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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…
Toxic load: detecting hazards
Added: 9 Dec 2015
Personal protection kit is about far more than hard hats and safety gloves.
Energy crisis
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Still warm with the glow of leading one of the first countries to officially turn its back on coal-…
Soft assets: energy management
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Squeezing more efficiency from plant equipment is the next frontier for CMMS.
Small and potentially mighty
Added: 20 Nov 2015
Big data, the industrial internet of things, smart integration and the cloud are all buzzwords we c…
Big data
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Integration with cloud and mobile technologies is changing the face of data acquisition.
Engineering not just for men
Added: 17 Nov 2015
The roles women have played in the past can be compared with the current struggle to get more women…
On the level
Added: 17 Nov 2015
Level measurement can offer a line of defence against industrial spills, and regulators are taking …
Additive manufacturing: new frontiers
Added: 10 Nov 2015
From humble beginnings, additive manufacturing has evolved into a process that impacts almost every…
Shale mates: UK fracking future
Added: 2 Nov 2015
As the UK moves to emulate the US shale boom, Michelle Knott investigates how similar the engineeri…
Battle stations: industrial cyber crime
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Oct 2015
As computer hackers set sight on industrial targets, cyber security experts are throwing their weig…
Safety first: regulatory challenge
Added: 14 Oct 2015
A tangle of new regulations is causing headaches for those in charge of process safety, writes Loui…
Hot spot: thermal monitoring technology
Added: 28 Sep 2015
Food manufacturers use thermal monitoring technology to control a wide variety of their processes. …
No strings attached: wireless industry
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Industrial networks are being transformed by booming demand for wireless.
People Power: oil & gas skills drive
Added: 11 Sep 2015
Low prices are hurting the oil & gas industry, and in particular the North Sea. John McKenna looks …
Under control
Added: 8 Sep 2015
Safety systems are the first-response unit when things go wrong in a process plant, preventing smal…
Hidden assets
Added: 11 Aug 2015
When it comes to protecting assets, monitoring those hard-to-reach places need not be a hit and mis…
A sense of danger
Added: 5 Aug 2015
Can a new generation of detection devices mitigate the risk of catastrophic gas leaks within the pr…
Smart water: regulations affect industry
Added: 17 Jul 2015
Regulations forcing water companies to focus of the total life costs of their assets is driving rap…
