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10/08/2018 AFRC secures £16.5m for new advanced engineering facility The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has secured £16.5 million to establish a major new advanced engineering facility that aims to put Scotland at the forefront of the movement to transform one of the ... » Read More

10/08/2018 Further support announced for Scottish decommissioning projects An additional £5 million has been made available to the supply chain in Scotland to help maximise the economic benefit from decommissioning of North Sea infrastructure. » Read More

10/08/2018 Shell UK fined after technician struck by cylinder Oil firm Shell UK Limited has been fined for health and safety breaches after a technician was struck by a cylinder and left injured on the Brent Delta offshore installation. » Read More

09/08/2018 New widescreen HMIs from Mitsubishi are stylish and feature packed Mitsubishi Electric has added two new widescreen versions of its popular GOT2000 HMIs to the range. » Read More

08/08/2018 Ford hits CO2 manufacturing emissions reduction target early with conservation ... Ford Motor Company has met its goal to reduce manufacturing emissions – eight years ahead of schedule. » Read More

08/08/2018 Easier navigation with new Schaeffler UK website Schaeffler has revamped and relaunched its UK website, offering engineers easier navigation, improved functionality and faster access to precision bearing products and related services. » Read More

08/08/2018 Veolia boosts energy sustainability for one of Britain’s largest food ... Veolia, the global resource management company, is boosting Cranswick Foods’ sustainability by delivering energy to their production lines using Combined Heat and Power, CHP, technology. » Read More

07/08/2018 Budding rail engineers & technicians to benefit from equipment donation Learners at Birmingham’s National College for High Speed Rail are set to benefit from access to even more industry-standard equipment, thanks to a generous donation of new engineering tools. » Read More

07/08/2018 Green light for £3.5m EU-backed low carbon energy storage initiative Funding from the European Union (EU) is to help launch a £3.5 million project in Wales to pilot new low-carbon technologies and energy-storage products. » Read More

06/08/2018 Reinforced polymers for Jersey heat network A new reinforced pre-insulated polymer pipe system that can operate at temperatures normally reserved for steel pipes has been utilised for the very first time in the UK on a St Helier heat network serving The Merton hotel in Jersey. » Read More

03/08/2018 SUSI submarine robot enables successful visual inspection at Ascó Nuclear Power ... Framatome, a designer and supplier of nuclear steam supply systems and nuclear equipment, has successfully performed a complete visual inspection of the tube bundle top structure of a steam generator in the Spanish nuclear power plant at ... » Read More

03/08/2018 Urban Observatory monitors Newcastle with new generation of sensors UK-based monitoring solutions provider, Air Monitors, is playing a key role in the UK’s first ‘Urban Observatory’, which has been designed to provide a digital view of how our cities work. » Read More

02/08/2018 New CEO named at the Society of Operations Engineers The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) has named Bruce McGill as its new chief executive officer. » Read More

02/08/2018 Floor cleaning robot among winners of IERA Robot Award A barn floor cleaning robot has been named among three winners at the 14th International IERA Award for Robotics and Automation. » Read More

02/08/2018 United Plant releases new health & safety policy in ‘Zero Harm’ commitment Independent engineering provider, United Plant Services, is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to embedding health and safety into its company culture, with the release of a newly revised policy and supporting safety initiatives. » Read More

01/08/2018 ABB provides motors and drive for anti-personnel landmine clearance rig ABB has supplied motors and a variable speed drive (VSD) for an anti-personnel landmine clearance rig. » Read More

01/08/2018 HRH The Prince of Wales becomes Patron of Industrial Cadets HRH The Prince of Wales has agreed to become Patron of Industrial Cadets, the national programme which accredits a wide range of experiences of industry for young people. » Read More

31/07/2018 Fortress celebrates Queen’s Award hat-trick Automation safety and interlock systems expert Fortress Interlocks has been awarded its third Queen’s Award for International Trade. » Read More

31/07/2018 Firm develops forklift truck training course for local youngsters A wine business in County Durham has developed an innovative apprenticeship course designed to train local 16-18-year olds with transferrable warehouse skills. » Read More

30/07/2018 Atlas Copco launches ‘Full Machine Room Service Plan’ to maintain all types of ... A ‘Full Machine Room (FMR) Service Plan’ has been introduced by Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique Service division, through which it offers to maintain all types and makes of rotating equipment used in a production environment. » Read More

30/07/2018 ENGIE wins global integrated FM and production maintenance services frame ... Global energy and services group ENGIE has been awarded a five-year global frame contract to deliver integrated facilities management, production maintenance and project services to Bombardier Transportation. » Read More

27/07/2018 SM Components appointed exclusive distributor of McPhee Mixers in Ireland North ... SM Components Ltd, a supplier of bespoke components and services to the transport, industrial, agricultural and marine industries in Ireland, has been appointed as the exclusive country-wide distributor and partner to McPhee Mixers, a UK ... » Read More

27/07/2018 Festo ‘Quick Check Tool’ helps firms prepare for Industry 4.0 adoption Industrial automation specialist Festo has developed an online tool to help companies assess their readiness for Industry 4.0 adoption. » Read More

27/07/2018 Bilfinger UK to extend gas-storage facility Runcorn-based engineering and services provider, Bilfinger UK, has secured a £5.3 million contract with energy company Storengy as part of a project to extend a gas-storage facility at Stublach, near Northwich, in Cheshire. » Read More

26/07/2018 Industrial IoT to revolutionise how businesses function in the next few years The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is set to make a sizeable contribution to the global economy and revolutionise how businesses function in the next few years, according to a new global study by mobile satellite communications ... » Read More