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Viewpoint: closing in on the divide between IT and OT
Added: 17 Apr 2017
Stratus Solutions’ Andy Bailey gives his view on whether bringing together information technology a…
Want to maintain food quality? Time to keep on testing
Added: 17 Apr 2017
Every mistake during processing and packaging in the food industry can lead to a drastic loss in qu…
Viewpoint: time to rethink the need for safety gloves?
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Globus’ Nick Green considers the case for wearing safety gloves in a modern engineering process.
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Viewpoint: how cloud-based systems make monitoring accessible
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Condition monitoring no longer needs to be restricted to highly skilled, experienced engineers, tha…
Wireless is key when it comes down to gas detection
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Companies across the process industry are increasingly adopting technological solutions that provid…
Show Preview: Hannover Messe
Added: 4 Apr 2017
‘Integrated Industry – Creating Value’ is the official lead theme for Hannover Messe, running from …
Plant maintenance: CMMS can adapt to all scales of businesses
Added: 4 Apr 2017
Adopting an effective CMMS can be crucial in planning a maintenance regime, and now, as Michelle Kn…
In full flow: Totex is finally taking effect in the water sector
Added: 4 Apr 2017
A sector once seen as slow moving and traditional is now in its most dynamic period for decades. To…
Show Preview: Pump Centre Conference & Exhibition
Added: 28 Mar 2017
The Pump Centre is back in Telford with a bumper number of highly topical technical sessions and ex…
Viewpoint: analysing a pump’s life cycle is a good investment
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Lifecycle costing can help to reveal the true cost of a pump, writes British Pump Manufacturers Ass…
Options open – choosing between sealed and sealless pumps
Added: 28 Mar 2017
Michelle Knott takes a look at the strengths and weaknesses of sealed and sealless pumps and which …
Case study: lobe pumps keep the sun cream process in motion
Added: 21 Mar 2017
Hygienic lobe pumps help to smooth the sun cream process.
Case study: gas pipeline benefits from alarm system revamp
Added: 21 Mar 2017
Integrated data analysis improved safety monitoring for the Bacton-Zeebrugge bi-directional pipelin…
PUWER up – how predictive checks underpin electrical safety
Added: 21 Mar 2017
Electrical safety enforcement has got tougher. Avoiding injuries won’t suffice if you can’t prove c…
Case study: brewery benefits from embracing robotics
Added: 14 Mar 2017
A busy family-run Belgian brewery has used industrial FANUC robots to process, fill and palletise i…
Viewpoint: a trio of automation trends for 2017
Added: 14 Mar 2017
COPA-DATA UK’s Martyn Williams examines three of the most prominent automation trends of 2017 and d…
How digitisation is enhancing flow measurement
Added: 13 Mar 2017
In the last two decades, digitisation has changed the face of analytics. Susan Fearn Ringsell repor…
Viewpoint: the virtues of combined heat and power
Added: 8 Mar 2017
Managing, maintaining and making the most of a Combined Heat and Power system can offer huge saving…
Plant maintenance: remote monitoring leads to smarter processes
Added: 7 Mar 2017
A conceptual framework of predictive manufacturing begins with data that can be sourced via remote …
Plant Equipment: giving tanks and vessels a clean bill of health
Added: 1 Mar 2017
If tanks and vessels are to be cleaned effectively, it’s essential to pick the right cleaning head …
