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Managing process safety in the round
Added: 1 May 2024
High hazard process safety needs a holistic approach that acknowledges competencies degrade over ti…

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…

Petrochem woes compounded by spare parts shortage, claims report
Added: 16 Apr 2024
Spare parts sourcing for cooling, heating, steam and compressed air equipment is becoming more prob…

CBA Q4 report shows jump in chemical sector optimism
Added: 25 Mar 2024
Chemical Business Association members have shown a markedly more optimistic view of the sector’s re…

UK tops peers in EPO patent applications
Added: 25 Mar 2024
UK innovators their increased year on year European patent applications by a larger percentage than…

Metrohm Process Analytics launches an online Raman analyser for process monitoring and optimisation
Added: 20 Mar 2024
Accurate process monitoring presents several challenges in the PAT world. The complexities of some …

Viewpoint: Working safely with heat transfer fluids in plastics manufacture
Added: 13 Mar 2024
Plastics and polymers are vital materials in manufacturing. Global Heat Transfer’s Clive Jones expl…

Retrofitting ageing pump systems offers energy savings and compliance
Added: 12 Mar 2024
Retrofits to outdated heating, cooling and water systems enable cost savings on the road to sustain…

Pioneering UV pasteurisation aims to cut cost with greener approach
Added: 12 Mar 2024
Dairy pasteurisation has traditionally been a costly business for manufacturers, involving intricat…

Chemicals and renewables’ lack of appeal leaves recruitment headache
Added: 26 Feb 2024
The renewables and chemicals sectors could be short of thousands of the skilled workers they need u…

2024 Pump Industry Awards Finalists Revealed
Added: 26 Feb 2024
Fifty finalists across eight categories are squaring up for the hotly contested honours at the 2024…

Days left to join MacRobert’s engineering hall of fame
Added: 11 Jan 2024
The deadline is fast approaching for the final chance this year to enter one of UK engineering's mo…

Case study: New cleanrooms prompt search for better monitoring system
Added: 11 Jan 2024
During preparations for the construction of two new cleanroom facilities, NorthX Biologics, a leadi…

BCAS appoints Rohan as new president
Added: 20 Dec 2023
The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has appointed Steven Rohan as its new president in succes…

Industry applauds Autumn Statement support but seeks coherent plan
Added: 28 Nov 2023
Manufacturing and process industry chiefs have welcomed in principle the commitments made by Chance…

HSE issues stern warning against falsifying NDT records
Added: 15 Nov 2023
The Health & Safety Executive has issued a warning against attempting to falsify records for non-de…

Manufacturing’s big guns urge pre-Election stand on industry future
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Leaders of the UK’s five most dominant manufacturing sectors are demanding UK political parties ple…

Poll reveals shift in public attitudes towards manufacturing careers
Added: 13 Oct 2023
A recent UK poll suggests public perception of careers in manufacturing has become markedly more po…

White Paper: AODD pump choice drives sustainable manufacturing
Added: 7 Oct 2023
Choosing the right AODD Pump helps cut energy consumption, optimise air usage and promote sustainab…

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…