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Market challenges shape valves design
Added: 4 Feb 2013
London – The valves market is uncertain but suppliers are plugging away with new developments to me…
Training providers under the spotlight
Added: 18 Jan 2013
London – The UK government invested a massive £1.2 billion into its apprenticeship programme last y…
Mechanical steam trap failure
Added: 15 Jan 2013
Newbury, UK – Condensate traps are commonly employed to remove condensed water from steam utilising…
Siemens adds widescreen terminal devices
Added: 15 Jan 2013
Manchester, UK – Siemens Industry has added “highly efficient” industrial thin clients to its range…
Choosing the best motor for your application
Added: 16 Dec 2012
Given the overlaps in functionalities of motor technologies today, how does an engineer choose the …
Finance scheme bridges the credit gap
Added: 10 Dec 2012
Energy prices in the UK are 10% higher than those in Germany, according to figures from manufacture…
Water industry needs less data, more information
Added: 28 Nov 2012
London – Regulators are driving the water industry to adopt whole life asset management to help rai…
Cutting through the green tape
Added: 19 Nov 2012
Around 26% of the power Saint-Gobain used in the UK came from renewable sources last year - a figur…
Time to get smart when it comes to process measurement
Added: 19 Nov 2012
Industrial instrumentation is undoubtedly getting smarter, but what are the key drivers encouraging…
Does the weather affect your powders?
Added: 19 Nov 2012
Of the many variables known to impact powder behaviour, moisture is perhaps one of the most easily …
MCerts for Europe
Added: 19 Nov 2012
Andrew Chappell of the Environment Agency on the emergence of a Europe-wide certification for emiss…
Modelling offshore handling equipment
Added: 8 Nov 2012
With offshore oil and gas drilling rigs costing millions a day, their crews need to ensure they get…
UK valves suppliers meet N Sea demands
Added: 15 Oct 2012
?The oil & gas sector is driving demand for UK manufacturers of valves and related systems - as ref…
Bubbling up energy savings
Added: 9 Oct 2012
Paul Barter, principal process engineer for Hydro International’s wastewater division looks at ener…
Time to Tweet
Added: 3 Oct 2012
?The use of social media such as Twitter and mobile devices to transfer information has emerged as …
Pumps for life
Added: 2 Oct 2012
?There are many readily applied steps available to UK process companies when it comes to reducing t…
Burning matters
Added: 14 Sep 2012
Converting coal plants to burn biomass has tested the ingenuity of process engineers. Patrick Ralei…
Recruiters widening the skills net
Added: 14 Sep 2012
London – ?With business remaining buoyant in many process sectors, employers are exploring new aven…
Solids handling – learning the lessons
Added: 14 Sep 2012
Richard Farnish, consultant engineer at the Wolfson Centre, discusses best practice in bulk handlin…
The 'Holy Grail' of reliability
Added: 11 Sep 2012
?The Centre for Efficiency & Performance Engineering (CEPE) at the University of Huddersfield is co…
