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Basf switches up a gear

Added: 21 Sep 2006

BASF is rolling out a new asset and maintenance management project at its Antwerp site — the chemic…

Shake-up in vibration

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Until recently, the cost for a vibration monitoring system was so high that only the most costly as…

Avoiding overload

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Today's process instruments for the measurement of flow, level, temperature, pressure and analysis …

Cracking on with it

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Jan VersteegHow do you react when the costs of building a major new facility far exceed the origina…

Plant of the future

Added: 21 Sep 2006

As chemical production continues to accelerate, it seems obvious that the chemical plant of the fut…

Recall bites at Cadbury

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Cadbury Schweppes will learn in the next few weeks whether or not it will be prosecuted over the ou…

BP calls in the experts

Added: 21 Sep 2006

BP has retained three corrosion experts to evaluate and make recommendations for improving its corr…

WWEM show

Added: 21 Sep 2006

More than 50 workshops are planned for the WWEM exhibition, taking place at the Telford Internation…

Thermo targets polymers

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Analytical instruments company Thermo Electron Corp. has developed a flexible twin-screw compounder…

Fermentation fuels demand

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Chemineer of Derby is supplying its HT agitators for a major expansion of the world's biggest singl…

Drinks blender adds flexibility

Added: 21 Sep 2006

One of the UK's largest contract bottling companies, Villa Soft Drinks has reported significant ope…

Biofuels blending

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Bran + Luebbe, an SPX process equipment company, has introduced a series of customised production p…

Look no further

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Euromixers has completed a year-long search for a supplier of stainless steel AC motors that were c…

Baker saves 'dough'

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Ingredients producer British Bakels has reported a 40% reduction in energy consumption from replaci…

High speed sensor tackles entrained gas problems

Added: 21 Sep 2006

The problem of identifying and measuring the flow of liquid containing entrained gas continues to r…

Ancient Greek buoys tank level control

Added: 21 Sep 2006

The ancient Archimedes principle - that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to…

Cavities for candy maker

Added: 21 Sep 2006

NECCO (New England Confectionery Co), which claims to be the oldest multi-line candy company in the…

IRN-BRU maker caps compressed air losses

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Barr Soft Drinks, which makes IRN-BRU, Tizer and Orangina, has installed condensate drains from Bek…

Philip Morris stubs out the data gap

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Ethernet converter devices are helping to resolve production planning and data visualisation proble…

Proactive maintenance keeps beer flowing at S&N

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Scottish & Newcastle UK has reported major gains from the introduction of a proactive maintenance s…