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Kent Introl’s OEM valve diagnostics service benefits major European oil refinery
Added: 31 May 2018
A leading European oil refinery had suffered long term operational issues with a poorly performing …

Sine pumps optimise high viscosity resin delivery
Added: 24 May 2018
One of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, Enercon, relies on its pumps to deliver prot…

Industry 4.0 and motion control
Added: 22 May 2018
We know Industry 4.0 is changing the way we do things but how precisely will these changes affect m…

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…

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 …

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…

The new face of oil & gas – recruiting for 2020
Added: 4 Apr 2018
The future of oil and gas depends upon recruiting more millennials as engineers. The sector’s failu…

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…

How Watson-Marlow boosted recycling plant uptime by 25%
Added: 28 Mar 2018
Montello SpA, a specilaist in sorting, recovery and recycling of post-consumer plastic packaging, a…

How Big Data can boost small firms
Added: 20 Feb 2018
SMEs often think they’ll get left behind in the era of Industry 4.0 but, argues Access Group’s Andy…

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…

Reconditioning large rolling bearings can save downtime and money
Added: 24 Nov 2017
Large rolling bearings often play a critical role in keeping high value production plant operating …

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…

Is the issue of gas leaks being treated seriously enough?
Added: 21 Nov 2017
Gas leaks aren’t just costly, they’re also potentially harmful to employees, the local community an…

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…

Show Preview: Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017
Added: 19 Sep 2017
Northern Manufacturing & Electronics, the North’s industrial technology and electronics show, retur…

Decontamination equipment: the importance of staff training
Added: 18 Sep 2017
You can’t handle hazardous materials without the right tools but managers need to ensure the people…

Viewpoint: more science teachers spells STEM success
Added: 5 Sep 2017
To fill the STEM shortfall in UK industry, you don’t start with university – you begin with schools…

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…