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Bionic handling assistant

Manufacturers voice ‘Industry 4.0’ concern

Added: 23 Feb 2015

Manufacturing trade body EEF has published research which suggests that 80% of manufacturers in the…

Gas giants

Gas giants

Added: 18 Feb 2015

New gas analysers help Enviropower meet ambitious operational targets.

European Automation Jonathan Wilkins

Why motors break down

Added: 11 Feb 2015

There are many reasons why electric motors fail, but some are much more common than others, says Eu…

Stan Higgins

Gone from the wind – industrial CCS

Added: 4 Feb 2015

Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…

Atlas Copco Systems Hemel Hempstead compressor workshop

Upgraded global oil & gas facility unveiled

Added: 3 Feb 2015

Compressor manufacturer Atlas Copco last month unveiled its upgraded and expanded global production…

Bosch conveyor

Bosch launches latest conveyor system

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Bosch Rexroth has launched its latest conveyor system, VarioFlow Plus, in a bid to reduce productio…

The Rosemount 3D Solids Scanner

Solid state

Added: 26 Jan 2015

Measuring solids is a key challenge when moving to a continuous processing operation.

Age concern

Age concern

Added: 21 Jan 2015

Who decides when older plant equipment is no longer safe to operate?

Bulk-Out BFC-X bulk bag discharger

In the bag

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Dutch compounder cleans up with new bulk bag discharger.

AVT Reliability Davina Reilly

Safe hands

Added: 7 Jan 2015

Replacing run-to-fail strategies with condition-based maintenance is an investment in health and sa…

Food production must cut water use by a fifth

Added: 6 Jan 2015

The use of water in food production must be cut by 20% globally to avoid rocketing food prices and …

Drax Power Plant

Drax CCS wells FEED awarded

Added: 19 Dec 2014

National Grid has awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the wells required on …

Simdean Envirotec Plasma waste treatment

Plasma tackles chemical waste

Added: 3 Dec 2014

Simdean Envirotec has launched a plasma-based chemical waste elimination system in the UK which it …

Applus RTD

Detection tool in the pipeline

Added: 3 Dec 2014

Applus RTD, a global provider of integrity technology services, last month showcased its new RTD DT…

Bara PPMA Robot2

Cyber security and robotics “priorities”

Added: 27 Nov 2014

Action must be taken to support six fast-growth industries that could significantly boost the UK ec…

Moy Park Grantham oxidiser

Moy Park installs odour-eater

Added: 24 Nov 2014

Food manufacturer Moy Park has commissioned a regenerative thermal oxidiser to reduce cooking proce…

Wayne Matthews

Secret life of plants

Added: 19 Nov 2014

Zero risk may be unattainable in a production environment, but adopting a balanced approach may hel…

Amec Foster Wheeler Samir Brikho

Amec Foster Wheeler merger finalised

Added: 13 Nov 2014

Amec has completed its £2 billion takeover of Foster Wheeler to create an oil & gas services compan…

Apateq onsite water separation

Pure play

Added: 12 Nov 2014

As global water regulations tighten, filtration technologies are evolving to help process industrie…

HBM C16M

Heavyweight accuracy

Added: 11 Nov 2014

HBM has expanded the weighing capacity of its highly popular C16M weighing modules with its latest …