All Plant Management
Managing complex factory requirements
Added: 6 Feb 2014
The Advantech IConnectivity system is designed to help customers face the challenges that are assoc…
Wholly Cow?
Added: 5 Feb 2014
A year has passed since some frozen beef lasagnes were found to have more of an equine flavour to t…
Cutting the cord
Added: 3 Feb 2014
Are condition monitoring devices ready to go wireless? Louisa Hearn looks at emerging standards and…
Horsemeat found at Dutch beef plant
Added: 3 Feb 2014
Food safety authorities have blocked a Dutch slaughterhouse from selling over 690 tonnes of beef af…
The hidden benefits of CCTV
Added: 14 Jan 2014
New security system boosts operational efficiency and slashes energy bills at animal by-products pr…
Explosion at Shell refinery
Added: 9 Jan 2014
German media is reporting an explosion at Shell Chemical’s Cologne-Godorf refinery.
Plan to pay process plants to use electricity
Added: 7 Jan 2014
Exclusive: National Grid is considering paying major energy users such as process plants to use ele…
UK manufacturing firms “reshoring”
Added: 25 Nov 2013
The Manufacturing Advisory Service’s (MAS) latest barometer indicates that more firms are returning…
Mount and grind
Added: 22 Nov 2013
Ensuring bearings are correctly mounted on cement roller presses is critical for the production of …
Complacent companies at highest risk of cyber attack
Added: 19 Nov 2013
Companies that employ outdated technologies and inefficient risk management tactics are at a higher…
Hacking threatens energy firms most
Added: 4 Oct 2013
Energy firms and SCADA systems are the companies and technologies at highest risk of cyber attack, …
System, heal thyself
Added: 1 Oct 2013
A combination of technological advances and top-level leadership on maintenance are necessary if we…
China still top automation destination
Added: 26 Sep 2013
The door into the Chinese process automation market is still open for businesses assuming they make…
The modern way for manufacturers
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Why modernise is a question asked by many process plant owners and operators. Steve Leech, product …
Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …
Summer Spending Spree
Added: 21 Aug 2013
The football transfer markets are feeble compared to the money changing hands in the process indust…
Operators failing to maintain pipe networks
Added: 12 Aug 2013
Companies are at risk of being hit with unexpected bills if they fail to maintain their supporting …
Improving heat transfer in industrial plants
Added: 16 Jul 2013
MIT researchers have undertaken the first systematic study of the factors that control boiling heat…
Waste processing reaches new levels
Added: 10 Jun 2013
Advances in the fields of energy-from-waste and plastics recycling signal the way ahead.
PMI participates in Maintec 2013
Added: 16 May 2013
PMI Software recently showcased their range of computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) a…
