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Petrochem woes compounded by spare parts shortage, claims report
Added: 16 Apr 2024
Spare parts sourcing for cooling, heating, steam and compressed air equipment is becoming more prob…

Inspection tech keeps wet pet food production safe, compliant and optimised
Added: 12 Apr 2024
Wet pet food manufacturers understand the importance of meeting high standards while safeguarding t…

UK tops peers in EPO patent applications
Added: 25 Mar 2024
UK innovators their increased year on year European patent applications by a larger percentage than…

Climate, skills and environment top another successful PIA Awards
Added: 25 Mar 2024
Global climate change, the skills gap and environmental regeneration all featured among this year’s…

Viewpoint: Working safely with heat transfer fluids in plastics manufacture
Added: 13 Mar 2024
Plastics and polymers are vital materials in manufacturing. Global Heat Transfer’s Clive Jones expl…

Pioneering UV pasteurisation aims to cut cost with greener approach
Added: 12 Mar 2024
Dairy pasteurisation has traditionally been a costly business for manufacturers, involving intricat…

AMRICC opening cements Staffs role as UK materials science centre
Added: 26 Feb 2024
Staffordshire has sealed its centuries-old reputation as the UK’s ceramics capital with the officia…

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…

Viewpoint: X-ray inspection – quality assurance for pharmaceuticals
Added: 24 Jan 2024
In the highly-regulated pharmaceutical industry, product safety and quality is paramount. While man…

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…

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…

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…

UK Manufacturers embrace digital technologies to achieve Net Zero
Added: 23 Jul 2023
UK manufacturers are making significant strides in their digital transformation journey to achieve …

PE ROUNDUP 24 July – Post-Brexit trading, extending AI, innovation, collaboration and appointments
Added: 23 Jul 2023
A potential structural shift in the UK's trade patterns is emerging as English regions and Wales wi…

CBA welcomes pending UK REACH registration deadlines extension
Added: 12 Jul 2023
The Chemical Business Association has given a favourable response to the publication of the REACH …

PE Roundup 6 July – Challenging stats, major investment, mixed family firm fortunes and more...
Added: 5 Jul 2023
UK manufacturing jobs experienced growth in multiple regions and nations. Make UK's Annual Manufact…