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Lead, don’t follow in the robotics revolution

Added: 3 Dec 2024

From the laboratory to the factory floor, it is possible for the UK to lead in the use of autonomou…

Shining light on the vital global role performed by pumps

Added: 13 Nov 2024

In the drive to ensure energy efficiency and sustainability in industry and beyond, says Luboš Mich…

Boldly inspiring: National Engineering Day 2024

Added: 13 Nov 2024

The Pirbright Institute is renowned for its role as the UK’s leading centre for the study of viral …

Process safety engineer

Managing process safety in the round

Added: 1 May 2024

High hazard process safety needs a holistic approach that acknowledges competencies degrade over ti…

CHEMUK 2024: A focus on the process

Added: 17 Apr 2024

Process engineering has always been a strong element of the annual show but this year, for the firs…

Retrofitting ageing pump systems offers energy savings and compliance

Added: 12 Mar 2024

Retrofits to outdated heating, cooling and water systems enable cost savings on the road to sustain…

Cheese

Pioneering UV pasteurisation aims to cut cost with greener approach

Added: 12 Mar 2024

Dairy pasteurisation has traditionally been a costly business for manufacturers, involving intricat…

A perception gap

Added: 13 Sep 2023

Our chemicals industry has an image problem when it comes to recruitment. Why, when it’s key to ach…

How to Sample Gases and Volatile Liquids Properly

Added: 14 Jun 2023

Gases and volatile liquids used in your industrial fluid system must be of the highest quality and …

Industry can solve a major health problem by not taking a stand

Added: 12 Jan 2023

Is it time to revisit the laws on time being spent on our feet during active work hours, wonders Wi…

A guide to optimising pump efficiency

Added: 8 Nov 2022

The global rise in energy costs means this is the time to review and assess the efficiency of your …

New approach to data analytics provides the way forward for UK chemicals

Added: 10 Aug 2022

The chemicals sector can look forward to a boom period if it adapts to new-era analytics and finds …

How policing the ’chain’ gangs became a lot smarter

Added: 20 Apr 2022

Counterfeit products are a greater threat than ever before, warns Domino Printing Sciences' Adem Ku…

Chemical pump solution keeps environment on the radar

Added: 14 Dec 2021

As a leading chemical process plant operator, INEOS is conscious of the importance of heeding envir…

Soap manufacturing needs adaptable pump systems

Added: 3 Nov 2021

Soap manufacturing is no longer one-size-fits-all. So the pumps you employ need to be adaptable, ex…

EU withdrawal results in the chemical industry paying a heavy price

Added: 24 Mar 2021

The global focus on chemicals has grown, which might be good news for one of the UK’s most successf…

Compressor replacement keeps ethylene supply on tap

Added: 4 Nov 2020

No compressor, no ethylene: when the reliability of one piece of equipment determines a process can…

Chemicals sector R&D is prepared for a new era

Added: 19 Aug 2020

Looking for a silver lining in the pandemic cloud isn’t easy, writes Brian Attwood, but the chemica…

Gaining an edge: Pumping systems as a key component in chemical production

Added: 5 Aug 2020

The post-Covid industrial landscape will increase the need for incremental gains in the chemicals s…

Efficient pumps pay their way in ROI

Added: 30 Apr 2020

A refinery achieved improved performance from its pumps with help from Sulzer to deliver a return o…