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Infrared can unfreeze food & beverage line margins
Added: 27 Jan 2010
As Europe continues to enjoy its coldest snap for a while, Frank Wilson, founder of Irish-based inf…

IPCC in a spin over "poor" appliance of climate science
Added: 27 Jan 2010
Geneva, Switzerland – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a statement i…

Korean group Lotte in deal to rescue Artenius Wilton operation
Added: 27 Jan 2010
Wilton, UK – Lotte Chemical UK Ltd (LCUK) has acquired the assets of Artenius UK Ltd, subject to Eu…

Buncefield air quality unit adds advanced instrumentation
Added: 27 Jan 2010
Milton Keynes – The Buncefield explosion has led to the award of a contract worth over £1million fo…

Hannover Messe to stage World Energy Dialogue
Added: 26 Jan 2010
Hannover, Germany – On 20 and 21 April 2010, the international energy sector will meet at the World…

Speyside distillery concentrates on heat issues
Added: 26 Jan 2010
Speyside, Scotland – Glenfarclas Distillery on Speyside was established in 1836 and is still owned …

Hot melt extrusion offers pharma process advance
Added: 26 Jan 2010
Stuttgart, Germany – Hot melt extrusion process has recently been rapidly gaining in importance as …

Window of opportunity for engineering
Added: 26 Jan 2010
Paul Jackson, chief executive of EngineeringUK recently provided his views for the Careers in Focus…

Biofuel can save the rainforests
Added: 26 Jan 2010
London – Refining EU wheat to produce bioethanol and high protein animal feed can reduce pressures …

Compressors scrappage scheme launched
Added: 26 Jan 2010
London – The success of the UK’s car scrappage scheme has prompted Atlas Copco Compressors to launc…

Extronics launches portable wireless system for hazardous areas
Added: 25 Jan 2010
Congleton, UK – Extronics has launched a portable WLAN system that provides the ability to quickly …

Lime products company Singleton Birch adds new sizer
Added: 25 Jan 2010
Singleton Birch Ltd, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of lime products, has recently insta…

Maintenance deals
Added: 22 Jan 2010
Clough AMEC is to provide offshore maintenance services for Woodside Energy’s oil & gas assets on t…

Actuators in the dock at Tilbury
Added: 22 Jan 2010
London – Rotork has reported that its CVA electric control valve actuator has successfully replaced…

Bangs for your buck at Birmingham fair
Added: 22 Jan 2010
London – UK maintenance and asset management show, Maintec 2010, at the NEC from 2-4 March, will se…

Honeywell buys Shell field data technology
Added: 22 Jan 2010
Phoenix, Arizona – Honeywell has acquired rights to technology developed by Shell Global Solutions …

ABB drives display energy savings
Added: 22 Jan 2010
London – Users of ABB industrial drives and ABB standard drives can now see exactly how much energy…

Greenfield planning at Cadbury plant
Added: 22 Jan 2010
London – Maintenance Teams for greenfield projects should get involved in the commissioning process…

Weighing and measurement accuracy key to optimised efficiency and cost control
Added: 22 Jan 2010
London – Recently installed process measurement systems highlight the value of automatic collection…

Thums up for sensors
Added: 22 Jan 2010
London Many of the sensors on a process plant can detect and signal when there is an abnormal plant…