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17/08/2011 Spanish automotive plant saves €2,500 per year on bearing audit One of the production plants at an unnamed Spanish automotive group reports savings of €2.500 per annum on the operation of a drilling unit on one of its main assembly lines. » Read More

17/08/2011 Spectris set to acquire Omega Engineering Instrumentation and control specialist Spectris has signed an agreement to acquire process automation products firm Omega Engineering. » Read More

16/08/2011 Mentor dc drives improve steel throughput in South Africa Replacing analogue dc drives for energising electro-magnets with digital dc drives at Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium in South Africa has reduced downtime and increased throughput on a steel bar production line. » Read More

16/08/2011 Bluebird chooses Phase Vision for cutting edge test and measurement The Bluebird Electric vehicle – which failed in tests aimed at breaking the 500mph speed barrier for an electric vehicle at Pendine Sands this weekend – is using white light scanners specialist Phase Vision for accurate measurement of the ... » Read More

15/08/2011 Northumbrian Water to save £100,000 energy costs with ABB drives Northumbrian Water says it will save more than £100,000 a year on pump running costs, following a project with ABB Drives Alliance partner, Quantum Controls, to install ABB low voltage ac drives on its anaerobic digester. » Read More

15/08/2011 Maxon Motor celebrates 50th anniversary Maxon Motor is marking its first half-century with a celebration of its technological innovation from electric shavers to the surface of Mars. » Read More

15/08/2011 Britain's biggest transport skillionaires revealed Students might think about a career in commercial transport, as research published by City & Guilds to celebrate WorldSkills London 2011 – the UK's biggest showcase of vocational skills for 20 years – reveals the riches accrued by ... » Read More

12/08/2011 ABB wins $20 million drives order in South Korea ABB has won an order from Hyundai Steel Corporation to supply the drive system for an extension to its heavy plate mill in the Chungnam province of South Korea. » Read More

12/08/2011 Sound advice to prevent industrial deafness Despite legislation being introduced to guard against it, thousands of employees are still develop hearing problems every year, as a result of being exposed to excessive noise in the workplace, according to workplace equipment provider ... » Read More

11/08/2011 Babcock Wanson boiler control cuts costs for yeast plant Yeast production firm Lallemand GB is reporting the successful conclusion of its project to install two new Babcock Wanson BWD fire tube boilers with integral economiser and BW72H control system at its Felixstowe plant. » Read More

11/08/2011 Brecknell Willis turns to Alpha and Verlinde for crane hire When Somerset-based railway electrification contractor Brecknell Willis recently required five cranes fast, Alpha Lifting Services rose to the challenge. » Read More

10/08/2011 Eriks and Mitie engineers locked in bank vaults Twelve engineers from maintenance engineering specialist Eriks were recently locked into a major UK bank in Manchester over a weekend, to carry out maintenance and upgrades to the building services systems. » Read More

10/08/2011 ABB launches energy appraisal initiative for ships A marine energy appraisal service, launched by ABB, is aimed at helping vessels lower their fuel consumption and improve their environmental credentials, according to the company. » Read More

09/08/2011 Brakes shut down 1,000 tonne mill in two seconds Mount Milligan gold and copper mine in British Columbia, Canada – due to commence production in 2013 – will be relying on safety braking systems from Twiflex for its new 22MW SAG mill. » Read More

09/08/2011 Speedy launches search for sustainability inventions Plant and equipment hire specialist Speedy is calling on manufacturers to put their most eco-friendly products forward for its Environmental Award. » Read More

08/08/2011 Flir offers infrared camera deal for educational users Flir Systems is discounting its thermal imaging cameras by 30% for the next generation of engineers wanting to get into thermography. » Read More

08/08/2011 Perkins pumps up test facilities with Softstart control system Perkins Engines reports significantly improved facilities for evaluating diesel engine fuel pump systems since commissioning a new motor, variable speed drive and control system from Softstart UK. » Read More

05/08/2011 Emerson upgrades online turbine monitoring for Hungarian nuclear plant Paksi Atomeromu (PAKS), the only operating nuclear station in Hungary, has selected Emerson's CSI 6500 machinery health monitor for real-time predictive monitoring on its eight turbine-generators. » Read More

05/08/2011 Advanced Engineering UK 2011 event bookings go live Advanced Engineering UK 2011, which brings together the Aero Engineering, Composites Engineering, Energy Engineering and UK Plastic Electronics shows at the NEC Birmingham on 9–10 November, is now live for visitor booking. » Read More

04/08/2011 NSK’S promises cost savings with bearings campaign NSK's asset improvement programme (AIP), which offers a structured approach to bearing optimisation, can save significant costs, in terms of bearing replacement and plant downtime, according to the company. » Read More

04/08/2011 European Automation offers nine-hour parts service An automation supply chain specialist is now offering a nine-hour component delivery for PLCs, servo drives, servo motors, HMIs and variable speed drives anywhere in Europe. » Read More

04/08/2011 ABB drives bring three-phase supply to remote pumping stations Yorkshire Water reports saving the cost of installing three-phase supplies at its the Black Horse, Kirklington, Pickhill, Tunstall and Colburn Village remote pumping stations, by installing ABB low voltage ac motor drives. » Read More

03/08/2011 Stuxnet plant virus challenges automation system thinking The Stuxnet virus has given us a wakeup call and we now need to take a fresh approach to how data is transferred and managed within all industrial control systems. » Read More

03/08/2011 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary cuts energy cost by 15% with EasiHeat Switching its domestic hot water and heating from shell-and-tube calorifiers to EasiHeat systems, from Spirax Sarco, has delivered energy savings of at least 15% at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. » Read More

03/08/2011 Optimised pump impeller R&D to continue with Amarinth Centrifugal pumps manufacturer Amarinth is to continue R&D on optimising impellers for best efficiency point, despite the Carbon Trust pulling the plug on funding. » Read More