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05/01/2021 Alfa Laval CM wireless condition monitor launched for hygienic process plant ... Sensing and control product supplier Alfa Laval is introducing the Alfa Laval CM, a condition monitoring system for rotating equipment. » Read More

04/01/2021 ECS wins framework status from Severn Trent Water Severn Trent Water has appointed ECS Engineering Services as a framework contractor for mechanical services in all regions. » Read More

04/01/2021 Sulzer awarded pump retrofit contract for Norwegian oil and gas platform Aker BP, which operates the floating production storage offloading (FPSO) vessel Alvheim has awarded Sulzer a contract to retrofit a water injection pump (WIP) to meet its 2030 growth strategy. » Read More

23/12/2020 Great Britain starts own UK-REACH chemicals legislation With the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the validity of EU Regulation No. 1907/2006 (“REACH”) in Great Britain will also end. » Read More

22/12/2020 RSK set to acquire UK and Asia water businesses from Black & Veatch The RSK Group Limited (RSK), a UK-headquartered international environmental, engineering and technical services business, is planning to acquire Black & Veatch’s Water Europe and Water Asia businesses. » Read More

21/12/2020 Selwood unveils London pumping solutions centre Pumping specialist Selwood has opened a new multi-million-pound solutions centre in London as part of ongoing investment in its premises and fleet. » Read More

18/12/2020 RS Components’ parent acquires PPE supplier Needlers Industrial supplier Electrocomponents has acquired Needlers, a leading UK supplier of personal protection equipment (PPE) and hygiene products. » Read More

17/12/2020 Glacier Energy supplies offshore heat exchangers Energy infrastructure supplier Glacier Energy has been awarded a contract worth about £1 million by PBS for the provision of export gas coolers for Total Exploration and Production UK’s North Alwyn Platform in the North Sea. » Read More

16/12/2020 TCL wins Istec distributorship for rotating machinery systems Turbine Controls Ltd (TCL) will distribute and support Dutch firm Istec’s protection and monitoring systems for rotating machinery in the UK market. » Read More

15/12/2020 Sulzer creates a hybrid additive manufacturing process to minimise component ... Today, Sulzer has developed and implemented additive manufacturing technology to produce new pump impellers of the highest quality, without the need for tooling. The project offers Chevron, a strategic partner of Sulzer, the potential to ... » Read More

14/12/2020 Britishvolt has selected Blyth, Northumberland as the site of its first battery ... Britishvolt has selected a site in the North East of England to build the UK’s first battery gigaplant. » Read More

11/12/2020 Oil & gas pump seal upgrade required extra engineering Aftermarket support from Celeros Flow Technology has delivered significant improvements in environmental performance and MTBF (mean time between failures) for an operating European oil refinery. » Read More

10/12/2020 Neilson Hydraulics appointed IMO distributor South Yorkshire-based Neilson Hydraulics & Engineering and its sister company VHS Hydraulic Components have been the appointed the official UK distributors for IMO, a specialist in turning and slewing solutions. » Read More

09/12/2020 New standard codifies pipe labelling A new global norm, ISO 20560, has been published to standardise the identification of hidden and often hazardous pipe contents in factories and facilities. » Read More

08/12/2020 Bakery guided to tenfold increase in service life A large bakery is saving more than €200,000 a year in maintenance and downtime costs after switching to a new guide system for its dough slicing machines. » Read More

07/12/2020 Bosch plans to start full-scale solid oxide fuel cell production in 2024 with ... When it comes to stationary fuel cells, Bosch is stepping up a gear. In 2024, it intends to start full-scale production of distributed power stations based on solid oxide fuel-cell technology. For this reason, it is intensifying its ... » Read More

04/12/2020 SEW Eurodrive delivers in a day SEW Eurodrive has assembled and delivered an industrial gear unit, for Brammer Buck & Hickman, for an end customer in the sand and gravel industry in just one day following a gear failure. » Read More

03/12/2020 NSK bearing replacement extends bakery oven uptime A UK bakery was experiencing frequent, unexpected stoppages due to the premature failure of plummer block type ball-bearing mounted units fitted to the recirculation fan of a high-temperature oven. » Read More

03/12/2020 Bibloc nuclear pressure transmitters chosen by Hinkley Point C Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Hinkley Point C for the delivery of safety-critical Bibloc pressure transmitters for the two EPR nuclear reactors currently under construction in Somerset, UK. » Read More

02/12/2020 Robot baler improves scrap disposal at canning factory A new Kawasaki robot has been installed to assist Ball Beverage Packaging improve its efficiency and save money. The machine replaced a near 20-year-old Kawasaki ZD130S robot at the Wakefield plant, bringing greater speed, precision and ... » Read More

02/12/2020 Self-powered railway wagon odometer Motor Technology has launched a new range of odometers designed for use on rail goods wagons that are entirely self-powered and require no batteries or external power supply. » Read More

01/12/2020 Innovative repair earns metalworker R&D tax credit A firm that specialises in welding cast iron has earned a £10,000 windfall from the government after the work required for a special project proved so complex that it qualified as R&D (research and development). » Read More

01/12/2020 Jacobs to acquire majority stake in PA Consulting Engineering consultancy Jacobs has acquired a 65% stake in PA Consulting, valuing the latter at £1.825 billion. The remaining 35% stake will be held by PA employees, following the exit of existing majority stakeholder, The Carlyle Group. » Read More

30/11/2020 Schaeffler introduces CONCEPT1 single-point automatic lubricator Schaeffler has launched its new single-point automatic lubricator to the UK market. » Read More

30/11/2020 Norbar relaunches its torque wrench checker Norbar Torque Tools has launched a new version of its TruCheck torque wrench checker. » Read More