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02/10/2023 Ruhrpumpen builds fire pump centre Ruhrpumpen has built a fire pump centre in Lancing, West Sussex, to ensure all of its pumps are able to provide maximum performance instantly. » Read More

29/09/2023 Columbus McKinnon manufactures lifting system Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products has delivered an underfloor lifting system to HYT Engineering that has been manufactured under the Make in India initiative. » Read More

29/09/2023 Asterra appoints director in UK Asterra has appointed Mark Hinton director of business and development and sales in the UK, where he will oversee the expansion of Asterra EarthWorks. » Read More

28/09/2023 Novelis modernises hot rolling mill Novelis is working with ABB to upgrade its third-party devices and controls system as part of a modernisation project at its hot rolling mill in New York. » Read More

27/09/2023 Fluke releases two wire tracers Fluke has launched two wire tracers that simplify the process of tracing and troubleshooting at energised and de-energised wires in residential, commercial and industrial environments. » Read More

26/09/2023 Renk supplies gearboxes for green steel production Renk, a company specialising in drive technologies, is supplying three high-speed special gear units for compressors for the production of green steel to Siemens Energy Compressors. » Read More

25/09/2023 New process trebles sausage skin productivity A team of UK process engineers has developed a technique for manufacturing sausage casings, which is said to treble output. » Read More

25/09/2023 Heat pump apprenticeship gets Gov funding The UK government has confirmed funding for a dedicated Low Carbon Heating Apprenticeship developed by standards body MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme). » Read More

22/09/2023 Robotic dogs aid nuclear site decommissioning A collaboration at a UK nuclear decommissioning site in Scotland saw two robotic dogs enter an evaporator cell and swab their surroundings. » Read More

22/09/2023 Anglian Water uses Seepex monitoring services Anglian Water has integrated Seepex pump monitoring and connected services at its Brockley pump station to avoid pipework rupture caused by excessive pressure. » Read More

21/09/2023 Northern refurbishes depot Train operator Northern has revealed before and after images showing the £350,000 transformation of its Neville Hill Depot in Leeds. » Read More

20/09/2023 Busch introduces new R5 RA Busch has confirmed its new rotary vane vacuum pump R5 RA 0520 A is 25% more energy efficient than its predecessor. » Read More

19/09/2023 Fanuc robots handle waste London-based Recycleye is using artificial intelligence (AI) vision technology in conjunction with Fanuc 6-axis LR Mate robots to automate the detection and sorting of dry mixed recyclables. » Read More

19/09/2023 Celeros unveils CFT-Green Valve Packing System Celeros Flow Technology has launched a sealing system that is said to reduce fugitive emissions across pipelines and provides an efficient sealing solution for valves. » Read More

18/09/2023 Dematic provides buffer and sequencing system Dematic has provided an automated buffer and sequencing system that is said to process up to 150 pallets per hour to Vectura in Norway. » Read More

15/09/2023 ABB delivers process control solution to cement plant ABB has delivered its ABB Ability Expert Optimiser System to control, stabilise and optimise industrial processes at the Tokuyama Nanyo cement plant in Japan. » Read More

14/09/2023 Leeds opens solar powered Park and Ride site Leeds City Council has opened a solar powered Park and Ride in Stourton, serviced by electric buses that link the site to the city centre. » Read More

13/09/2023 Pets at Home receives electric forklift Pets at Home has boosted its distribution fleet with the addition of the Moffett eSeries NX electric forklift. » Read More

12/09/2023 Seeq and Databricks integrate platforms Seeq Corporation and Databricks are integrating their platforms to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning adoption across the industrial manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and energy sectors. » Read More

11/09/2023 ABB to power battery recycling facility ABB has expanded a partnership to provide process electrification to power Northvolt’s battery recycling facility in Skellefteå, Sweden. » Read More

08/09/2023 Valmet to deliver mill-wide optimisation solution Valmet is to deliver a mill-wide optimisation solution that will help automate decision-making at Mercer Rosenthal’s kraft pulp mill in Germany. » Read More

07/09/2023 QED highlights pump cycle counter QED Environmental Systems has highlighted how its Xact Count pneumatic pump cycle counter monitors water discharge rather than airflow, eliminating doubt about whether pumps are working correctly. » Read More

06/09/2023 Finning creates energy package for ABC Power Systems Finning has created a bespoke gas-powered energy package to support emergency backup power specialist ABC Power Systems in providing a lower cost solution for its customers. » Read More

05/09/2023 Gower uses electric counterbalance trucks Swansea-based Gower Chemicals has replaced a fleet of diesel counterbalance trucks with electric models following a recommendation from the local Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks supplier. » Read More

05/09/2023 Alfa Laval to supply gasketed plate heat exchanger Alfa Laval has agreed a deal to supply its first gasketed plate heat exchanger (GPHE) from its new hygienic line in the UK. » Read More