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Chance & Hunt takes e-lead

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Appropriately enough, on the day that the CIM show closed its doors last month (see main te…

CAD/CAM is vision in power

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Varimetrix Corporation is launching its next CAD/CAM product line called VX Vision. With fe…

Piping cost estimates (pt 3)

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Continuing our series on estimating the costs of pipework and piping projects (see p19 in S…

Acordis still lags at Akzo

Added: 15 Jan 2000

The Acordis fibres business - formerly Courtaulds - was the only sector of Akzo Nobel not t…

Flowmeters all in the family

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Danfoss has launched a complete family of Eex and Namur NE21 certified `hazardous area' flo…

Sensor lives a million cycles

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Control Transducers, the Bedford-based sensor manufacturer, is able to build or modify pres…

A sticky puzzle from Cadbury's

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Under Peter Fryer, a considerable amount of research is taking place into food processing.

EU investigates BOC sell-off

Added: 15 Jan 2000

The European Union's regulatory authority is investigating the proposed sale of BOC to Air …

Gauges find warmth

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Anderson Greenwood is to provide Statoil with over 600 instrumental enclosures, some heated…

Non-invasive flow metering

Added: 15 Jan 2000

The AC615 portable ultrasonic flowmeter from Meggitt Mobrey can deliver accurate (within 1-…

Martron bought by Yokogawa

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Measurement and control manufacturers Yokogawa has bought Martron Instruments, of High Wyco…

Solutions to pollution

Added: 15 Jan 2000

'Where would you rather be,' asks Antoine de Caunes in that celebrated Eurostar ad, 'Paris …

TIME for a change?

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Not long now, say the pessimists. Plenty of time, counter the optimists. Whatever your view of the …

Solid achievements

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Guttridge Services is launching the LC model of its successful Easyflo mobile screw elevato…

Elf attempts to sell Sanofi

Added: 15 Jan 2000

French oil-to-chemicals company Elf Acquitaine is seeking to sell off its 53 per cent stake in the …

CONTRACTS

Added: 15 Jan 2000

* BASF to design with Cadcentre

Air today, not gone tomorrow

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Around a tenth of all the electrical power consumed nationwide is attributable to the production of…

Win, win, win... phonecards!

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Foxboro's flow application engineers are now producing a newsletter for flowmeter users, which may …

PP heads the resin market

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Demand for polypropylene is set to outstrip all the other major thermoplastics, growing by …

Tech transfer blossoms

Added: 15 Jan 2000

British technology transfer company BTGposted a pre-tax profit of £170000 in the six months to Octo…