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21/02/2011 Adopt machine safety standards now, say experts Machine builders should adopt Machinery Directive EN 13949-1 standards sooner rather than later because they better reflect state of the art in machine safety system design, says Kevin Ives, Machinery Safety Consultant at Pilz Automation ... » Read More

18/02/2011 Management failures blamed for Buncefield disaster Safety management failings have finally been blamed as the root cause of the Buncefield oil storage depot disaster, according to the full report was released yesterday (Thursday 17 February). » Read More

18/02/2011 Pelton wheel flowmeter monitors Dounreay decontamination UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter has supplied customised Pelton Wheel meters for use in the latest stages of decommissioning at the Dounreay reactor in Scotland. » Read More

18/02/2011 Outokumpu cuts cost of fume extraction by £300,000 Outokumpu Stainless is set to save £300,000 a year on fume extraction energy, thanks to the installation of four ABB variable speed drives. » Read More

17/02/2011 Emerson approves Excel for Fisher valves repair Emerson Process Management has appointed Excel Engineering Services as an approved repairer of Fisher products for workshop-based repairs. » Read More

17/02/2011 Sheffield Forgemasters makes £50,000 from waste International steel business Sheffield Forgemasters has reached a record recycling rate of 90 per cent, and has started making money from selling-on waste products for re-use. » Read More

16/02/2011 Cotswold Geotech is first convicted of corporate manslaughter Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has become the first company to be convicted of the new offence of corporate manslaughter. » Read More

15/02/2011 Forklift fleet bears fruit for freight handling business Freight handling company George Hammond has purchased ten new forklift trucks from Barloworld Handling for use at the Port of Dover, where it handles fresh fruit consignments. The Hyster Fortens LPG-powered trucks each have a lifting ... » Read More

15/02/2011 Report identifies early warning for plant safety breakdown Practical early warning signals that could help industry anticipate failures in workplace safety have been identified in a report released by the Energy Institute, Lloyd's Register and the HSE. » Read More

15/02/2011 Atlas Copco acquires gas treatment specialist Cirmac Atlas Copco Nederland has acquired Dutch firm Cirmac International, which specialises in biogas upgrading plant for the renewable energy industry. » Read More

14/02/2011 Astrum foundry halves energy costs with variable speed compressors Two regulated-speed compressors are helping steel components maker Astrum to halve compressed air energy costs, while also increasing productivity. » Read More

11/02/2011 New power storage method uses ABB motor A revolutionary new way of storing electric power, developed by Highview Power Storage, uses a cryogenic process to store energy. » Read More

11/02/2011 Current and previous lift installations can be claimed against tax Lift contractors are being advised to tell their customers that both current and previous installations can be claimed against tax, using capital allowance. » Read More

11/02/2011 JCB digs in for engineer recruitment as economy turns up JCB yesterday (10 February) launched a recruitment drive for 80 engineers to fill vacancies across all the company's sites in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Wales. » Read More

10/02/2011 Davyhulme water treatment project to be captured on camera Specialist video firm SeSys is recording construction of a new treatment process at United Utilities' Davyhulme wastewater treatment works. » Read More

10/02/2011 South West Water joins supplier carbon reduction programme South West Water has joined seven other major utilities in supplier qualification framework firm Achilles' carbon reduction programme, to help reduce emissions throughout its supply chain. » Read More

10/02/2011 Honeywell forms advanced automation business unit Following its acquisition of Matrikon, Honeywell has launched an organisation that, it says, is focused on providing advanced open software and services to the process industries. » Read More

10/02/2011 Altra invests £1m in Twiflex factory move Heavy duty brake manufacturer Twiflex – part of the US-owned Altra industrial clutch, brake and couplings group – has moved to new manufacturing premises in Bedford. » Read More

09/02/2011 Branch Hydraulic becomes UK sales partner for Bosch Rexroth Branch Hydraulic Systems has is now one of seven Bosch Rexroth sales partners covering the UK, offering the full range of equipment for the South West of England. » Read More

09/02/2011 Scottish Water gets crystal clear view with Masternaut Scottish Water has selected Masternaut satellite vehicle tracking to improve fleet utilisation of its 1,400 service vehicles, along with Mastercold real-time temperature monitoring for its scientific vehicles. » Read More

08/02/2011 UK event promotes importance of engineering to young people A UK event, celebrating technology and engineering looks set to play host to 25,000 attendees at ICC London ExCeL. » Read More

08/02/2011 Forklift truck explosion risk for ink and packaging manufacturers Manufacturers of inks and packaging materials may be putting their site and workforce at risk by using standard forklift trucks rather than ATEX-compliant vehicles. » Read More

08/02/2011 Parker Hannifin to support world’s first 1,000mph car Motion and control technologies giant Parker Hannifin is supporting the pioneering Bloodhound SSC project, which should see a car break the 1,000mph land speed barrier. » Read More

08/02/2011 Fluke offers free vibration diagnostics report Test and measurement giant Fluke is offering one free vibration diagnostic report on a suitable plant unit, using its recently introduced handheld Fluke 810 tester. » Read More

07/02/2011 Production up 35% at Baxter’s potato plant packing line Baxters High Brow Produce says it has increased throughput by 38%, reduced production staff and improved potato packing since installing a new automated bagging line. » Read More