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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…

Is it time to embrace variable speed drives?
Added: 18 Jul 2018
Substantial energy savings, improved maintenance, access to detailed real-time intelligence – all t…

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…

Don’t miss out on the information control systems supply
Added: 20 Jun 2018
A range of opportunities have emerged for process manufacturers to listen to their kit in order to …

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 …

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…

Turck Banner new lines get "down and dirty" on the factory floor
Added: 16 May 2018
Dirty, dangerous, distant and dull – the 4Ds of industrial life continue to drive innovation in ind…

How flow meters are moving beyond I/O controls
Added: 15 May 2018
Greg Pitcher discovers that flow meters are increasingly offering plant managers insight beyond the…

Controller puts an end to pumping station's ragging woes
Added: 25 Apr 2018
Constant ragging problems at one pumping station created the potential for delivery penalties for S…

Data led: Tackling humidity before problems arise
Added: 17 Apr 2018
Access to sophisticated data has meant changes in humidity can be spotted before plant problems eve…

Emerson Global Users Exchange EMEA 2018, The Hague
Added: 9 Apr 2018
Size, as they say, isn’t everything. Yet, with 1600 attendees from more than 50 countries and aroun…

The new face of oil & gas – recruiting for 2020
Added: 4 Apr 2018
The future of oil and gas depends upon recruiting more millennials as engineers. The sector’s failu…

Case study: Inventory controls lead to reductions in downtime
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Getting a better grip on stock and inventory was key for manufacturer JCB to reduce downtime. Apex …

Project execution: Removing automation from the critical path
Added: 18 Mar 2018
Today’s projects are increasingly complex, and may involve dozens or hundreds of equipment manufact…

Don’t overlook materials measurement – the benefits are many
Added: 20 Feb 2018
Keeping track of liquid, solid and gas quantities in a busy manufacturing environment is not easy, …

Apex technology provides a lift for JCB supply chain
Added: 22 Jan 2018
With operations running 24 hours a day, leading equipment manufacturer JCB frequently ran into sign…

Case study: integrating CAD and cloud for prefabricated contract overseas
Added: 15 Jan 2018
Integrating CAD and point cloud data enabled a construction firm to complete an overseas contract o…

Dangerous to ignore the competitive advantages of data acquisition
Added: 15 Jan 2018
Greg Pitcher talks to industry experts about the latest trends in data acquisition and discovers wh…

Understand the range of UAV applications to realise the benefits
Added: 27 Dec 2017
Developments in live asset UAV survey and inspection technology have been extensive over recent yea…

Integrating CAD and point cloud data beats project time challenge
Added: 22 Dec 2017
Construction specialists Mercury Engineering’s contract to link a new process plant in the Netherla…