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Land of opportunity
Rob Smith | Added: 3 Mar 2016
With offshore exploration in the UK faltering, could decommissioning and greater investment onshore…
Show Preview: March of Maintec
Added: 25 Feb 2016
The Maintec exhibition is set to return to Birmingham’s NEC next month.
Age defying assets
Rob Smith | Added: 24 Feb 2016
Operators need more robust strategies when maintaining ageing equipment, writes Robert Smith.
Energy focus: power play
Louisa Hearn | Added: 24 Feb 2016
Energy efficiency hasn't always been top of mind for plant managers tasked with keeping process equ…
Case study: slurry power
Added: 23 Feb 2016
A biogas plant is generating electricity from low-temperature waste heat.
Pump efficiency: proficient pipes
Added: 15 Feb 2016
Improved pump efficiencies are possible with plastic pipework systems, says Durapipe industrial bra…
Case study: flow stick
Added: 15 Feb 2016
Glue dispenser company sets flow firm a tough flow measurement challenge.
Case study: a sense of security
Added: 9 Feb 2016
New sensors reduce reliance on field calibration at UK packaging company.
Calibration: monitoring the vital signs
Louisa Hearn | Added: 9 Feb 2016
As process control instruments proliferate in the plant, operators are turning to new technologies …
Smart fix: modern maintenance
Rob Smith | Added: 3 Feb 2016
Maintenance regimes are moving far beyond the world of run to failure.
Preparing for the great escape
Added: 1 Feb 2016
As manufacturing facilities evolve, it is increasingly important to consider emergency procedures, …
Bang tidy: process safety
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Safe demolition job reaps reward for drugs manufacturer, GSK.
Maintenance: the end of repairs?
Added: 26 Jan 2016
Using technology to predict and prevent failures of equipment is a well-known and growing trend. Bu…
Calibration: Field factors
Added: 22 Jan 2016
The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…
Feeding the future
Louisa Hearn | Added: 19 Jan 2016
The food and drink industry is being squeezed from every direction. Will process innovation become …
Process safety: cleaning house
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Jan 2016
Failure to recognise hazards in process plants could prove fatal, writes Robert Smith.
Step change for heat exchangers
Added: 11 Jan 2016
The transition from shell-and-tube to plate heat exchangers is gathering pace, writes Michelle Knot…
Cyber security: fighting talk
Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Cyber security is a multi-faceted beast, therefore plant operators must be prepared to defend their…
Clean screens
Louisa Hearn | Added: 6 Jan 2016
Self-cleaning filters are making steady inroads into production processes, writes Louisa Hearn.
Critical care
Added: 17 Dec 2015
There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…
