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01/10/2013 Seals and synthetic materials key to energy efficient plant Although seals are often the smallest and apparently least significant components in new plant and machinery, they frequently have the greatest impact on its function. » Read More

01/10/2013 Dairy Crest takes mature approach to pump maintenance Dairy Crest says efficient operation of the vacuum packaging system on its Cathedral City cheese production line is down to its use of vacuum pump manufacturer Busch's service package. » Read More

30/09/2013 SPP Pumps steals second in National Apprentice Awards SPP Pumps has been recognised as one of Thames Valley's best apprenticeship employers in the regional final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2013. » Read More

27/09/2013 Micro-emulsion gets Rolls-Royce seal of approval Rolls-Royce has given its full CSS 127 supply specification approval to Master Chemical's TRIM MicroSol 585XT semi-synthetic micro emulsion. » Read More

27/09/2013 Rodda’s smooths clotted cream with sine wave pump Cornish creamery Rodda's – which installed a new clotted cream line last year, in time for the Christmas rush – is reporting success with a MasoSine SPS2 sanitary process pump. » Read More

26/09/2013 Sustainable paper maker turns to Regal for motor experience Paper producer Double A – which is championing sustainable feedstock, with trees farmed in a programme called Paper from KHAN-NA, harnessing unused agricultural land – is reporting success with using motor maker Regal to coordinate the ... » Read More

26/09/2013 Grimsby workshop for Quartzelec’s LV and MV motor service Electrical engineering group Quartzelec is relocating to new workshops in Grimsby, which it says will help meet the growing requirement for electric motor and generator rewinds, repairs and services. » Read More

25/09/2013 Watson-Marlow pumps aid the recovery of rare mineral British Fluorspar, the UK's sole fluorspar producer, is reporting success with 21 peristaltic and 30 general purpose pumps, supplied by Watson-Marlow, for flotation duties at its Peak District plant. » Read More

25/09/2013 Renewable energy industry unites in call for 2030 European target The European renewable energy industry has written to the European Parliament president Martin Schulz, EU energy ministers and the EU Energy and Climate Commissioners to call for a legally binding 2030 target for renewable energy as part ... » Read More

24/09/2013 ABB warns over bottom-up HSE competence inspections Too few engineering firms are ready for the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) new focus on competency. » Read More

24/09/2013 AGI Freden cuts electricity costs with Shell Tellus S4 ME German high-volume injection-moulding specialist AGI Freden is reporting energy efficiency improvements of 4% since becoming the first to trial Shell Tellus S4 ME lubricant on three of its Engel and Ferromatic injection-moulding machines. » Read More

24/09/2013 SCX Academy makes sense of lifting legislation The SCX Academy has launched a new course to help people in charge of companies' lifting equipment make sense of the laws surrounding their safe usage – ultimately keeping themselves legal and their workforce safe. » Read More

23/09/2013 Sub-zero temperatures engineered for Travis ICS Cool Energy says it has worked on some demanding projects in its time, but few as interesting as working with BRIT award winner Travis. » Read More

20/09/2013 Thermocouple shows much lower high temperature drift A temperature sensor developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could improve the efficiency, control and safety of high temperature engines. » Read More

20/09/2013 Emerson charms more than 300 oil and gas plants Emerson Process Management's CHARMs electronic marshalling technology has now notched up over 1 billion operating hours at more than 300 oil and gas plant sites. » Read More

19/09/2013 Ready-made effluent treatment plant flows with Watson-Marlow Lime specialist Lhoist UK has combined its Neutralac extra-strong 'smart liquid lime' with high-flow peristaltic pump technology to improve the treatment of acidic waste streams on site. » Read More

18/09/2013 Split spherical bearings save chemical plant €220,000 By replacing a solid spherical roller bearing on an exhaust gas fan with a split spherical roller bearing, an unnamed chemical plant has saved €220,000, according to supplier Schaeffler. » Read More

18/09/2013 Air Control’s solar panels don’t bring down the roof Air Control Industries in Axminster is reporting success with a bespoke 50kW solar PV (photovoltaic) array on its factory roof, which is now generating significant energy and cutting its bills. » Read More

17/09/2013 HETAS warns of new biomass air quality regulations HETAS, the UK certification body for ENplus, is alerting installers and specifiers to changes in air quality regulations which affect biomass boiler applications for the non domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). » Read More

17/09/2013 Occupational health and wellbeing needs wake-up call IOSH (the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) is urging politicians to put greater emphasis on good occupational health and wellbeing. » Read More

16/09/2013 Better alarm handling as EEMUA unveils new guidelines EEMUA (Engineering Equipment and Materials Users' Association) has launched the Third Edition of EEMUA 191 'Alarm systems: a guide to design, management and procurement'. » Read More

16/09/2013 MV drives cut lifecycle costs at Sheffield pumping station The first UK installation of a new type of MV (medium voltage) ac drive has been commissioned at Yorkshire Water's Blackburn Meadows Wastewater Treatment Works, in Sheffield. » Read More

13/09/2013 Northumbrian Water turns to energy efficient screw blowers Northumbrian Water has chosen Atlas Copco screw blower technology in a bid to cut energy consumption and minimise service costs at its sewage treatment works in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. » Read More

13/09/2013 Emerson expands oil and gas plant flow service capabilities Emerson Process Management has created a global Flow Lifecycle Care organisation to offer flow services around its process flow measurement and control technology. » Read More

12/09/2013 Anaerobic digestion plant to drive CHP in process industries Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology, aimed at combating rising water effluent and energy costs, is being made available to the processing industry at no capital cost by ENER-G. » Read More