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Upgrading sewage works for rapid population growth
Added: 8 Jan 2020
Rapid population expansion doesn’t just put pressure on a town’s schools and housing stock. There a…
Blockchain's process industry benefits
Added: 22 Dec 2019
Just as the internet led to the complete overhaul of processes, so blockchain is creating a profoun…
The hazardous limits to bringing your own device to the workplace
Added: 11 Dec 2019
Sophie Hand of EU Automation, assesses whether personal devices are equipped for hazardous environm…
Company reaps the real-time benefits of IT-OT convergence
Added: 20 Nov 2019
Companies understand the need for IT and OT convergence but can be thwarted by their fragmented inf…
Retrofit saves Wessex Water recycle site from population overload
Added: 5 Nov 2019
When a fast growing West Country town put a strain on the water recycling plant, it was an opportun…
IT/OT convergence: greater accuracy, agile responses and happy stakeholders
Added: 18 Sep 2019
Novotek’s George Walker explains how, as with smartphones, modern industrial firms’ IT and OT opera…
Michele Windsor on the overlooked element for effective industrial logistics
Added: 11 Sep 2019
While we know reliable power is essential for effective logistics, we tend to ignore the role of ba…
Understanding Arc Flash jargon can help you save lives
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Arc Flash is a daily risk for those working in the utilities sector. So it’s essential, says ProGAR…
Why packaging mustn’t become the weak link in your cold chain
Added: 31 Jul 2019
Cold chain technology is vital for efficient food production, says Advanta’s Miguel Campos. It’s ti…
Robot pulling power gives traditional brewer the edge on loading
Added: 29 Jul 2019
Sometimes, it’s the most traditional brands that are at the cutting edge of automation. Adnams was …
How process optimisation promotes workflow
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Bürkert’s Greg Wainhouse examines how the wastewater and brewing sectors employ process optimisatio…
Delivering a better SAP system without harming product line or the bottom line
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Installing a new SAP system at short notice to boost stock management was a tall order but CSB mana…
Blockchain will release the energy industry's potential
Added: 17 Jul 2019
The energy industry is understandably cautious about blockchain technology, but we should heed the …
After a century of campaigning, why do we have so few women engineers?
Added: 21 Jun 2019
Windscreen wipers, computer software, space station batteries and the circular saw can all be credi…
Telemetry: the often overlooked Industry 4.0 gain
Added: 18 Jun 2019
You can’t ignore the impact of IIoT in the process sectors but you might miss one low key yet signi…
Why PC Pumps offer automated solution to reduce workplace injuries
Added: 3 Jun 2019
The food & drink sector accounts for a high proportion of injuries in the process industry, says SE…
How a smart switch solved a brewer’s overflow dilemma
Added: 29 May 2019
A good head on your beer isn’t helpful when foam confuses your production overflow system. A change…
Crystal, not balls: A grounded 4.0 guide hits the mark
Added: 29 May 2019
Proctor and Wilkins’ latest volume on the industrial present and future gains from its grounding in…
How to ensure your operation is digitally mature for the 4.0 world
Added: 28 May 2019
Clare Darlison of Idhammar Systems explains why manufacturers must take digital maturity seriously …
Tech brings environmentalism and effectiveness to micropollutant fight
Added: 15 May 2019
Technological advances have paved the way for environmentally-friendly and increasingly effective w…
