All Plant Management
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Companies that employ outdated technologies and inefficient risk management tactics are at a higher…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…
PepsiCo not waiting for things to happen
Added: 14 May 2013
North West manufacturing plant builds up the skills of maintenance and production workers.
Fluke launches preventive maintenance platform
Added: 20 Mar 2013
Fluke has launched a preventive maintenance platform on its web site to help industrial maintenance…
IChemE launches revised Forms of Contract
Added: 6 Feb 2013
London – The IChemE has launched revised editions of the UK Forms of Contract – the product of seve…
Wood Group GTS for US power plant
Added: 29 Jan 2013
London – Wood Group GTS has signed a four-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Enteg…
Russian steel plants slip into higher gear
Added: 15 Jan 2013
London - Two Russian steel mills have increased productivity and reduced unscheduled downtime follo…
Tanker drivers' passport to safety
Added: 15 Jan 2013
London – A safety passport for petroleum tanker drivers is the focus of a new initiative, jointly a…
