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Wiring electrical circuits by self-assembly

Added: 5 Nov 2001

A study initiated by a North Carolina State University chemical engineer has discovered a n…

Tough motor targets process industries

Added: 5 Nov 2001

A new motor designed for high reliability, targeted at the process industry, has been launc…

Jet technology finds a home in a steel mill

Added: 31 Oct 2001

Praxair has signed a 10-year licensing agreement with the Brazilian steel company Usiminas for the …

$300 million coker comes to Chile

Added: 30 Oct 2001

One of the subsidiaries of Foster Wheeler has signed a letter of intent with the Chilean state-run…

Singapore likes environmentally friendly cars

Added: 25 Oct 2001

The Singapore Economic Development Board has signed a letter-of-intent with BP Singapore for the de…

Cinven to acquire Klöckner Pentaplast

Added: 24 Oct 2001

Cinven has signed a letter of agreement to acquire Klöckner Pentaplast Group, a producer of rigid f…

BioDeNOx demonstrated in Grand Haven

Added: 19 Oct 2001

Grand Haven Board of Light & Power based in Grand Haven, MI and Corus Consulting have signed an agr…

Dow to build new PMDI facility in Texas

Added: 19 Oct 2001

The Dow Chemical Company plans to build a new Polymeric Methylene Diisocyanate (PMDI) produ…

Critical factors in load cell design

Added: 18 Oct 2001

The use of strain gauge based load cells in a wide range of process applications has grown …

Signal conditioning made simple

Added: 18 Oct 2001

Status Instruments' new MEDACS 2000 series of DIN-rail mounted conditioners boast many new …

3D modelling fosters collaboration

Added: 18 Oct 2001

Using 3D modelling for plant design can bring different disciplines together as part of a collabora…

CIA announces 'best ever' safety results

Added: 18 Oct 2001

The UK chemical industry has reported its best-ever safety results for 2000, with accidents…

Hard questions follow on the heels of Toulouse blast

Added: 18 Oct 2001

Stuart Nathan reports on the aftermath of the massive explosion at Grande Paroisse's ammonium nitra…

HSC aims to cut injuries

Added: 18 Oct 2001

The Health and Safety Commission is aiming to reduce dramatically the number of working day…

The IT route to material conformance

Added: 18 Oct 2001

Tim Perris explains how a textile company found an IT-based solution to its process monitoring and …

El Paso sign $1 billion LNG deal

Added: 18 Oct 2001

El Paso today signed a definitive agreement that will allow it to transport liquefied natural gas f…

B2B exchanges

Added: 18 Oct 2001

The dot.com bubble might have burst, but Neil McPhater argues the case for the future of online bus…

Barcodes get a shrinking feeling

Added: 18 Oct 2001

Barcodes are ubiquitous these days, from the supermarket to the chemical plant. But now, ba…

Record makers

Added: 18 Oct 2001

Pharmaceutical companies are always struggling to keep pace with regulations, and the FDA's latest …

BOC promotes supercritical waste process

Added: 18 Oct 2001

BOC and Swedish firm Chematur Engineering are joining forces to promote the use of supercritical wa…