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Something can look like a valve but that doesn't mean it is one

Added: 5 Oct 2018

Ken Roberts of Satron Instruments returns to the subject of field instrument installations with a l…

Connectivity can safeguard the chemicals sector

Added: 2 Oct 2018

While the chemicals sector must react as best it can to politicaleconomic pressures that it cannot …

Can Surface Acoustic Wave technology transform flowmeters?

Added: 2 Oct 2018

Accurate flow control boosts process efficiency and quality, so no wonder companies default to trus…

How protector seals slash pump bearing failure rates

Added: 20 Sep 2018

With advanced retrofittable bearing protector seals readily available on the market, pump bearings …

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Lighting as a service - the breakthrough model for industry

Added: 19 Sep 2018

The legacy approach to lighting is outdated. We need a new process model that treats it as a servic…

The implications for pumps and chemical applications in an uncertain economic climate

Added: 25 Jul 2018

With an eye on the World Cup, The Pump Company’s Peter Staddon returns with his own selection advic…

Show Preview: ACHEMA returns with nearly 4,000 exhibitors

Added: 22 May 2018

It’s back after three years and the ACHEMA 2018 show at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition halls from 1…

The emerging impact of batch analytics

Added: 15 May 2018

Many big chemical companies are investing in a strong specialty chemicals portfolio, notes Artur Be…

3D is revolutionising manufacturing for metal components

Added: 17 Apr 2018

The way we manufacture is changing. Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) is a quickly growing ar…

Emerson Global Users Exchange EMEA 2018, The Hague

Added: 9 Apr 2018

Size, as they say, isn’t everything. Yet, with 1600 attendees from more than 50 countries and aroun…

Netzsch tackles an ATEX pumps challenge for chemical manufacturer

Added: 29 Mar 2018

European commercial and industrial companies must comply with strict regulations regarding manufact…

AODD pumps can solve pump leakage from aggressive liquids

Added: 10 Jan 2018

Leaky pumps create unscheduled downtime but aggressive acids and slurries can cause them to leak mu…

Eye for trouble: challenges and solutions when pumps tackle abrasive chemicals

Added: 21 Nov 2017

Difficult chemicals place particular demands on pumps and the systems that support their operation.…

Good pump engineers tend to have a touch of the detective

Added: 6 Nov 2017

The United Kingdom’s chemicals sector has positioned itself strongly within the European Union mark…

Light up ahead? NEPIC’s Iain Wright on the way forward for the chemical sector

Added: 31 Oct 2017

Iain Wright succeeded Stan Higgins as chief executive of NEPIC this year. With a hard act to follow…

Spirax Sarco solves metal refiner's carbon efficiency challenge

Added: 31 Oct 2017

The precious metal refining industry notoriously consumes significant amounts of heat and chemicals…

Industry 4.0: the antidote to supply chain disruption

Added: 31 Oct 2017

Industry 4.0 and smart use of data is not disrupting the supply chain, says LLamasoft’s Michael Wal…

News viewpoint: how the General Election result will affect the process sectors

Added: 4 Jul 2017

The hung parliament that has emerged diminishes the likelihood of a hard Brexit, but brings other p…

Editor’s comment: chemicals sector awaits May's post-Brexit prescription

Added: 1 Mar 2017

As Michael Caine might have said, not a lot of people know that the small Scottish town of Prestonp…

Chemicals & materials: the challenges EU withdrawal will create

Added: 1 Mar 2017

Adapting to changing circumstances will be a key requirement for the chemicals sector, post-Brexit.…