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Beer flow monitor
Added: 15 Oct 2013
Titan Enterprises has perfected a monitor for beer flow that combines a low-cost volume totaliser w…

The Cambridge MBA offers scholarship for process engineers
Added: 14 Oct 2013
Watch this interview with past LyondellBasell Cambridge MBA Scholarship recipient, now part of a le…

Energy efficiency investment stalling
Added: 11 Oct 2013
Investment in energy efficient plant and equipment, particularly in the chemicals and food and drin…

Alfa Laval wins Guinness deal
Added: 2 Oct 2013
Swedish pump manufacturer Alfa Laval today announced it had won a SEK 60 million (£5.8m) contract t…

£400m for science and engineering studies
Added: 30 Sep 2013
Today the government announced a £400 million investment to boost science and engineering study in …

Automation boost for packaging recycling
Added: 24 Sep 2013
The recycling of plastic food packaging could be significantly increased in coming years following …

Manufacturing orders hit new high
Added: 19 Sep 2013
UK manufacturing order levels are now at their highest level since the financial crisis, according …

Move to boost lab and manufacturing links
Added: 19 Sep 2013
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced a fellowship scheme to s…
Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …

Wonderware backed in merger clash
Added: 13 Sep 2013
A top Invensys executive has sung the praises of the firm’s Wonderware software ahead of its potent…

Invensys launches new Foxboro DCS
Added: 11 Sep 2013
Invensys yesterday launched the latest version of its Foxboro distributed control system (DCS), cal…

£2m investment for engineering talent
Added: 10 Sep 2013
The Institution of Engineering and Technology today announced a £2 million scholarship investment f…

Advanced virtualisation
Added: 4 Sep 2013
Recently, Honeywell has introduced a premium platform for Experion virtualisation solutions.

Film factory in £20m upgrade
Added: 30 Aug 2013
A producer of plastic film for the packaging market has announced a £20 million upgrade of its Cumb…

Manufacturers ready to invest in new kit
Added: 21 Aug 2013
A government-funded survey of small and medium-sized manufacturers today revealed that half of the …

Atlas Copco to buy Edwards for £1bn
Added: 19 Aug 2013
Sweden’s Atlas Copco this morning announced it had agreed a deal to acquire UK vacuum pump manufact…

Wireless devices communicate without batteries
Added: 14 Aug 2013
Engineers from the University of Washington have designed a wireless communication system that allo…

Can you process me a decent coffee?
Added: 6 Aug 2013
Food and drink may be the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, but I can’t stand instant coffee.

Scientists unveil first lab-grown burger
Added: 5 Aug 2013
Dutch food scientists cooked and ate the first ever lab-grown burger on Monday afternoon.

Threat to Schneider's Invensys takeover
Added: 2 Aug 2013
Schneider’s proposed £3.4 billion takeover of Invensys is still under threat of being beaten by a b…