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Bearing down on pump seal failures
Added: 6 May 2010
Phil Burge, marketing manager at SKF, looks at how bearing and seal technology can extend pump life…
Services, security, ergonomics to reshape HMI market
Added: 6 May 2010
Dedham, Massachusetts – Demand for HMI services will be driven by the end users’ and OEMs’ needs fo…
Major asbestos removal project at Sellafield
Added: 5 May 2010
Sellafield, UK – One of the largest asbestos removal projects in Europe has just been completed as …
Emergency shutdown upgrade at Teesside chemicals plant
Added: 5 May 2010
Teesside, UK – UK fertiliser manufacturer GrowHow is upgrading the emergency shutdown system (ESD) …
Remote control HMIs
Added: 4 May 2010
London – Maple Systems has announced a new capability in their HMIs that allows them to be remotely…
'Curvaceous' surfers prompt name change
Added: 1 May 2010
London – UK company Curvaceous Software Ltd has changed its name to PPCL. The new name replaces the…
Process networks beat the downturn
Added: 1 May 2010
PI, the umbrella organisation for the Profibus and Profinet networking technologies for automating …
Towards a clearer process view
Added: 1 May 2010
Petrochemical and refinery operations are to the fore in advanced alarm management, Nick Denbow rep…
Water treatment adds to output
Added: 1 May 2010
A waste-to-energy plant in Baden-Württemberg, Germany has improved its production of district heati…
Food industry mixers need higher standards
Added: 1 May 2010
Product safety continues to be a top consumer concern worldwide. A seemingly endless stream of news…
CBI: Emissions rule changes threaten UK energy security
Added: 28 Apr 2010
London – The CBI is warning that a new European Directive could force the UK to close up to 14 pow…
Celanese to shut UK cellulose plant
Added: 28 Apr 2010
Spondon, UK – Celanese Corp. is planning to close its 460-employee acetate manufacturing facility i…
AMEC nets EDF nuclear deal
Added: 26 Apr 2010
London – AMEC has signed a major contract with EDF Group to support its Architect Engineering opera…
KSB pumps for Saudi power station
Added: 23 Apr 2010
Frankenthal, Germany – KSB Group has received a Euro1m order for five giant main cooling water pump…
Petrofac awards Abu Dhabi orders to Amarinth
Added: 23 Apr 2010
Rendlesham, UK – EPC contractor Petrofac has ordered $4m worth of pumps from Amarinth, mostly for t…
Contracts & Projects Tracker: March 2010
Added: 20 Apr 2010
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Alfa Laval has received an order from an Indian refinery for…
Oil & Gas UK rejigs leadership
Added: 12 Apr 2010
London – Oil & Gas UK, an organisation representing the UK oil and gas industry, has appointed Robi…
In with the new in flowmeter market
Added: 12 Apr 2010
Wellingborough, UK – Coriolis, differential pressure and magnetic flowmeters accounted for around 6…
IEC gives WirelessHART the nod
Added: 12 Apr 2010
Austin, Texas – The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has approved the WirelessHART …
INEOS confirms move to Switzerland
Added: 12 Apr 2010
London – INEOS has confirmed that it will moving its headquarters and tax residence from the UK to …
