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Show Preview: Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017
Added: 19 Sep 2017
Northern Manufacturing & Electronics, the North’s industrial technology and electronics show, retur…

Motors and drives provide ready market for IIoT and AI
Added: 19 Sep 2017
The future of production across industrial sectors will lead to an augmented adoption of robots, AI…

Decontamination equipment: the importance of staff training
Added: 18 Sep 2017
You can’t handle hazardous materials without the right tools but managers need to ensure the people…

Viewpoint: is pipe repair too square to move on?
Added: 12 Sep 2017
NCH Europe’s Peter Crossen explains why traditional methods of pipe repair are outdated.

Why rotating machine maintenance is crucial in avoiding downtime
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Rotating machines have the ability to bring production to a grinding halt – is your plant really pr…

Viewpoint: more science teachers spells STEM success
Added: 5 Sep 2017
To fill the STEM shortfall in UK industry, you don’t start with university – you begin with schools…

Show Preview: PPMA Show 2017
Added: 5 Sep 2017
Once again the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association is assembling many of the most forwar…

Under the microscope: AD & bio success will depend on refocusing
Added: 5 Sep 2017
Growing demand for energy, feedstock and alternatives to fossil fuels has increased interest in AD …

Waste not: an energy upgrade isn’t just about changing supplier
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Control industry suppliers are refining their offerings, with the use of energy management systems …

Show Preview: SPE Offshore Europe 2017
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Embracing New Realities: Reinventing our Industry is the central theme for SPE Offshore Europe 2017…

Viewpoint: how automation is tackling plant safety
Added: 1 Aug 2017
EU Automation’s Jonathan Wilkins discusses how new technology and increased automation improves saf…

Case study: how software system solutions gave Lucozade an energy boost
Added: 1 Aug 2017
A leading soft drinks manufacturer looks to human machine interface specialists to improve its ener…

Dust unsettled: combating a danger to health and efficiency in the workplace
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Dust and fumes are the enemy of process-based operations – airborne contaminants present both a hea…

Case study: Xylem brings pumping solutions to beermaker Brewdog
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Craft brewing requires a revolutionary approach to ensure consistency – which is why this Scots bre…

Viewpoint: hydraulic pump performance is not only down to certification
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Oilgear’s David Atkinson explains that hydraulic pump performance is not simply defined by basic ce…

Fit for the purpose: choosing the right valves for efficient flow
Added: 24 Jul 2017
Ensure you have the most effective valves and you minimise a proportion of the risk inherent in man…

Viewpoint: why manufacturers need to get their heads in the clouds
Added: 18 Jul 2017
As we enter the era of the smart factory, Johannes Petrowisch of COPA-DATA discusses the benefits o…

Viewpoint: the benefits of equipment cleaning are crystal clear
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Cleaning equipment in the workplace is perceived as a small and mundane task, but it’s actually one…

Hot topic: thermal imagers power efficiency drive in food and drink
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Thermal imagers have the ability to detect fluctuations across a wide temperature scale, and theref…

Oil & gas: the shale debate returns
Added: 4 Jul 2017
Shale is back on the agenda as process industry feedstocks and energy supply are threatened by our …