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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

10/09/2012 Qinetiq applauds MOD engineering apprentice graduation Twenty one apprentices graduated from the QinetiQ Apprentice School at MOD Boscombe Down last week (Thursday 6 September 2012). » Read More

10/09/2012 Tank gauging system approved by NMi and TÜV Emerson's Rosemount Raptor 5900 radar tank gauging system has now been approved by the Dutch Metrological Institute NMi for custody transfer, while Germany's DIBt / TÜV Nord has certified it for overfill prevention. » Read More

07/09/2012 Regain Polymers cuts £50,000 on energy costs Regain Polymers, of Castleford, West Yorkshire, is set to save nearly £50,000 a year on energy costs, following installation of an ABB industrial drive to one of its extruders. » Read More

07/09/2012 Forklift truck manufacturers record double digit sales growth Sales of forklift trucks grew by more than 10% for the year to June 2012, according to BITA (the British Industrial Truck Association). » Read More

07/09/2012 Hach Lange awarded 200th MCERTS certificate Hach Lange's Biotector B7000 online TOC (total organic carbon) analyser has been awarded the 200th MCERTS certificate by SIRA – the body that manages the MCERTS scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency. » Read More

06/09/2012 Barkley Plastics reports success with four-channel injection moulding system Birmingham-based injection moulding specialist Barkley Plastics says that its move toward zero defects has been helped by installing the latest four-channel CoMo injection system, from Kistler Instruments. » Read More

06/09/2012 Butchers Pet Care improves efficiency with CompAir plant Family run pet food manufacturer Butchers Pet Care, which recently moved its Northamptonshire-based operations to a new plant, says its new CompAir compressor system is maximising efficiency and minimising energy waste. » Read More

05/09/2012 Free Fluke pressure kit with process calibrators Until 31 December 2012, Fluke UK is offering a free pressure module or a free Fluke 700G pressure gauge to all purchasers of its 753 or 754 documenting process calibrator. » Read More

05/09/2012 British Safety Council launches 2013 Safety Awards The British Safety Council has launched its 2013 International Safety Awards scheme, aimed at recognising good health and safety management over the past year. » Read More

04/09/2012 Industrial sensor energy harvesting to get feasibility funding Industrial companies are being encouraged to bid for a share of up to £1m of government investment in feasibility studies into energy harvesting technologies for autonomous sensing. » Read More

03/09/2012 Xergi to supply biogas plant for Bernard Matthews Bernard Matthews, the UK's largest turkey supplier, is installing a biogas plant to improve its waste handling and energy costs. » Read More

03/09/2012 TEI helps St George’s hospital to energy award shortlist Thermal Energy International's heat recovery system is proving so successful at reducing St George's Healthcare NHS Trust's carbon emissions and energy costs that the trust has been short-listed for the HSJ Award's Energy Efficiency Award. » Read More

31/08/2012 High Value Manufacturing Catapult appoints Dick Elsy CEO The High Value Manufacturing Catapult has appointed Dick Elsy as its chief executive officer. He was formerly CEO of advanced gearbox engineering firm Torotrak. » Read More

30/08/2012 BFPA supports Holt Review apprenticeships findings The BFPA (British Fluid Power Association) has welcomed yesterday's (29 August 2012) publication of the Holt Review on apprenticeships. » Read More

30/08/2012 ABB wins order for Norwegian platform electrification ABB has won an order from Statoil to install high voltage subsea cables to supply power for the Troll A gas platform off the coast of Norway. » Read More

29/08/2012 Automation opens doors on Seventh Century Cathedral Using a motor from Rotor UK, design engineers from Drive Lines Technologies have developed a discrete and sensitive solution to motorising a huge medieval door at Ripon Cathedral in North Yorkshire. » Read More

28/08/2012 Hybrid Komatsu digger makes IK debut at Crossrail Five, first-of-a kind-hybrid excavators have been deployed at the major Crossrail project in London. » Read More

24/08/2012 Medway Galvanising to save £10,000 on energy with ABB drive Medway Galvanising Company is set to save more than £10,000 a year in electrical energy, while also cutting CO2 by 60 tonnes annually, following the installation of an ABB standard drive on its fume extraction system. » Read More