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30/12/2011 Most users confused about forklift truck Thorough Examinations A survey of companies owning and operating forklift trucks has found that 93% do not understand what is covered by Thorough Examinations, the forklift equivalent of an MOT. Most are unclear about what is included and who is responsible for ... » Read More

29/12/2011 Michelin Dundee slashes energy with variable-speed drives Close speed control of fans and pumps on a new cooling tower for process water, at Michelin's Dundee plant, has cut its annual energy consumption by a massive 1,500 MWh. » Read More

25/12/2011 Ford offers Santa an EcoBoost powered concept sleigh Ford says it is ready to help Santa Claus go green, slashing his carbon footprint with a concept sleigh design powered by a new 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine. » Read More

23/12/2011 Mayor authorises PM10 pollution controls trial on industrial operations Five London boroughs are set to get dust suppressant technology applied on roads around construction and industrial sites, as part of the Mayor's plans to deliver cleaner air for London. » Read More

23/12/2011 Seed funding promises a cool alternative engine A zero emission powertrain looks more likely, following successful first round seed funding (which closed more than 30% oversubscribed) for engine technology developer Dearman Engine Company (DEC). » Read More

22/12/2011 Largest ever chain gauge order from Jungheinrich Italiana Materials handling equipment specialist Jungheinrich's Italian division - Jungheinrich Italiana Srl – has ordered more than 400 chain wear gauges from FB Chain, making it the company's biggest single order. » Read More

22/12/2011 Quick guide to CRC Energy Efficiency scheme published A free Quick Guide to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has been published by Ener-G and Cornwall Energy Associates to help plant managers reduce the impact of the new energy tax that will apply to larger energy users in 2012. » Read More

20/12/2011 Chemicals and biofuel from wood biomass plant Aalto University in Finland has developed a process that uses microbes to produce butanol, suitable for vehicle biofuel and other industrial chemicals, from wood biomass. » Read More

19/12/2011 Alquist wins Infrastructure prize at UK IT Industry Awards 2011 Alquist Consulting says it is "amazed and delighted" to have taken the Infrastructure Innovation of the year award for its Celsius data centre energy monitoring system just months after its launch. » Read More

19/12/2011 Alton Towers sees reliability soar on CT drives Alton Towers Resort is standardising on ac drives from Control Techniques for all drive replacements, having faced support issues on existing drives in the air handling plant for the Splash Landings Hotel. » Read More

19/12/2011 Qinetiq launches next generation energy-from-waste plant QinetiQ has launched what it describes as a revolutionary energy-from-waste plant that uses scalable, next generation technology to consume waste and process it to produce a clean, renewable source of energy. » Read More

16/12/2011 Short lead time helps EOS Energy deliver solar farm in seven weeks Spelsberg supplied 180 outdoor electrical enclosures in just four days to help EOS Energy build a 1.15MW solar farm in less than seven weeks – before the government's Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) rate reduction. » Read More

16/12/2011 Gem steam traps provide fast payback for Italcables Steam savings of 20—30% have been recorded by Italcables in trials comparing Thermal Energy International's Gem steam traps against mechanical traps. » Read More

15/12/2011 Rolls-Royce employee wins Inspirational Technician Award Nikki Cusworth, a quality improvement technician at Rolls-Royce, has won the UK's first Inspirational Technician Award, supported by young people's charity STEMNET and Lord Sainsbury's Gatsby Foundation. » Read More

14/12/2011 AAK Foods slashes pump strip-down, improves performance Food manufacturer AAK Foods says that swapping out an ageing progressive cavity pump for a MasoSine unit, at its Runcorn plant, has significantly improved performance and faster maintenance strip-down. » Read More

14/12/2011 Manchester Airport saves 4,000MWh on ABB drives and motors A project to upgrade the air handling units at Manchester Airport is saving 4,000 MWh, as well as cutting CO2 emissions by over 2,000 tonnes a year. » Read More

13/12/2011 500-strong: LEEA reaches membership milestone The Indonesian branch of All-Rig Lifting and Engineering Supplies has become the 500th member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). » Read More

12/12/2011 Emerson’s Rosemount among Thomson Reuters 2011 top 100 innovators Plant instrumentation giant Emerson Process Management's Rosemount business unit has been named among the Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 global innovators. » Read More

12/12/2011 Government launches Make it in Great Britain campaign Business Secretary Vince Cable and Business Minister Mark Prisk have formally launched the Make it in Great Britain campaign, which aims to transform outdated views of UK manufacturing and dispel the myth that Britain 'doesn't make ... » Read More

09/12/2011 National composites centre gets 125 tonnes of kit up and running After seven months of work, AIC group is putting the finishing touches to making 125 tonnes of reclaimed equipment operational for the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol. » Read More

08/12/2011 Young talent sought for forklift truck engineering Forklift truck engineers are in high demand and engineering apprenticeships are an ideal route for youngsters seeking a rewarding career choice – that's the message from the industry's two trade organisations, the British Industrial Truck ... » Read More

08/12/2011 Toyota launches Forklift Challenge mobile app Toyota Material Handling has thrown down the gauntlet to managers, technicians and forklift drivers, with its mobile game Forklift Challenge. » Read More

07/12/2011 Litre Meter supplies meters for Oakwell chemical injection skid Litre Meter has shipped 43 positive displacement flowmeters to Oakwell Engineering for measuring wax dispersants and pour point depressants (PPD) on a chemical injection skid for the Al Jalilah field off Dubai. » Read More

07/12/2011 Adrian Lee opens Absolute Air & Gas Adrian Lee, formerly UK and Europe managing director of air handling specialist Gast Group, has launched Absolute Air & Gas, specialising in compressed air and gas systems. » Read More

06/12/2011 SKF magnetic bearings win subsea Åsgard contract SKF group firm S2M has won a two-year contract to supply magnetic bearings and electronics for subsea compression trains used in the Åsgard gas field in the Norwegian Sea. » Read More