Latest Viewpoints
Which flow meter?
Added: 16 Jun 2014
With over 40 years experience, Trevor Forster, managing director of Titan Enterprises, offers advic…
Nuclear power
Added: 9 Jun 2014
The Office of Nuclear Regulation became an independent public organisation in April. Chairman of th…
Easy wins and beyond
Added: 2 Jun 2014
European industry is now at a point where many companies face major investment to make further ener…
The five P’s
Added: 12 May 2014
The five P’s are key to maintaining thermal fluid systems, writes Barnaby Vickers, technical execut…
Fresh perspective
Added: 1 May 2014
Converting units at Drax from coal to biomass meant changing not only the fuel but also the traditi…
Picking a winner
Added: 4 Apr 2014
Which technique is better – discrete or continuous flow analysis? Lalicia Potter of Seal Analytical…
Drug boost
Added: 14 Mar 2014
Aesica boss Robert Hardy has grown his pharmaceutical company tenfold since acquiring a site from B…
Systems must drive engineering degrees
Added: 18 Feb 2014
Former IChemE president Sir William Wakeham calls for the process systems community to take a great…
Squeezing out heat
Added: 12 Feb 2014
Modelling software that takes account of the entire process can maximise the energy efficiency gain…
Tackle complacency to avoid disasters
Added: 21 Jan 2014
Health and Safety Executive chairman Judith Hackett says organisational change and brave engineers …
Global chemistry
Added: 7 Jan 2014
The boss of German chemicals giant BASF tells John McKenna about his dislike of renewable electrici…
Global chemistry
Added: 7 Jan 2014
The boss of German chemicals giant BASF tells John McKenna about his dislike of renewable electric…
Northern light
Added: 3 Dec 2013
Spending on UK oil and gas is hitting record levels. Statoil’s Ingolf Søreide, the man in charge of…
Pie, Robot
Added: 22 Nov 2013
Though it has been slow to follow the lead of other process industries, the food sector is finally …
UK manufacturing must embrace change
Added: 12 Nov 2013
Area manager for Schneider Electric Jez Palmer says mindset change and a focus on digital technolog…
When thermal oil freezes
Added: 7 Oct 2013
Engineers must rely on ambient temperature to restore solidified oil to its former viscosity, warns…
The modern way for manufacturers
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Why modernise is a question asked by many process plant owners and operators. Steve Leech, product …
Lose the catalogue
Added: 12 Sep 2013
A spell away from the automation sector has taught Rockwell Automation’s Martin Walder that clients…
Water firms fear fracking risks
Added: 4 Sep 2013
Water UK policy adviser Dr Jim Marshall calls for urgent talks with shale gas developers to ease fe…
Understanding bulk materials behaviour
Added: 20 Aug 2013
University of Greenwich professor Mike Bradley discusses the difficulties faced when monitoring, di…
