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Always suit the materials to the industrial application

Added: 9 May 2022

Using operating parts made of high-quality materials is crucial to ensure reliability and stability…

NCC team claims first after recycling continuous carbon fibres from pressure tanks

Added: 4 May 2022

Engineers at the National Composites Centre in Bristol are hailing a “significant milestone in the …

Aggreko completes £4.5 million green expansion

Added: 4 May 2022

Temporary power company Aggreko has completed the £4.5 million sustainably-resourced low-carbon exp…

How policing the ’chain’ gangs became a lot smarter

Added: 20 Apr 2022

Counterfeit products are a greater threat than ever before, warns Domino Printing Sciences' Adem Ku…

Brewery saved from closure by its commitment to creating opportunity

Added: 20 Apr 2022

A Bristol brewery company forced to close by the pandemic has been saved by the group it helped wit…

Work starts on UK’s largest aluminium packaging site

Added: 22 Mar 2022

Global packaging leader, the US Ball Corporation, has begun work on what will be the largest alumin…

Bespoke response enables plant to go with the flow

Added: 24 Dec 2021

When a Dutch salt extraction plant ran into production difficulties, Celeros Flow Technology came u…

The safety challenges for rubber and plastic recycling processes

Added: 30 Sep 2021

As rubber and plastic waste continues to grow, The UK is actively seeking alternative uses for thes…

£18.27 million investment boosts Midlands’ advanced ceramics ambitions

Added: 26 Jul 2021

Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group has secured £18.27 million in government funding provided throug…

Heriot-Watt vows £0.6 million laser beam award will transform UK industrial capabilities

Added: 13 Jul 2021

Researchers at the National Robotarium based at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University have secured a £…

WMFTG marks Bredel anniversary with €4 million investment

Added: 13 Jul 2021

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG)has marked the 60th anniversary of its Bredel brand wit…

Biffa keeps an Eye on record recycling target

Added: 5 May 2021

Waste processing giant Biffa has set itself the target of quadrupling plastic recycling capacity at…

Tough pumps bear fruit for lime treatments

Added: 30 Apr 2021

Plants and refineries use lime to remove sulphur dioxide from flue gas output but this can damage d…

Manufacturing Barometer

Cast Metals Federation reports positive attitude to post-pandemic era

Added: 22 Mar 2021

The UK cast metals sector’s trade body has reported a growing mood of optimism among members for th…

How pumping is priming the lithium revolution

Added: 15 Feb 2021

China’s largest lithium battery materials manufacturer turned to Watson-Marlow for Bredel APEX pump…

Digital is the gamechanger for plastics recycling

Added: 5 Feb 2021

Recycling is well established on Government and industry agendas, but to make the most of the oppor…

Rescue plan resuscitates 150 year old firm

Added: 17 Nov 2020

An engineering boss who rescued his old employer from closure has saved the company’s order book by…

West Country manufacturer bucks trend with 50% year on year growth claim

Added: 7 Oct 2020

Components manufacturer Rockwood Composites is celebrating a 50% year on year growth despite the CO…

Collaborative research aims to boost aluminium recycling 

Added: 1 Sep 2020

An innovative method for aluminium recycling has been boosted by research demonstratiing the micros…

Process Industry rallies with Covid-19 action

Added: 8 Apr 2020

Companies throughout Britain and those which form part of the process industry supply chain have do…