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18/04/2011 Irrigation super project takes Weg pump motors, control panels and brakes Weg is supplying 160 large (MW) synchronous vertical motors, plus excitation panels and brake systems, for use on pumps in the HNSS project in Andhra Pradesh, India, one of the largest irrigation projects in the world. » Read More

18/04/2011 STEMNET appeals for investment in tomorrow’s workforce The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEMNET) has joined forces with representatives from a wide range of businesses to ask employers to increase resources for young people in science and engineering. » Read More

15/04/2011 Eriks contractor accreditation sets safety standards Eriks Europe's largest industrial distributor has been accredited for its excellence in health and safety practice in the UK by SAFEcontractor. » Read More

14/04/2011 Arjowiggins Creative Papers draws on automation experience Arjowiggins Creative Papers has embarked on a modernisation project with ABB, which, it says, will improve productivity, product quality and energy efficiency. » Read More

14/04/2011 Steel firm fined £40,000 after worker's leg is amputated Spartan UK Ltd has been hit with a £40,000 fine after a worker had his lower leg amputated following routine maintenance work. » Read More

13/04/2011 Atlas Copco to acquire medical gas business Compressor manufacturer Atlas Copco has announced it is buying the medical gas solutions business of UK-based Penlon, which supplies medical gas systems, medical vacuum equipment and pipeline components to hospitals. » Read More

13/04/2011 Webster & Horsfall cut energy costs by 33% Wire and strip manufacturer Webster & Horsfall is reporting one third energy cost savings since converting from existing inefficient steam boiler to thermal fluid heating. » Read More

13/04/2011 Instrument finance proves popular at MCERTS 2011 Instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology used the MCERTS 2011 air monitoring event to launch financial packages that help spread the cost of renting or buying new environmental monitoring equipment . » Read More

12/04/2011 Free professional chain servicing tool giveaway To mark its 25th anniversary, FB Chain has a number of limited edition 'gold' professional chain wear gauges to give away to readers of Plant Engineer. » Read More

12/04/2011 HVAC energy efficiency inspections now mandatory It is now a legal requirement for owners and operators to have air-conditioning systems inspected once every five years for energy efficient operation. » Read More

12/04/2011 Poster pack launched for workforce involvement in safety To support safety managers and leaders in implementing effective workforce involvement programmes, the Energy Institute has launched a series of informative posters. » Read More

11/04/2011 Blind instrument maker get Mattei compressor donation Rotary vane compressor manufacturer Mattei has offered a helping hand to a worthwhile cause, with the donation of one of its 100 series workshop compressors to a blind musical instrument maker. » Read More

08/04/2011 Plant engineers must act on European motor regs Industry needs to act now and take early advantage of greater energy efficiency resulting from the impending enforcement of the EU EcoDesign Requirements for Energy-Using Products Directive. » Read More

08/04/2011 Scots engineers celebrate 10,000 safety devices Scottish engineering firm Reactec has celebrated a milestone after selling its 10,000th HAVmeter safety device in the UK. » Read More

07/04/2011 EDS recognised for Pfizer plant demolition contract Plant decommissioning specialist EDS has been received the Site Preparation and Services Award 2011 for its work clearing Pfizer's UK Global Manufacturing Site in Kent. » Read More

06/04/2011 British Gypsum contracts Eriks for maintenance support British Gypsum has signed a multi-million pound deal with Eriks Integrated Solutions for procurement, inventory control and stores management services at five production plants across the UK. » Read More

06/04/2011 Website demonstrates compressed air energy savings CompressingCarbon.com – which had its debut at the Hannover air this week – is CompAir's latest creation, aimed at assisting compressed air users with carbon-reduction. » Read More

05/04/2011 ODVA launches machinery initiative to promote best practice ODVA, the digital plant and machinery communications association, has launched a machinery initiative aimed at improving the integration of machinery with industrial manufacturing equipment. » Read More

05/04/2011 Altra Holdings to acquire Danfoss Bauer Altra Holdings is to acquire privately held Danfoss Bauer's gearmotor business for eur 43.1 million cash, with the deal expected to close during the second quarter. » Read More

04/04/2011 ABB drives help achieve precise textile control Specialist textile machinery firm Tatham has partnered with automation giant ABB to develop technology to provide higher production speeds with improved product weight distribution for crosslapper control. » Read More

01/04/2011 Eco-Oil Ipswich plant achieves significant energy savings UK industrial waste oil recycler Eco-Oil's Ipswich plant is reporting good energy savings from its high-efficiency thermal fluid heating system, from Babcock Wanson. » Read More

01/04/2011 Air Power East is Atlas Copco premier distributor Air Power East, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, is celebrating its appointment as a premier distributor for Atlas Copco Compressors in East Anglia. » Read More

01/04/2011 Brammer opens Pembroke branch for plant maintenance Cllr Maureen Colgan, mayor of Pembroke Dock, and Welsh badminton international Jordan Hart with Ian Ritchie, managing director of maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Brammer, officially opening its new Pembroke Dock brnch. » Read More

31/03/2011 HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations to report on Fukushima Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, is to produce a report on the implications for the UK nuclear industry of the devastation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. » Read More

31/03/2011 GE Energy to acquire Converteam for $3,2 billion GE Energy is to acquire approximately 90% of French electrification and automation equipment firm Converteam for approximately $3.2 billion. » Read More