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25/11/2011 ExxonMobil launches online industrial lubricant selector, Looble ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties has launched what it playfully calls Looble, an online industrial lubricant selector designed to help maintenance engineers make informed lubricant choices. » Read More

24/11/2011 Sellafield awards Eriks four-year mechanical spares supply contract Sellafield, the company responsible for safely decommissioning and reprocessing and nuclear waste on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has awarded Eriks a four-year main supply contract for mechanical plant spares. » Read More

24/11/2011 iPhone app shows power of switching from ac to ec A free iPhone app, introduced by high efficiency fan and motor systems manufacturer Ebm-Papst, is aimed at encouraging plant engineers to switch from ec (electronically commutated) to ac technology. » Read More

23/11/2011 St George’s hospital saves £45k with Spirax EasiHeat St George's Hospital in Tooting says it is saving £45,000 per year since upgrading its heating and hot water systems to plate heat exchangers (PHEs). » Read More

22/11/2011 Bradford hospitals save £26,000 on air handling energy Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is reporting over £26,000 in annual energy savings since installing variable-speed drives from ABB across its sites at Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital. » Read More

21/11/2011 Branch Hydraulic supplies test rig for helicopter gearboxes Specialist gearbox and test rig manufacturer Compact Orbital Gears has taken delivery of a bespoke testing unit from Branch Hydraulic Systems. » Read More

18/11/2011 Prime minister unveils Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering The Prime minster yesterday (17 November 2011) launched the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering – a new award aimed at celebrating advances in engineering from around the world that have made a real difference. » Read More

17/11/2011 Weg acquires Watt Drive, starts JV with Cestari Motors and drives specialist Weg has acquired Austrian firm Watt Drive Antriebstechnik, which designs and manufactures gearboxes, gear motors, drives and control systems. » Read More

16/11/2011 South East Physics Network offers summer interns The South East Physics Network (SEPnet) is looking for businesses to join BMW, Xerox, the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and others, to take undergraduate physics students as summer interns. » Read More

14/11/2011 IPlantE sponsors Plant & Asset Management 2012 expo The IPlantE will take a leading role in next year's new Plant & Asset Management 2012 exhibition, with IPlantE professional sector chair David Bates providing content for the technical seminar programme. » Read More

11/11/2011 Workplace deaths increases mean no room for complacency With the latest (2010/11) figures from the HSE showing a rise in workplace fatalities from 147 up to 171, the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is urging industry not to become complacent. » Read More

10/11/2011 1 million asbestos items surveyed by Redhills Asbestos and environmental consultancy Redhills has hit the million mark for its asbestos surveys, according to its Tracker software. » Read More

09/11/2011 Aylesford Newsprint extends Eriks MRO contract Consistent maintenance savings has won Eriks a renewed MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) contract with Aylesford Newsprint. » Read More

09/11/2011 British Antarctic Survey cuts polar energy consumption The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is using energy sub-metering equipment and software supplied by Elcomponent, at its UK headquarters in Cambridge, and research stations in the Antarctic. » Read More

08/11/2011 Flintec load cells weighs in with new Cardiff HQ Swedish load cell manufacturer Flintec has moved into a new UK headquarters in Cardiff as part of its growth plans for the next 10 years. » Read More

08/11/2011 AxFlow acquires Thames Valley Pumps Pump distributor AxFlow has acquired Thames Valley Pumps, of Windsor, which now changes its name to AxFlow Windsor. » Read More

07/11/2011 National Trust heats up with CFB Boilers Thanks to the installation of a new boiler, the Levant Mine beam engine – the only one of its kind still working in its original location – is running again, and providing visitors to the National Trust site with an authentic flavour of ... » Read More

07/11/2011 ABB appoints new manager for UK drives Neil Ritchie is to head up ABB's low voltage ac drives sales in the UK, replacing Steve Ruddell, who, after 10 years in the role, has been appointed head of global marketing for ABB's motors and generators. » Read More

04/11/2011 Self cleaning filters set Norwegian honey buzzing Self-Cleaning Russell Eco Filters have hugely improved the efficiency and running time of filtration at Norwegian honey processor Honningcentralen. » Read More

03/11/2011 HSE cost recovery is wake up call to plant managers Proposals by HSE (Health & Safety Executive) to recharge for inspectors' time, if health and safety breaches are detected, will have serious financial implications for plant managers. » Read More

03/11/2011 Spirax Sarco opens steam training technology centre Spirax Sarco's new UK steam technology centre, now officially opened, is the only training facility of its kind with a fully-operational steam system, including SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition). » Read More

03/11/2011 Emerson celebrates 10 years of Rosemount 3051S instrumentation Instrumentation and control giant Emerson Process Management is celebrating the 10th anniversary of launching its iconic Rosemount 3051S instrumentation – the first scalable platform for integrated pressure, flow and level monitoring. » Read More

02/11/2011 Doors open at BITA Academy for forklift apprentices The BITA (the British Industrial Truck Association) Academy – created under a partnership between BITA and City of Bristol College – has been opened by Jack Lopresti MP. » Read More

02/11/2011 Amarinth builds winterised pumps for Russian oil Heavy duty centrifugal pumps specialist Amarinth has won an $850,000 order for eight pumps to be used in the polar conditions off Sakhalin Island, Russia. » Read More

02/11/2011 European Week for Safety and Health focuses on safe maintenance Safe maintenance is the focus of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work this week (24—28 October 2011), which is witnessing a series of awareness-raising events, including workshops, seminars and exhibitions. » Read More