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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…

When process meets packaging
Added: 21 Sep 2006
PPMA 2006 has attracted around 300 exhibitors, including many suppliers of processing equipment to …
APPOINTMENTS
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Among the key moves listed below, Shell Chemicals has appointed Ben van Beurden to take over as exe…
UK and International Plant Cost Indices
Added: 21 Sep 2006
First appearing in Process Engineering in 1973, our long-running UK and International Plant Cost In…
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…
Communication matters
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Lack of communication about process technology and its criticality can have severe repercussions fo…
Alert over Buncefield gauges
Added: 21 Sep 2006
The Health & Safety Executive has issued an urgent safety alert to operators of oil/fuel storage fa…
Carbon Trust forms business JV
Added: 21 Sep 2006
The Carbon Trust is going commercial with the launch of a joint venture with Mitsui Babcock Energy …

Majors back UK biofuel
Added: 21 Sep 2006
BP and DuPont are to jointly develop, produce and market new biofuels in the UK. The first product,…

LabVIEW launches
Added: 21 Sep 2006
LabVIEW 8.20 is the 20th anniversary edition of National Instruments' graphical system design platf…

Joint industry project to exploit heavy oil
Added: 21 Sep 2006
The UK has extensive reserves of heavy oil but technical challenges have prevented exploitation of …

WWEM show
Added: 21 Sep 2006
More than 50 workshops are planned for the WWEM exhibition, taking place at the Telford Internation…

SOLIDS no. 2
Added: 21 Sep 2006
SOLIDS takes place in the heart of the UK market on 1-2 Nov at the Ricoh Arena, the home of Coventr…
BP calls in the experts
Added: 21 Sep 2006
BP has retained three corrosion experts to evaluate and make recommendations for improving its corr…

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…

Plant of the future
Added: 21 Sep 2006
As chemical production continues to accelerate, it seems obvious that the chemical plant of the fut…

Avoiding overload
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Today's process instruments for the measurement of flow, level, temperature, pressure and analysis …
