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Shadowboards are a simple aid to achieving an effective inventory
Added: 21 Apr 2020
Thriving businesses don’t only need high tech answers. Even in this day and age the shadow board pr…

Today’s data-led safety processes take a wider view
Added: 15 Apr 2020
There’s a bigger picture to safety improvements than the workplace alone, says Safety io’s Matt DeL…

Electrical testing is more plant-centred – with good reason
Added: 15 Apr 2020
The focus for electrical safety and testing issues is shifting attention from causes outside the fa…

Modern overhaul to historic site aids environment and efficiency
Added: 13 Apr 2020
Bedford Pumps came up with a modern solution to ensure a historic pumping site could boost its effe…

Innovation puts predictive powers at your fingertips
Added: 8 Apr 2020
To harness the best from predictive maintenance tools and processes, there is no escaping the need …

Fresh renewable energy technology paves the way for a new training approach
Added: 8 Apr 2020
When Severn Trent installed a new steam system to help it make best use of renewable resources and …

Is the corner being turned in terms of 4.0 take-up?
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Industry 4.0 will impact production but how will it affect and enhance control processes especially…

Five steps to combat failing CHP engines
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Combined heat and power (CHP) engines that convert biogas into usable energy are vital equipment. B…

Compressed air: How do you ensure costs are minimised?
Added: 18 Mar 2020
While it’s free to breathe, air is expensive to compress – but manufacturers can save money by runn…

Downstream oil and gas have a vital role to play
Added: 18 Mar 2020
As supply and demand pressures increase in tandem with environmental concerns, the downstream oil a…

There's no short cuts to boosting female recruits in the manufacturing supply chain
Added: 18 Mar 2020
The lack of female recruits into the manufacturing supply chain is a brake on talent and needs urge…

The importance of proper planning for height safety
Added: 11 Mar 2020
Designing a height safety system is essential from the start of any project, insists HCL Safety‘s S…

Valves provide the answer to a faulty blower problem
Added: 11 Mar 2020
When faulty blowers threatened a water company’s filtration system, Sulzer identified valves as the…

It's in industry's interest to avoid a deluge of dirty data
Added: 4 Mar 2020
In 2018, China’s data centres alone produced nearly 100 million tonnes of CO2 –the footprint of 21 …

To be process safety compliant you need lateral thinking
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Health and safety at work is in the spotlight once again. So how do process managers ensure that th…

Pumps for food and drink: Small steps enable big progress
Added: 26 Feb 2020
Both the pumps sector and the food industry are demanding efficiencies be met by innovative approac…

Latest Qdos pumphead for polymer dosing proves itself at leading brewery
Added: 26 Feb 2020
New ReNu pumphead technology from Watson-Marlow offered accurate and repeatable flow for polymer do…

Scaling up efficiency and sustainability with AkzoNobel
Added: 18 Feb 2020
Siemens has helped ensure the entire manufacturing process at paint giant AkzoNobel’s state-of-the-…

Why instrumentation is key for digitalisation
Added: 18 Feb 2020
Automation and digitalisation are dominating the environment but the pressure to marry efficiency w…

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…