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03/02/2021 Sparrows Group wins North Sea offshore crane contract renewal Oil and gas engineering and maintenance provider Sparrows Group has been awarded a five-year contract renewal with an unnamed UK continental shelf operator, said to be worth an eight-figure sum, to continue supporting production across two ... » Read More

02/02/2021 Airend redesigned in latest Compair L-Series compressor range CompAir has launched its latest L-Series oil-lubricated, air-cooled compressors from 55 to 75 kW available in both fixed and regulated speeds. » Read More

01/02/2021 Renewcell buys papermaking machinery for textile recycling plant Renewcell and Valmet have signed a contract for Valmet to deliver the main equipment for Renewcell’s planned 60,000 tonne capacity textile recycling plant at Ortviken industrial site in Sundsvall, Sweden. » Read More

01/02/2021 U.S. Air Force to standardise on Teamcenter for PLM The U.S. Air Force has selected Siemens’ Teamcenter software as the foundational system of record to support its digital acquisition and sustainment strategy for critical systems and technologies across the service. » Read More

29/01/2021 Unison tube bender forms life-saving Halo system and other titanium structures ... Investing in a Unison Breeze electric CNC tube bending machine has enabled Oxfordshire-based SST Technology to become the only British-based precision fabricator authorised to produce the life-saving Halo titanium driver protection system, ... » Read More

29/01/2021 National Physical Laboratory opens mechanical test facility The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has officially opened a mechanical test facility (MTF) to provide industry with a turnkey capability to evaluate, characterise and adopt new materials and products that demand a high level of ... » Read More

28/01/2021 South Humber Bank power station benefits from new type of continuous water ... In an ideal world, continuous monitors would monitor continuously, but for some instruments downtime is necessary whilst service operations are undertaken. To overcome this, Swan Analytical Instruments has developed a new technology for ... » Read More

28/01/2021 European engineering association launches charter for human-robot collaboration A charter for robots and humans working together has been officially released by the European Engineering Industries Association (EUnited). The document defines 10 focus areas to shape the future of work. » Read More

27/01/2021 Jungheinrich automates stacking at BLG Logistics Group of Germany The BLG Logistics Group has installed in an automated guided vehicle system from Jungheinrich at its Bremen site. » Read More

27/01/2021 New robotics venture for production engineering firm Specialist engineering services group Belgrave & Powell has launched a new robotics and automation operation within its Machine Technology Group division. » Read More

26/01/2021 Sulzer repairs cooling water pump in just seven weeks With one of two cooling water pumps out of action, and the other showing worrying vibration, the on-site power plant at a major chemical plant in Belgium risked a costly and disruptive unscheduled shutdown. Quick action by Sulzer experts ... » Read More

26/01/2021 3D inspection scanner launched Cognex Corporation has launched a 3D scanner for inspection operations on automated production lines. » Read More

25/01/2021 New rotating shaft alignment tool Pruftechnik’s new ShaftAlign Touch is a rugged laser alignment system that it claims provides digital, cloud, and other advancements over the decades-old but still widely used dial indicator and feeler gauge. » Read More

25/01/2021 Bristow achieves ISO 14001 certification for UK operations Bristow Group’s UK operations have received ISO 14001 certification, confirming that Bristow’s UK operations have a certified environmental management systems (EMS) in place to monitor, manage, and deliver continuous improvement at its ... » Read More

22/01/2021 Agadir-Chtouka desalination plant strikes gold with tailored compressor solution Abengoa, a major multi-national infrastructure company working in the energy and water sectors, has contracted Ingersoll Rand’s engineering project solutions team to design a tailored compressed air system for the Agadir-Chtouka ... » Read More

22/01/2021 Mechan adjusts rail jack footprint to fit tight spot Design engineers at rail depot equipment supplier, Mechan, have gone back to the drawing board to help a freight operator short on space keep tanker wagons in service. » Read More

21/01/2021 Festo's new configurator aids selection and order of process valves Industrial automation supplier Festo has introduced a new online configuration tool that makes it easier and quicker to select the correct valve or actuator for process applications. » Read More

20/01/2021 Bürkert automatic water quality analysis system Bürkert’s water quality analysis system offers an automated process that delivers precision monitoring for a wide variety of applications. » Read More

20/01/2021 Ultimo announces first UK partner: DNASTREAM Enterprise asset management system provider Ultimo Software Solutions has announced that IT consulting organisation DNASTREAM will operate as its UK implementation partner. » Read More

19/01/2021 Danfoss drives forward digital pump development with full acquisition of ... The Danfoss Group has announced the full acquisition of Artemis Intelligent Power Ltd (AIP), an R&D and engineering company based in Edinburgh, Scotland specialising in hydraulic system development. » Read More

19/01/2021 Sandvik invests in AI manufacturing software provider Engineering group Sandvik has acquired a minority stake in US manufacturing solutions company Oqton. » Read More

18/01/2021 TÜV Rheinland launches certification of personnel competence for explosive ... Internationally active companies and testing organisations, including TÜV Rheinland, have jointly developed a certification scheme that allows for comparison of the training of technical specialists in explosion protection. » Read More

15/01/2021 French winery fits second ELGi compressor The second AB Series oil-free screw air compressor has been installed at Château Ollieux Romanis, a producer of premium organic wine, in the French Languedoc region. » Read More

15/01/2021 RTITB delivers apprentice assessments for British Army RTITB has won the contract to deliver end point assessments (EPAs) for express delivery operative apprentices serving in the Royal Artillery and Royal Logistics Corps. » Read More

14/01/2021 More ups than downs using matrix converters on one of Europe’s largest network ... Operating Germany’s largest escalator network in Munich, which transports over half a billion people through the Bavarian capital’s subway system every year, means the scale of any technical innovations can be immense. Technicians in ... » Read More