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26/10/2011 Welsh Water cuts emissions on energy-efficient lighting Welsh Water is reporting that it has reduced its electricity bills by £70,000 per year, as a result of upgrading old T8 fluorescent lamps to energy-efficient T5 equivalents, using the retrofit converter Save It Easy. » Read More

25/10/2011 Emerson leads wireless plant transformation Industrial process plant controls giant Emerson Process Management has surpassed 580 million hours of wireless operation across 6,100 networks, as industrial wireless moves slowly from extreme to mainstream. » Read More

25/10/2011 Mass crop start machine wins major award A set of equipment that packs into a shipping container, and germinates and grows up to 20,000 plant seedlings every five days, has been declared British Invention of the Year. » Read More

24/10/2011 Fluke offers free kit with a troubleshooting instrument Until 31 December 2011, Fluke is offering buyers of its 120 Series hand-held ScopeMeter a free Fluke SCC 120 Kit worth £330. » Read More

24/10/2011 Litre Meter helps Fives group keep heat on Glass and ceramics manufacturing plant builder Fives Stein has bought 58 Sierra gas flowmeters from specialist Litre Meter, because of their high accuracy in low pressure conditions. » Read More

21/10/2011 European Commission approves Caterpillar acquisition of MWM Caterpillar is now clear to acquire German power plant builder MWM from 3i, following agreement from the European Commission. » Read More

21/10/2011 Stalbridge Linen rolls out TLV’s pressure reducing controls Following trials of a TLV Euro Engineering steam pressure reducing system at its Sturminster Newton site two years ago, laundry firm Johnsons Stalbridge Linen Services has now installed seven at its UK plants. » Read More

20/10/2011 Golden Acres to save £26,000 on efficient motors ABB high efficiency IE3 class motors are set to save pet foods manufacturer Golden Acres £26,000 on energy costs per year on a new odour control facility. » Read More

19/10/2011 Fuel line uses DuPont Zytel nylon for biodiesel resistance Fluid transfer system supplier Hutchinson, of Rivoli, Italy, has specified a DuPont Zytel RS grade based on PA1010 for the production of fuel lines used with both diesel and biodiesel. » Read More

18/10/2011 BASF chemical plant dismantling about to commence Chemicals giant BASF has commenced dismantling and demolition of its Kaipiainen polymer production facilities in Finland, following its acquisition of Ciba back in 2009. » Read More

17/10/2011 Energy red tape must be scrapped or simplified, says npower Current UK energy regulations will not raise the investment needed to ensure the country's low carbon future, according to npower, which is calling on government to either simplify or scrap some legislation. » Read More

17/10/2011 EA Technology to rerun switchgear safety conference Due to demand, EA Technology, technical author of HSE publication HSG 230 'Keeping Electrical Switchgear Safe', will be hosting an additional switchgear safety conference on 6 December in Chester. » Read More

14/10/2011 Forktrucks mark 38,000 hours challenging service Two Konecranes forklifts are still going strong after clocking up 38,000 operating hours with PD Logistics in one of the most demanding environments in the UK. » Read More

13/10/2011 3M helps shape sporting wheelchairs of the future Great Britain's wheelchair basketball team can be assured of optimum reliability of its fundamental equipment, thanks to a novel solution from 3M. » Read More

13/10/2011 Next generation data collector is Windows compatible SKF's Microlog Inspector is being hailed as a next generation data collector, designed to speed up analysis of plant operations, predictive and preventative maintenance, condition monitoring and plant safety. » Read More

11/10/2011 ABB pressure transmitters resist chemical attack Inorganic chemicals manufacturer William Blythe reports saving thousands of pounds and several days of production time since switching to ABB pressure transmitters. » Read More

11/10/2011 HJ Weir expands into US, helped by Weg and Eriks Laundry finishing equipment manufacturer HJ Weir Engineering is expanding into the USA, in partnership, with maintenance products and services firm Eriks and electric motors giant Weg. » Read More

10/10/2011 Parker Hannifin scoops Best Factory Award 2011 Parker Hannifin Manufacturing has won top honours at the Best Factory Awards 2011 presneted at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel in Piccadilly, London. » Read More

10/10/2011 Ener-G super-sizes low carbon heat pumps for OU The UK's largest closed loop ground source gas absorption heat pump installation is now proving itself by providing plentiful low carbon heat at the Open University in Milton Keynes. » Read More

07/10/2011 2014 to mark the end of an era for regular flowmeters Coriolis flowmeters will overtake standard differential pressure flowmeters as the largest in the market by 2014, according to IMS Research. » Read More

06/10/2011 Pilz accredited for machinery safety skills training Machinery safety specialist Pilz Automation Technology has been accredited as a skills training provider by The National Skills Academy for its City & Guilds machinery safety courses. » Read More

06/10/2011 Akzo Nobel selects Heraeus for infra-red heating Paints and coatings giant Akzo Nobel has installed a purpose-built infra-red oven, from Heraeus Noblelight, in its R&D laboratory at Felling, Tyne and Wear. » Read More

04/10/2011 New national water quality instrumentation service unveiled The Environment Agency has instigated a new National Water Quality Instrumentation Service (NWQIS) that it believes will improve both the quality and the efficiency of water quality monitoring in England and Wales. » Read More

03/10/2011 Camfil Farr wins best engineering plant at Best Factory Awards Filtration equipment manufacturer Camfil Farr has won the award for best engineering plant at the Best Factory Awards 2011. » Read More

03/10/2011 ABB drives and motors swappage scheme adds incentive to change ABB's drives and motors swappage scheme, originally launched to coincide with the introduction of the government's CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, has taken on new importance. » Read More