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13/11/2020 CompAir launches air dryer series Compressed air brand CompAir has launched its latest refrigerant dryer range. » Read More

12/11/2020 New Robox turbo blower said to offer energy savings in wastewater treatment Robuschi has announced its new Robox Turbo package, providing wastewater treatment plants with three blower technologies from a single unit which are claimed to reduce energy costs by up to 40%. » Read More

12/11/2020 Innovations in packaging for the craft brewery market Siemens and packaging machinery manufacturer T Freemantle are toasting a partnership which has developed an innovative range of solutions specifically for the global craft brewery market. » Read More

11/11/2020 Pre-engineered trench and manhole box designs published by Mabey Hire Earlier this year, Mabey Hire’s team of engineers published a number project designs for low-risk groundworks schemes online. » Read More

11/11/2020 Saietta Group ramps up motor manufacture on back of production grant Oxfordshire based tech company Saietta has won a major grant, through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) that will fast-track the first stage of the production process ramp-up for its innovative axial flux traction (AFT) electric motor. » Read More

10/11/2020 Walking jack-up barge used for Dawlish railway repairs Network Rail has started work on the second section of a new, bigger sea wall at Dawlish, Devon, to protect the Great Western Railway line and town from rising sea levels, and extreme weather. A section of the track was washed out in ... » Read More

10/11/2020 Smart pipe trial to begin at University of Birmingham Low carbon smart pipes for use in large-scale buried infrastructure projects are to be developed in a new partnership between the University of Birmingham and specialist manufacturing company Aquaspira Ltd. » Read More

09/11/2020 Siltbuster removes dissolved metal on Humber pipeline project Siltbuster has worked with Porr Skanska A Hak joint venture on a significant National Grid project in the North to build a new gas pipeline under the River Humber. » Read More

09/11/2020 Zeiss launches portable 3D scanner Zeiss has launched a portable hand-held 3D laser scanning system for shop-floor inspection tasks. » Read More

06/11/2020 Third-party spares storage service launched Northern Industrial’s new spare parts storage service aims to safeguard manufacturing businesses from downtime during obsolete equipment breakdowns. » Read More

06/11/2020 HSE releases annual injury and ill-health statistics for Great Britain More than half of Britain’s working days lost in 2019/20 were due to mental ill-health, according to statistics released in early November. Some 1.6 million workers were suffering from work-related forms of the condition. » Read More

05/11/2020 New way to recover copper fines from waste streams A combination of an electrostatic separator and a metal separation module is enabling the recovery of fine copper and other metals from a waste product at a UK metal recycling company. » Read More

05/11/2020 Comms upgrade supports Anglian Water pumping station automation network Westermo has helped Anglian Water upgrade its data network infrastructure and improve communication reliability to remote sites. » Read More

04/11/2020 Sulzer repairs turbine written off by OEM For one pulp plant in Spain, the failure of the emergency steam turbine required a quick repair to get it back online as soon as possible. » Read More

04/11/2020 Smart gantry crane trial begins in Germany Crane braking and power transmissions supplier Stromag is trialling a new intelligent crane monitoring system utilising industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology at the inland port Duisport in Duisburg, Germany. » Read More

03/11/2020 Vibration monitoring system saves Highland Spring £10,000 An AVT Reliability system has saved bottled water producer Highland Spring Group thousands of pounds after just one incident. » Read More

03/11/2020 Rittal installs new production line chillers for Irish insulation manufacturer Chiller manufacturer Rittal was approached by a manufacturing business based in Ireland that produces and distributes insulation products for the Irish and UK markets. » Read More

02/11/2020 Fans keep cows cool Industrial barn fans supplied by TH White have helped increase milk production at a Wiltshire dairy farm. » Read More

30/10/2020 NSK fights counterfeit bearing manufacture Japanese bearing manufacturer NSK continues to fight the production of counterfeit bearings. » Read More

30/10/2020 Dutch Army to fit tanks with rubber tracks As part of a more than 500 million EUR upgrade programme, the Royal Netherlands Army is implementing a rubber track system on its fleet of 144 Dutch CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicle » Read More

29/10/2020 HAVS and the have-nots Following new Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance published in August, H&S consultancy Inspire International offers advice to commercial vehicle dealerships about the risks of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) caused by prolonged ... » Read More

29/10/2020 Schneider Electric partners with AI maintenance provider Energy management and automation supplier Schneider Electric has signed a partnership agreement with Semiotic Labs, a provider of an AI (artificial intelligence)-driven predictive maintenance solution for AC motors and rotating equipment. » Read More

28/10/2020 Camerons Brewery installs battery-powered Jungheinrich FLTs Following a successful pilot, Camerons Brewery has now implemented four lithium-ion powered trucks into its warehouse, leveraging in excess of £15,000 cost savings per annum over three to five forklifts. » Read More

27/10/2020 Torqueing through the COVID lockdown A torque sensor manufactured by Sensor Technology has played a small but important role in a prize-winning advanced vehicle design. » Read More

27/10/2020 Honeywell launches virtual reality trainer Honeywell has launched industrial training that combines 3D immersive technology with operator training simulation said to create a collaborative learning environment for plant operators and field technicians. » Read More