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News

12/11/2018

Eriks proposes bacteria action plan for food industry gears and motors

Industrial component supplier Eriks, which supplies the Fenner brand of gears and motors for the food industry, is recommending a three-step action plan to reduce bacterial contamination and costs in food processing.

Gareth Lenton, director of the power transmission technology centre at Eriks UK says: “90% of bacterial contamination in the food ... » Read More

09/11/2018

AM plant nears completion

Aston Martin Lagonda’s new production facility in St Athan, Wales, is ...
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08/11/2018

Sensonics' nuclear plant kit

Condition monitoring supplier Sensonics has delivered the final tranche of ...
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07/11/2018

Schaeffler to close two sites

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has blamed uncertainty ...
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05/11/2018

HSE releases annual statistics

A total of 1.4 million workers suffered from work-related ill health (new ...
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02/11/2018

ABB doubles centre size

Technology specialist ABB has doubled the size of its UK Engineering ...
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31/10/2018

Robots with sensors ‘listen’

A new generation of chemical sensors could help to reduce the risk of a ...
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Features

02/11/2018

Making obsolescence obsolete

3D printing offers the opportunity to make parts when they are needed – anywhere in the world – provided a digital model is available. Might this provide a way to duplicate parts that are no longer available to buy?

Siemens Mobility opened its first digital rail maintenance centre – the Siemens Mobility RRX Rail Service Center, in Dortmund-Eving, ... » Read More

02/11/2018