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Sound carries: managing noise pollution in the workplace
Added: 10 Oct 2017
The dangers of noise pollution in the working environment and beyond are ever-prevalent, reflects C…
Safeguards against workplace hazards require a proactive approach
Added: 10 Oct 2017
You can’t maintain a safe workplace without expert help, but good hazard awareness also depends upo…
Faced with an obsolete pump, AxFlow’s answer was to rebuild it
Added: 4 Oct 2017
When a Scotland-based manufacturer of electrical conductors was faced with a failing, obsolete pump…
Plant equipment: how will new NOx emission rules impact upon boiler design?
Added: 4 Oct 2017
Michelle Knott asks how future regulations, due to clamp down on NOx emissions, will affect the fut…
How to keep a check on climate control in automated systems
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Rittal’s Jason Swann offers practical tips on how to evaluate an existing enclosure climate control…
Cool it: temperature demands count for enclosures
Added: 26 Sep 2017
Overcoming temperature and cooling issues, and the availability of robust turnkey solutions, are vi…
Show Preview: Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017
Added: 19 Sep 2017
Northern Manufacturing & Electronics, the North’s industrial technology and electronics show, retur…
Motors and drives provide ready market for IIoT and AI
Added: 19 Sep 2017
The future of production across industrial sectors will lead to an augmented adoption of robots, AI…
Decontamination equipment: the importance of staff training
Added: 18 Sep 2017
You can’t handle hazardous materials without the right tools but managers need to ensure the people…
Viewpoint: is pipe repair too square to move on?
Added: 12 Sep 2017
NCH Europe’s Peter Crossen explains why traditional methods of pipe repair are outdated.
Why rotating machine maintenance is crucial in avoiding downtime
Added: 12 Sep 2017
Rotating machines have the ability to bring production to a grinding halt – is your plant really pr…
Viewpoint: more science teachers spells STEM success
Added: 5 Sep 2017
To fill the STEM shortfall in UK industry, you don’t start with university – you begin with schools…
Show Preview: PPMA Show 2017
Added: 5 Sep 2017
Once again the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association is assembling many of the most forwar…
Under the microscope: AD & bio success will depend on refocusing
Added: 5 Sep 2017
Growing demand for energy, feedstock and alternatives to fossil fuels has increased interest in AD …
Waste not: an energy upgrade isn’t just about changing supplier
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Control industry suppliers are refining their offerings, with the use of energy management systems …
Show Preview: SPE Offshore Europe 2017
Added: 22 Aug 2017
Embracing New Realities: Reinventing our Industry is the central theme for SPE Offshore Europe 2017…
Viewpoint: how automation is tackling plant safety
Added: 1 Aug 2017
EU Automation’s Jonathan Wilkins discusses how new technology and increased automation improves saf…
Case study: how software system solutions gave Lucozade an energy boost
Added: 1 Aug 2017
A leading soft drinks manufacturer looks to human machine interface specialists to improve its ener…
Dust unsettled: combating a danger to health and efficiency in the workplace
Added: 1 Aug 2017
Dust and fumes are the enemy of process-based operations – airborne contaminants present both a hea…
Case study: Xylem brings pumping solutions to beermaker Brewdog
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Craft brewing requires a revolutionary approach to ensure consistency – which is why this Scots bre…
