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Heat exchanger

Step change for heat exchangers

Added: 11 Jan 2016

The transition from shell-and-tube to plate heat exchangers is gathering pace, writes Michelle Knot…

Ashtead critical care

Critical care

Added: 17 Dec 2015

There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…

Additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing: new frontiers

Added: 10 Nov 2015

From humble beginnings, additive manufacturing has evolved into a process that impacts almost every…

Atlas Copco Z compressor

Compressing costs

Added: 20 May 2015

New energy-efficient technologies mean compressors needn’t cost the earth.

Ed Miliband

Election skills

Added: 6 May 2015

Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …

Stan Higgins

Gone from the wind – industrial CCS

Added: 4 Feb 2015

Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…

money trees skills wealth

A wealth of opportunity

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Chemical engineering graduates earn some of the best salaries in the country. But does this stop th…

Product development at Rocol

Slippery slope

Added: 15 Jul 2014

It may please the bean counters, but a one-grease-fits-all approach may cost companies dearly in th…

Andres Iniesta

Engineering champions

Added: 3 Jun 2014

This summer will be the busiest for major sporting events since the London 2012 Olympics. John McKe…

Going with the flow

Going with the flow

Added: 19 Feb 2014

Gaining a better understanding of the way free-flowing powder moves can transform the way process p…

ARI-Armaturen ZETRIX valve

Keeping it clean

Added: 2 Oct 2013

Constantly rising hygiene standards in the food and pharmaceutical sectors are driving demand for n…

Bionic handling assistant

Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology

Added: 17 Sep 2013

Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …

Correct pump selection

Counting the costs of shortcuts

Added: 3 Jun 2013

The tendency to place price before performance can lead to poor product choice. Are pump & valve ma…

Plastics-to-diesel facility

Meeting challenges in the mix

Added: 31 May 2013

Current developments and project activity highlight the increasing range of demands on process equi…

Saint-Gobain furnace2

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…

Drax Power Plant

Burning matters

Added: 14 Sep 2012

Converting coal plants to burn biomass has tested the ingenuity of process engineers. Patrick Ralei…

Emerson Barking

Getting on with wireless

Added: 6 Sep 2012

London – Even the more optimistic among proponents of convergence between WirelessHart and ISA100.1…

Heart surgery

Engineer sans frontiers

Added: 17 Aug 2012

When process engineers apply their skills to other fields, remarkable results can be achieved. Elli…

Process blast

Proactive maintenance key to plant safety

Added: 25 Jul 2012

?Process operators, it seems, are starting to realise the close relationship between safety and the…

CPI

Bridging the divide

Added: 23 Jul 2012

The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesse…