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17/05/2021 Chemical plant fined after gas leak Ineos Chemicals Grangemouth Limited has been fined after ethylene, a flammable gas, was released from a cracked pipe at the KF Ethylene Plant. » Read More

17/05/2021 Royal Mail begins trial to deliver mail by drone to Scilly Islands As part of a specialist consortium, Royal Mail has become the first UK parcel carrier to deliver mail to a UK island in a 70 mile out-of-sight, autonomous flight to the Scilly Isles. » Read More

14/05/2021 Signal Group offers monitoring solutions to meet new environmental demands Increasing political action on climate change is prompting a new requirement for process operators to improve the accuracy and reliability of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions monitoring. » Read More

14/05/2021 Intelligent Plant launches industrial app store Intelligent Plant’s new Industrial App Store is an online shop window and secure data access portal that allows anyone to provide a service that requires secure access to their client’s process data. » Read More

14/05/2021 CV counterterrorism standard published BSI, in its role as the UK national standards body, has published what it calls the first standard to help mitigate the threat of terrorist and other criminal activity on society from the use of commercially operated vehicles. » Read More

13/05/2021 IPAF urges firms to support in-work service technician training Operators and suppliers of powered access equipment are being encouraged to embrace the options for in-work training to support and certify MEWP (mobile elevating work platform) technicians via the roadmap that was developed by the ... » Read More

13/05/2021 Nord's new ingredients for mixing and agitation processes Nord Drivesystems has developed a combination for use in mixing and agitation processes. » Read More

12/05/2021 Yokogawa and NTT DOCOMO kick off 5G tank remote monitoring trial Yokogawa Electric Corporation has agreed with NTT DOCOMO to jointly undertake a proof of concept test for the remote control of a plant system using fifth generation mobile communications (5G), the cloud, AI, and other technologies. » Read More

12/05/2021 Bürkert valves feature in UK chemical plant update A major UK chemicals manufacturer decided to update one of its plants in eastern England where Bürkert valves and switch boxes were fitted to enhance reliability and safety. » Read More

11/05/2021 Fluke launches clamp meters with non-contact voltage measurement Fluke has launched a family of clamp meters that are said to make electrical measurements much safer for servicing and maintenance technicians. » Read More

11/05/2021 ABB teams up with Metegrity to tackle asset integrity management challenges ABB in the UK has signed an MoU with asset integrity management business Metegrity to bring a new solution to market that is promised to tackle asset downtime by optimising asset strategy and increasing visibility of equip-ment performance ... » Read More

10/05/2021 Nominate now for Society Safety and Sustainability awards Nominations are now open to members and non-members for the 2021 Society Safety and Sustainability awards. » Read More

10/05/2021 QR codes provide compliance link for SOCOTEC Safety consultancy SOCOTEC’s Ground Investigation team has adopted a new data storage method which allows information on its drill rigs to be stored in a digital format. » Read More

10/05/2021 TVH’s technical classroom training goes virtual Parts specialist TVH now offers online technical training sessions. The supplier has launched two new and fully-virtual classroom training courses. Both are available through TVH University, initially for the UK, Ireland and Nordic ... » Read More

07/05/2021 BHS-Sonthofen offers control solutions for complete recycling plants BHS-Sonthofen now offers turnkey control systems for complete plants in the field of recycling and environment thanks to the newly founded BHS Control Systems. The customer receives complete solutions tailored to their needs, including ... » Read More

07/05/2021 Oxair promotes air drying kit for mines and pipelines Eliminating the build-up of moisture is an ongoing challenge in the mining and offshore sectors, where the harsh and hazardous environments make it daunting to maintain the integrity of key infrastructure and equipment, which needs clean ... » Read More

06/05/2021 Exporta builds a custom pallet box for Oceaneering Exporta has custom-built a pallet box for Oceaneering. » Read More

06/05/2021 Replacement bearings save downtime on outdoor steel plant installation By replacing plain-bush bearings with NSK HPS spherical roller bearings from NSK, a steel plant has eliminated six bearing failures a year on its walking beam to deliver savings of €15,556 per year. » Read More

05/05/2021 Bürkert valves provide improved reliability for East London sugar refinery wash ... At a refinery in East London, repeated replacement of a control valve and a poor mean time between failures (MTBF) led the company to seek an alternative that could cope in a challenging washwater application. Bürkert’s ELEMENT range of ... » Read More

05/05/2021 Personalised padlocks A lockout/tagout padlock is often the last obstacle to prevent a premature machine energisation, and a potential maintenance accident with impact on professionals and on their personal lives. To highlight that lockout/tagout padlocks ... » Read More

05/05/2021 Plant manufacturer Sugden invests in spray lubrication for baked goods ... Sugden, a manufacturer of production lines for bakery products, is investing in technotrans’ high-precision spray lubrication system spray.xact food. » Read More

04/05/2021 SKF bearings help Mars Rover collect rock and regolith samples on the planet’s ... Enabling the Mars Rover’s core operations in the harsh environment on Mars are Kaydon RealiSlim thin-section ball bearings, designed and manufactured by SKF at the company’s global thin-section bearing engineering centre in Muskegon, ... » Read More

04/05/2021 Getac launches new version of K120 ruggedised tablet Ruggedised computer manufacturer Getac is launching a new version of the K120 fully-rugged tablet, for mobile field professionals working in challenging industries. » Read More

29/04/2021 Vaillant Industrial reorganises warehouse around Jungheinrich electric forklifts Vaillant Industrial, part of the Vaillant Group international heating and hot water corporation, has partnered with leading intralogistics provider, Jungheinrich UK, to deliver an optimised materials handling fleet and updated warehouse ... » Read More

29/04/2021 Seepex pump gets things moving at waste site Seepex engineered solution encompassing progressive cavity pumps for dewatered sludge back mixing has increased sludge throughput at Anglian Water’s Cotton Valley cake import facility by 50%, enabling the site to generate more biogas, and ... » Read More