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Pumping knowledge prevents environmental overspill at former mine

Added: 20 Oct 2018

The UK’s disused former coal mines still have a contribution to make to the nation’s energy supply …

Experts can’t take the rap for your ATEX compliance

Added: 10 Oct 2018

Expert advice is essential when dealing with hazardous areas and ATEX compliancy, but also taking t…

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…

Process pumps prove their worth in other sectors

Added: 3 Oct 2018

When a product proves itself in the process industry, it can open up other markets, as Watson-Marlo…

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 …

LED lighting

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The legacy approach to lighting is outdated.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…

Five steps to year-round GDPR compliance

Added: 18 Sep 2018

The furore around GDPR implementation has died down and that’s a good thing says Natasha Bougard of…

Modern mandrels create faster factory flow

Added: 14 Sep 2018

Manual coil changes can be time consuming, not least when a plant is alternating production between…

Health and safety training needs to support innovation

Added: 22 Aug 2018

To develop a proactive health and safety culture that encourages innovation and better performance,…

Servitisation is the key to industry’s future

Added: 14 Aug 2018

Far from being just another trendy phrase, servitisation describes most accurately how industry is …

Informed maintenance avoids unnecessary replacement

Added: 6 Aug 2018

How would you feel if at a routine health check your doctor informed you that it was time to have y…

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…

Thickness profile measurement system provides Liberty from manual approach

Added: 18 Jul 2018

Liberty Speciality Steel produces high value, precision-engineered alloy and stainless steel produc…

Turning whisky into (waste)water

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Glemorangie distillery is famous as the home of one of the great Scottish whiskies. Now, with help …

It's time for oil and gas to embrace the cost benefits of non-intrusive inspection

Added: 26 Jun 2018

Oil and gas operators are missing a prime opportunity to save on downtime inspection costs yet stil…

How holistic analytics saved a company from losing business worth millions

Added: 20 Jun 2018

Honeywell expertise helped save one client business worth $20 million a year by rapidly identifying…

Predictive maintenance guarantees safe water

Added: 15 Jun 2018

When drinking water supply could have been compromised by the threat of bearing defects and the sol…

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…