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20/08/2012 Advanced wind turbines turn to ac drive technology Doncaster-based electrical engineering company HS Harbon & Sons has standardised on ac drives from Control Techniques for its new advanced wind turbines. » Read More

17/08/2012 Gas engine passes 50,000 hours of biogas to power to beer The combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Germany's Bitburger Brewery has surpassed 50,000 hours of turning biogas into power. » Read More

17/08/2012 Michael Smith Engineers take on Viking Pumps Pump system specialist Michael Smith Engineers has been appointed as authorised distributor for Viking Pumps for England and Wales. » Read More

16/08/2012 Thwaites green upgrade is picture of efficiency Yellow dump truck manufacturer Thwaites' paint line has been successfully refurbished to extend its working life, and improve its efficiency and environmental sustainability. » Read More

16/08/2012 Bristol uses eddy currents to measures soil movement High precision eddy current sensors are being used to measure the displacement of soil samples on an HCTA (hollow cylindrical torsional apparatus) in the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Bristol. » Read More

15/08/2012 Emerson donation to help oil and gas upskill operators Emerson Process Management has donated automation technology worth more than £650,000 to the newly opened ASET International Oil and Gas Training Academy in Aberdeen. » Read More

15/08/2012 Burkert UK launches batch controls project service Burkert UK has launched a service that covers design, manufacture and commissioning of packaged batch control systems. » Read More

14/08/2012 Giant power pack shakes factory approval team Zetatek Industries has approved one of the biggest hydraulic power packs to be built in the UK in the last 12 months – a 2MW unit designed and built by Branch Hydraulic Systems. » Read More

14/08/2012 Spirax Rental speeds steam efficient plant Steam systems specialist Spirax Sarco has launched Spirax Rental, aimed, it says, at helping plant engineers make energy- and carbon-saving investments early by effectively hiring the equipment they need. » Read More

14/08/2012 SMEs defying doom and gloom says MAS Manufacturing SMEs in England are defying reports of an economic slump to register rising sales and target future growth, the Manufacturing Advisory Service's (MAS) National Barometer has revealed. » Read More

13/08/2012 Clamp on flowmeters guide energy efficiency choices for NHS Managers at an unnamed hospital serving more than 270,000 people in Bedfordshire have successfully harnessed clamp-on flowmeters to guide energy savings on hot water, according to ETA Energy Systems. » Read More

10/08/2012 Barloworld announces £3 million forklift truck deal Barloworld Handling has announced an investment of £3million in 150 new Hyster forklift trucks for its short-term hire fleet. » Read More

10/08/2012 Siemens supplies 25,000th Sinamics S120 motion control drive Siemens Drive Technologies has delivered its 25,000th Sinamics S120 motion control drive in the UK – and global sales now total more than one million. » Read More

09/08/2012 Intelligent instruments making plant progress, ABB survey reveals Nearly half (46.5%) of the control systems on UK plants are up to 10 years old, with more than one third (39.5%) between 11 and 20 years old. » Read More

09/08/2012 ISE selects Emerson for SABIC utility upgrade control cabinets International System EST (ISE) has contracted Emerson Industrial Automation to supply control cabinets for a utilities upgrade project at SABIC's Petrokemya Arabian Petrochemical site in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. » Read More

09/08/2012 New chairman for Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Colin Hood is ne new chairman of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult centre, which is to focus on nurturing technologies to improve offshore wind, tidal and wave power in the UK. » Read More

08/08/2012 Dalkia digs deep for energy savings at Cleveland Cleveland Potash, the UK's only potash mine, has signed a contract with Dalkia, which will now operate and maintain its 16MWe CHP (combined heat and power) station at the Loftus plant. » Read More

08/08/2012 Risk-reward scheme on new drives is no brainer A risk-reward scheme launched by ABB's drives business claims to identify and guarantee energy saving from multiple motor-driven applications across a plant. » Read More

08/08/2012 Massive uptake in Legionella training recorded Develop Training says it has seen bookings for its legionella training courses more than double in the last few months. » Read More

07/08/2012 Amarinth secures a further $5.5m of pump orders in Abu Dhabi Centrifugal pump specialist Amarinth has secured four orders totalling $5.5 million from the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) in Abu Dhabi. » Read More

07/08/2012 Consultation opens on changes to RIDDOR The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is inviting views on its plans to simplify the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. » Read More

06/08/2012 Vaughan and Pipe Centre in Newcastle College contract win Work has begun on Newcastle College's new Sixth Form building, using new modular engineered building services technology covering electrical containment, heating, chilled water and domestic services. » Read More

03/08/2012 Oil-free compressors provide purity and energy savings for Princes Gate Princes Gate Spring Water says it has achieved "significant" energy savings as well as production improvements at its Wales bottling plant by replacing the oil-lubricated compressor installation with Atlas Copco oil-free machines. » Read More

02/08/2012 Facelift Access Hire helps style London’s Hatwalk project Facelift Access Hire has been getting London's Hatwalk project off the ground. » Read More

01/08/2012 ABB recognises apprentice duo ABB held an award ceremony for two of its apprentices as they qualified with an HNC at its Milton Keynes site. » Read More