All Plant & Equipment
Vibration monitoring could deliver automatic improvements
Added: 2 Jul 2012
The potential of automation to enhance productivity, quality and economy in process industries depe…
Reducing pumps energy use at chemicals facility
Added: 2 Jul 2012
London – ?Solvay Fluor GmbH has reduced power consumption by a quarter at a modernised re-cooling s…
Infra red heating speeds Scottish paper plant
Added: 28 Jun 2012
Johnstone, UK – Smith & Mclaurin Ltd has more than doubled the line speed on one of its paper coati…
Towards the energy-intelligent pump
Added: 26 Jun 2012
Frankfurt, Germany – With pumps consuming an estimated 20-25 % of the electricity produced worldwid…
Cost-effectively coated crispies
Added: 24 Jun 2012
London – Lödige’s Ploughshare mixer has proved effective in a complex process for coating extruded …
Chemical tank cleaning: Small things make a big difference
Added: 24 Jun 2012
Technical article by Ivan Zytynski, marketing director of BETE Ltd:
The cleaning of tanks and vessel…
Compressors: Q&A with Andy Jones of Mattei
Added: 24 Jun 2012
Process Engineering will include a feature on Compressors and related equipment in the July/August …
Linde targets air oxidation processes
Added: 23 Jun 2012
Frankfurt, Germany – Air oxidation is used in many processes in the petrochemical and basic chemica…
Major Dounreay hazard destroyed
Added: 19 Jun 2012
One of the most dangerous legacies of Britain’s early atomic research has been destroyed
Chopper pump saves district heating scheme Euro60k a year
Added: 18 Jun 2012
Callan, Ireland – A community-owned district heating scheme in Ireland save around 60,000 Euros a …
BARA reports big demand for UK automation grant
Added: 15 Jun 2012
London – The British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) is urging UK manufacturers to apply fo…
E.ON harvests rainwater at Castleford power station
Added: 13 Jun 2012
Castleford, UK - ELGA Process Water, part of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, has supplied a …
Spiroflow conveyors for Africa drinks maker
Added: 13 Jun 2012
Clitheroe, UK – Spiroflow’s ‘aero-mechanical’ conveyor is being used to load sugar into a tank in w…
HSE serves 'legionella' notices on two process companies
Added: 13 Jun 2012
Edinburgh, UK – The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served two process companies, North Briti…
Achema: New kit on the block
Added: 12 Jun 2012
London – Achema 2012, which takes place in Frankfurt,18-22 June, somewhat justifiably, bills itself…
Thermal storage using zeolite pellets
Added: 8 Jun 2012
Technology is being developed to store and reuse heat generated from biogas plants
£1bn to be invested in Scotch whisky production
Added: 7 Jun 2012
Diageo has unveiled plans to invest over £1bn in Scotch whisky production over the next five years
Ship technology could enhance process-water safety
Added: 7 Jun 2012
A technology used for treating ballast seawater on ships is now being offered as an alternative to …
Funding drives large-scale production of nanoparticles
Added: 7 Jun 2012
A Nottingham University spin-out is hoping to improve industrial nanoparticle production
Metal-free catalysts aid sustainable processes
Added: 29 May 2012
A €4m EU-funded project aims to develop carbon materials that will replace precious metals in catal…
