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Tank mixers

From pumps to systems

Added: 13 Jul 2015

To get the most out of pumps, manufacturers and end-users are increasingly moving towards a more ho…

HIPPS

High value HIPPS

Added: 28 May 2015

British valves manufacturers specialise in high quality valves for demanding industrial application…

Pumps

Tough stuff

Added: 19 Nov 2014

Centrifugal pumps are used to move a wide range of fluids and materials. Selecting the right pump i…

Centralised pneumatic actuator system

Material world

Added: 28 May 2014

The types of materials selected for valves are critical to their performance, as is the design of t…

Seeking ultimate pump efficiency

Seeking ultimate pump efficiency

Added: 3 Feb 2014

Every plant owner wants their pumps to be energy efficient, but there is sometimes a trade-off to b…

ARI-Armaturen ZETRIX valve

Keeping it clean

Added: 2 Oct 2013

Constantly rising hygiene standards in the food and pharmaceutical sectors are driving demand for n…

Correct pump selection

Counting the costs of shortcuts

Added: 3 Jun 2013

The tendency to place price before performance can lead to poor product choice. Are pump & valve ma…

Canning

Uniting the forces of air movement

Added: 27 Mar 2013

Vacuum pumps and air compressors are vital parts of a myriad of engineering processes. Historically…

Emerson Secco

Market challenges shape valves design

Added: 4 Feb 2013

London – The valves market is uncertain but suppliers are plugging away with new developments to me…

Rotork at Dutch water treatment plant

Water industry needs less data, more information

Added: 28 Nov 2012

London – Regulators are driving the water industry to adopt whole life asset management to help rai…

ABB Survey 12

Time to get smart when it comes to process measurement

Added: 19 Nov 2012

Industrial instrumentation is undoubtedly getting smarter, but what are the key drivers encouraging…

Maplesim2

Modelling offshore handling equipment

Added: 8 Nov 2012

With offshore oil and gas drilling rigs costing millions a day, their crews need to ensure they get…

UK valves suppliers meet N Sea demands

Added: 15 Oct 2012

?The oil & gas sector is driving demand for UK manufacturers of valves and related systems - as ref…

Pumps for life

Added: 2 Oct 2012

?There are many readily applied steps available to UK process companies when it comes to reducing t…

Armed forces skills2

Recruiters widening the skills net

Added: 14 Sep 2012

London – ?With business remaining buoyant in many process sectors, employers are exploring new aven…

Emerson Barking

Getting on with wireless

Added: 6 Sep 2012

London – Even the more optimistic among proponents of convergence between WirelessHart and ISA100.1…

Brammer pumps1

Why pumps should operate efficiently

Added: 9 Aug 2012

Jeremy Salisbury, of UK maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services company Bramme…

B Braun Burkert image

Flexible automation of hygienic processes

Added: 25 Jul 2012

?In the food and beverage sector Analysing each individual part of a plant or installation will sho…

Schaeffler rig bearings

Selecting rolling bearings for drill rig plant and machinery

Added: 16 Jul 2012

Drill rig operators must select bearings that maximise machine availability and prevent unplanned d…

KSB at Solvay

Reducing pumps energy use at chemicals facility

Added: 2 Jul 2012

London – ?Solvay Fluor GmbH has reduced power consumption by a quarter at a modernised re-cooling s…