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Japanese researchers improve coating technique
Added: 31 Aug 2012
A research group at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan have improved a co…
Micropump aids glass manufacturing process
Added: 24 Aug 2012
Today’s building designs require manufacturers to continually develop materials which meet the chal…
Engineer sans frontiers
Added: 17 Aug 2012
When process engineers apply their skills to other fields, remarkable results can be achieved. Elli…
Tata drives down pump energy costs
Added: 30 Jul 2012
Rotherham, UK – Tata Steel expects to reduce energy costs by £68,000 a year following the installat…
Proactive maintenance key to plant safety
Added: 25 Jul 2012
?Process operators, it seems, are starting to realise the close relationship between safety and the…
Collaboration to produce butadiene from biomass
Added: 24 Jul 2012
Versalis, Eni’s chemicals subsidiary in the production of elastomers, together with Genomatica and …
Analysis of petroleum soil contamination
Added: 24 Jul 2012
A new hand-held device for rapid on-site analysis of petroleum soil contamination could facilitate …
Bridging the divide
Added: 23 Jul 2012
The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesse…
EU-backed project harnesses the potential of food waste
Added: 23 Jul 2012
York, UK- Scientists at the University of York are leading a major EU-backed network that is explor…
Air-tight energy saving at materials company Marshalls
Added: 20 Jul 2012
London – Compressed air is used in almost all industrial businesses, and uses more than 10% of elec…
Oil-free units to save Merck Euro60k a year
Added: 20 Jul 2012
Gernsheim, Germany – Merck KGaA, a paint manufacturer based in Gernsheim, is set to save Euro60,000…
Compressors need care and caution
Added: 19 Jul 2012
Frankfurt, Germany – ?Lack of awareness about the cost of generating compressed air and the amount …
UK industries pay world's highest 'carbon' costs
Added: 16 Jul 2012
London – UK energy and climate change policies add more to its energy-intensive industries’ electri…
Extinguishing fire using sound
Added: 16 Jul 2012
DARPA has demonstrated techniques to extinguish small flames using electric and acoustic suppression
Flow meter research to benefit process industries
Added: 13 Jul 2012
A new type of flow meter could facilitate the measurement of multiple velocities in a pipeline
Bagging system upgraded to automatic operation
Added: 12 Jul 2012
Knutsford, UK – Several manual bagging systems at Albis (UK) Ltd’s Knutsford site have been central…
Tata refurbishes Welsh steel line
Added: 12 Jul 2012
Newport, UK – Boulting Group has completed the refurbishment and installation of a turret head edge…
Capturing the electrical charge between plastics
Added: 10 Jul 2012
Triboelectric generator produces electricity by harnessing friction between surfaces
Compressors raise safety at Dalkia coal mines
Added: 10 Jul 2012
Antwerp, Belgium – Miner Dalkia Industry CZ a.s. has recently completed a six-year project to repla…
Wireless limits security costs at US paper maker
Added: 9 Jul 2012
Stevenson, Alabama – Rock-Tenn is a major US manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging, …
