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03/10/2012 Fox’s Biscuits improves quality with variable speed drive Fox's Biscuits of Batley, West Yorkshire, is reporting improved biscuit quality, as well as reduced wastage since replacing an old slip-ring motors with an ABB motor and variable speed drive on one of its dough mixers. » Read More

02/10/2012 New Holland turns to Loctite for critical performance New Holland's twin rotor technology – which won the firm a Guinness World Record title for combine harvester performance – is using Loctite anaerobic adhesives for critical bolts. » Read More

02/10/2012 Switch to articulated trucks pays off for Laura Ashley Following a review of storage and handling at Laura Ashley's Newtown, Wales, distribution hub, the company has restricted picking to the first and second racking levels, with bulk goods stored in the upper levels and dropped to the picking ... » Read More

01/10/2012 Schad and Vanderlande develop mobile maintenance Engineering mobility firm SCHAD is partnering with Vanderlande Industries, which specialises in automated material handling systems, to offer a new maintenance system. » Read More

01/10/2012 Hughes cleans up in the Land Rover body shop Land Rover Vehicles has specified Hughes Pumps water jetting equipment to remove over-spayed paint from skids used to transport Range Rover, Discovery and Land Rover bodies through its paint shop. » Read More

28/09/2012 Rockwell works with Endress + Hauser for Gastech Rockwell Automation's PlantPAx process automation system is to be demonstrated with Endress+Hauser instrumentation at this year's Gastech conference and exhibition on 8—11 October 2012 at ExCel, London. » Read More

28/09/2012 High value chemical production through bioprocessing of fish wastes A project led by The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is to examine the commercial viability of marine-derived peptones for high-value products. » Read More

27/09/2012 Invisible barrier set to revolutionise corrosion protection A coating so thin it's invisible to the human eye is claimed to make copper nearly 100 times more resistant to corrosion, even in harsh industrial environments. » Read More

27/09/2012 Ultra-light Zettlex sensors monitor bumble bee flight Cambridge-based sensors specialist Zettlex has successfully built position monitoring devices light enough to track bumble bees in motion. » Read More

26/09/2012 Liquid air to fuel UK low carbon engineering economy Academics, government officials and industry executives will meet at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 2 October to kick off a programme aimed at harnessing liquid air to deliver a zero carbon economy and boost British business. » Read More

26/09/2012 Waitrose Bracknell energy centre opened by energy minister Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change Greg Barker opened the new energy centre at Waitrose Bracknell this week (Monday 24 September 2012). » Read More

25/09/2012 Tank farm automation eased by Emerson’s smart radar tank gauging Tank farm automation has become easier, faster and less costly following the integration of Emerson Process Management's Rosemount Raptor tank gauging systems and smart wireless technology. » Read More

25/09/2012 BOC fuel cell technology gets Network Rail approval Hydrogen fuel-cell based products from BOC under the Hymera brand have been approved for use by Network Rail. » Read More

24/09/2012 Government to charge firms £124 per hour for health and safety fails The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has confirmed that its cost recovery scheme – Fee for Intervention (FFI), which starts on 1 October 2012 – will cost companies in material breach £124 per hour. » Read More

24/09/2012 Millers Oils opens energy reducing R&D centre Millers Oils officially opened its state of the art R&D centre in Brighouse, Yorkshire, last week (Tuesday 18 September), with energy efficiency and CO2 reduction high on the agenda. » Read More

21/09/2012 Process industry technologies get government funding Seventy UK firms, universities and research organisations are to share more than £7 million of government funding for research aimed at the development and commercialisation of innovative approaches to sustainable manufacturing in the ... » Read More

21/09/2012 Norbar opens production facility in Banbury Norbar Torque Tools opened its new premises in Banbury this week (19 September) with an on-site party for employees and guests, including Banbury MP Sir Tony Baldry, the Mayor of Banbury Cllr Tony Ilott and the chairman of Cherwell ... » Read More

20/09/2012 Steam site guide majors on plant safety and efficiency A free 'Steam Site Guide', designed for process engineers, covers sizing and optimisation of steam systems to ensure safety and efficiency. » Read More

19/09/2012 TI Automotive saves £24,000 a year on ABB drives TI Automotive in Flint, North Wales is reporting savings of £24,000 a year on energy, following installation of ABB variable-speed drives. » Read More

18/09/2012 Atlas Copco branches into vacuum pump technology Atlas Copco says it has applied its expertise in air compressors to vacuum pump technology, with the launch of its new GV oil-sealed rotary screw vacuum pump system, suitable for rough vacuums between 0.5mbar and 500mbar. » Read More

12/09/2012 Emerson and Vopak partner for terminal automation systems Netherlands-based bulk liquid terminal plant operator Vopak has standardised on Emerson's DeltaV digital process management system. » Read More

12/09/2012 Laundry saves £30,000 thanks to flash steam recovery Commercial laundry Bates of London is reporting savings of tens of thousands of pounds in energy since installing FREME (flash recovery energy management equipment) plant, from Spirax Sarco. » Read More

12/09/2012 ABB launches guide to combustion optimisation ABB Measurement Products has published a beginner's guide to combustion, providing a step-by-step process to achieve optimum combustion efficiency for any plant. » Read More

11/09/2012 Red tape blitz must not lead to poorer health and safety Yesterday's (10 September 2012) announcements by the UK government that low risk businesses, such as shops, offices, pubs and clubs, will be exempt from regular "burdensome health and safety inspections" from April 2013 risks generating ... » Read More

11/09/2012 Oxygen technology helps CEMEX achieve ambitious environmental objectives Construction materials giant CEMEX has contracted Air Products to provide five of its Spanish' cement plants with its Prism on-site oxygen generators and oxy-combustion system. » Read More