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Reality check
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Augmented reality technology features increasingly within manufacturing’s AI arsenal.It’s important…

Managing data, combatting costs
Added: 15 Jul 2024
Not for nothing is data referred to as the ‘new oil’. Just as it can reshape the world on a grand s…
Managing process safety in the round
Added: 1 May 2024
High hazard process safety needs a holistic approach that acknowledges competencies degrade over ti…

CHEMUK 2024: A focus on the process
Added: 17 Apr 2024
Process engineering has always been a strong element of the annual show but this year, for the firs…

Inspection tech keeps wet pet food production safe, compliant and optimised
Added: 12 Apr 2024
Wet pet food manufacturers understand the importance of meeting high standards while safeguarding t…

Patents pending
Added: 28 Mar 2024
Exciting advances in agritech will impact the food and drink sector. They also open up new regulato…

Retrofitting ageing pump systems offers energy savings and compliance
Added: 12 Mar 2024
Retrofits to outdated heating, cooling and water systems enable cost savings on the road to sustain…

A positive charge
Added: 27 Feb 2024
Although seen as a negative if essential investment, is it time to view cyber protection as a busin…

Not tomorrow but now
Added: 27 Feb 2024
Though much talk about AI is in the future tense, it is already embedded in many areas, including i…

Doomsday alert: engineers are here to stay
Added: 29 Nov 2023
New technology has been replacing manual labour for millennia but even AI’s not going to be sidelin…

Permanent evolution, not revolution
Added: 16 Nov 2023
Digitalisation requires process control architecture that allows production units to adapt to chang…

Case Study: ABB drive provides the vital ingredient for food mixing plant
Added: 7 Oct 2023
Condiments and soups mixed at Baxters Food Group’s Colchester mixing plant are all now back on the …

Case study: Aeration investment in wastewater treatment reaps cereal returns
Added: 24 Aug 2023
Investment in new wastewater treatment equipment has enabled a leading producer of cereals and cere…

Methane leaks: overlooked offender faces a regulatory crackdown
Added: 1 Aug 2023
Its contribution to global warming might be dwarfed by that of carbon dioxide but the relative impa…

Case study: Waste contractor brings in the Beast to transform Cornwall’s provision
Added: 27 Jul 2023
Proving that investment in innovation pays off, a Cornish liquid waste disposal company has increas…

How to Sample Gases and Volatile Liquids Properly
Added: 14 Jun 2023
Gases and volatile liquids used in your industrial fluid system must be of the highest quality and …

The best approach to achieve sustainable manufacturing
Added: 24 Mar 2023
Measurement is the key to reducing carbon footprint, explains Novotek’s Sean Robinson.

Combating flooding with automation
Added: 17 Feb 2023
Owing to the predictability of seasonal flooding, automation systems are vital investment to keep a…

Instant access to critical tank data
Added: 31 Jan 2023
Mobile software solutions are enabling more stakeholders to gain immediate, secure access to invent…

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…