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Mechanical steam trap failure
Added: 15 Jan 2013
Newbury, UK – Condensate traps are commonly employed to remove condensed water from steam utilising…
Modelling offshore handling equipment
Added: 8 Nov 2012
With offshore oil and gas drilling rigs costing millions a day, their crews need to ensure they get…
UK valves suppliers meet N Sea demands
Added: 15 Oct 2012
?The oil & gas sector is driving demand for UK manufacturers of valves and related systems - as ref…
Pumps for life
Added: 2 Oct 2012
?There are many readily applied steps available to UK process companies when it comes to reducing t…
Solids handling – learning the lessons
Added: 14 Sep 2012
Richard Farnish, consultant engineer at the Wolfson Centre, discusses best practice in bulk handlin…
Why pumps should operate efficiently
Added: 9 Aug 2012
Jeremy Salisbury, of UK maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services company Bramme…
Flexible automation of hygienic processes
Added: 25 Jul 2012
?In the food and beverage sector Analysing each individual part of a plant or installation will sho…
The high cost of air
Added: 25 Jul 2012
?Not many process operations really understand or appreciate how much it costs to operate a compres…
Bridging the divide
Added: 23 Jul 2012
The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesse…
Thermal imaging for hazardous environments
Added: 19 Jul 2012
?Thermal imaging offers clear advantages in ATEX-rated and other hazardous environments, but the la…
Selecting rolling bearings for drill rig plant and machinery
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Drill rig operators must select bearings that maximise machine availability and prevent unplanned d…
Modular biomass avoids trouble in the fields
Added: 9 Jul 2012
London – The startup of a new biomass plant in Bagnolo di Po, Rovigo in Italy, scheduled soon, coul…
Vibration monitoring could deliver automatic improvements
Added: 2 Jul 2012
The potential of automation to enhance productivity, quality and economy in process industries depe…
Reducing pumps energy use at chemicals facility
Added: 2 Jul 2012
London – ?Solvay Fluor GmbH has reduced power consumption by a quarter at a modernised re-cooling s…
Towards the energy-intelligent pump
Added: 26 Jun 2012
Frankfurt, Germany – With pumps consuming an estimated 20-25 % of the electricity produced worldwid…
Chemical tank cleaning: Small things make a big difference
Added: 24 Jun 2012
Technical article by Ivan Zytynski, marketing director of BETE Ltd:
The cleaning of tanks and vessel…
Major Dounreay hazard destroyed
Added: 19 Jun 2012
One of the most dangerous legacies of Britain’s early atomic research has been destroyed
Maintenance fear factor
Added: 6 Feb 2012
The importance of effective sourcing and management of spare parts is often ignored at many process…
CFD: Separating the oil & gas streams
Added: 24 Nov 2011
Separators are used throughout the oil and gas industry to split production fluids into components …
Different take on inventory management
Added: 1 Nov 2011
Brazilian energy company Petrobras has recently signed a service contract with Metso covering the s…
