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19/02/2014 Best Factory Conference is a sell out! The 2014 Best Factory Conference has proved extremely popular and the two-day event is now sold out. » Read More

19/02/2014 Gina Krog platform to get Emerson performance monitoring system Statoil has awarded Emerson Process Management a $2.7 million contract to supply an integrated plant and machine condition and performance monitoring system for the Gina Krog oil and gas platform in the Norwegian North Sea. » Read More

19/02/2014 Sochi hospital sources medical air from Atlas Copco Hospital facilities beefed up to serve the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi have been equipped with Atlas Copco compressors to deliver medical air. » Read More

18/02/2014 20 February set to change COMAH and REACH coverage: warning An HSE amendment to new legislation for the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances (Seveso III) – which comes into force in June 2015 – may catch some plants out. » Read More

18/02/2014 More work needed to boost number of UK engineers - IMechE The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is calling on Government, employers, Professional Engineering Institutions and academia to get their act together and urgently accelerate moves to boost the number of people taking on careers in ... » Read More

18/02/2014 More young people want to be engineers, says government There has been a sharp rise in the number of young people considering a career in engineering, according to a survey commissioned by Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). » Read More

18/02/2014 Siemens and Trafford College launch apprentice partnership Siemens and Trafford College have launched a skills and apprenticeship partnership that will see students from across the North West train at the new Centre for Science and Technology. » Read More

18/02/2014 GAMBICA to host energy efficiency specialists at Drives and Controls 2014 GAMBICA, the UK trade association for instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology, is to host a pavilion at the Drives & Controls Exhibition (NEC, 8—10 April 2014) for members specialising in energy products and ... » Read More

17/02/2014 Guarded welcome for Health and Work Service The British Safety Council is cautiously welcoming the government's Health and Work Service, which will offer medical assessments and treatment plans to anyone who is sick and off work for more than four weeks. » Read More

17/02/2014 Free boiler inspection guide Matthews Training is offering free copies of the Boiler Inspection Guide to the first 20 readers with a genuine interest in the inspection of industrial steam boilers to get in touch. » Read More

17/02/2014 Fine of £6,500 after 400kg die falls on worker's toes A Northamptonshire engineering firm has been fined £6,500 after a worker lost two toes when they were crushed by a 400kg die. » Read More

14/02/2014 Liquid air energy storage gets full demonstrator funding A liquid air energy storage (LAES) technology is to be demonstrated at multi-MW, grid scale following the provision of £8 million funding by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). » Read More

14/02/2014 Dawson Rental Portable Cold Storage fined for worker injuries Dawson Rental Portable Cold Storage has been fined £40,000 for health and safety failings after one worker was injured by falling equipment and several others developed disabling nerve and joint condition. » Read More

14/02/2014 Lutterworth Ecolighting makes light work for CDA Kitchen appliances manufacturer CDA is reporting a 100% improvement in lighting levels and a massive reduction in energy consumption since installing a replacement lighting system from Lutterworth Ecolighting. » Read More

14/02/2014 Pennine Pneumatic Services wins Atlas Copco award Pennine Pneumatic Services (PPS) has been named Atlas Copco Compressors Distributor of the Year for 2013. » Read More

13/02/2014 Search is on for safe sustainable manufacturing materials: £10.3m project A £10.3 million grant, awarded to researchers today (13 February 2014) by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) is aimed at finding safer, more sustainable alternative materials for manufacturers. » Read More

13/02/2014 New process delivers 40 percent energy savings for paper plant Eindhoven University of Technology has signed an agreement with 14 European paper producers to further develop a breakthrough solvent that promises massive plant energy savings. » Read More

13/02/2014 Brake pad machining line ramps flexibility with Siemens TIA Machine builder Orwin is reporting improved production flexibility on an unnamed customer's 18-axis brake pad machining and assembly line, since moving to a new automation system from Siemens partner Cleveland Systems. » Read More

13/02/2014 BMW launches graduate scheme BMW Group UK has launched recruitment for its new graduate programme with 13 places available across its Mini UK production network. » Read More

12/02/2014 Extreme PLCs to boost Lapland goldmine uptime Eight large PLCs rated for extreme conditions are being commissioned at Agnico Eagle's gold mine – the largest in Europe – in Lapland, as ABB upgrades automation systems that have been causing problems. » Read More

12/02/2014 Get your entry in for UK manufacturing’s Oscars Entries for the 2014 Best Factory Awards, the Oscars of UK manufacturing, have opened. » Read More

12/02/2014 Widnes firm fined £100,000 over tipper truck death A Widnes-based manufacturer was fined £100,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £28,634 after a worker was crushed to death when a tipper truck overturned. » Read More

11/02/2014 Motor energy efficiency regulations tighten up Bauer Gear Motor is reminding plant engineers that additional EC regulations on the energy efficiency of electric motors came into force at the end of 2013 with a transition period of six months. » Read More

11/02/2014 Made in the Midlands warns over manufacturing’s image Regional industry body Made in the Midlands (MIM) has warned that manufacturing's image as a credible career choice remains poorly perceived. » Read More

11/02/2014 Emerson helps BP quadruple Whiting heavy-crude capacity BP's modernisation of its refinery in Whiting, Indiana, North America, has started up, following commissioning of Emerson's process automation system on site. » Read More