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Unravelling those digital buzzwords for the food sector
Added: 16 Jul 2025
Artificial Intelligence has become a buzzword but is often misunderstood and misrepresented in its …

Wasteful packaging – industry’s Achilles heel
Added: 3 Jun 2025
To mark the recent World Environment Day, ABB’s Stefan Floeck called for less headline grabbing and…

Balancing efficiency with safety in hazardous environments
Added: 22 May 2025
Electrical equipment used in hazardous chemical, oil and gas and processing environments must be de…

Why do we measure surface energy?
Added: 22 May 2025
Wettability is a prerequisite for adhesion and bonding, so understanding surface energy is critical…

Closing the gate on criminality
Added: 30 Mar 2025
Richard Hilson argues that while every effort can be made to prevent attacks and burglaries on plan…

Fighting wars on factory settings
Added: 23 Mar 2025
Critical industries’ emergence as a target for hostile states reflects the increasingly digital asp…

The keys to keeping emissions in check
Added: 21 Mar 2025
Monitoring systems have been central to the substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in th…

Integrating legacy data in the pharmaceutical sector
Added: 12 Mar 2025
Pharmaceutical companies transitioning to electronic records need to be mindful that, convenient or…

Industry collaboration: The key to tackling supply chain disruption
Added: 24 Feb 2025
The critical role played by companies in the UK chemical supply chain is being hampered by a range …

Thermal fluid heaters: buyer, be aware
Added: 8 Feb 2025
Babcock Wanson’s Etienne Fourie on why quality matters in a thermal fluid heater and how to discern…

Emissions gases for scalable R&D: real versus synthetic
Added: 31 Jan 2025
Approximately 50,000 litres of synthetic emissions gases, such as nitrogen oxides (NOX) and carbon …

Electrification: a powerful path to decarbonising cement production
Added: 27 Jan 2025
Coolbrook CEO Joonas Rauramo explains how even the most carbon-intensive of process sectors can cut…

Lead, don’t follow in the robotics revolution
Added: 3 Dec 2024
From the laboratory to the factory floor, it is possible for the UK to lead in the use of autonomou…

AI’s got your back
Added: 21 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence isn’t after your job, only the mundane and time- consuming element you’d be…

The top ten questions to help understand food safety
Added: 17 Nov 2024
In a world where food safety is non-negotiable and consumer expectations are at an all-time high, f…

Shining light on the vital global role performed by pumps
Added: 13 Nov 2024
In the drive to ensure energy efficiency and sustainability in industry and beyond, says Luboš Mich…

Boldly inspiring: National Engineering Day 2024
Added: 13 Nov 2024
The Pirbright Institute is renowned for its role as the UK’s leading centre for the study of viral …

How to Boost Natural Gas Vapour Recovery
Added: 22 Oct 2024
Oil-free reciprocating gas compressors help facilitate compliance with product recovery and emissio…

Improving scalability and efficiency of production in process chromatography
Added: 12 Oct 2024
Pharma manufacturer Sanovaskale Technologies’ Dr Smita Kale discusses how her company improved scal…

Armed for action
Added: 26 Sep 2024
‘Guardian angels’ and jargon busting guides... we take a look at some innovative tools and approach…