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Temporary builds can help minimise Brexit trading risks

Added: 21 May 2018

As Werner Heisenberg observed back in 1927 with his Uncertainty Principle, it can be hard to totall…

Turck Banner new lines get "down and dirty" on the factory floor

Added: 16 May 2018

Dirty, dangerous, distant and dull – the 4Ds of industrial life continue to drive innovation in ind…

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…

Sheffield AMRC gets safety compliance under the COSHH

Added: 9 May 2018

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) specialises in carrying out world class research …

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…

Following the right electrical safety procedures can save lives

Added: 11 Apr 2018

Nothing can be taken granted when it comes to electrical safety, writes Michelle Knott, not least w…

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…

Project execution: Removing automation from the critical path

Added: 18 Mar 2018

Today’s projects are increasingly complex, and may involve dozens or hundreds of equipment manufact…

KSB enables Mumm producer to service drinks market

Added: 16 Mar 2018

Rotkäppchen-Mumm’s Eltville site in Germany’s Hesse region produces the new product Mumm Dry Alcoho…

When retention is the best cure for machine downtime

Added: 14 Mar 2018

Manufacturers and distributors of computer numerical control horizontal and vertical machines and t…

Small Modular Reactors: into the energy mix?

Added: 13 Mar 2018

A common denominator among UK nuclear projects at Hinkley Point, Wylfa, Sizewell and Moorside has b…

Preparing for explosive situations saves resources

Added: 14 Feb 2018

A better understanding of safety legislation and improved plant design could help mitigate the risk…

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…

Preventative measures – the new safety certificate winning cross-sector approval

Added: 9 Jan 2018

Process industries are high risk, so a new qualification created by two leading safety organisation…

Pump saves village sewage station from being priced out of existence

Added: 4 Jan 2018

The environmental horrors created by blockages accumulating in the sewage systems of major cities a…

The hidden costs of counterfeit bearings

Added: 4 Jan 2018

Globally, product counterfeiting is increasing. Not only in consumer goods but also in industrial, …

Keeping compressors in proper condition

Added: 28 Dec 2017

For manufacturers and engineers across the UK, compressed air is just as important as gas and elect…

Putting cyber security on the agenda when it comes to machine safety

Added: 5 Dec 2017

Regulators are getting wise to the need for guidelines on cyber security in maintaining machine saf…

NEBOSH and HSE qualification improves process safety management

Added: 23 Nov 2017

Improving process safety culture is one of the key benefits that can be realised through appropriat…