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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…

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…