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Outlining software simulation
Added: 22 Jul 2013
Cal Gavin’s Martin Gough outlines the importance of software simulation ahead of any equipment inst…
Championing change
Added: 8 Jul 2013
Stan Higgins, director of the North East of England Process Industry Cluster, is on a mission to ch…
Paying the price of nuclear rewards
Added: 3 Jul 2013
Professor Stuart Haszeldine argues that a nuclear future in the UK will come at a price.
Applying interlocking systems
Added: 10 Jun 2013
Smith Flow Control’s Mike Fynes takes a look at how mechanical key interlocking can improve valve s…
Rapid developments in the pump industry
Added: 3 Jun 2013
Flowserve’s Bill Newton takes a look at how concurrent engineering could improve the speed of produ…
Tailored technologies
Added: 28 May 2013
Red Dragon Valves’ Colin Wait provides an insight into how bespoke solutions are helping smaller co…
Industry set for drift to smart metering
Added: 21 May 2013
Craig Marshall predicts the emergence of truly recalibration-free devices with user-friendly and co…
The process of change
Added: 14 May 2013
Jason Barclay discusses current and new horizons for picme, which has been leading on lean manufact…
The new reality
Added: 8 May 2013
Dow boss Andrew Liveris sees a potentially bright future for the UK’s chemical and pharmaceuticals …
Machine safety needs holistic approach
Added: 23 Apr 2013
Despite the increasing amount of legislation and the global harmonisation of standards in machinery…
A call to stop manufacturing doubt
Added: 19 Apr 2013
Mark Howard, general manager at Zettlex Ltd, believes the UK needs to start believing in its manufa…
Road to recovery
Added: 8 Apr 2013
Many companies are discovering the effectiveness of using organic waste effluents to generate bioga…
Production minus sales equals scrap
Added: 2 Apr 2013
Across the manufacturing and engineering sectors we place a huge amount of emphasis on principles s…
Cyber: A year of living dangerously
Added: 19 Mar 2013
Connecting into a factory with a smart phone emerged top of an engineers’ wishlist for industrial n…
Safety lessons
Added: 8 Mar 2013
Over recent years, the National Skills Academy Process Industries has been looking at the underlyin…
Millions of devices can't be wrong
Added: 4 Mar 2013
Far from the expected rationalisation, we have more networks and protocols than ever according to D…
Honeywell boss maps out new directions
Added: 21 Feb 2013
Istanbul – Darius Adamczyk has a reputation for delivering growth and for getting new products and …
Carbon sponge could improve CCS (Comment added)
Added: 19 Feb 2013
Researchers have developed a novel material that adsorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide
Missing out on grants and R&D tax credits
Added: 12 Feb 2013
Article by Greville Warwick of MCS Corporate:
Many in the process industries are continuing to misu…
Conventional power guarantees supply
Added: 1 Feb 2013
Matthias Hartung, CEO of RWE Generation highlights the essential role of conventional power plants …
