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20/07/2011 Energy Minister to deliver keynote at the Energy Event Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, is to deliver the keynote address on day one of the Energy Insight Conference, at The Energy Event. » Read More

19/07/2011 £20m Swiss army knife will harvest nuclear material It's been dubbed the most sophisticated Swiss army knife ever built – a 16-piece tool designed to reach deep inside one of Britain's earliest atomic experiments and harvest the nuclear material. » Read More

19/07/2011 Huge solar electricity contract finished two weeks early A Staffordshire company is celebrating after one of the largest factory roof solar PV electricity projects in the UK was switched on two weeks ahead of schedule – allowing thousands of pounds worth of extra savings on power. » Read More

18/07/2011 Southern Water’s new WWT works to use ABB drives More than 90 ABB industrial variable speed drives are to be installed at Southern Water's new wastewater treatment works and sludge treatment centre at Peacehaven, near Brighton and Hove. » Read More

18/07/2011 Wine Innovations turns to peristaltic technology London-based Wine Innovations, the inventor of The Tulip pre-filled wine goblet, says that changing to peristaltic filling machines has massively improved cleanliness on its filling lines. » Read More

15/07/2011 North West urges engineering firms to say yes to apprenticeships Business leaders in the North West are calling on engineering firms in the region to say 'Yes To Apprenticeships.' » Read More

15/07/2011 Bell loaders improving uptime at Slough Heat & Power Slough Heat & Power, the waste and recycling subsidiary of Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE), has tackled the problem of loading shovels needing maintenance by changing suppliers. » Read More

14/07/2011 Extending shutdown intervals could boost profitability, says maintenance expert Manufacturers could save significant sums by looking at the frequency of plant shutdowns and assessing whether the intervals are ideal for today's operation. That's the view of Alex Thomson, principal consultant at asset management ... » Read More

14/07/2011 Siemens low voltage motor scrappage scheme launched From 1 August to 31 December 2011, Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies (IA&DT) will be running a motor scrappage scheme to cut the additional cost to users of the EU MEPS (European Minimum Energy Performance Standard) scheme, ... » Read More

13/07/2011 Stertil Stokvis Rapidroll doors open access for British Gypsum British Gypsum is reporting success with Stertil Stokvis RapidRoll fast-action industrial doors, which replaced earlier electro-hydraulic doors at its mines in East Leake and Barrow Upon Soar, following operational problems. » Read More

12/07/2011 MAS urges operators to take the red tape challenge The Manufacturing Advisory Service is encouraging plant managers to "seize a unique opportunity" to tell the government what they really think about the rules and regulations that affect them. » Read More

11/07/2011 Energy agenda must move from compliance to conservation It's time for plant managers to shift their energy-saving agenda focus from mere compliance to proactive energy conservation. » Read More

11/07/2011 Selex Galileo turns to aqueous cleaning plant Defence electronic systems manufacturer Selex Galileo says it has improved its UK operational and environmental performance, with the installation of an aqueous component cleaning station. » Read More

08/07/2011 New engineering president outlines SOE community vision Garry Gilby became president of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) yesterday (7 July 2011) during the organisation's AGM in Westminster. » Read More

08/07/2011 Munch pups improve efficiency at Caldbeck water treatment plant Two high-performance Munchpump packaged pumping systems, from Nov Mono, have been specified by United Utilities for its wastewater treatment works in Caldbeck. » Read More

07/07/2011 Emerson is a gas with Net Safety Monitoring Emerson Process Management has acquired toxic and combustible gas detectors manufacturer Net Safety Monitoring to expand its range for process controls and safety monitoring. » Read More

07/07/2011 Liftoff for LiftEx 2011 lifting equipment show LiftEx 2011, organised by the LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is to go ahead on 17 and 18 November at Saviles Hall in Leeds. » Read More

06/07/2011 Northumbrian Water cuts energy bill by 10% Northumbrian Water reports that its advanced anaerobic digestion (AAD) project at Bran Sands, Teesport, has cut annual energy bills by 10% – and says steam systems specialist Spirax Sarco played an essential part. » Read More

06/07/2011 Atlas Copco appoints Lakeland Fluid Power Whitehaven, Cumbria-based Lakeland Fluid Power is the latest to be appointed an authorised premier distributor for Atlas Copco Compressors' industrial air compressors and accessories. » Read More

05/07/2011 GAMBICA calls for greater VSD awareness GAMBICA is calling for greater awareness of variable speed drives, following an IEA (International Energy Agency) white paper, which establishes that power usage could be slashed, if VSDs were more widely adopted. » Read More

05/07/2011 ABB University relocates to Staffordshire ABB's centre of excellence for training has relocated from Telford to a new purpose-built facility in Stone, Staffordshire – one of the company's main UK facilities. » Read More

04/07/2011 ABB wins metals plant orders worth $29 million in Germany ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is to modernise the No 1 seven-stand hot strip rolling mill at its Duisburg-Bruckhausen steel plant in Germany, using ABB automation for drives, drives power systems and equipment. » Read More

01/07/2011 Emerson density meter transforms Italian paper mill operations The Cartiere del Garda paper mill, on the banks of Lake Garda in Italy, is reporting reduced costs, improved quality and less waste since commissioning a high accuracy density meter, from Emerson Process Management. » Read More

30/06/2011 Maltese energy giant plans power station decommissioning Enemalta, the Maltese state-owned energy utility, is currently reviewing two existing power stations – Marsa and Delimara – as part of its mid-term planning. » Read More

29/06/2011 Workplace fatalities rise sharply in 2010/11 Workplace fatalities have risen sharply during 2010/11, according to the HSE's workplace fatal injury statistics, published today (29 June 2011). » Read More