All Control & Instrumentation

AD equipment to be tested by avalanche of food waste from panic-buying
Added: 31 Mar 2020
AD and biogas operators should brace themselves for an avalanche of food waste that will test their…

Is the corner being turned in terms of 4.0 take-up?
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Industry 4.0 will impact production but how will it affect and enhance control processes especially…

Five steps to combat failing CHP engines
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Combined heat and power (CHP) engines that convert biogas into usable energy are vital equipment. B…

Company vows to tackle source of one in five major oil & gas accidents
Added: 24 Mar 2020
Creators of a new digital tool for the oil and gas industry say it could help reduce a major cost a…

Call for £7.5 bn investment to erase plastic waste and refuel economy
Added: 23 Mar 2020
Britain must invest billions to tackle the nearly five million tonnes of plastic waste it generates…

New Liquiphant from Endress+Hauser is ready for Industry 4.0
Added: 18 Mar 2020
Endress+Hauser’s vibronic level instrument FTL51B reliably detects the level of liquids in storage …

Downstream oil and gas have a vital role to play
Added: 18 Mar 2020
As supply and demand pressures increase in tandem with environmental concerns, the downstream oil a…

EPO reveals ‘significant’ growth for UK patent applications in Europe
Added: 17 Mar 2020
The volume of patent applications filed by UK businesses in Europe has risen ‘significantly’ for th…

Sleaford recognised for commitment to food innovation
Added: 17 Mar 2020
Multiple packaged foods supplier Sleaford Quality Foods (SQF), is celebrating after after winning t…

The importance of proper planning for height safety
Added: 11 Mar 2020
Designing a height safety system is essential from the start of any project, insists HCL Safety‘s S…

Valves provide the answer to a faulty blower problem
Added: 11 Mar 2020
When faulty blowers threatened a water company’s filtration system, Sulzer identified valves as the…

Megger backs PD testing in reducing cable failures
Added: 11 Mar 2020
Faults on underground power cables are almost always disruptive and costly to fix. So there’s a ver…

Severn Trent and partner get £1 mill innovation grant to treat wastewater
Added: 3 Mar 2020
Clean tech company CCm Technologies has been awarded approximately £1 million in government funding…

VSDs to lose exemption from tough new Euro motor efficiency rules
Added: 3 Mar 2020
Variable speed drives will be included for the first time in stringent new rules for electric motor…

Expert warns coronavirus impact will heighten need for Industry 4.0 solutions
Added: 3 Mar 2020
The economic disruption caused by global disasters such as the coronavirus outbreak would be tackle…

All-in-one ifm electronic sensors help to reduce energy losses
Added: 26 Feb 2020
Optimising production processes by improving energy efficiency and reducing costs is likely to be a…

Nature offers key to producing sustainable chemicals
Added: 25 Feb 2020
Industrial products that currently depend for their creation on chemicals from hydrogen and fossil …

Bilfinger awarded multi-million Hinkley Point C contract
Added: 25 Feb 2020
Hinkley Point C owner EDF has awarded Bilfinger a £58 million contract from for the execution desig…

Scotland’s life sciences sector on track to exceed £8 billion target by 2025
Added: 25 Feb 2020
New figures published today by the Scottish Government show company employment in Scotland’s life s…

'Engineers fear skills shortages but ignore tax relief that would help'
Added: 25 Feb 2020
Over a third of UK engineers surveyed worry about skills shortages but more than a fifth of their c…