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28/04/2014 Sweet firm fined after forklift spears worker’s foot A national sweet manufacturer has been fined £120,000 and ordered to pay £9,538 in prosecution costs after the fork on a forklift truck pierced a worker's foot, entering the instep and exiting the bridge, breaking every bone in its path. » Read More

28/04/2014 ABB launches life-extending drives registration service ABB is offering a free low-voltage ac drives registration service for users, service repair organisations, machine builders, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), panel builders and system integrators. » Read More

28/04/2014 Pneumatics website offers equipment, help and service Thorite has gone live with a new website, bringing what it claims is the biggest range of ex-stock pneumatic products and process systems to the food, manufacturing, engineering and pharmaceuticals industries. » Read More

28/04/2014 MacRobert Award finalists revealed Three UK companies have been revealed as this year's finalists for the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) MacRobert Award. » Read More

28/04/2014 Firm in court for putting workers at risk A Tyne and Wear firm has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £6,630 in costs for putting workers at risk of serious injury after numerous potentially dangerous machines were found to be poorly guarded. » Read More

25/04/2014 Gardner Denver finds compressor oldies but goldies Gardner Denver has announced thw winners of its oldest working compressors competition – a 1963 Hydrovane, entered for the user by distributor Airvane Compressors, and a 1936 CompAir unit, entered for the user by Air Compressors and ... » Read More

25/04/2014 Dräger app engineers navigate hazardous materials Dräger's Voice hazardous substances database is now available as an app for Apple iOS and Android mobile phones for online and offline use. » Read More

25/04/2014 Suffolk firm in court after worker suffers crush injuries A Suffolk firm that makes rubber granules has been fined £17,000 and ordered to pay costs of £10,985 for safety breaches after an agency worker was severely injured when the forklift truck he was driving overturned. » Read More

24/04/2014 Innovative gearboxes delivers savings for wastewater plant Planetary gearboxes offer increased reliability and efficiency, alongside reduced size and weight, compared to conventional alternatives – and site managers at sewage treatment works with ageing plant should consider them. » Read More

24/04/2014 NSK launches Added Value Programme for 2014 Bearings specialist NSK says that working with engineers in a wide range of industries has enabled the firm to develop expertise across applications and environments – expertise that is now translated into its AIP (Added Value Programme). » Read More

24/04/2014 Firm sentenced after worker breaks legs A Stirlingshire company has been fined £10,000 for serious safety failings after a foundry worker's legs were crushed when he was struck by a one tonne mould in a casting box while turning it with an overhead crane. » Read More

23/04/2014 Call to do more to tackle poor ergonomics Manufacturers must do more to protect workers by designing work areas better, according to a report from Bosch Rexroth. » Read More

23/04/2014 Government and industry commit £133m to advanced powertrain technology The UK government and automotive manufacturers Ford, Cummins, GKN and JCB are planning to invest £133 million in powertrain development projects to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. » Read More

23/04/2014 Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2014 announced Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2014 will take place between Monday 3 and Friday 7 November, 2014 with the aim of creating a buzz around engineering and promote engineering careers to young people across the UK. » Read More

22/04/2014 Workplace falls and dangerous machines top reasons for prosecutions Workplace falls and dangerous machines have been named as the two most common reasons for companies being prosecuted over health and safety breaches in the North West. » Read More

22/04/2014 Lafarge Tarmac turns to Siemens for auto crane safety validation Lafarge Tarmac's Tunstead cement plant has recently been modernised to provide safe access for maintenance around two automatic cranes used to handle raw materials, such as aggregates. » Read More

22/04/2014 Massive Thames Water treatment works upgrades steeled for success Thames Water is undertaking a £675m upgrade programme that includes a £200m expansion of the Crossness STW (sewage treatment works) and £190m expansion at its Beckton STW, the largest in the UK. » Read More

17/04/2014 PLC upgrade improves safety at Sandvik steel rolling mill Sandvik Materials Technology has added zoned safety guarding to a large cold rolling mill at its Sandviken plant in Sweden, using ABB's new safety PLC as the controller. » Read More

17/04/2014 Con Mech Engineers fined after worker loses leg Con Mech Engineers has been fined £20,000 plus £8,045 in costs in court, after an agency worker was crushed between a moving vehicle and a water tank. » Read More

16/04/2014 Windscale chimney decommissioning nears final phase The Windscale chimneys – a major part of the Sellafield skyline since the 1940s – are now close to final demolition, with the last remaining filter galley now half way through decommissioning. » Read More

16/04/2014 Emerson launches two in one wireless process transmitter The legendary ultra-precise Rosemount 3051S multi-variable process transmitter is now available in wireless format, designed to directly measure two process pressure variables from one installation. » Read More

16/04/2014 Best Factory Awards 2014 entry deadline extended The deadline for entries to the Best Factory Awards 2014 has been extended to Friday, April 25, giving you the opportunity to join the manufacturing greats and enjoy the business boosting benefits that come with awards success. » Read More

15/04/2014 Stannah Stairlifts steps up efficiency on VSD compressor Stannah Stairlifts is reporting that, following successful trials, Atlas Copco's energy-efficient GA VSD+ compressor is now providing 24/7 test lab compressed air for R&D operations at the firm's site in Andover, Hampshire. » Read More

15/04/2014 Sellafield Silos Direct Encapsulation: preferred bidder is AMA Joint venture AMA has been selected as the preferred bidder for Sellafield's Silos Direct Encapsulation (SDP) project. » Read More

15/04/2014 BOHS appoints new president The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has appointed Mike Slater as its president. » Read More