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26/08/2014 Compact re-design for Atlas Copco’s energy recovery units Atlas Copco has re-designed the retrofit energy recovery units for its GA series air compressors, claiming improved performance from a smaller footprint. » Read More

26/08/2014 Neilson Hydraulics goes ‘back to new’ with Bosch Rexroth Yorkshire based Neilson Hydraulics, which supplies hydraulic components, systems and electronic controls, is now offering a 'Back to new' service through Bosch Rexroth. » Read More

22/08/2014 World’s largest tidal array gets go-ahead for Scotland The world's biggest tidal array will be built in the Pentland Firth region of Scotland, according to an announcement from DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) today. » Read More

22/08/2014 Rolls-Royce and Pera Technology offer inside track on innovation Rolls-Royce will be offering manufacturing and engineering companies an insight into its innovation strategy at an industry event held in conjunction with leading new product development contractor Pera Technology. » Read More

22/08/2014 Industry ‘wasting millions on poor maintenance’ UK industry is wasting millions of pounds with equipment mark-downs, write-offs and lost revenue due to poor maintenance practices, according to industrial distributor ERIKS. » Read More

22/08/2014 Safety execution centres growing rapidly: match global demand Growth of ABB's global network of 'safety execution centres' – supporting high hazard industries – from 10 to 30 over the past four years is being seen as indicative of growing global demand. » Read More

22/08/2014 HSE confirms appointment of new chief executive The Health & Safety Executive has appointed Dr Richard Judge (pictured) as chief executive. He will start in November 2014. » Read More

22/08/2014 Edinburgh firm fined £12,000 after lorry crushes employee An Edinburgh-based pharmaceutical company has pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court of failing to ensure the health and safety of an employee when a reversing lorry crushed an employee's head and chest resulting in severe injury. » Read More

21/08/2014 ABB and ESC launch functional safety e-learning ABB's Safety Lead Competency Centre (SLCC) and Engineering Safety Consultants (ESC) have launched an e-learning technical training course on failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA). » Read More

21/08/2014 Green desert city gets energy-efficient water pumps Amarinth, which specialises in centrifugal pumps for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, is using its carbon reduction pump project expertise to supply equipment into Masdar City, in Abu Dhabi. » Read More

20/08/2014 Process valve body design turns a novel corner A modular valve body pioneered by Bürkert is being claimed to increase the flow coefficient of conventional angle seat valves – so reducing energy requirements and improving flow characteristics. » Read More

20/08/2014 Outlook remains healthy for manufacturers, says CBI Manufacturing output growth eased in the three months to August, but growth expectations for the coming quarter remain robust, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey. » Read More

19/08/2014 White paper reveals the dangers of carbon residue Heat transfer fluid specialist Global Heat Transfer has published a white paper warning industry of the impact of carbon residue on plant ageing and effectiveness. » Read More

18/08/2014 ECS Engineering to rebuild 26-tonne Idle sluice gate The Environment Agency (EA) is has contracted ECS Engineering Services to replace the tidal sluice gate on the river Idle in Nottinghamshire, following its refurbishment project for the structure's counterweight. » Read More

18/08/2014 Industry calls for permanent infrastructure authority Britain's manufacturers have called for the creation of a permanent UK infrastructure authority to address the nation's long term strategic infrastructure requirements, bring coherence to debates on infrastructure challenges and encourage ... » Read More

18/08/2014 Stonehaven firm fined £240,000 after driver crushed to death A Stonehaven animal feed company has been fined £240,000 after a lorry driver was crushed to death when a two tonne, fully-loaded grain bin fell onto him from a forklift truck. » Read More

15/08/2014 ABB service to extend expensive transformer life ABB's UK transformer service team has launched a refurbishment and upgrading service that targets the two most common points of failure for power distribution transformers up to 132kV – the tap-changer and bushings. » Read More

14/08/2014 Buxton food packaging firm in court over forklift injuries A food packaging company in Buxton has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £2,979 in prosecution costs after an employee suffered severe injuries to his leg when he was struck by a forklift truck. » Read More

14/08/2014 Babcock Wanson boiler kicks off Viridor AD plant Recycling, renewable energy and waste management specialist Viridor has installed a Babcock Wanson HEB 1050 hot water boiler at its anaerobic digestion plant at Walpole, near Bridgwater, Somerset. » Read More

14/08/2014 Energy Institute publishes guide to ESOS energy efficiency Making the point that the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) will affect thousands of organisations, the Energy Institute (EI) has published a free guide. » Read More

13/08/2014 Worker badly burned after firm ignores safety risks A West Yorkshire company has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £7,885 in full costs after a worker was severely burned in a flashover during hot-cutting work at the Fox's Biscuits factory in Batley. » Read More

13/08/2014 Changes to ISO 14001 environmental standard worry engineers Worrying uncertainty about the impact revisions to the global standard for environmental management ISO 14001 will have is revealed in a new survey from specialist Cedrec. » Read More

13/08/2014 Micro-Epsilon UK senses 10th anniversary party Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon celebrates its 10th anniversary in the UK this month (August 2014). » Read More

12/08/2014 White paper targets electrical harmonic mitigation System integrator CP Automation, has released a downloadable white paper for plant engineers explaining the various methods of mitigating the damage caused by harmonic currents and utility level voltage distortion. » Read More

12/08/2014 New generation motor control improves speed and torque accuracy ABB's direct torque control (DTC) – used on its variable speed drives since 1996 – has been significantly improved, bringing even higher accuracy motor speed and torque control, according to the firm. » Read More