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25/03/2022 Arrow Electronics IEC 61508 training extends functional safety capabilities Arrow Electronics has extended its application engineering capabilities after the completion of a functional safety certification programme by members of its engineering team from across Europe. » Read More

24/03/2022 HSB launches e-trade products in engineering inspection and equipment breakdown HSB (UK and Ireland), the specialist engineering and technology insurer, has launched two specialist engineering and technology products on their UK e-trade platforms, further extending their suite of e-trade products available to brokers. » Read More

23/03/2022 UK company wins augmented reality software agency Small businesses can now share in the benefits of SightCall used by larger companies for years, through the only UK small business representative The Farm Process Management. » Read More

23/03/2022 PPE requirements extended to casual workers from 6 April On 6 April 2022 the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (PPER 2022) come into force and amend the 1992 Regulations (PPER 1992). They extend employers’ and employees’ duties regarding personal protective ... » Read More

22/03/2022 Emergency fan balancing returns bakery to full productivity within hours A large-scale bakery has returned to full productivity after out-of-hours emergency fan balancing by Rotamec. » Read More

22/03/2022 Custom stand-alone motion system provides speed control for novel dip coating ... A recent example where Heason Technology’s motion expertise played a significant role in a manufacturing project involved the design and supply of a single-axis servo motor driven actuator and control system for a novel thin-film dip ... » Read More

21/03/2022 Toyota releases lithium-ion BEV pallet truck Toyota has launched what it calls the materials handling industry’s first-ever purpose-designed lithium-ion powered pallet truck, the 1,600kg capacity Toyota BT Levio LWI160. » Read More

21/03/2022 Engineer continues learning journey after completing master’s degree Gaining a master’s degree has whetted an engineer’s appetite to develop his skills and knowledge of the industry even further. » Read More

18/03/2022 HSE safety alert about industrial uninterruptible power supply (UPS) maintenance HSE has recently carried out several investigations into dangerous occurrences that resulted from a failure of industrial UPS systems at onshore major hazard establishments. HSE investigations identified in all cases that the information ... » Read More

18/03/2022 London development signs up to ESCo Manager contract London-focused property developer Telford Homes has signed up to ESCo Manager, a new communal-heating management service from heat network metering and billing specialist Insite Energy, at The Lock, Greenford Quay. » Read More

17/03/2022 IPAF publishes guidance on using MEWPs in public areas Comprehensive new guidance outlining the key principles and ways to reduce likely risks when using Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) in public areas and near roads has been published by the International Powered Access Federation ... » Read More

17/03/2022 UK high-tech manufacturers’ net-zero moves sluggish, report finds New findings on critical plant and equipment data usage within the UK’s hi-tech manufacturing industries have revealed slower-than-expected progress toward achieving sustainability and net zero carbon reduction goals. » Read More

16/03/2022 IES installs equipment in new pharma factory With a new building construction near completion, IES was commissioned to install, position, and assemble the process equipment to the specifications of the OEM, allowing operations within the building to resume as quickly as possible. The ... » Read More

16/03/2022 Modernisation of the Interquell feed mill is complete In autumn 2021, Interquell – based in the Augsburg region of Germany – successfully completed connecting all of its machinery to a modern control solution from BHS Control Systems. » Read More

15/03/2022 New Combi-MR4 forklift offers dynamic 360-degree steering Since Combilift launched its first C4000 model in 1998, multidirectional capability has been one of the major hallmarks of the company’s range of handling solutions. » Read More

15/03/2022 3D field service data provider wins funding for UK expansion Canadian software firm Kognitiv Spark has won a £2.5m investment from private equity firm Foresight Group. » Read More

14/03/2022 Valmet to retrofit the automation system at EDP’s hydropower plant in Portugal Valmet will replace an ageing third-party automation system to operate EDP’s Vilarinho das Furnas pumped-storage hydropower plant in Vilarinho das Furnas, Portugal. » Read More

14/03/2022 Voith Hydro acquires majority stake in Green Highland Renewables Voith Hydro has acquired a majority shareholding of Green Highland Renewables (GHR). With this step the company expands its business in the field of maintenance as well as operation and development of hydropower facilities. » Read More

11/03/2022 Portable half frame discharger with bag dump, flexible screw conveyor A new portable half-frame bulk bag discharger with manual bag dump station and integral flexible screw conveyor transfers material discharged from bulk bags and/or manually dumped from hand-held sacks into downstream process equipment or ... » Read More

11/03/2022 Safety boost for lone workers as welfare monitoring app integrates with ... Welfare monitoring and journey management system GetHomeSafe has integrated with fleet management data from Webfleet Solutions to help improve the safety of lone and remote workers. » Read More

10/03/2022 Danfoss Power Solutions renames Walterscheid tube-fitting series to Waltech Danfoss Power Solutions has rebranded its Walterscheid series of tube fittings. Following its acquisition of Eaton’s hydraulics business, Danfoss plans to continue investing in the product line under the new name Waltech. » Read More

10/03/2022 Mechan jacks raise servicing capacity at Hamilton Rail maintenance specialist Mechan has delivered a bespoke set of lifting jacks to one of Scotland’s busiest train depots, to help it keep pace with the high volume of trains being serviced. » Read More

09/03/2022 New Alfa Laval ThinkTop pulse seat cleans drain valves Drain valves comprise up to 20% of all valves in a typical processing plant. But cleaning them is costly, difficult and time-consuming due to long cleaning cycles and the risk of pressure shocks. The new Alfa Laval ThinkTop pulse seat ... » Read More

09/03/2022 Process Insights acquires Guided Wave Process Insights has acquired Guided Wave from Singapore-based Advanced Holdings Ltd. » Read More

08/03/2022 German states select Tatra Force forest fire pumper vehicles The German federal states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have started to take delivery of 46 new Euro VI Tatra Force 815-7 4x4 forest fire pumper vehicles, equipped with Allison 4500 Series fully automatic transmissions, ... » Read More