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12/08/2013 High Speed Sustainable Manufacturing Institute welcomes Ubisense location-based technology specialist Ubisense has joined the HSSMI (High Speed Sustainable Manufacturing Institute). » Read More

09/08/2013 MOL gas processing plant shaves 9m eur off production costs European oil and gas giant MOL Group says it has significantly increased throughput, improved product quality and cut energy consumption at its Algyõ gas processing plant in Hungary, following intervention by Emerson Support Services. » Read More

09/08/2013 Rockwell Automation launches industrial security initiative Rockwell Automation has launched an initiative aimed at helping manufacturers to reduce cyber-security risks to their control systems. » Read More

08/08/2013 Robinson Bros keep lid on carbon disulphide with ABB transmitter Robinson Brothers is reporting success with a revised safety-critical level sensor, based on a magnetostrictive transmitter, which is now monitoring carbon disulphide (CS2) storage at its Midlands speciality chemicals plant. » Read More

08/08/2013 Alstom’s tidal turbine now running at 1MW offshore Alstom's trial full-scale tidal device has now reached full nominal power of 1MW, following a series of gradual increases in power since its immersion in January 2013. » Read More

07/08/2013 Bosch Rexroth Glenrothes site cuts 30 per cent emissions Bosch Rexroth is reporting success with its carbon emission reduction plan, having made what it describes as a significant emissions reduction at its Glenrothes site, in Scotland. » Read More

07/08/2013 Sea bass high voltage maintenance goes to Quartzelec Anglesey Aquaculture, the UK's only producer of fresh, sustainably farmed sea bass, has contracted Wrexham based electrical engineering firm Quartzelec to deliver all its high-voltage maintenance over the next four years, including ... » Read More

06/08/2013 Health and safety regulations not half-baked So many managers and administrators still don't get the health and safety message, says Judith Hackitt, chief executive of the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) in her latest blog. » Read More

06/08/2013 Free energy efficiency white paper offers plant guidance How to drive change in the workplace is the subject of a new energy efficiency white paper, published by MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) specialist Eriks. » Read More

05/08/2013 New Scottish pier sees surge in tidal power activity A newly extended pier in Orkney is hosting more tidal energy technologies than any other site in the world, with four devices currently on the quayside. » Read More

05/08/2013 Screw blower technology improves SCA plant efficiency Personal care products producer SCA has improved both operating efficiency and energy consumption on its wastewater treatment plant at the Oakenholt Mill, thanks to an energy-efficient rotary screw blower, from Atlas Copco. » Read More

05/08/2013 REA welcomes biofuel competition, but warns on environment The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has welcomed the launch of a £25 million government competition to drive the development of advanced biofuels in the UK. » Read More

02/08/2013 Brevini delivers bespoke gearboxes for massive pipelaying vessel The world's largest platform installation, decommissioning and pipelaying ship, due to start operations late in 2014, will be equipped with 32 high-power gearboxes from Brevini Power Transmission. » Read More

01/08/2013 Emerson expands growing project services arm Emerson Process Management says it has brought forward plans to expand its project engineering staff, to meet demands of major project activity. » Read More

31/07/2013 6.3-tonne crane lifts maintenance at Edinburgh tram depot Edinburgh's Gogar depot, which serves the new tram network, is using a double-girder 6.3 tonne travelling crane, installed by Street Crane Company, to maintain its fleet of 27 trams, and support the Unimog track maintenance vehicle. » Read More

31/07/2013 FLTA challenges UK to break accident plateau FLTA (the Fork Lift Truck Association) is encouraging 1,000,000 Britons to confirm their safety awareness this September in a bid to break the 'accident plateau'. » Read More

30/07/2013 Cirteq stops production stoppages with VSDs Circlip manufacturer Cirteq has not only solved problems with plant stoppages, caused by ageing motors and controls, but is also now saving an estimated at £11,000 a year in energy costs, thanks to modern variable-speed drives (VSD). » Read More

30/07/2013 Century Cement approves split roller bearings Century Cement is reporting success with spit roller bearings on raw mill motor drives – so much so that it is now considering converting other applications at its Baikunth, Raipur, India site. » Read More

29/07/2013 Earthline ramps production with Finlay plant A new Terex Finlay 684 inclined screen is helping to ramp up production at Earthline's Hatford quarry, in Oxfordshire. » Read More

26/07/2013 IS camera adapted for anaerobic digestion tank inspection Glass-fused-to-steel tanks specialist Hayes GFS is reporting success with an intrinsically safe-rated inspection camera, which it used to inspect an anaerobic sludge digester, without having to decommission the plant. » Read More

26/07/2013 Introduce apprenticeship grades, urges IAC Grading should be introduced for apprenticeships, the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC) has told government's apprenticeships team at DBIS (the Department for Business Innovation and Skills). » Read More

24/07/2013 SOE calls for more action from transport on air quality A report into air quality, by CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management), has been welcomed by the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE), which has urged relevant parties to work together to reduce harmful ... » Read More

24/07/2013 High accuracy level controller gets Mcerts Class 1 Siemens Sitrans LUT400 ultrasonic level controller has been certified with the Mcerts Class 1 performance standard, which includes testing for solar radiation for open channel flow measurement. » Read More

24/07/2013 BAM Plant’s Africa House plant removal project complete BAM Plant has completed the challenging removal of site cabins from a gantry above Gate Street, in Holborn, central London, on its Africa House project. » Read More

23/07/2013 Lifetime cost is more important than purchase price, warns GAMBICA GAMBICA, the association for instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology, is urging engineers and engineering managers to consider the difference between purchase price and lifetime cost with motor driven systems. » Read More