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The high cost of air
Added: 25 Jul 2012
?Not many process operations really understand or appreciate how much it costs to operate a compres…
Bridging the divide
Added: 23 Jul 2012
The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesse…
Thermal imaging for hazardous environments
Added: 19 Jul 2012
?Thermal imaging offers clear advantages in ATEX-rated and other hazardous environments, but the la…
Selecting rolling bearings for drill rig plant and machinery
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Drill rig operators must select bearings that maximise machine availability and prevent unplanned d…
Modular biomass avoids trouble in the fields
Added: 9 Jul 2012
London – The startup of a new biomass plant in Bagnolo di Po, Rovigo in Italy, scheduled soon, coul…
Vibration monitoring could deliver automatic improvements
Added: 2 Jul 2012
The potential of automation to enhance productivity, quality and economy in process industries depe…
Reducing pumps energy use at chemicals facility
Added: 2 Jul 2012
London – ?Solvay Fluor GmbH has reduced power consumption by a quarter at a modernised re-cooling s…
Towards the energy-intelligent pump
Added: 26 Jun 2012
Frankfurt, Germany – With pumps consuming an estimated 20-25 % of the electricity produced worldwid…
Chemical tank cleaning: Small things make a big difference
Added: 24 Jun 2012
Technical article by Ivan Zytynski, marketing director of BETE Ltd:
The cleaning of tanks and vessel…
Major Dounreay hazard destroyed
Added: 19 Jun 2012
One of the most dangerous legacies of Britain’s early atomic research has been destroyed
Goodbye to one man and his dog
Added: 12 Jun 2012
?The process plant of the future will be controlled by just one man and a dog: the man to feed the …
Making safety last
Added: 23 May 2012
Industry has over the years responded to high profile accidents, such as Buncefield to Piper Alfa a…
Machine tool aids repairs in hazardous environments
Added: 18 May 2012
A miniature machine tool developed at Nottingham University could help improve power plant repairs
Skills shortages are a number one concern
Added: 13 Feb 2012
Skills shortages are now the no. 1 issue for the process industries worldwide, industry leaders rep…
Control rooms - do we still need them?
Added: 13 Feb 2012
Current advances in the field of process control are likely to spell the end for traditional contro…
Maintenance fear factor
Added: 6 Feb 2012
The importance of effective sourcing and management of spare parts is often ignored at many process…
Shale holds much promise for equipment makers
Added: 1 Jan 2012
The continuing expansion of shale gas production in the US and its likely spread to other locations…
Line between DCS and PLC systems continues to blur
Added: 9 Dec 2011
London – The field of industrial automation (IA) is at a cross roads. All major IA vendors acknowle…
CFD: Separating the oil & gas streams
Added: 24 Nov 2011
Separators are used throughout the oil and gas industry to split production fluids into components …
Apps ease maintenance woes
Added: 1 Nov 2011
While CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) software helps maintenance managers to trac…
