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17/08/2018 Transformer to be delivered to West Weybridge substation in Surrey A new 143 tonne transformer is being delivered to West Weybridge substation in Surrey today (Friday 17 August) to keep electricity flowing to the county and beyond. » Read More

17/08/2018 Award-winning engineer urges young people to consider apprenticeships An award-winning female apprentice has urged young people to consider the vocational learning route when they receive their GCSE and A-Level results over the next week. » Read More

16/08/2018 CV-Library: Engineering salaries hit a high, but some feel underpaid Average salaries for engineering roles hit a three-month high in July, as pay increased by 1.8% year-on-year, according to CV-Library. » Read More

16/08/2018 FANUC launches intelligent diagnostics for robots Downtime in industrial robots could soon be a thing of the past thanks to the latest intelligent diagnostics software from FANUC. » Read More

15/08/2018 Renishaw and Bristol Music Trust bring music to engineering Global engineering company Renishaw has teamed up with the Bristol Music Trust charity to combine science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and music education for children in Bristol. As part of the collaboration, Renishaw is ... » Read More

15/08/2018 New remote monitor for automatic lubrication systems SKF has introduced its LRM2 lubrication remote monitor, which is compatible with oil or grease, and designed for use with lubrication systems that cannot be checked daily due to the nature or position of the application. » Read More

14/08/2018 Offshore platform now accessible on Google Streetview Offshore platform Cygnus is now accessible via Google Streetview, giving visitors an insight into life in the oil and gas industry. » Read More

14/08/2018 Scottish seafood processor cuts energy consumption with VSD+ compressor Salmon producer Marine Harvest VAP (UK) Ltd has achieved annual energy savings of £21,000 after Atlas Copco updated its compressed air system with new technology. » Read More

14/08/2018 Balfour Beatty to build onshore substation for offshore wind farm UK-founded infrastructure group, Balfour Beatty, has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to build the onshore substation for Ørsted’s latest offshore wind farm, Hornsea Project Two, on the East coast of England. » Read More

14/08/2018 Entry process for Manufacturing Champions Awards 2018 closes in one month The ‘Manufacturing Champions Awards 2018’ close in one month, with prizes including ‘Maintenance Champion’, ‘Energy & Environment Champion’ and ‘Employee Innovation’ up for grabs. » Read More

13/08/2018 Total warns against inadequate lubricant maintenance A lubrication expert from Total Lubricants estimates that more than a quarter (28%) of industrial equipment failure is a result of inadequate lubricant maintenance and incorrect lubrication. » Read More

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