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14/02/2012 ABB launches PLC system integration network ABB has unveiled a network of integrators for PLC (programmable logic controllers), aimed at giving OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) easier access to programming expertise. » Read More

14/02/2012 Draeger safety centres now open across the UK As part of its so-called 'total solution' offering, Draeger has now opened dedicated safety centres across the UK in Aberdeen, Blyth, Gatwick and Plymouth, with additional centres under discussion. » Read More

10/02/2012 Technology Strategy Board announces renewable plant Catapult centre The UK-wide consortium bid from the Carbon Trust, NAREC (National Renewable Energy Centre) and Ocean Energy Innovation has been selected to play a pivotal role in setting up the new Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. » Read More

09/02/2012 UK forklift factory wins quality award The UK forklift factory that makes Hyster and Yale trucks has won the Northern Ireland Quality Award. » Read More

09/02/2012 Real-time total organic carbon tightens effluent control at Greencore Greencore Foods plant in Selby has dramatically improved its wastewater treatment process, managed by Veolia Water Industrial Outsourcing, since installing a new continuous TOC (total organic carbon) monitor. » Read More

08/02/2012 Henry Ford aphorism as true today as 100 years ago Henry Ford's classic assertion about the importance of purchasing equipment for which there is a commercial case is as true today for UK manufacturing as it was a century ago. » Read More

08/02/2012 Condition monitoring consultancy chooses Flir thermal cameras 3i Condition Monitoring Consultancy has been accredited as a distributor for the entire range of Flir thermal imaging cameras. » Read More

07/02/2012 Defence Equipment Minister opens new TRaC test site Peter Luff, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, formally opened TRaC's new Southern Labs in Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, Dorset late last week (2 February 2012). » Read More

06/02/2012 Government launches competition to find best new British innovations Business Minister Mark Prisk has today launched a nationwide competition to find the most innovative pre-market products, processes and concepts the UK has to offer. » Read More

06/02/2012 Habasit Rossi is first with EHEDG hygiene certification Conveyor belting manufacturer Habasit Rossi has become the first to receive European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) certification for one of its products. » Read More

06/02/2012 HVCA becomes B&ES on 1 March 2012 The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) is changing its name, and from 1 March will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES). » Read More

03/02/2012 Michelin signs Rockwell Automation as preferred automation partner Michelin Group has signed a four-year agreement that makes Rockwell Automation its preferred partner for industrial automation and controls covering all of the tyre manufacturer's production plants worldwide. » Read More

03/02/2012 Patent granted for award-winning cold energy storage UK energy saving technology firm Highview Power Storage has been granted a patent for its new CryoEnergy System (CES) in both China and South Africa. » Read More

02/02/2012 Ford unveils universities for engineering scholarships Ford has chosen 12 UK universities to award 100 engineering student scholarships, worth £1 million, starting in the 2012 academic year. » Read More

02/02/2012 Robots arise as British manufacturing rebuilds The number of robots in UK production plants is growing at an unprecedented rate, as manufacturing industry responds to the demands of a globalised and even more competitive future. » Read More

01/02/2012 Idhammar upgrade keeps Rockwood Pigments in the pink The future of Rockwood Pigments' site maintenance operations at Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, looks bright following its upgrade of the latest version of the Idhammar maintenance management system (CMMS). » Read More

01/02/2012 Straightpoint launches load cell hire division Straightpoint, which specialises in force measurement, load monitoring and suspended load cells, has gone public with its load cell hire division. » Read More

31/01/2012 IMechE chief slams government plans to downgrade engineering diploma IMechE chief Stephen Tetlow has hit out as government plans to downgrade Engineering diplomas. » Read More

31/01/2012 Ford to slash landfill waste by 70% within five years Ford is implementing what it describes as a green manufacturing plan aimed at cutting landfill waste by 70% and water usage by 30% within five years at its production plants across Europe. » Read More

31/01/2012 Maintenance key to improving plant productivity Maintenance budgets are set to remain buoyant, with the focus on improving plant productivity, according to Maintec show organiser easyFairs. » Read More

30/01/2012 Boardrooms in the dark over energy, says Siemens research Nearly one in three (31%) of managers responsible for energy in UK businesses say that it is not being taken seriously by their organisations, according to a new report published today 30 January 2012) by Siemens. » Read More

30/01/2012 Oldest Litre Meter Pelton wheel flowmeters found Flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter has found what it believes to be the oldest of its Pelton wheel meters still in use – at construction industry test service provider The British Board of Agreement. » Read More

27/01/2012 Siemens makes Industrial Ethernet fault-tolerant Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies has launched a fault-tolerant Industrial Ethernet network solution. » Read More

27/01/2012 100 flameproof gas detectors supplied to Cairn Energy, India One hundred Crowcon Nimbus flameproof (Exd) hydrocarbon gas detectors have been installed at Cairn Energy's Mangala oil and gas processing terminal in Rajasthan, India. » Read More

26/01/2012 Manufacturers largely ignorant of carbon accounting More than half (58%) of companies have not heard of the term carbon accounting, Less than a quarter can describe what it means, and 80% do not monitor their carbon footprint regularly. » Read More