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25/05/2010 Plants urged to take proactive approach to CRC energy registration Industrial companies across the UK have until 30 September to register for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), or face fines of late registration. » Read More

24/05/2010 ABB launches drives and motors swappage scheme ABB has launched what it's calling a drives and motors 'swappage' scheme, allowing companies to trade in their old products from any manufacturer for new ABB drives and motors. » Read More

24/05/2010 Nov Mono survey points to maintenance budget wastage More than one third of process and maintenance engineers are wasting "vast amounts" of their maintenance budgets, because they do not realise they can buy high performance, cost effective non-OEM replacement parts for progressing cavity ... » Read More

21/05/2010 Flying penguins, jellyfish and rays to perform at Royal Society Festo's pneumatic flying penguins, jellyfish and rays are set to perform during the Royal Society's 350th anniversary celebrations at the Southbank Centre from June 25 to July 4. » Read More

21/05/2010 Hard water scale problem solved for Cotto Tiles Cotto Tiles, part of TCC (Thai Cement Company), reports that Fluid Dynamics International has solved a long standing hard water problem at one of its sites. » Read More

20/05/2010 Sand extraction plant is concrete investment A new sand production plant is helping Cemex UK to boost efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of its largest UK sand and gravel quarry at Rugeley, Staffordshire. » Read More

20/05/2010 Hungarian wastewater scheme turns to biomass plant One of Europe's most ambitious biogas from wastewater projects has been switched on in Budapest by Ener-G. » Read More

19/05/2010 Non-stop pumps keep coffee production flowing Star Refrigeration, which provides freeze-drying plant to major food producers, says that Nikkiso non seal canned motor centrifugal pumps, supplied to an instant coffee plant, have been in near constant operation, without problems, for ... » Read More

18/05/2010 Process plant valves continue to be weakest link Valves are the most likely item of equipment to create problems at petrochemical plants and onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities. » Read More

18/05/2010 SOE visit to Diageo Runcorn reveals impressive improvement culture Drinks giant Diageo opened the doors of its Runcorn site to plant engineers from SOE/IPlantE in April, to provide an impressive insight into how this key beer packaging plant achieves world class maintenance and operations. » Read More

17/05/2010 ATEX solenoid valves and fieldbus system solve North Sea problem Burkert's ex-proof AirLine Ex 8650 system, together with modules from the intrinsically safe Siemens Simatic ET 200iSPTM system, has solved a problem in a North Sea project for oil and gas industry specialist Jiskoot. » Read More

17/05/2010 Eriks acquires Fisher in Germany Eriks has agreed to acquire Fisher GmbH Kunststoffpräzition, which specialises in engineering and machining high performance plastic parts. » Read More

14/05/2010 Honeywell acquires Matrikon to improve industrial plant Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire plant operations software developer Matrikon for $142 million. » Read More

14/05/2010 Future of measurement technology is subject to survey HBM is giving engineers from around the world a chance to air their views on the future of measurement technology. » Read More

14/05/2010 King’s College Hospital plugs into heat recovery King's College Hospital Trust is to install a Flu-Ace heat recovery system on its heating and hot water system plant. » Read More

13/05/2010 Vanadium mining pump proves its mettle South African mining specialist Xstrata Alloys reports that its British-made peristaltic pump has proved ultra reliable on arduous duties – to the extent that its only downtime has been for hose replacement and annual plant maintenance. » Read More

13/05/2010 Variable speed drive spins up aero test rig starter Aero engine test rig specialist Euravia has invested in variable speed drive technology from Control Techniques for use on Pratt & Whitney PT6 jet engine starter generators. » Read More

12/05/2010 Predictive maintenance service aims to ease load Motor condition monitoring (MCM) specialist Artesis has launched a predictive maintenance service for plant engineers concerned about difficult expert analysis and data interpretation aspects. » Read More

12/05/2010 Thermal imaging reveals hot air at No. 10 February's ITV's tonight programme, Money to Burn, which looked at energy wastage from No 10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament, harnessed Flir thermal cameras in the hands of Eriks expert Duncan Webb. » Read More

11/05/2010 No vacancies at JCB Academy as waiting list opens The JCB Academy has had to open a waiting list for places at its £22 million regional centre of learning, after becoming fully subscribed months ahead of its September opening. » Read More

11/05/2010 Beware counterfeit bearings, after latest seizure Plant engineers are being warned to watch out for counterfeit engineering spares, following a court order in France, which saw a distributor fined for selling counterfeit SKF bearings. » Read More

10/05/2010 ENER-G pumps up sustainable heating and cooling operation Clean energy group ENER-G has launched a Sustainable Technologies division specialising in the design, installation and maintenance of heat pumps. » Read More

10/05/2010 Amarinth opens new pump assembly and testing plant Centrifugal pumps specialist Amarinth says it has invested in state-of-the-art assembly and test facilities to handle current orders and predicted growth. » Read More

07/05/2010 ABB drive serves up £20,000 in savings for gluten-free baker Improved speed control on one of its production lines is enabling The Village Bakery to save £20,000 per year at its Abenbury Way site in Wrexham, which is the most advanced gluten-free facility in Europe. » Read More

07/05/2010 Speedy spends £500,000 on plant to scale heights Plant and equipment rental specialist Speedy has invested more than half a million pounds in a range of low-level access equipment from specialist manufacturer, Custom Equipment. » Read More