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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…

Discovery Park biomass plant

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.

Cooling heated elements

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…

Schaeffler’s Smart Check

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…

SMEs in the spotlight for £15m manufacturing fund

Added: 9 May 2016

Innovate UK has launched a £15 million competition to encourage “revolutionary” technologies and pr…

CO2 detection in breweries

Added: 5 May 2016

The a1-cbiss team specialises in designing and supplying fixed gas detection systems in process ind…

Paddle blade mixers offer safe solution

Added: 3 May 2016

Two 7500 litre JR Boone horizontal large-scale paddle mixers have been installed in FCC Environment…

Course tackles processing of dry solids

Added: 25 Apr 2016

The efficient processing of dry bulk materials forms the cornerstone of operations for a diverse ra…

Handling bulk solids: what ‘big bags’ can offer

Added: 25 Apr 2016

When it comes to unloading and handling bulk solids, time is the critical factor within many proces…