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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…
Cheaper and more accessible condition monitoring from techno advances
Added: 29 Jan 2020
Developing technology is ramping up the potential of condition monitoring while decreasing costs ma…
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…
Energy efficiency is good for the environment but also for business
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Process operators deploying heat exchange technology realise there’s an appreciable gain to be had …
Tech innovation in the food and drink sector: gains and risks
Added: 15 Jan 2020
Making more food products faster and more flexibly while remaining accountable and cyber safe stimu…
Industrial wearables are getting smarter - in both senses
Added: 8 Jan 2020
Gone are the days of clunky steel-toe capped boots, oversized fluorescent jackets and poorly fittin…
Upgrading sewage works for rapid population growth
Added: 8 Jan 2020
Rapid population expansion doesn’t just put pressure on a town’s schools and housing stock. There a…
Blockchain's process industry benefits
Added: 22 Dec 2019
Just as the internet led to the complete overhaul of processes, so blockchain is creating a profoun…
Effective calibration ensures top quality instrumentation
Added: 18 Dec 2019
The long-standing relationship between materials expert Solvay and process automation leader Endres…
The hazardous limits to bringing your own device to the workplace
Added: 11 Dec 2019
Sophie Hand of EU Automation, assesses whether personal devices are equipped for hazardous environm…
Equipment counts for fall safety protection but so does training
Added: 11 Dec 2019
When working at height, quality training is every bit as important as providing suitable fall prote…
The time has come for a more holistic approach to energy efficency
Added: 4 Dec 2019
The ad hoc, ‘one asset at a time’ route to improving energy efficiency has undoubtedly brought impr…
Ofwat pressure fosters innovative water monitoring
Added: 4 Dec 2019
Better asset management at no extra cost is the mantra from Ofwat. That’s helping to drive efficien…
Control strategies are vital for rapid temperature changes
Added: 27 Nov 2019
Manufacturing processes that rely on rapid temperature change can easily result in bottlenecks in a…
Water industry seeks to balances sustainability and connectivity
Added: 27 Nov 2019
Sustainability, connectivity and the legislative framework are shaping water use across process sec…
Company reaps the real-time benefits of IT-OT convergence
Added: 20 Nov 2019
Companies understand the need for IT and OT convergence but can be thwarted by their fragmented inf…
Instrumentation is still vital to process advancement
Added: 20 Nov 2019
Industry 4.0 and instrumentation have a symbiotic relationship, with both enhancing one another. It…
Clean steam provides a green option to counter contamination
Added: 13 Nov 2019
The Natural Fruit & Beverage Co. embarked on a project to transition to clean steam generation for …
Predictive strategies always produce a process benefit
Added: 13 Nov 2019
Adopting an effective predictive maintenance strategy not only slashes production costs, it also me…
