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Valves industry chief calls for more focus on training existing workforce
Added: 29 Nov 2018
Valve and actuator businesses employ 9,000 people and the industry contributes £3bn to the UK econo…
Bedford knowhow secures a multimillion entry to a new global market
Added: 28 Nov 2018
When one of the world’s biggest fertiliser companies turned to Bedford Pumps for help, it opened up…
Show Preview: WWEM 2018 and AQE 2018 under one roof for the first time
Added: 29 Oct 2018
Two events will take place at Telford International Centre from 21-22 November, providing process e…
The impact of VFDs upon analytics is a game changer
Added: 17 Oct 2018
GE’s Azeez Mohammed outlines how analytics are giving the process industries the edge, thanks to as…
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 …
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The legacy approach to lighting is outdated.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…
