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UK firm puts BASF site on the path to world-class performance
Added: 3 Aug 2011
Warrington, UK – BASF has started an ’operational excellence’ programme with Reliable Manufacturing…
Lubricants save Lafarge $1.5m at UK, Jordan cement plants
Added: 29 Jul 2011
Belgium, Brussels - Lafarge is set to save $1.5 million through the use of Mobil SHC 600 lubricants…
EDF plugs into predictive maintenance software for new UK plant
Added: 25 Jul 2011
London – EDF Energy is to employ Emerson Process Management’s AMS Suite predictive maintenance soft…
Smartphone calling
Added: 20 Jul 2011
Patrick Raleigh explains how the latest smartphone apps are widening the maintenance capabilities o…
Which camera?
Added: 1 Jul 2011
In recent years, a huge range of infrared cameras has come on to the market for applications includ…
Hindustan Petroleum moves to Honeywell mobiles
Added: 2 Jun 2011
Mumbai, India – Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) has implemented Honeywell Process Solutions’ m…
Chemical industries welcome review into health and safety regulations
Added: 25 May 2011
London – The Chemical Industries Association has welcomed the Lofstedt Review into health and safet…
UK reports on Fukushima nuclear lessons
Added: 18 May 2011
London – An interim report published today says lessons should be learned from the crisis at Fukush…
Briefing: A fresh approach to functional safety
Added: 12 May 2011
Changes to the IEC 61508 basis standard for functional safety significantly improve the guidance on…
Process safety benchmarking is a first
Added: 11 May 2011
Dr Julian Hought of HFL Risk Services reveals the results of the chemical industry’s first ever pro…
Siemens to start remote maintenance services
Added: 15 Apr 2011
Manchester, UK – Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies is adding remote services to its …
Fluor links with predictive maintenance firm Azima DLI
Added: 14 Apr 2011
Irving, Texas - Fluor Corp is to team with Azima DLI of based in Woburn, Massachusetts-based suppli…
CSB maintenance warning marks fatal Tesoro accident
Added: 8 Apr 2011
Washington DC – Marking the one year anniversary of the tragic accident at the Tesoro Refinery in A…
Veolia begins North Sea decommissioning project
Added: 5 Apr 2011
Tyneside, UK – Veolia Environmental Services (UK) has started work on a project to decommission off…
EU's machinery safety changes pose a threat
Added: 1 Apr 2011
Machine builders, OEMs and even end users could face losing business and be hit by penalty fines if…
Software aids Novacem's 'carbon-negative' cement process
Added: 31 Mar 2011
London – Novacem is using Autodesk’s AutoCAD Plant 3D software to optimise its plant design and pro…
Visible benefits of 3D plant and process design software
Added: 30 Mar 2011
Projects to build a new processing line can typically cost £15-£20 million, so it is critical that …
Buckled pipe prevented BOP from protecting Deepwater Horizon rig
Added: 24 Mar 2011
Washington – The blowout preventer (BOP) stack on the BP Deepwater Horizon rig failed because a pie…
Don't gamble with CE marking when upgrading machinery
Added: 23 Mar 2011
Advice from Stewart Robinson, consultant engineer at Pilz Automation Technology:
Corby, UK – Since M…
Brunner Mond improves staff safety at UK chemical plants
Added: 17 Mar 2011
Northwich, UK – Brunner Mond, part of Tata Chemicals, is to roll out Crown Computing’s workforce ma…
