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Smart factory
Added: 26 May 2015
Machines will have something to say in the process plant of the future, writes Louisa Hearn.
Compressing costs
Added: 20 May 2015
New energy-efficient technologies mean compressors needn’t cost the earth.
Election skills
Added: 6 May 2015
Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …
Waste money
Added: 29 Apr 2015
The financial rewards for managing plant waste are beginning to stack up, writes Louisa Hearn.
Quality control: quality is King
Added: 14 Apr 2015
From the laboratory to the production line, Robert Smith looks at the technologies that are helping…
Machine vision: visual aid
Added: 10 Apr 2015
Smart camera technologies are redefining quality in the process plant, writes Louisa Hearn.
AQE on show
Added: 1 Apr 2015
Improving air quality and emissions monitoring a key focus at international event.
Sensing overload
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Sensing devices are riding a wave of new technology that is pushing them into new frontiers.
Process safety: barely begun
Added: 11 Mar 2015
Ten years on from the Buncefield explosion, only small steps have been taken to establish a process…
Prized profession
Added: 4 Mar 2015
The biggest prize you can win as an engineer is the chance to positively impact the lives of billio…
Liquid assets
Added: 25 Feb 2015
Accuracy is the watchword when choosing a flow meter, but not all devices are created equal.
Maintenance on the move
Added: 18 Feb 2015
How are the current crop of maintenance management systems keeping up with the push for increased m…
Maintaining Atlantis
Added: 13 Feb 2015
Effective maintenance of subsea oil & gas processing equipment is both crucial and expensive. Greg …
Exiling excellence
Added: 11 Feb 2015
Giving international graduates more time to find employment would reduce skills shortages and avoid…
Gone from the wind – industrial CCS
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…
Solid state
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Measuring solids is a key challenge when moving to a continuous processing operation.
Machine speak
Added: 26 Jan 2015
What is in store for the next generation of Human-Machine interface devices?
A wealth of opportunity
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Chemical engineering graduates earn some of the best salaries in the country. But does this stop th…
Refined Capacity: the future of UK refineries
Added: 7 Jan 2015
The end of 2014 saw yet another UK refinery close as the European downstream sector struggled to co…
