All Plant & Equipment
Yoghurt recall hits UK retailers
Added: 1 Aug 2016
Yeo Valley has recalled a number of chilled yoghurt products over fears that they may contain piece…
Severn Trent slugged with £426k fine for sewage leak
Added: 27 Jul 2016
Severn Trent Water has been fined £426,000 for a series of incidents where crude sewage leaked into…
Water for reuse: how filtration is cleaning up
Added: 18 Jul 2016
For small-scale operations, filtration can offer an efficient way of handling process water for reu…
Smart plastics to ‘sense’ equipment failure
Added: 14 Jul 2016
Igus, a German developer of specialist plastics, has unveiled new products to add Industry 4.0 capa…
Graduate innovators given helping hand
Added: 13 Jul 2016
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has awarded four enterprise fellowships to graduate entrep…
Mars sinks £23m into Norfolk food plant
Added: 12 Jul 2016
Mars Food has announced plans to invest £23 million into food processing facilities at its King's L…
In the mix: how to keep a lid on process costs
Added: 4 Jul 2016
Mixing is vital in a wide range of industries, but how can the process be kept efficient and cost-e…
Biomass to power science park
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Construction of a new £140 million biomass plant has begun at science and technology innovation cen…
Viewpoint: the great cloud computing migration
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Manufacturers need to embrace cloud computing if they are to reap the benefits across all their pro…
Compressor range extends to water utilities and biogas markets
Added: 15 Jun 2016
Vacuum pump and compressor manufacturer Gardner Denver has partnered with Northey Technologies to b…
Viewpoint: the impacts of compressed air contamination
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Aerosols and vapours both present a contamination risk to compressed air, says Red Dragon Valves' C…
Viewpoint: standard set for compressor efficiency
Added: 13 Jun 2016
The British Compressed Air Society’s (BCAS) Dean Abbott offers guidance on how a new standard can b…
Compressor market eyes innovative future
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Compressors are everywhere, so the manufacturers of these vital bits of kit need to keep innovating…
Sweet tidings for biscuit makers
Added: 8 Jun 2016
Yildiz Holding, the owner of United Biscuits, has announced plans to consolidate its global confect…
Silverson creates in-line mixer for higher viscosity products
Added: 7 Jun 2016
The new Silverson in-line mixer is engineered to process higher viscosity products in the food, pha…
Case study: cider maker compresses air costs
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Modern compressor installation delivers increased energy efficiency for UK cider manufacturer.
Cool comfort for super-heated elements
Added: 29 May 2016
Cooling down super-heated elements with water may sound a simple process, but there are a number of…
Viewpoint: planning for downtime
Added: 29 May 2016
In advance of scheduled downtime, plants have to ensure maintenance activities have been fully reso…
Condition monitoring takes a remote turn
Added: 29 May 2016
Gone are the days when condition monitoring meant a simple walk-around with a hand-held remote. Now…
McCain fined £800k for worker injury
Added: 18 May 2016
McCain Foods has been fined £800,000 for safety failings after an employee at its facility based in…
