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Finding the tools to tackle corrosion in pipes and connectors
Added: 19 Aug 2020
For pipes and connector equipment one of the biggest issues is corrosion, not least when it occurs …

Why you need XY coordinated for accuracy
Added: 11 Aug 2020
Electronic Manufacturing Solutions’ Jonathan Plummer on the benefits of XY Data and its role in sav…

Automation increases beer production capacity
Added: 11 Aug 2020
A top brewery increased production capacity by 50 percent in a fortnight with Rockwell’s virtualise…

High efficiency and low shear pumping solution
Added: 5 Aug 2020
The UK’s only sugar beet producer needed to combine high efficiency with low shear pumping and velo…

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…

Knowledge of the right tools is vital for effective mixing and blending
Added: 13 May 2020
Turning solids into liquid isn’t alchemy but it depends upon making the right judgement when choosi…

WMFTG finds pumps solution for challenging foodstuff
Added: 8 May 2020
Some pumps find demanding food ingredients too hard to handle without damaging the end product. Wat…

Efficient pumps pay their way in ROI
Added: 30 Apr 2020
A refinery achieved improved performance from its pumps with help from Sulzer to deliver a return o…

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…

VFDs point the way forward for tackling animal feed crisis
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Growing demand for animal and fish food protein means more facilities will need controlled, ambient…

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…

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…

There's no short cuts to boosting female recruits in the manufacturing supply chain
Added: 18 Mar 2020
The lack of female recruits into the manufacturing supply chain is a brake on talent and needs urge…

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…