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Project execution: Removing automation from the critical path
Added: 18 Mar 2018
Today’s projects are increasingly complex, and may involve dozens or hundreds of equipment manufact…

KSB enables Mumm producer to service drinks market
Added: 16 Mar 2018
Rotkäppchen-Mumm’s Eltville site in Germany’s Hesse region produces the new product Mumm Dry Alcoho…

When retention is the best cure for machine downtime
Added: 14 Mar 2018
Manufacturers and distributors of computer numerical control horizontal and vertical machines and t…

Small Modular Reactors: into the energy mix?
Added: 13 Mar 2018
A common denominator among UK nuclear projects at Hinkley Point, Wylfa, Sizewell and Moorside has b…

Food & drink: pumps can lead the way in promoting productivity
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Labour shortages and competition pressures in the food sector will prompt a greater reliance on tec…

Expertise helps historic paper mill combine tradition and technology
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Pump reliability has been crucial to a historic West Country paper mill’s approach to using both tr…

How Big Data can boost small firms
Added: 20 Feb 2018
SMEs often think they’ll get left behind in the era of Industry 4.0 but, argues Access Group’s Andy…

Don’t overlook materials measurement – the benefits are many
Added: 20 Feb 2018
Keeping track of liquid, solid and gas quantities in a busy manufacturing environment is not easy, …

Viewpoint: think before you opt to replace large rolling bearings
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Don’t rush to replace large rolling bearings, says Schaeffler UK’s Dave Wall, it could be just as e…

Preparing for explosive situations saves resources
Added: 14 Feb 2018
A better understanding of safety legislation and improved plant design could help mitigate the risk…

New turbulator technology provides the answers for heat exchanger challenges
Added: 7 Feb 2018
Could the answer to a whole host of heat exchanger problems be found in the development of turbulat…

Increased digitisation is the only way for the food and drink industry
Added: 7 Feb 2018
Once seen as slow moving and traditional, the food and drink sector is in its most dynamic period f…

Stay in control of dosing with PC pumps
Added: 26 Jan 2018
Dosing pumps are an important piece of equipment for manufacturers and processors across a whole ra…

Hidrostal helps transform a 'worst performing asset' into an efficient pumping station
Added: 25 Jan 2018
Braintree Marks Farm Terminal Pumping Station in Essex, was a frequent bugbear for Anglian Water’s …

Show Preview: Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2018
Added: 23 Jan 2018
There’s much to celebrate as one of the biggest engineering shows in the UK, Southern Manufacturing…

Apex technology provides a lift for JCB supply chain
Added: 22 Jan 2018
With operations running 24 hours a day, leading equipment manufacturer JCB frequently ran into sign…

Case study: integrating CAD and cloud for prefabricated contract overseas
Added: 15 Jan 2018
Integrating CAD and point cloud data enabled a construction firm to complete an overseas contract o…

Dangerous to ignore the competitive advantages of data acquisition
Added: 15 Jan 2018
Greg Pitcher talks to industry experts about the latest trends in data acquisition and discovers wh…

Condition monitoring of calender rolling bearings reduces downtime
Added: 11 Jan 2018
With more than 30 manufacturing locations in over 20 countries worldwide, the Renolit Group is one …

AODD pumps can solve pump leakage from aggressive liquids
Added: 10 Jan 2018
Leaky pumps create unscheduled downtime but aggressive acids and slurries can cause them to leak mu…