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Byers weighs in for science
Added: 15 Jan 2000
New Industry Secretary Stephen Byers plans to conquer a truly mountainous task - restoring …
Pilz plugs gap in PC/HMI market
Added: 15 Jan 2000
A range of operator terminals to be launched next month by Pilz uses Windows CE as its operating sy…
SmithKline Beecham poised to take top drugs slot
Added: 15 Jan 2000
It's just like the old days. As PEwent to press, SmithKline Beecham and American Home Produ…
Just strap on to measure flow
Added: 15 Jan 2000
From Crane Perflow comes a novel portable flowmeter that is simply strapped to the outside …
CONFUSION in chemistry
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Dire warnings on science policy, the success of Europe and a predicted worldwide slowdown i…
Siemens warns of consequences of neglecting EMU preparation
Added: 15 Jan 2000
German control and electronics giant Siemens has warned that British companies must effecti…
Ofgas forces prices to level
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The price of gas has levelled out after a 23.2 per cent rise in 1997. Due to Transco's redu…
Cracking controller
Added: 15 Jan 2000
An ABB Advant open control system (OCS) has taken charge of this ethylene plant at Tisaujvaros in H…
Guide to silo design focuses on UK plants
Added: 15 Jan 2000
About to be published is a new guide to the design of metal silos. Under preparation by th…
New cover for coatings
Added: 15 Jan 2000
APS (UK) has been appointed UK licensee for the Fluoroshield process equipment coating system of W …
Automatic gas dosing for vacuum process
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Pfeiffer Vacuum has introduced an easy-to-use gas dosing system for regulating vacuum proce…
Open channel measurements
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Moore Products has available a smart transmitter that combines level measurement with 3/2= …
Kearns switches to Raytheon
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Raytheon Engineers and Constructors has appointed Michael Kearns as its vice-president for sales fo…
Borealis begins Borstar build
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Borealis has begun construction of its first Borstar PP plant in Austria (see page 31). The plant, …
ABB and Sulzer in pump project
Added: 15 Jan 2000
A consortium of Sulzer pumps of France and ABB Industrial Systems has won a contract to sup…
W-M's two new models
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Watson-Marlow has launched two new peristaltic pump models, both designed for dosing duties…
Maintaining bulk handling systems
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The Maintained Systems Plan from Portasilo helps operators of existing bulk materials handl…
A flare FOR SAFETY
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Flare and vent design has historically been based on the need for safe disposal of gas for …
Tiger, tiger, burning bright...
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Sales of control and instrumentation products from UK manufacturers to Southeast Asia have grown by…
Setback for Vietnam refinery
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The Vietnamese government has rejected a bid by a US/Taiwanese/Malaysian consortium to build the co…
