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Don't fear digital change, you're making it already...
Added: 4 Nov 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the uptake of digital tools in the process industry, says …
How barcode scanning boosts supply chain efficiency
Added: 21 Oct 2020
ProGlove’s Axel Schmidt discusses the necessity for accurate and efficient barcode scanning to deli…
Busting downtimes is not an excuse for avoiding ATEX rules
Added: 21 Oct 2020
Downtime has taken on a new meaning and that raises new issues for ATEX compliance.Two experts expl…
Choosing the right regulations for safety assessment
Added: 7 Oct 2020
The ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU) and the IECEx Certified Product Scheme equipment safety assessments…
Rotating equipment has a part to play in in advancing the circular economy
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Sustainability is making an impact in the sphere of rotating equipment, thanks to new legislation. …
Take care not to overlook the value of boilers
Added: 23 Sep 2020
Often overlooked or relegated in process management, the boiler is essential to effective operation…
Innovation is key to the pharma sector coping with changing times
Added: 23 Sep 2020
Recent events have underlined the need for pharmaceutical innovation and are encouraging more inven…
Solids handling demands call for the right pumps system
Added: 17 Sep 2020
When successive storm events increased volumes of rag and debris its waste systems had to cope with…
Testing time pays off for power plant project
Added: 10 Sep 2020
Collaboration and trust between two firms ensured careful research and testing to ensure a ground-b…
Flow sensors provide cost saving energy data
Added: 9 Sep 2020
Sensors monitoring flow velocity and temperature of mediums at critical locations in a major dairy …
Meeting the growing cybersecurity threat
Added: 1 Sep 2020
Ever-changing and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, limited internal experience and a lack …
Revised design reduces oil emissions
Added: 27 Aug 2020
One North Sea oil platform rerated two condensate export pumps to reduce energy consumption and opt…
Turning unwelcome downtime into a maintenance opportunity
Added: 25 Aug 2020
Pauses in production have been thrown into the spotlight with the pandemic. Yet, says Chris Johnso…
Finding the tools to tackle corrosion in pipes and connectors
Added: 19 Aug 2020
For pipes and connector equipment one of the biggest issues is corrosion, not least when it occurs …
Chemicals sector R&D is prepared for a new era
Added: 19 Aug 2020
Looking for a silver lining in the pandemic cloud isn’t easy, writes Brian Attwood, but the chemica…
Why you need XY coordinated for accuracy
Added: 11 Aug 2020
Electronic Manufacturing Solutions’ Jonathan Plummer on the benefits of XY Data and its role in sav…
Automation increases beer production capacity
Added: 11 Aug 2020
A top brewery increased production capacity by 50 percent in a fortnight with Rockwell’s virtualise…
Gaining an edge: Pumping systems as a key component in chemical production
Added: 5 Aug 2020
The post-Covid industrial landscape will increase the need for incremental gains in the chemicals s…
High efficiency and low shear pumping solution
Added: 5 Aug 2020
The UK’s only sugar beet producer needed to combine high efficiency with low shear pumping and velo…
Changing times mean monitoring is getting smarter
Added: 22 Jul 2020
Social distancing has ratcheted up the need for condition monitoring to get much smarter. Enterpris…
