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19/12/2022 Made Smarter urges Christmas planning Made Smarter has released a free downloadable guide to help SME manufacturers plan for next Christmas by exploring how technology can help with the seasonal surge. » Read More

19/12/2022 Bauer carries out retrofit project Steel producer Aperam selected Bauer Gear Motor to carry out a three-year retrofit project for the roller table conveyor drives at its Châtelet facility in Belgium. » Read More

16/12/2022 ICS ensures temperature storage ICS Cool Energy has provided temperature controlled storage systems that are allowing an unnamed automotive-parts tests facility and a beverage manufacturer to maintain their precise process environment. » Read More

15/12/2022 Building standards not providing healthy ventilation Building standards are failing to ensure offices, shops, buildings and homes provide healthy ventilation, according to a report on indoor air pollution by England’s chief medical officer. » Read More

14/12/2022 Data tech adoption driving growth plans Made Smarter has revealed 159 of the 275 projects supported by the North West adoption programme focussed on digital technologies which connect systems and unify data. » Read More

14/12/2022 Eriks invests £500k in Barnsley centre Eriks has invested more than £500,000 in new machines at its sealing and polymer technology centre in Barnsley, increasing capacity and creating jobs. » Read More

13/12/2022 Jacobs supports ONR Jacobs is to provide specialist engineering and technical support services to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) as part of a four-year framework. » Read More

13/12/2022 Ingram Micro Chooses Flexi Truck Ingram Micro Logistics has upgraded the materials handling systems at its Daventry warehouse facility via electric-powered articulated Flexi StorMAX two-deep pallet picking and put-away technology from Narrow Aisle. » Read More

12/12/2022 CompAir discourages maintenance delays Operators delaying recommended maintenance intervals on compressed air systems to save costs as energy prices continue to soar may be making an expensive mistake, according to CompAir. » Read More

12/12/2022 BorgWarner Acquires Drivetek BorgWarner has acquired Drivetek, a provider of engineering and product development services in Switzerland for a value up to CHF35 million. » Read More

09/12/2022 NSTA sets ten percent target The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has set a target of ten percent for redundant oil and gas infrastructure to strengthen the industry’s reputation for offshore project execution. » Read More

09/12/2022 Cenovus Energy opens ICC Canadian oil and natural gas producer Cenovus Energy has opened an integrated control centre (ICC) in Lloydminster, Alberta, to unify its operations. » Read More

08/12/2022 Finning encourages Cat Productivity platform Cat dealer Finning is urging customers to sign up to the Cat Command platform, which is designed to analyse machine data and boost machine productivity. » Read More

08/12/2022 Controllers communicate via Profisafe KEB’s drive controllers and servo drives, which offer integrated safety functions in the drive, are now certified to communicate via the safe fieldbus protocol Profisafe. » Read More

07/12/2022 NWS progresses GDF project Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has sealed existing boreholes at Rosemanowes Quarry, Cornwall, as part of a £5 million project for the disposal of higher activity radioactive waste. » Read More

07/12/2022 Scottish Water helps staff make EV switch Scottish Water employees can use Tusker’s salary sacrifice scheme as an affordable way to obtain an electric vehicle (EV). » Read More

06/12/2022 Vaisala celebrates Martian measurements Vaisala has confirmed the measurement sensors used by the Curiosity rover on Mars are still delivering data and surpassing the initial two-year objective. » Read More

06/12/2022 Chart Industries to acquire Howden KPS Capital Partners is to sell Howden to Chart Industries in a move that will enable the combined organisation to sell a broader set of solutions. » Read More

05/12/2022 NSK aids industry sustainability NSK is helping companies reduce their running costs with correctly aligned machines and energy-efficient bearings. » Read More

05/12/2022 ITI wins Murphy’s Energy Supply Chain Partner award ITI has received J.Murphy & Sons’ Supply Chain Partner of the Year Award for a project to upgrade National Grid’s Huntingdon and Peterborough Compressor Stations. » Read More

02/12/2022 RMI welcomes territory leaders RMI Pressure Systems has appointed two leaders that will aid the company’s development in Australia and Germany. » Read More

01/12/2022 Atlas Copco announces UK calibration Atlas Copco Tools & Industrial Assembly Solutions has achieved two approvals that will allow it to strengthen its partnerships with customers. » Read More

30/11/2022 Sulzer modernises pump factory Sulzer has inaugurated an automated and digitised pump production line that is said to cut throughput time by 93% at its Karhula factory in Finland. » Read More

30/11/2022 EEMUA appoints new chair of council The EEMUA (Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association) has appointed Jim Lewis chair of the EEMUA Council, which sets the direction and policy for the organisation. » Read More

29/11/2022 Sulzer delivers pump upgrade An unnamed facility in South Korea enlisted support from Sulzer to retrofit four boiler feed pumps after the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) could not supply a cost-effective solution. » Read More