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George Osborne

Chancellor launches spending consultation

Added: 28 Apr 2014

Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.

Cyber security

Happily ever after?

Added: 8 Apr 2014

Today marks the end of support for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system - but what effect will i…

Food Forensics

Food Forensics

Added: 7 Apr 2014

The chemical fingerprinting of food samples will be instrumental in the fight against the deliberat…

Fanuc’s iRVision is an integrated robotic vision solution

Sense of security

Added: 25 Mar 2014

Food and drink companies are shaking up the sensor market.

Paramount food quality

Latest food contaminant risks revealed

Added: 21 Mar 2014

Pathogens and pesticides are the most commonly found contaminants in food, new research suggests.

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Apprenticeships given Budget boost

Added: 20 Mar 2014

Firms looking to increase their skills base welcomed yesterday’s Budget announcement of a boost in …

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Budget: £7bn energy deal for industry

Added: 19 Mar 2014

Chancellor George Osborne today used his annual Budget to announce a package of measures to help en…

Poultry processing

Turkey giant seals biomass deal

Added: 19 Mar 2014

Bernard Matthews turkey farms are to benefit from the installation of 170 biomass boilers, partly f…

Powdered whey production plant

The whey ahead

Added: 12 Mar 2014

New suite of applications for advanced process control boost powdered whey production at Valio.

Poultry processing

Intertek opens UK food testing lab

Added: 12 Mar 2014

Intertek has opened a new food laboratory in Derby.

Food Greencore

Food fingerprinting to combat fraud

Added: 10 Mar 2014

The chemical fingerprinting of food samples will be key in the fight against food fraud, according …

Honeywell Experion PKS Orion

Honeywell tops automation sales

Added: 10 Mar 2014

Honeywell recorded the strongest global sales among automation suppliers to the process industries …

Bara PPMA Robot2

Robotics demand stays strong

Added: 5 Mar 2014

The annual UK sales of industrial robots remained strong in 2013, but fell short of record sales re…

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

Manufacturing employment accelerates

Added: 4 Mar 2014

Growth in manufacturing jobs is now at its fastest rate since May 2011, according to a survey publi…

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Industry pushes for Budget energy discounts

Added: 3 Mar 2014

Manufacturing organisations are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to roll back the cost of vario…

BP chemicals plant facility

Efficiency evangelists needed to fight cuts

Added: 18 Feb 2014

A combination of government funding cuts to support for energy efficiency measures and waning inter…

Paulaner brewery

Brewing a new plant

Added: 18 Feb 2014

 ARC Advisory Group’s David Humphrey asks whether PLM tools can help Paulaner brew beer.

Sir William Wakeham

Systems must drive engineering degrees

Added: 18 Feb 2014

Former IChemE president Sir William Wakeham calls for the process systems community to take a great…

Meat your maker

Meat your maker

Added: 14 Feb 2014

In the year since the horsemeat scandal, what has the food industry done to strengthen its defences…

Cutting the cord

Interlink establishes UK base

Added: 12 Feb 2014

US human machine interface (HMI) and sensor technology firm Interlink Electronics has announced it …