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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…

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…

Cooperation and engagement promote ongoing safety improvements for Dow
Added: 17 Dec 2018
Covering some 550 hectares, Stade is Dow Chemical Company’s largest German production site. Every y…

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.…

Bulk vision inspection is making the transition from food to pharma
Added: 12 Dec 2018
Modern bulk vision inspection systems could be just as transformative in the pharmaceutical world a…

AR and VR are the key to 21st century process training
Added: 6 Dec 2018
Our workforce is increasingly tech savvy so it makes sense, says Honeywell’s Sudhir Kamath, to inco…

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…

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…

How a traditional Scots industry is fuelling sustainability
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Salmon plays a vital role in the Outer Hebrides economy - now, thanks to help from Landia, so too d…

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…

How Landia enabled a first for Ireland's biogas pioneers
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Landia chief the late Hugh Vaughan left a lasting legacy when he helped a father and son team creat…

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…

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…

Biogas solution saves on downtime and boosts environmental returns
Added: 29 Mar 2018
One of the largest French biogas plants, commissioned in 2017, is set to produce 2.2 million m³ of …

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…

Pumps for pharma: it’s a delicate balance
Added: 30 May 2017
A great deal of specialist knowledge comes into play when choosing pumps for challenging pharmaceut…