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How barcode scanning boosts supply chain efficiency
Added: 21 Oct 2020
ProGlove’s Axel Schmidt discusses the necessity for accurate and efficient barcode scanning to deli…

Busting downtimes is not an excuse for avoiding ATEX rules
Added: 21 Oct 2020
Downtime has taken on a new meaning and that raises new issues for ATEX compliance.Two experts expl…

Choosing the right regulations for safety assessment
Added: 7 Oct 2020
The ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU) and the IECEx Certified Product Scheme equipment safety assessments…

Solids handling demands call for the right pumps system
Added: 17 Sep 2020
When successive storm events increased volumes of rag and debris its waste systems had to cope with…

Meeting the growing cybersecurity threat
Added: 1 Sep 2020
Ever-changing and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, limited internal experience and a lack …

Revised design reduces oil emissions
Added: 27 Aug 2020
One North Sea oil platform rerated two condensate export pumps to reduce energy consumption and opt…

Turning unwelcome downtime into a maintenance opportunity
Added: 25 Aug 2020
Pauses in production have been thrown into the spotlight with the pandemic. Yet, says Chris Johnso…

Lighting for hazardous environments
Added: 22 Jul 2020
Ken Eddleston of Chalmit discusses the factors companies working in hazardous environments must con…

Water companies will reap benefits of sharing data with suppliers
Added: 24 Jun 2020
By providing data to equipment providers, water companies would support the design, build and opera…

Robotics provides answer for scaling up production
Added: 10 Jun 2020
Artisan beer production often operate at small scale. Robotics offers the cost effective solution t…

Protect to thrive: meeting the growing cybersecurity threat
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Increasingly sophisticated threats, limited internal experience and a lack of cybersecurity culture…

Factors to consider before postponing statutory inspections
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Many companies find themselves urgently needing to decide whether to postpone major maintenance int…

Telehandle with care for process safety
Added: 27 May 2020
Telehandlers are ubiquitous in many process sectors yet can pose a deadly hazard, warns Brigade Ele…

VSD blowers ensure reduced maintenance programme
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Installing modern VSD rotary screw blowers, Scottish Water's Nigg wastewater treatment works now ac…

Shadowboards are a simple aid to achieving an effective inventory
Added: 21 Apr 2020
Thriving businesses don’t only need high tech answers. Even in this day and age the shadow board pr…

Today’s data-led safety processes take a wider view
Added: 15 Apr 2020
There’s a bigger picture to safety improvements than the workplace alone, says Safety io’s Matt DeL…

Electrical testing is more plant-centred – with good reason
Added: 15 Apr 2020
The focus for electrical safety and testing issues is shifting attention from causes outside the fa…

Modern overhaul to historic site aids environment and efficiency
Added: 13 Apr 2020
Bedford Pumps came up with a modern solution to ensure a historic pumping site could boost its effe…

Five steps to combat failing CHP engines
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Combined heat and power (CHP) engines that convert biogas into usable energy are vital equipment. B…

The importance of proper planning for height safety
Added: 11 Mar 2020
Designing a height safety system is essential from the start of any project, insists HCL Safety‘s S…