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Why you need XY coordinated for accuracy
Added: 11 Aug 2020
Electronic Manufacturing Solutions’ Jonathan Plummer on the benefits of XY Data and its role in sav…

Automation increases beer production capacity
Added: 11 Aug 2020
A top brewery increased production capacity by 50 percent in a fortnight with Rockwell’s virtualise…

Gaining an edge: Pumping systems as a key component in chemical production
Added: 5 Aug 2020
The post-Covid industrial landscape will increase the need for incremental gains in the chemicals s…

High efficiency and low shear pumping solution
Added: 5 Aug 2020
The UK’s only sugar beet producer needed to combine high efficiency with low shear pumping and velo…

Changing times mean monitoring is getting smarter
Added: 22 Jul 2020
Social distancing has ratcheted up the need for condition monitoring to get much smarter. Enterpris…

Lighting for hazardous environments
Added: 22 Jul 2020
Ken Eddleston of Chalmit discusses the factors companies working in hazardous environments must con…

Water companies will reap benefits of sharing data with suppliers
Added: 24 Jun 2020
By providing data to equipment providers, water companies would support the design, build and opera…

Pumps industry makes full use of Industry 4.0 in light of recent upheavals
Added: 24 Jun 2020
Regulatory rules tightening, a continued post-Brexit headache and now a pandemic to threaten export…

Robotics provides answer for scaling up production
Added: 10 Jun 2020
Artisan beer production often operate at small scale. Robotics offers the cost effective solution t…

Better data capture is raising the flow measurement game
Added: 10 Jun 2020
Flow measurement is attaining new depths of understanding and usefulness in the age of Big Data, ag…

Imaginative approach turns wastewater challenge into an opportunity
Added: 8 Jun 2020
Landia enabled a redesigned WWTP to make a virtue out of a crisis – powered by anaerobic treatment …

Protect to thrive: meeting the growing cybersecurity threat
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Increasingly sophisticated threats, limited internal experience and a lack of cybersecurity culture…

Factors to consider before postponing statutory inspections
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Many companies find themselves urgently needing to decide whether to postpone major maintenance int…

Robots provide pick and pack solution
Added: 29 May 2020
CKF Systems utilised ABB high speed robots to help a customer pick and pack snack product...

Telehandle with care for process safety
Added: 27 May 2020
Telehandlers are ubiquitous in many process sectors yet can pose a deadly hazard, warns Brigade Ele…

Intelligent software enhances process maintenance
Added: 27 May 2020
An increasing array of software products continues to transform the complexity of upkeeping operati…

Knowledge of the right tools is vital for effective mixing and blending
Added: 13 May 2020
Turning solids into liquid isn’t alchemy but it depends upon making the right judgement when choosi…

Lockdown adds to the energy sector’s challenges
Added: 13 May 2020
As if climate change, the energy trilemma and Brexit’s aftermath weren’t sufficient concerns, the s…

WMFTG finds pumps solution for challenging foodstuff
Added: 8 May 2020
Some pumps find demanding food ingredients too hard to handle without damaging the end product. Wat…

Efficient pumps pay their way in ROI
Added: 30 Apr 2020
A refinery achieved improved performance from its pumps with help from Sulzer to deliver a return o…