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Thermo targets polymers

Added: 21 Sep 2006

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

Mobile creates a stir

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Gwent-based Base Handling Products Ltd has developed a mobile system to simplify mixing and weighin…

Easier model for mixers

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Making CFD (computational fluid dynamics) more accessible for the non-expert engineer is the target…

Drax upgrades valve analysis

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Drax Power is optimising the operation of its control valve set-up through the implementation of a …

Shell in on-site move

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Shell has signed up Furmanite to provide a full-time, on-site core maintenance team at its Stanlow …

Technology tracker: Equipment manufacturers

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Micro Motion, part of Emerson Process Management, has unveiled a technology that provides in-situ a…

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…

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…

UK chemical plant for the future

Added: 21 Sep 2006

New £8-million mock chemicals plant to tackle skills shortages in the Yorkshire and Humber chemical…

BP in $3-billion refinery project

Added: 21 Sep 2006

US refinery to process Canadian heavy crude oil, raise production 15%

Pharma research-to-manufacture firm launches

Added: 20 Sep 2006

New entity's services range from process research through to design and build of integrated plants

Rittal offer new 24 month warranty on climate control systems

Added: 18 Sep 2006

Rittal can now supply all enclosure cooling systems and process chillers with a 24-month warranty…

Protection assured with RiLine 60

Added: 18 Sep 2006

Timesaving assembly, versatile applications and individual modularity are the winning features of t…

The first maintenance free particulate filter!

Added: 18 Sep 2006

Agriemach have just introduced the new MINE-X ULTRA non-blocking diesel particulate filter, whi…

Sealed Air's 'One-Stop' Boost For Customers

Added: 15 Sep 2006

Exciting changes are taking place at Bradford-based Sealed Air Shrink Packaging for ?xml:namespac…

US firms’ in wireless link

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Acquisition enhances B&B's in-house wireless design expertise and enhanced R&D capabilities

Single-call drive service and support from ABB Drives Alliance

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Users of variable speed drives can for the first time source repairs, maintenance and hire services…

Industry project targets heavy oil resource

Added: 13 Sep 2006

Efforts to exploit heavy crude, which represents over 50% of the world's oil reserves

Flow meter monitoring advance

Added: 13 Sep 2006

Vibrating the unit at multiple frequencies enables the sensor stiffness to be measured directly to …