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02/11/2011 Most powerful air hoist lifts 125 tonnes What is believed to be the world's first air-operated hoist with a lift capacity of 125 tonnes has been manufactured by materials handling specialist JD Neuhaus. » Read More

01/11/2011 Five tonne Allen Gwynnes pump restored by Axflow A 42-year-old Allen Gwynnes cooling water make-up pump for a power station in the East Midlands has been restored by AxFlow engineers. » Read More

01/11/2011 Microlease LEO asset management to support Galileo GPS project Plant rental specialist Microlease has been awarded an open-ended contract to supply its newly-acquired LEO asset management service and support software for the European Space Agency's satellite navigation system. » Read More

31/10/2011 Pulsonic selects Watson-Marlow for wastewater samplers New wastewater sampler systems developed by Halifax-based Pulsonic Technologies are to be equipped with Watson-Marlow 501FDC/RL OEM pumps. » Read More

31/10/2011 Ener-G opens clean energy R&D centre in Salford Clean technology and engineering group Ener-G has opened its research and development centre in Salford and celebrated the first production run of its new E-Magine building energy management system. » Read More

31/10/2011 Hot water judgement may have been ill advised The HVCA warning on hot water systems (http://www.plantengineer.org.uk/article/37779/Hot-water-warning-from-heating-and-ventilating-contractors-.aspx), while technically correct, is off the mark from a health standpoint. » Read More

28/10/2011 McGills shaves 40 per cent off steam energy bill McGills of Kensington is reporting that by changing out three ageing vertical steam boilers for one new 2,600 kg/hr high-efficiency unit from CFB Boilers, the plant has reduced its energy bills by £40,000 per year – and cut a shift from ... » Read More

28/10/2011 Hot water warning from heating and ventilating contractors The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) has issued new advice to hot water plant owners and operators, with responsibility for vulnerable people. » Read More

27/10/2011 Emerson announces first global users exchange in Europe Emerson has announces the first Global Users Exchange in Europe – a three-day event from 29—31 May 2012 in Düsseldorf, Germany, aimed at plant engineers and managers. » Read More

26/10/2011 Time is running out for compressed air dryers New environmental regulations mean that many compressed air dryer are about to become redundant. » Read More

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