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Diagonal design distributes drops

Added: 22 Aug 2000

Design methods which allow engineers to predict separator outlet levels have helped UK firm KnitMes…

Avoiding the problems of FIRST IN, LAST OUT

Added: 22 Aug 2000

To meet changing market demands, many industries are now having to reassess existing plant to ensur…

Correction

Added: 22 Aug 2000

In last month's feature `A change is in the air' (PE Jun, p27), we stated that Colt Interna…

Fast response for O2

Added: 22 Aug 2000

Designed for both routine process monitoring and safety systems, the Norsk Electro Optick O…

Rospen dust containment suits metal powder at GKN

Added: 22 Aug 2000

Rospen Industries' recent merger with Copeland Process Equipment has enhanced its ability t…

Atlas Reimelt shows the weigh

Added: 22 Aug 2000

A compact pneumatic blender has been developed by Atlas Reimelt for blending powders and gr…

Strong pound `threatens engineering jobs'

Added: 22 Aug 2000

Conditions in the UK engineering sector have `deteriorated significantly' because of the st…

Lasers prevent oil blow-outs

Added: 22 Aug 2000

We're used to thinking of lasers as destructive tools: cutting and etching in the real worl…

Smarter pumps set to cut life cycle costs

Added: 22 Aug 2000

At the recent Achema exhibition in Frankfurt, Goulds Pumps, part of ITT Industries, introdu…

Graphite seal makers sound alarm over quality of Eastern imports

Added: 22 Aug 2000

Two of Europe's biggest manufacturers of graphite seals have joined forces to warn of quality probl…

Medal for AEA fluidics pioneer

Added: 22 Aug 2000

The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded a silver medal to Mike Bowe, business manager …

3D-mixing package reduces simulation time

Added: 17 Aug 2000

HAL Computer Systems has announced the availability of the ORCA mixing package. ORCA is a f…

Joint development agreement for renewable polymers

Added: 15 Aug 2000

DuPont's and Tate & Lyle have entered into a joint development agreement that is a step toward manu…

Electric arc gets the orders

Added: 4 Aug 2000

NKK has landed the first order for its new electric arc furnace from Kishiwada Steel, an Osaka-base…

Paper Recycling Method Could Benefit Forests

Added: 3 Aug 2000

An ink-removal technique developed by University of Florida researchers opens the door for …

Ceramic Filters Clean Themselves

Added: 2 Aug 2000

Gases and liquids are cleaned by passing them through filters. But the filters all have to be taken…

Trexel Plans Commercialisation of HDPE Bottles Using MuCell

Added: 1 Aug 2000

Trexel has completed a joint development program with one of the world's leading users of HDPE bott…

ABB to build $574-million gas processing plant in Algeria

Added: 26 Jul 2000

ABB has been awarded an order valued at US$ 574 million, together with Petrofac Internation…

Agreement e-enables the factory floor

Added: 26 Jul 2000

Internet-enabled software CNC and soft motion control technology specialist Manufacturing D…

Symyx links with ICI

Added: 26 Jul 2000

Symyx Technologies and Imperial Chemical Industries have today entered into a research, dev…