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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…
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 …
Making carbon pay
Added: 17 Oct 2022
Process industries must reduce carbon emissions and improve supplies of usable carbon. Networks of …
Digitalisation is crucial for oil and gas as the industry moves to a new era
Added: 12 Oct 2022
Data is eclipsing oil as the global economy’s prime resource. In the meantime, though, it’s the ver…
High level solution keeps vibration at bay
Added: 23 Aug 2022
The demanding levels of isolation required for sensitive scientific equipment required an innovativ…
New approach to data analytics provides the way forward for UK chemicals
Added: 10 Aug 2022
The chemicals sector can look forward to a boom period if it adapts to new-era analytics and finds …
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…
In-situ tech makes big improvement in field measurement
Added: 13 Jul 2022
Accurate measurement in field conditions is difficult, says guest contributor Dr Bruno Pinguet, yet…
Mechanical trapped key safety interlocks offer a way round human error in production
Added: 29 Jun 2022
Mechanical trapped key safety interlocks have a vital role in reducing scope for human error and av…
