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Industrial equipment, services and inspection news and information for manufacturing, process, facilities and related fields.

11/02/2022 Grinders improve wastewater flow in Australia According to pump brand Sulzer, modern pumps are compact, reliable and energy efficient. In the right conditions, they can operate for years with minimal maintenance, but they don’t always get to enjoy those conditions. » Read More

10/02/2022 HSE introduces building services industry to safety cases for high-rise ... The law relating to building safety in England is changing. Proposed reforms currently making their way through parliament will introduce a safety case regime. This will mean new roles and responsibilities for high-rise residential ... » Read More

10/02/2022 ICS Cool Energy delivers record number of ice rinks across UK hire solutions Temporary ice-rinks have attracted visitors with tens of thousands square feet of real ice created thanks to ICS Cool Energy temporary cooling solutions. The company announced that it closed the 2021/2022 season with a record number of ... » Read More

09/02/2022 Engineering Council works to improve standards and ethics in engineering The Engineering Council has cooperated with the Royal Academy of Engineering on an ‘Engineering Ethics’ report that proposes a series of actions for the engineering profession to take forward with the aim of promoting a more ethical ... » Read More

09/02/2022 Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group launches Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has launched a range of Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps, which it describes a reliable and easy-to-maintain solution for handling the viscous slurries and grit-filled sludge in wastewater treatment ... » Read More

08/02/2022 3M helps to deliver safety and productivity for Bombardier The job of maintaining and servicing the UK’s trains is undertaken by a network of specialised engineering firms. Of these, Bombardier is perhaps one of the best-known suppliers, being famous as a manufacturer of aircraft as well as a ... » Read More

08/02/2022 Safety switch provides IO-Link connectivity for remote activation The CTM transponder-coded safety switch from Euchner (UK) features evaluation electronics, a bistable locking function and is capable of the control of guard locking via IO-Link communication, future-proofing the device for Industry 4.0 ... » Read More

07/02/2022 Certex UK wins wind farm inspection contract Doncaster, UK-based Certex UK has won a major three-year contract for inspection and maintenance of over 150 turbine generators across two wind farms. » Read More

07/02/2022 ‘Don’t get stuck in your lifts’ – report maps digital switch Using publicly-available data, lift safety and communication company Avire has shown the locations in which the digital switch has happened and will happen next. » Read More

07/02/2022 Open process automation field trial gears up for Gulf of Mexico launch ExxonMobil has selected Yokogawa Electric Corporation as the system integrator for the first field trial of an Open Process Automation (OPA) system designed to operate an entire production facility. » Read More

04/02/2022 Yokogawa survey reveals significant impact of industrial autonomy on ... A survey by Yokogawa Electric Corp offers insight into the current and future state of industrial autonomy in process manufacturing. The survey highlights that the number of manufacturers moving forward with industrial autonomy is clearly ... » Read More

04/02/2022 Recovery system clears stuck pigs from pipelines Forth has manufactured a mechanical recovery system that can withstand explosive environments to make the process of removing cleaning devices from industrial pipelines less dangerous and significantly quicker. » Read More

03/02/2022 Evocon signs up Control Freaks as distributor Control Freaks Ltd, a systems integration company that operates in the East Midlands, has signed a partnership agreement for the distribution of Evocon’s OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) hardware and software solution in the UK. » Read More

03/02/2022 TP Matrix acquired by Amcomri Group In 2021, TP Matrix was acquired by Amcomri Group, a fast-growing, acquisitive group of quality British engineering and manufacturing businesses. » Read More

02/02/2022 Offshore crane boom hoist rope failures – HSE safety notice During 2020, two separate incidents occurred on offshore installations (not pictured) as a result of the failure of a crane boom hoist rope. In both incidents the boom hoist rope came off a sheave; this was undetected and the consequential ... » Read More

02/02/2022 £1.5m nuclear waste management contract a ‘game changer’ for Cumbrian SME Responsive, a provider of destructive and non-destructive testing and training, has won a ‘game changing’ £1.5m contract to provide inspection services to the UK’s nuclear waste management sector. » Read More

01/02/2022 Small-scale hazardous waste service launched Veolia has launched a new service specifically designed to help businesses that produce small volumes of waste which may include hazardous materials. By accurately identifying and collecting this waste in compliance with requirements, the ... » Read More

01/02/2022 New bulk bag discharger equipped with extras Flexicon's new Bulk-Out bulk bag discharging system promotes the flow of bulk solid materials that have solidified during storage and shipment, automatically discharges the material, and allows manual additions of ingredients from sacks, ... » Read More

31/01/2022 Optimising agitators for the chemical industry Sulzer has resized agitators compared with specifications for a client in the chemical industry, which has saved the client EUR20,000 per year. » Read More

31/01/2022 IRISNDT acquires James Fisher NDT Limited IRISNDT has acquired James Fisher NDT from James Fisher and Sons PLC. The company has served the aerospace, defence, automotive, petrochemical, utilities, and nuclear markets since 2006 with field and laboratory NDT services. » Read More

28/01/2022 Enerpac publishes new industrial tools catalogue Lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, spreading, cutting, lowering, pressing, and punching: all are catered by the new Enerpac E330 industrial tools catalogue. At 420 pages, it is 1.5 times larger than previous editions. » Read More

27/01/2022 Upgraded transmitters for monitoring smaller plant in hazardous areas Machine protection and condition monitoring specialists Sensonics has added IECEx and UKEx intrinsically safe certification, alongside ATEX certification, for a range of Senturion X DNX803 series of transmitters. These upgraded shaft ... » Read More

27/01/2022 Encore launches specialist engineering recruitment division Midlands recruitment agency, Encore Personnel, has launched a division specialising in attracting and retaining maintenance engineers. » Read More

26/01/2022 Elkem Silicones organises multi-site application maintenance around DIMO Maint ... Silicone producer Elkem Silicones offers a range of technologies to fields including aeronautics, automotive, construction, consumer products, energy, healthcare, stationary, personal hygiene and textiles. » Read More

26/01/2022 Birmingham spinout Rheality begins fluid measurement tech commercialisation University of Birmingham spinout Rheality has partnered with Clean Engineering to commercialise a ‘smart’ AI-based system that promises to significantly optimise fluid production by reducing power consumption and raw material wastage while ... » Read More