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Gelpack cuts compressed air energy bill by 45%

Added: 28 Sep 2009

EnergAir audit at Hereford-based packaging company found that 40% of the input energy used to power…

Robot helps bakery to rise and shine

Added: 25 Sep 2009

CenFRA Ltd helps Fosters Bakery's new 'baking robot' to increase the capacity of morning goods dep…

Conti expands air production at German plant

Added: 25 Sep 2009

Continental AG automotive components’ factory based in Regensburg, has installed a new compressor t…

CEMEX opens new £49m plant in UK

Added: 25 Sep 2009

Essex plant is the largest in the UK cement industry for five years, and the 1.2 million tonne plan…

EC reverses decision on machinery standard extension

Added: 25 Sep 2009

Despite recently agreeing to allow machine builders to continue using the standard for a further th…

Beware 'recovery' position

Added: 24 Sep 2009

What do Burger King, Microsoft, General Electric and Hewlett-Packard have in common? The answer, as…

TMO to export biofuels process to US, China

Added: 23 Sep 2009

Markets offer "many opportunities" for second generation biofuels technology, whether it is retro-f…

Lean times ahead for scientists and engineers

Added: 23 Sep 2009

National Instruments chief describes tough economic landscape has affected every company. Despite s…

Engineers can claw back bank charges

Added: 22 Sep 2009

Hundreds of UK engineering businesses stand to gain thousands of pounds by reclaiming money owed th…

CPI, Lyrachem target green chemistry advances

Added: 22 Sep 2009

Centre for Process Innovation partnership targets development of new chemical processing techniques…

PE People Tracker

Added: 21 Sep 2009

Adura/Bolick ... Artesis/Pietruszkiewicz ... GAMBICA / Bailey ...Richards / Process Skills Academy …

Babcock to acquire UKAEA Ltd for £50m

Added: 21 Sep 2009

Engineering support services major swoops to acquire UKAEA Ltd from the UK Atomic Energy Authority …

CRC warning over energy management gaps

Added: 21 Sep 2009

Businesses need to prepare for the Carbon Reduction Commitment today, to avoid flittering away over…

Regional super funds

Added: 21 Sep 2009

Finance expert highlights new form of government support is to be made available through the Region…

North East still holds the cards

Added: 21 Sep 2009

Croda linked its closure directly to the loss of the Dow facility, which supplied it with ethylene …

RWE npower upgrades to MCERTS-approved flue gas analysers at Fawley

Added: 18 Sep 2009

Emerson’s gas analysis technology meets MCERTS standard and improves efficiency at major power stat…

Shell green light for Australia LNG project

Added: 18 Sep 2009

Project will nearly double Australia's LNG output and includes construction of an LNG facility with…

Panel builders losing out after switchgear assembly standard

Added: 17 Sep 2009

Schneider: Panel builders not exploiting opportunities being created by the IEC 61439 standard, Sch…

Quality assured during Sines thermal power plant upgrade

Added: 17 Sep 2009

Hitachi-Cobra assigned SGS to manage all quality-related activities during the whole upgrade proces…

R-22 you ready?

Added: 17 Sep 2009

Advice on how to comply with legislation that phases out the refrigerant R-22 from compressed air s…