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Infrared can unfreeze food & beverage line margins

Added: 27 Jan 2010


As Europe continues to enjoy its coldest snap for a while, Frank Wilson, founder of Irish-based inf…

IPCC in a spin over "poor" appliance of climate science

Added: 27 Jan 2010

Geneva, Switzerland – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a statement i…

Korean group Lotte in deal to rescue Artenius Wilton operation

Added: 27 Jan 2010

Wilton, UK – Lotte Chemical UK Ltd (LCUK) has acquired the assets of Artenius UK Ltd, subject to Eu…

Buncefield air quality unit adds advanced instrumentation

Added: 27 Jan 2010

Milton Keynes – The Buncefield explosion has led to the award of a contract worth over £1million fo…

Hannover Messe to stage World Energy Dialogue

Added: 26 Jan 2010


Hannover, Germany – On 20 and 21 April 2010, the international energy sector will meet at the World…

Speyside distillery concentrates on heat issues

Added: 26 Jan 2010

Speyside, Scotland – Glenfarclas Distillery on Speyside was established in 1836 and is still owned …

Hot melt extrusion offers pharma process advance

Added: 26 Jan 2010

Stuttgart, Germany – Hot melt extrusion process has recently been rapidly gaining in importance as …

Window of opportunity for engineering

Added: 26 Jan 2010

Paul Jackson, chief executive of EngineeringUK recently provided his views for the Careers in Focus…

Biofuel can save the rainforests

Added: 26 Jan 2010


London – Refining EU wheat to produce bioethanol and high protein animal feed can reduce pressures …

Compressors scrappage scheme launched  

Added: 26 Jan 2010


London – The success of the UK’s car scrappage scheme has prompted Atlas Copco Compressors to launc…

Extronics launches portable wireless system for hazardous areas

Added: 25 Jan 2010

Congleton, UK – Extronics has launched a portable WLAN system that provides the ability to quickly …

Lime products company Singleton Birch adds new sizer

Added: 25 Jan 2010

Singleton Birch Ltd, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of lime products, has recently insta…

Maintenance deals

Added: 22 Jan 2010

Clough AMEC is to provide offshore maintenance services for Woodside Energy’s oil & gas assets on t…

Actuators in the dock at Tilbury

Added: 22 Jan 2010

London – Rotork has reported that its CVA electric control valve actuator has successfully replaced…

Bangs for your buck at Birmingham fair

Added: 22 Jan 2010

London – UK maintenance and asset management show, Maintec 2010, at the NEC from 2-4 March, will se…

Honeywell buys Shell field data technology

Added: 22 Jan 2010

Phoenix, Arizona – Honeywell has acquired rights to technology developed by Shell Global Solutions …

ABB drives display energy savings

Added: 22 Jan 2010

London – Users of ABB industrial drives and ABB standard drives can now see exactly how much energy…

Greenfield planning at Cadbury plant

Added: 22 Jan 2010

London – Maintenance Teams for greenfield projects should get involved in the commissioning process…

Weighing and measurement accuracy key to optimised efficiency and cost control

Added: 22 Jan 2010


London – Recently installed process measurement systems highlight the value of automatic collection…

Thums up for sensors

Added: 22 Jan 2010

London Many of the sensors on a process plant can detect and signal when there is an abnormal plant…