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 More than a foot of rain fell in Houston on Aug. 27 alone, causing massive flooding.

Combating flooding with automation

Added: 17 Feb 2023

Owing to the predictability of seasonal flooding, automation systems are vital investment to keep a…

Straightforward steps to put carbon cutting ideals into practice

Added: 14 Dec 2022

Few process firms are unaware of the importance of tackling their carbon footprint but for many the…

Purpose-built units ensure risk limitation

Added: 14 Dec 2022

Purpose-built units reduce the risks with hazardous process development and remote R&D scaling says…

Vigilant monitors ensure continuous power

Added: 23 Nov 2022

Deteriorating transformers can undermine power output. To prevent this, one biomass plant found a s…

Digital analytics’ crucial role in water management

Added: 8 Nov 2022

COP 27 puts the focus on climate change and with it water shortage. It’s vital we make more efficie…

A guide to optimising pump efficiency

Added: 8 Nov 2022

The global rise in energy costs means this is the time to review and assess the efficiency of your …

Carbon capture breakthrough

Making carbon pay

Added: 17 Oct 2022

Process industries must reduce carbon emissions and improve supplies of usable carbon. Networks of …

Automation enables firm to drive contract storage ambitions

Added: 13 Jul 2022

Britain’s largest bottling and storage independent wanted to ramp up its customer supply. Automatio…

Talking factory sense in every language

Added: 1 Jun 2022

Language barriers provide obstacles to safety and efficiency in the industrial workplace but techno…

Safety and efficiency: collaborators, not competitors

Added: 10 May 2022

Protecting staff should be a priority for all businesses, but how can it be done so that productivi…

Time-Sensitive Networking: the gamechanger for Industry 4.0

Added: 20 Apr 2022

Christian Bergdahl of HMS Industrial Networks explains why Time-Sensitive Networking is a gamechang…

Why process safety and preventative maintenance go hand in hand

Added: 21 Mar 2022

When operating a heat transfer system, the key to maintenance is dealing with the problem, not the …

The future of food lies in sustainability and that takes engineering

Added: 4 Mar 2022

Engineering knowhow and the latest biotech can solve the dilemma of producing sustainable food and …

Driverless warehouses can combat industry's recruitment dilemmas

Added: 25 Feb 2022

More warehouse and distribution centre operators see driverless forklift truck technology as the so…

Aerators boost treatment plant's year-round effectiveness

Added: 28 Dec 2021

Landia aerators played an important role in the upgrade by Phoenix Engineering of Yorwaste’s Harewo…

Launching a tech innovation? Have your patents in place first to protect your IP

Added: 5 Nov 2021

Demand for climate tech solutions has never been greater. That’s a wonderful opportunity, says Jim …

Cloud brings clarity to process data storage

Added: 6 Oct 2021

Data analysis is bigger and better than ever but you need cloud-based platforms to optimise systems…

Why quality management makes for better processes post–Covid

Added: 4 Oct 2021

Quality and consistency have always been benchmarks of good business in manufacturing and engineeri…

How much money and uptime is your factory losing to mispicks?

Added: 22 Sep 2021

Invar Integration's Nick Hughes advises close inspection of how much mispicks could be costing your…

In-house solution produces answer to gas supply inconsistencies

Added: 1 Sep 2021

The best equipment couldn’t perform its best when an essential gas supply fell short on delivery. S…