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Understanding Arc Flash jargon can help you save lives
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Arc Flash is a daily risk for those working in the utilities sector. So it’s essential, says ProGAR…

How process optimisation promotes workflow
Added: 24 Jul 2019
Bürkert’s Greg Wainhouse examines how the wastewater and brewing sectors employ process optimisatio…

Blockchain will release the energy industry's potential
Added: 17 Jul 2019
The energy industry is understandably cautious about blockchain technology, but we should heed the …

Fish friendly pump stations help save a threatened species
Added: 26 Jun 2019
The European Eel is a species in rapid decline and pumps are part of the problem. Unless, that is, …

Drive for energy efficiences means a greater appreciation of the role of pumps
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Reducing manufacturing labour costs has long had priority over energy savings but the focus is shif…

Telemetry: the often overlooked Industry 4.0 gain
Added: 18 Jun 2019
You can’t ignore the impact of IIoT in the process sectors but you might miss one low key yet signi…

Chopper pumps provide robust solution for unscreened sludge
Added: 13 Jun 2019
The failures of unscreened sludge mixing is a reminder of the benefits that chopper pumps can provi…

Korean boom industry turns to UK firm for pipeline guarantees
Added: 22 May 2019
Asia’s regasification sector is growing and this has increased interest in High Integrity Pressure …

Tech brings environmentalism and effectiveness to micropollutant fight
Added: 15 May 2019
Technological advances have paved the way for environmentally-friendly and increasingly effective w…

Virtual training sidelines downtime
Added: 24 Apr 2019
What’s the answer when you install a state of the art process system but can’t train staff on it wi…

Six ingredients for better additive manufacturing
Added: 17 Apr 2019
Additive Manufacturing (AM) of metal parts and components is gaining prominence for its potential t…

Designing cable assemblies with practical manufacturing in mind
Added: 10 Apr 2019
When you design cable assemblies, you need to know the end result is practical for manufacturing. T…

Relubrication is the key to recycling ball bearings
Added: 3 Apr 2019
Chris Johnson of SMB Bearings explains the sudden surge in popularity of reusing and recycling ball…

Revolutionary sludge treatment adopted by Thames after trial success
Added: 22 Mar 2019
SEEPEX recently trialled its revolutionary treatment for dewatered sludge handling and following te…

Pump Industry Awards 2019 – pick your winner
Added: 20 Feb 2019
With a total of 37 finalists included in the shortlist of Pump Industry Awards entries for the seve…

Conservation-focused project gives maximum effectiveness for minimum visibility
Added: 30 Jan 2019
Processing waste is hard enough when there is no mains sewerage available but what about when the p…

Pumps to sustain a business and the environment
Added: 16 Jan 2019
On a remote farm, sustainability is a business as well as an environmental choice and it has to wor…

Avoid generator fuel tank contamination and unnecessary downtime
Added: 14 Jan 2019
The introduction of bio-content in fuel creates potential for generator contamination issues. Steve…

CMMS boost for proactive maintenance
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Installing a new CMMS at Wavin’s UK site proved its worth with a boost to preventative maintenance.…

How an industrial setback produced a heat transfer solution
Added: 10 Dec 2018
An industrial accident caused serious damage to a plant but opened the way for a redesign of proces…