Latest Archive


INEOS seeks more time from lenders group

Added: 11 May 2009

Group wants its lenders to extend a waiver on the terms of its debt repayments. The move, said the …

Enpure turns to peristaltic pumps enable turbidity measurement

Added: 11 May 2009

Birmingham-based process engineering firm using pumps in its water treatment technology to enable c…

LSC announces £4.8m skill funding for Merseyside companies

Added: 11 May 2009

Liverpool, UK - The Learning and Skills Council has announced £4.8 million in funding to help ensu…

Bakers 80 times more likely to develop occupational asthma

Added: 11 May 2009

HSE is warning thousands of workers in the industry to take precautions against developing serious …

Remote control to the rescue

Added: 10 May 2009

With the potential to reduce costs and improve plant efficiency, remote automation and monitoring t…

Hanson Brick fires up energy savings

Added: 8 May 2009

Big reduction in energy bills follows audit of energy usage for kiln processing at its Tamworth pla…

Brewery taps steam trap management

Added: 8 May 2009

Daniel Thwaites Brewery is making estimated energy savings of more than £30k/year through three-yea…

StatoilHydro plugs subsea leaks

Added: 8 May 2009

The Kvitebjørn field was shut down last August when a gas leak was discovered approximately 10km fr…

ISA100 committee agrees industrial wireless standard

Added: 8 May 2009

Vote to approve ISA100.11a. ISA expects to publish the standard in August. Approval, by 81% of the …

Business news digest

Added: 8 May 2009

Total covered for Buncefield ... Emerson buys Roxar ... Oil & gas automation ... KSB eyes energy, …

Busbar protection

Added: 7 May 2009

RiLine60 busbars offer new, uniform system bases with three lines available for ratings up to 1,600A

Testo launches Testo 6682 Humidity Transmitter for Hazardous Areas

Added: 7 May 2009

Ideal for applications in pharmaceutical, chemical and process technology. Testo, one of the leadin…

NEW DRILL DESIGN BOOSTS TOOL LIFE AND LOWERS COSTS

Added: 7 May 2009

A new drilling tool design developed by ATI Stellram has significantly boosted productivity and red…

Weighing compliance

Added: 7 May 2009

The leading global supplier of precision instruments and services is supporting the US Pharmacopeia…

Racks directory

Added: 7 May 2009

The 2009 Rittal4Racks directory aims to address the demands of current IT trends with increased rac…

Apprenticeships strife: Recession rhethoric or reality?

Added: 7 May 2009

How urgent is this situation in reality, and what steps do you think the Government should take to …

Rockwell, Cisco target new market

Added: 6 May 2009

Managed switches to provide complete networking products from I/O to enterprise to merge control an…

Upstream oil & gas sector to increase automation spend

Added: 5 May 2009

Despite the downturn, automation expenditures for exploration, production, and pipelines to grow at…

CO2 reduction ‘not a business priority’

Added: 5 May 2009

More than eight out of ten UK manufacturers say Government targets to reduce CO2 emissions are unre…

Process Engineering- July/August Features

Added: 5 May 2009

In our next issue the main editorial features will focus on: Condition Monitoring; Drives & Control…