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MIT chip

MIT chip harvests IoT potential

Added: 23 Jun 2015

An ultralow-power chip developed by engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) im…

Erik

Obsolete stock poses "critical risk"

Added: 22 Jun 2015

Obsolete storeroom stock is posing a ‘critical risk’ to UK manufacturing productivity, according to…

Bombay Saphire distillery

Building a gin palace

Added: 16 Jun 2015

Sustainability and heritage concerns underpin development of new Bombay Sapphire distillery.

Burkert dosing and dispensing

The right chemistry

Added: 16 Jun 2015

Avoiding the most common mistakes when dosing chemicals is a simple case of using the right tools.

Milford Haven refinery pipework

Simulation savings

Added: 10 Jun 2015

The use of dynamic simulation software can radically reduce downstream build costs and cut upstream…

Wastewater treatment plant

Innovative process starts at sewage plant

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Nottingham’s Stoke Bardolph wastewater treatment works is close to completing a three-stage biologi…

Fluke calibrator

Dual-range pressure calibrator

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Fluke has introduced a new ‘Ex’ Dual Range Pressure Calibrator for use in classified environments, …

Gas detection

Have a safe summer

Added: 3 Jun 2015

So summer is here, and there’s more than whiff of safety issues in the air.

Dust explosion short course at the Wolfson Centre

New hazards: COMAH 2015

Added: 3 Jun 2015

The introduction of new COMAH regulations will see many smaller firms affected by the rules for the…

Bionic handling assistant

Internet of Things research hub for UK

Added: 2 Jun 2015

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has today opened a competition to de…

Manufacturing Barometer

Manufacturing loses momentum

Added: 1 Jun 2015

Figures released today suggest manufacturing is growing at a slower rate than expected, though CIPS…

Silverson

Modern approach to mixing

Added: 27 May 2015

The new Silverson Flashmix takes a revolutionary approach to powder/liquid mixing.

Atlas Copco Z compressor

Compressing costs

Added: 20 May 2015

New energy-efficient technologies mean compressors needn’t cost the earth.

Cereal solution

Cereal solution

Added: 20 May 2015

Maintenance and energy bills benefit from new drives and motors on the ‘Weetos’ production line.

Watson Marlow pump

Watson-Marlow buys valves firm

Added: 19 May 2015

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has acquired US-based valves firm Asepco through its p…

North Sea offshore oil and gas

Mokveld acquires meter maker

Added: 19 May 2015

Dutch valves manufacturer Mokveld Valves has acquired Norwegian flow measurement specialist Abbon f…

Food machine

Carbon Trust cooks up savings

Added: 13 May 2015

Results from industry trials conducted by the Carbon Trust demonstrate that improved ventilation in…

Lontra founder Steve Lindsey

Lontra wins grant for ‘BladeAir’ project

Added: 13 May 2015

Midlands firm Lontra has secured a £250,000 grant from Innovate UK to develop a prototype of its Bl…

Annandale Distillery: self-sufficient water supply

Waste money

Added: 29 Apr 2015

The financial rewards for managing plant waste are beginning to stack up, writes Louisa Hearn.

Dust explosion short course at the Wolfson Centre

GexCon buys into 3D market

Added: 1 Apr 2015

GexCon, a supplier of dispersion, explosion and fire modelling software, has announced the acquisit…