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Food glorious food
Added: 7 Oct 2014
At my daughter’s birthday party recently I found myself in conversation with a number of her friend…
Homemade in the factory
Added: 7 Oct 2014
Food processors have traditionally sought to manufacture products that are consistent in both taste…

World’s first CCS plant opens
Added: 2 Oct 2014
The world’s first commercial-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will begin operating in Canada …

Silo effect
Added: 23 Sep 2014
Designing a bulk storage system must begin with an understanding of the materials it will handle, w…

Siemens buys Dresser-Rand for $7.6bn
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Siemens today announced it was acquiring Dresser-Rand for $7.6 billion (£4.6bn) and aimed to become…

Biogas boost for food processors
Added: 11 Sep 2014
Food and drink processors with anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities were yesterday given a boost by …

Protective clothing
Added: 9 Sep 2014
Designed to provide protection against a range of potential skin hazards in the workplace, 3M cover…
Fieldbus-HART merger confirmed
Added: 5 Sep 2014
The Fieldbus Foundation and HART Communication Foundation will merge to form a new body called Fiel…

Food & Drink investment to rise
Added: 5 Sep 2014
After several years of low spending, the majority of food & drink manufacturers now expect to inves…

GE launches oil & gas technology centre
Added: 27 Aug 2014
GE Oil & Gas yesterday officially launched its new $5 million technology centre in Norway.

Drax CCS pipeline work awarded
Added: 5 Aug 2014
Technip subsidiary Genesis has been hired by National Grid to carry out design work for a pipeline …

Increased production squeezes innovation
Added: 4 Aug 2014
Manufacturers’ spending on innovation is slowing as firms attempt to manage rising output levels, a…

Distillery secures Green Bank funding
Added: 30 Jul 2014
A Scottish distillery has secured finance to build a biomass boiler from the Green Investment Bank …

Innovation spend hits 25-year high
Added: 23 Jul 2014
The number of manufacturers planning to invest in product and process innovation is at its highest …
Heat of the moment
Added: 21 Jul 2014
The push to trim energy costs is breathing new life into heat exchanger technology.
Diverting disaster
Added: 10 Jul 2014
In the wake of an industrial disaster, updating plant safety technology is often the first port of …

GE acquires water and biogas firm
Added: 1 Jul 2014
GE’s water business today announced it had acquired UK process firm Monsal, which specialises in th…

Energy efficient lighting
Added: 1 Jul 2014
An energy efficiency campus’ international and private training session is designed to promote effi…

Eaton serves up remote safety solution
Added: 24 Jun 2014
Operating terminal built for use in hazardous areas across industry.