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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…