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19/08/2013 Birmingham school project turns to Potterton condensing boilers Holyhead School, in Handsworth, Birmingham, has replaced ageing and obsolete boilers with Potterton Commercial condensing boilers, matched to the original radiator installation, and the flow and return water temperatures. » Read More

16/08/2013 Global Renewables cuts landfill waste with Brevini planetary box Global Renewables is reporting that 12 planetary gearboxes supplied by Brevini Power Transmission and installed in its waste treatment plants are still going strong. » Read More

15/08/2013 Engineering academy upgrades with Mitsubishi Brinsworth Academy of Engineering, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has upgraded its training facilities, with ,much of the new equipment supplied by Mitsubishi Electric. » Read More

14/08/2013 Compact helical bevel gearboxes prove power at ArcelorMittal plant Watt Drive (part of the WEG Group) compact helical bevel gearboxes are proving their performance on a new straightening unit at steel producer ArcelorMittal's plant in Belval, Luxembourg. » Read More

14/08/2013 Steel wheel stress cracking gets new non destructive testing technique Trains will spend less time out of service due to wheel stress cracks, thanks to a technique that uses neutron diffraction to measure several centimetres into steel wheels. » Read More

14/08/2013 JCB moves into site welfare mobile units Construction giant JCB has signed a deal with site welfare units designer Garic that now sees it manufacturing eco-friendly welfare units under licence for the construction industry. » Read More

13/08/2013 Clockmaker saves milling time with ABB drives James Chadburn, one of the UK's top flight clock and watch restorers, is using ABB variable-speed drives (VSDs) to control his specialist milling machine. » Read More

13/08/2013 Morgan Advanced Materials sponsors army exhibition Composite materials and defence equipment specialist Morgan Advanced Materials is sponsoring the Unseen Enemy exhibition at London's National Army Museum. » Read More

12/08/2013 Ultrasonic control proves itself at Mersey Estuary Pollution Alleviation Scheme United Utilities' updated flagship MEPAS (Mersey Estuary Pollution Alleviation Scheme) is reporting success throughout the network with its non-contacting ultrasonic level monitoring instrumentation, from Pulsar. » Read More

12/08/2013 High Speed Sustainable Manufacturing Institute welcomes Ubisense location-based technology specialist Ubisense has joined the HSSMI (High Speed Sustainable Manufacturing Institute). » Read More

09/08/2013 MOL gas processing plant shaves 9m eur off production costs European oil and gas giant MOL Group says it has significantly increased throughput, improved product quality and cut energy consumption at its Algyõ gas processing plant in Hungary, following intervention by Emerson Support Services. » Read More

09/08/2013 Rockwell Automation launches industrial security initiative Rockwell Automation has launched an initiative aimed at helping manufacturers to reduce cyber-security risks to their control systems. » Read More

08/08/2013 Robinson Bros keep lid on carbon disulphide with ABB transmitter Robinson Brothers is reporting success with a revised safety-critical level sensor, based on a magnetostrictive transmitter, which is now monitoring carbon disulphide (CS2) storage at its Midlands speciality chemicals plant. » Read More

08/08/2013 Alstom’s tidal turbine now running at 1MW offshore Alstom's trial full-scale tidal device has now reached full nominal power of 1MW, following a series of gradual increases in power since its immersion in January 2013. » Read More

07/08/2013 Bosch Rexroth Glenrothes site cuts 30 per cent emissions Bosch Rexroth is reporting success with its carbon emission reduction plan, having made what it describes as a significant emissions reduction at its Glenrothes site, in Scotland. » Read More

07/08/2013 Sea bass high voltage maintenance goes to Quartzelec Anglesey Aquaculture, the UK's only producer of fresh, sustainably farmed sea bass, has contracted Wrexham based electrical engineering firm Quartzelec to deliver all its high-voltage maintenance over the next four years, including ... » Read More

06/08/2013 Health and safety regulations not half-baked So many managers and administrators still don't get the health and safety message, says Judith Hackitt, chief executive of the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) in her latest blog. » Read More

06/08/2013 Free energy efficiency white paper offers plant guidance How to drive change in the workplace is the subject of a new energy efficiency white paper, published by MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) specialist Eriks. » Read More

05/08/2013 New Scottish pier sees surge in tidal power activity A newly extended pier in Orkney is hosting more tidal energy technologies than any other site in the world, with four devices currently on the quayside. » Read More

05/08/2013 Screw blower technology improves SCA plant efficiency Personal care products producer SCA has improved both operating efficiency and energy consumption on its wastewater treatment plant at the Oakenholt Mill, thanks to an energy-efficient rotary screw blower, from Atlas Copco. » Read More

05/08/2013 REA welcomes biofuel competition, but warns on environment The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has welcomed the launch of a £25 million government competition to drive the development of advanced biofuels in the UK. » Read More

02/08/2013 Brevini delivers bespoke gearboxes for massive pipelaying vessel The world's largest platform installation, decommissioning and pipelaying ship, due to start operations late in 2014, will be equipped with 32 high-power gearboxes from Brevini Power Transmission. » Read More

01/08/2013 Emerson expands growing project services arm Emerson Process Management says it has brought forward plans to expand its project engineering staff, to meet demands of major project activity. » Read More

31/07/2013 6.3-tonne crane lifts maintenance at Edinburgh tram depot Edinburgh's Gogar depot, which serves the new tram network, is using a double-girder 6.3 tonne travelling crane, installed by Street Crane Company, to maintain its fleet of 27 trams, and support the Unimog track maintenance vehicle. » Read More

31/07/2013 FLTA challenges UK to break accident plateau FLTA (the Fork Lift Truck Association) is encouraging 1,000,000 Britons to confirm their safety awareness this September in a bid to break the 'accident plateau'. » Read More