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DPL hygienic valves allow sensor insertion while still in-line

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Dairy Pipe Lines (DPL) at stand N21 is showing its new range of Diamond Single Seat Valves.…

LGC laboratory wins second approval to test water

Added: 15 Jan 2000

The UK's largest independent analytical laboratory LGC, has been granted approval as one of…

CPACT sees the first signs

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Research at the Centre for Process Analytics and Control Technology (see PE November 1998 p…

PEOPLE - OPERATORS

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Waller heads up global marketing

Learn a thing or two at Eurochem

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Visitors to this year's Eurochem show at the NEC on June 2-4 will also have the change to v…

APV focus on pharma

Added: 15 Jan 2000

A process engineering group has been set up by Crawley-based APV to focus on projects in th…

Plastic pumps stand up to aggressive behaviour

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Totton Pump's redesigned range of NEMP and NDP plastic centrifugal pumps for sterile liquid…

Distinct reactions rolled into one

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Esat Alpay's team has developed a hybrid reactor that integrates a heterogeneous catalytic …

Controlling project management at BNFL

Added: 15 Jan 2000

For the past year, BNFL Engineering has been project managing the £400million Sellafield Dr…

What's your poison?

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Today, Britain's meat, poultry and dairy manufacturers have many tough demands placed on th…

Protecting process CHILLERS

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Depending on the thermal fluid used, process chillers can be prone to severe corrosion. Here, Alan …

ICI hits snags in titanium dioxide negotiations with Huntsman

Added: 15 Jan 2000

The trouble-hit sale of ICI's titanium dioxide business has hit yet another delay, with the…

Laporte courts PPG

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Clariant of Switzerland will not be buying UK speciality company Laporte because of Clarian…

Stone hot

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Stone & Webster will design and supply a £12 million furnace, plus facilities, for the Rafn…

NATO strikes leave three plants in ruin

Added: 15 Jan 2000

The intensification of NATO air strikes against Serbian infrastructure has destroyed three …

Acrylonitrile partnership

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Dutch firm DSMand Spain's Repsol are to combine their acrylonitrile marketing, sales and tr…

Tracing takes a systems approach

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Heat Trace's display on stand F24 in Hall 4.1 puts the emphasis on the company's systems ap…

New forms for OFFER and Ofgas

Added: 15 Jan 2000

The UK regulatory offices for the gas and electricity industries, Ofgas and OFFER, have com…

Mitsubishi achieves microwave graphite

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Driven by the increasing demand for high-power compact batteries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industri…

Ventron's founder takes the chair

Added: 15 Jan 2000

Stockport-based process contractor Ventron Technology has reshuffled its top-level manageme…