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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…

Pandemic is a ‘wake-up call for water security’
Added: 1 Sep 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for changing industry and the public’s use of wat…

Revised design reduces oil emissions
Added: 27 Aug 2020
One North Sea oil platform rerated two condensate export pumps to reduce energy consumption and opt…

Turning unwelcome downtime into a maintenance opportunity
Added: 25 Aug 2020
Pauses in production have been thrown into the spotlight with the pandemic. Yet, says Chris Johnso…

Finding the tools to tackle corrosion in pipes and connectors
Added: 19 Aug 2020
For pipes and connector equipment one of the biggest issues is corrosion, not least when it occurs …

Why you need XY coordinated for accuracy
Added: 11 Aug 2020
Electronic Manufacturing Solutions’ Jonathan Plummer on the benefits of XY Data and its role in sav…

Automation increases beer production capacity
Added: 11 Aug 2020
A top brewery increased production capacity by 50 percent in a fortnight with Rockwell’s virtualise…

High efficiency and low shear pumping solution
Added: 5 Aug 2020
The UK’s only sugar beet producer needed to combine high efficiency with low shear pumping and velo…

‘Increased optimism’ among English SMEs
Added: 4 Aug 2020
The largest survey of SME manufacturers in England suggests there is increased optimism around turn…

Digital cask filling solution could save millions on whisky
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Scotland’s £5.5 billion whisky industry could soon save millions in annual inventory costs, thanks …

Cost of components and shipping are key concerns for manufacturers
Added: 4 Aug 2020
One in three manufacturers identify cite rising costs of raw materials and components among their t…

Lighting for hazardous environments
Added: 22 Jul 2020
Ken Eddleston of Chalmit discusses the factors companies working in hazardous environments must con…

Smart robots switch from pipe inspection to tackle coronavirus hotspots
Added: 21 Jul 2020
Tests have begun using intelligent robots to prevent the spread of coronavirus in busy public space…

Supply chain highlights need for water firms to embrace innovation
Added: 21 Jul 2020
British Water’s annual survey of leading utility company performance reveals widespread frustration…

Finding the most effective transfer solutions with Dixon
Added: 15 Jul 2020
Dixon Group has manufactured and supplied material transfer products across a wide range of markets…

Yorkshire Water awards technical services contracts worth over £50 million
Added: 7 Jul 2020
Yorkshire Water has awarded technical services contracts with a combined value of £51.4 million.
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Furlough skews figures but historic low productivity remains an issue
Added: 7 Jul 2020
Office of National Statistics figures for the first three months of the year reveal a fall in UK pr…

Water companies will reap benefits of sharing data with suppliers
Added: 24 Jun 2020
By providing data to equipment providers, water companies would support the design, build and opera…

Robotics provides answer for scaling up production
Added: 10 Jun 2020
Artisan beer production often operate at small scale. Robotics offers the cost effective solution t…

Bilfinger's Hinkley £350 million deal creates a matching 350 jobs
Added: 9 Jun 2020
Bilfinger UK has won two contracts worth £350 million for work at EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear pow…