 Mobile centre of excellence at Buck & Hickman Industrial tools, maintenance, and health and safety distributor Buck & Hickman has launched what it describes as a mobile centre of excellence for its products and services. » Read More

19/03/2014 SOE launches scheme to verify engineering competence The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) has launched a scheme, which, it says, can help engineering companies demonstrate competence and deliver professional development. » Read More

19/03/2014 Fake plant and spares risk lives of workers, warns CraneHireUK Plant managers are being warned to watch for counterfeit cranes following Terex's discovery of its cranes being built and sold by counterfeiters. » Read More

19/03/2014 EDF Energy joins EEMUA, strengthens power industry representation EDF Energy, one of the UK's largest energy companies and its largest producer of low-carbon electricity, ha joined EEMUA (the Engineering Equipment and Materials users Assocation). » Read More

18/03/2014 Calculator shows scope for savings with ABB robots ABB has launched an online ROI calculator to help SMEs (small to medium size enterprises) discover the cost and productivity potential available to them from industrial robots. » Read More

18/03/2014 GE and Highview Power sign energy storage agreement GE Oil & Gas has signed a global licensing and collaboration agreement with liquid air energy storage (LAES) pioneer Highview Power Storage to explore opportunities for the technology where its gas turbines and gas engines are installed. » Read More

17/03/2014 BASF sees significant savings from alternative bearing design One of BASF plants at the Port of Antwerp is reporting significant cost savings replacing failed bearings on its axial cooling tower fans since installing Revolvo SRB split roller bearings. » Read More

17/03/2014 Turbulent flow means stable control for Warden Plastics Fitting Sumitomo Demag temperature control units on two of its highest output machines has enabled injection moulding specialist Warden Plastics not only to stabilise its process but also to shave a valuable 10% off cycle times. » Read More