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Short courses for industries handling powders and particulate materials
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Handling issues including segregation, caking/lumping, particle damage and irregular discharge/flow…

Energy efficiency is good for the environment but also for business
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Process operators deploying heat exchange technology realise there’s an appreciable gain to be had …

Pumps industry says its Euro proposal could boost electricity savings 600%
Added: 14 Jan 2020
European pumps manufacturers are pressing the EU to adopt their proposals for a new directive they …

WMFTG pumphead rises to the waste water challenge
Added: 13 Jan 2020
Watson-Marlow’s polymer dosing pumphead proved its worth when dealing with a brewery’s waste water …

Industrial wearables are getting smarter - in both senses
Added: 8 Jan 2020
Gone are the days of clunky steel-toe capped boots, oversized fluorescent jackets and poorly fittin…

Upgrading sewage works for rapid population growth
Added: 8 Jan 2020
Rapid population expansion doesn’t just put pressure on a town’s schools and housing stock. There a…

BVAA chief Findlay is new Severn Glocon CEO
Added: 7 Jan 2020
British Valve and Actuator Association chairman Colin Findlay is the new CEO of Severn Glocon, succ…

Watson-Marlow expands international reach with Eastern Europe offices
Added: 7 Jan 2020
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), has launched direct sales and technical support in th…

Make UK/Santander report blows hot and cold on UK food and drink
Added: 7 Jan 2020
The food and drink sector contributed 15.9% of UK manufacturing’s total Gross Value Added (GVA), ac…

Effective calibration ensures top quality instrumentation
Added: 18 Dec 2019
The long-standing relationship between materials expert Solvay and process automation leader Endres…

The hazardous limits to bringing your own device to the workplace
Added: 11 Dec 2019
Sophie Hand of EU Automation, assesses whether personal devices are equipped for hazardous environm…

Equipment counts for fall safety protection but so does training
Added: 11 Dec 2019
When working at height, quality training is every bit as important as providing suitable fall prote…

Charles honours the GPS Four at Buckingham Palace
Added: 10 Dec 2019
Four individuals who played a key part in the creation of GPS have been awarded the 2019 Queen Eliz…

Edwards’ mega-installation is one of Scottish engineering’s largest
Added: 9 Dec 2019
Edwards Engineering has completed a £4.5 million installation of a new furnace building at the Supe…

Sandvik offers a broad program of high-performance tubular materials
Added: 4 Dec 2019
Sandvik Materials Technology’s products and services contribute to customers’ productivity, reliabi…

The time has come for a more holistic approach to energy efficency
Added: 4 Dec 2019
The ad hoc, ‘one asset at a time’ route to improving energy efficiency has undoubtedly brought impr…

Strathclyde AFRC helps transform manufacturing insurance for 4.0 era
Added: 4 Dec 2019
The University of Strathclyde Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has teamed up with a leading …

UK businesses ‘ignoring the savings to be found by cutting energy waste’
Added: 3 Dec 2019
Nearly three times as many small to medium business in the UK fail to measure energy losses compare…

Trio deny charges relating to Bosley Mill tragedy
Added: 3 Dec 2019
A company director and two managers have denied charges in court relating to the deaths of four emp…

Control strategies are vital for rapid temperature changes
Added: 27 Nov 2019
Manufacturing processes that rely on rapid temperature change can easily result in bottlenecks in a…