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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…

Corrosion resistant materials play a vital role in Sandvik’s tube technology
Added: 27 Nov 2019
Sandvik Materials Technology is a world-leading developer and manufacturer of products in advance s…

UK chemical sector R&D spend hits a high for yet another year
Added: 25 Nov 2019
The UK chemicals sector has increased its annual spending on research and development by 3.4% - its…

Landia helps Stornoway scoop top environmental prize
Added: 25 Nov 2019
A Landia pasteuriser that processes waste salmon for an AD biogas plant on Stornoway has helped the…

Application submitted for National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
Added: 25 Nov 2019
A planning application has been submitted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institu…

IQE’s Nelson wins 2019 Bessemer Award
Added: 25 Nov 2019
The Bessemer Society has presented its Lifetime Fellowship Award to Dr Drew Nelson, co-founder and …

Company reaps the real-time benefits of IT-OT convergence
Added: 20 Nov 2019
Companies understand the need for IT and OT convergence but can be thwarted by their fragmented inf…

PCM’s proud history in dosing and filling for the food industries
Added: 20 Nov 2019
To dose accurately the most varied food ingredients and to fill containers of any kind to ever high…

Edwin James Group reports £140 million turnover
Added: 20 Nov 2019
Edwin James Group has achieved an annual revenue of circa £140 million for the 12-month period endi…

Trust’s port plan provides new process industry ‘road’ for Yorkshire
Added: 20 Nov 2019
The Canal and River Trust has won planning permission for from Leeds City Council for its proposed …

Clean steam provides a green option to counter contamination
Added: 13 Nov 2019
The Natural Fruit & Beverage Co. embarked on a project to transition to clean steam generation for …

‘Makers’ Manifesto’ demands less squabbling, more vision from parties
Added: 13 Nov 2019
Manufacturers are calling on Britain’s political parties to focus on delivering their vision for th…

City and industry welcome for proposed British Steel deal
Added: 13 Nov 2019
News of negotiations between British Steel and the Chinese Jingye Steel company has been greeted wi…

Oil & gas leaders commit to industry-wide competence measurement
Added: 5 Nov 2019
Leading oil and gas engineering companies have helped embed a Government-sponsored system of compet…

Sustainable water pioneer wins WES Burt accolade
Added: 5 Nov 2019
Mandy Lester has won the 21st winner of the Women’s Engineering Society’s prestigious Karen Burt Aw…

Enclosures are becoming better tailored to customer needs
Added: 30 Oct 2019
Open your mind to enclosures because a raft of advances means process engineers can pick the right …