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Viewpoint: hydraulic pump performance is not only down to certification
Added: 25 Jul 2017
Oilgear’s David Atkinson explains that hydraulic pump performance is not simply defined by basic ce…
Fit for the purpose: choosing the right valves for efficient flow
Added: 24 Jul 2017
Ensure you have the most effective valves and you minimise a proportion of the risk inherent in man…
Viewpoint: why manufacturers need to get their heads in the clouds
Added: 18 Jul 2017
As we enter the era of the smart factory, Johannes Petrowisch of COPA-DATA discusses the benefits o…
Viewpoint: the benefits of equipment cleaning are crystal clear
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Cleaning equipment in the workplace is perceived as a small and mundane task, but it’s actually one…
Hot topic: thermal imagers power efficiency drive in food and drink
Added: 11 Jul 2017
Thermal imagers have the ability to detect fluctuations across a wide temperature scale, and theref…
Oil & gas: the shale debate returns
Added: 4 Jul 2017
Shale is back on the agenda as process industry feedstocks and energy supply are threatened by our …
Plant Equipment: mixing techniques count with complex liquids
Added: 4 Jul 2017
Which techniques are best when the mixing process becomes as complex as the liquid matter involved?…
News viewpoint: how the General Election result will affect the process sectors
Added: 4 Jul 2017
The hung parliament that has emerged diminishes the likelihood of a hard Brexit, but brings other p…
Viewpoint: it’s not only the Machine Directive to which you need to adhere
Added: 27 Jun 2017
TUV SUD’s Neil Dyson takes a view on the legislative framework
within which machinery safety sits.
On guard: how crucial risk assessment is to machine safety
Added: 27 Jun 2017
Risk assessment is as vital as it ever was in maintaining machine safety, writes Greg Pitcher.
Women’s contribution to engineering history is greater than you think...
Added: 23 Jun 2017
To mark International Women in Engineering Day, Helen Marston, engineer at specialist resistor manu…
Viewpoint: what can be learnt from the ‘Lego principle’
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Plants based on the ‘Lego principle’ of modular automation are the solution to volatile markets in …
Case study: control system expertise helps to cut factory’s build times
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Dispensing equipment supplier Meter Mix has seen its machine build times reduced by up to 20% since…
Improved use of resources drives development in the water industry
Added: 20 Jun 2017
At a time when operating margins in water and wastewater are under growing pressure, the need to co…
Thought control: agile SCADA systems reduce downtime
Added: 20 Jun 2017
The Internet of Things and software standardisation are enabling process plants to act more flexibl…
Maintaining motion: the cost-effectiveness of lubrication
Added: 13 Jun 2017
Business leaders in industrial production environments are under constant pressure to cut costs and…
Viewpoint: take no prisoners in the war against rust
Added: 13 Jun 2017
A pre-emptive defence is the best tactic in the war on rust. NCH Europe’s Peter Crossen explains wh…
Show Preview: PPMA Show 2017
Added: 5 Jun 2017
Manufacturing trends are under the spotlight at the PPMA Show 2017, taking place from 26-28 Septemb…
Plant equipment: steam is heating and cooling’s reliable medium
Added: 5 Jun 2017
Steam is a highly effective medium for industrial heating and cooling,
but in order to get the best …
Food & drink: an industry facing some difficult choices
Added: 5 Jun 2017
With a quarter of its workforce and a majority of imports and exports deriving from the EU, plus a …
