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Don't fear digital change, you're making it already...
Added: 4 Nov 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the uptake of digital tools in the process industry, says …

How barcode scanning boosts supply chain efficiency
Added: 21 Oct 2020
ProGlove’s Axel Schmidt discusses the necessity for accurate and efficient barcode scanning to deli…

Testing time pays off for power plant project
Added: 10 Sep 2020
Collaboration and trust between two firms ensured careful research and testing to ensure a ground-b…

Flow sensors provide cost saving energy data
Added: 9 Sep 2020
Sensors monitoring flow velocity and temperature of mediums at critical locations in a major dairy …

Revised design reduces oil emissions
Added: 27 Aug 2020
One North Sea oil platform rerated two condensate export pumps to reduce energy consumption and opt…

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…

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…

Imaginative approach turns wastewater challenge into an opportunity
Added: 8 Jun 2020
Landia enabled a redesigned WWTP to make a virtue out of a crisis – powered by anaerobic treatment …

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…

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…

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…

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…

Valves provide the answer to a faulty blower problem
Added: 11 Mar 2020
When faulty blowers threatened a water company’s filtration system, Sulzer identified valves as the…

Scaling up efficiency and sustainability with AkzoNobel
Added: 18 Feb 2020
Siemens has helped ensure the entire manufacturing process at paint giant AkzoNobel’s state-of-the-…

Electrification is spreading and that will increase the focus on power quality
Added: 12 Feb 2020
Electrical engineers can expect substantial challenges in the years ahead, warns REO UK’s Steve Hug…

Pumps ensure Severn Trent renewables strategy yields greater results
Added: 5 Feb 2020
Severn Trent was already a leader in harnessing renewable energy but had ambitious plans to do more…

Boosting productivity? Then look to your fluid system
Added: 29 Jan 2020
Maximising your fluid system efficiency is a must if you want to boost productivity and reduce cos…