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CHEMUK 2024: A focus on the process
Added: 17 Apr 2024
Process engineering has always been a strong element of the annual show but this year, for the firs…
Finding answers for those energy saving questions
Added: 12 Apr 2024
Just when you thought pressures could not get any greater, in comes another top-down mandate to red…
News Analysis: Pinch points
Added: 28 Mar 2024
In today’s joined-up world, far-away conflicts impact business at home. As with critical industries…
Geothermal: our ultimate energy source
Added: 16 Nov 2023
While we cast around for alternatives to fossil fuels that satisfy ethical principles and industria…
A perception gap
Added: 13 Sep 2023
Our chemicals industry has an image problem when it comes to recruitment. Why, when it’s key to ach…
Adding up sustainably
Added: 1 Aug 2023
Manufacturers may see the need for sustainability improvements but they don’t always know how to ha…
Methane leaks: overlooked offender faces a regulatory crackdown
Added: 1 Aug 2023
Its contribution to global warming might be dwarfed by that of carbon dioxide but the relative impa…
How to Sample Gases and Volatile Liquids Properly
Added: 14 Jun 2023
Gases and volatile liquids used in your industrial fluid system must be of the highest quality and …
The clock’s ticking for WES2023: Register now for The Water Equipment Show
Added: 5 Apr 2023
There’s just a few weeks till the return of one of the UK’s leading water industry exhibitions, the…
The best approach to achieve sustainable manufacturing
Added: 24 Mar 2023
Measurement is the key to reducing carbon footprint, explains Novotek’s Sean Robinson.
Combating flooding with automation
Added: 17 Feb 2023
Owing to the predictability of seasonal flooding, automation systems are vital investment to keep a…
Straightforward steps to put carbon cutting ideals into practice
Added: 14 Dec 2022
Few process firms are unaware of the importance of tackling their carbon footprint but for many the…
Purpose-built units ensure risk limitation
Added: 14 Dec 2022
Purpose-built units reduce the risks with hazardous process development and remote R&D scaling says…
Vigilant monitors ensure continuous power
Added: 23 Nov 2022
Deteriorating transformers can undermine power output. To prevent this, one biomass plant found a s…
On site generation switch saves manufacturer potential £72k annually
Added: 23 Nov 2022
A precision sheet metal manufacturer claims a rethink on nitrogen generation saved £6,000 a month.
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A guide to optimising pump efficiency
Added: 8 Nov 2022
The global rise in energy costs means this is the time to review and assess the efficiency of your …
Digital analytics’ crucial role in water management
Added: 8 Nov 2022
COP 27 puts the focus on climate change and with it water shortage. It’s vital we make more efficie…
Energy crisis increases pressures on oil and gas
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Fluctuating cost and supply is affecting not only industry consumers but also oil and gas from upst…
Making carbon pay
Added: 17 Oct 2022
Process industries must reduce carbon emissions and improve supplies of usable carbon. Networks of …
Automation enables firm to drive contract storage ambitions
Added: 13 Jul 2022
Britain’s largest bottling and storage independent wanted to ramp up its customer supply. Automatio…
