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Tomorrow’s big process ideas start in the lab…
Added: 29 Jan 2024
Many of the biggest technological advances in the process industries begin with R&D in the lab. Fin…

Sensor offers new hope to counter ‘forever chemicals’ contamination
Added: 24 Jan 2024
New methods to combat the prevalence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could provide a v…

Made Smarter 4.0 adoption is vital ingredient for manufacturing investment
Added: 24 Jan 2024
Industrial mentoring organisation Made Smarter reports that small to medium sized manufacturers (SM…

Case study: New cleanrooms prompt search for better monitoring system
Added: 11 Jan 2024
During preparations for the construction of two new cleanroom facilities, NorthX Biologics, a leadi…

Viewpoint: Working safely with heat transfer fluids in plastics manufacture
Added: 10 Jan 2024
Plastics and polymers are vital materials in manufacturing. Global Heat Transfer’s Clive Jones expl…

BCAS appoints Rohan as new president
Added: 20 Dec 2023
The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has appointed Steven Rohan as its new president in succes…

Doomsday alert: engineers are here to stay
Added: 29 Nov 2023
New technology has been replacing manual labour for millennia but even AI’s not going to be sidelin…

Permanent evolution, not revolution
Added: 16 Nov 2023
Digitalisation requires process control architecture that allows production units to adapt to chang…

Connecting with our digital future
Added: 15 Nov 2023
The IQ3 range is renowned for being one of the most robust and intelligent actuators in the industr…

King Charles Presents 2022 and 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Engineering
Added: 13 Oct 2023
King Charles III has presented the 2022 and 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Engineering (QEPrize) r…

Case Study: ABB drive provides the vital ingredient for food mixing plant
Added: 7 Oct 2023
Condiments and soups mixed at Baxters Food Group’s Colchester mixing plant are all now back on the …

White Paper: AODD pump choice drives sustainable manufacturing
Added: 7 Oct 2023
Choosing the right AODD Pump helps cut energy consumption, optimise air usage and promote sustainab…

Rotork – connecting our digital future
Added: 13 Sep 2023
Rotork is excited to introduce the new IQ3 Pro actuator with full mobile app integration.

The Turnkey Solution for Process Analytical Technology
Added: 13 Sep 2023
Metrohm’s 2060: The NIR Analyser is the next generation of process spectroscopy instruments, which …

Two handed touchy-feely robot can pick a peck of pickled Pringles
Added: 10 Sep 2023
Scientists at the University of Bristol say their AI enhanced, bi-manual robot has achieved ‘near-h…

Wood secures SSEN preferred bidder status
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Global consulting and engineering company Wood has been selected as a preferred bidder on Scottish …

Case study: Aeration investment in wastewater treatment reaps cereal returns
Added: 24 Aug 2023
Investment in new wastewater treatment equipment has enabled a leading producer of cereals and cere…

Process industries’ relief as Government shelves CE replacement plans ‘indefinitely’
Added: 15 Aug 2023
Process industry firms and organisations have reacted with relief to the announcement that the UK w…

Chemical industry ‘must be seen as crucial to net zero or struggle to attract talent’
Added: 15 Aug 2023
Public belief that the chemicals industry is not key to achieving net zero is undermining its recru…

Rule changes create double headache for R&D claimants
Added: 15 Aug 2023
Reforms to the system of tax relief for research and development projects could increase the admini…