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26/04/2013 Emerson certified for process systems cyber security Emerson Process Management's DeltaV digital automation system and its project and engineering support services have successfully passed annual best practice standards set by Wurldtech Security Technologies, which effectively certifies ... » Read More

25/04/2013 Firm admits neglecting safety after three workers injured Lincolnshire-based Staples Disposables, which makes disposable paper products, has been ordered to pay more than £116,000 in fines and costs, after three workers suffered hand injuries using unguarded machines at its Fulbeck Heath factory. » Read More

25/04/2013 Bürkert demystifies ATEX explosion protection criteria Although the ATEX directive has been in force for some years, important criteria that must be considered when selecting an ATEX-certified device are often misunderstood. » Read More

24/04/2013 Centre to boost industrial sensor and imaging systems The University of Glasgow is to create what it describes as a world-leading sensor and imaging systems centre, following receipt of a £10 million grant from the Scottish Funding Council. » Read More

24/04/2013 Energy and cost reduction initiative launched by WEG Electric motors manufacturer WEG has unveiled an energy reduction initiative, designed to help manufacturers optimise efficiencies of existing plant and process equipment. » Read More

23/04/2013 New EMCO Wheaton for loading arms distributor Grimsby based manufacturer of safe fluid handling solutions Flotech Performance Systems is the new sole UK and Ireland distributor for EMCO Wheaton. » Read More

23/04/2013 Science Warehouse partners with One MRO Maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) management and services specialist One MRO has signed an agreement with e-business firm Science Warehouse to create MRO Direct, an online marketplace for e-procurement. » Read More

23/04/2013 Draeger Safety UK invests £1.3m for future growth Chemical industry safety specialist Draeger Safety UK has completed a multi-million pound investment in its Blyth-based operations. » Read More

22/04/2013 Mattei urges specifiers to improve energy efficiency Compressor manufacturer Mattei is urging plant engineers and managers to seek advice from air specialists to ensure that compressor installations are as energy-efficient as possible. » Read More

19/04/2013 Billerudkorsnäs improves efficiency, cuts maintenance costs BillerudKorsnäs says it has improved pulp digester process efficiency and reduced maintenance costs at its paper mill in Gävle, Sweden, since installing a Rosemount 8800 vortex flowmeter. » Read More

19/04/2013 Tata Steel UK saves £2 million on stores with Brammer Savings of more than £2 million are being reported by Tata Steel Europe, for its UK operations, following a nationwide inventory management project by industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist Brammer. » Read More

18/04/2013 R22 refrigerant ban forum in final call for delegates From midnight on the 31 December 2014, the supply and storage of ozone depleting HCFCs (hydrochlorfluorocarbons), including the widely used R22 refrigerant, will be banned. » Read More

17/04/2013 Bosch Rexroth wins Hannover’s Hermes award Bosch Rexroth won this year's Hermes Award at last week's Hannover Fair (8—12 April) – the first time the internationally recognised accolade has gone to a software development. » Read More

16/04/2013 GAMBICA tops British Standards table for members GAMBICA – which represents the firms in the instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology industry in the UK – has more members contributing to BSI committees than any other trade association. » Read More

16/04/2013 WEG wins pump industry Supplier of the Year award again Efficient electric motors manufacturer WEG has won the Supplier of the Year category at the 2013 Pump Industry Awards, for the third consecutive year. » Read More

16/04/2013 Yokogawa merges UK instrument and control firms Yokogawa Electric Corp has announced that its UK subsidiary Yokogawa Measurement Technologies has merged with group company Yokogawa United Kingdom and is now trading as Yokogawa Measurement Technologies. » Read More

15/04/2013 New aircraft carriers lighting uses composites BVT Surface Fleet Solutions, which is building two of the world's largest aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, has specified Spelsberg's polycarbonate Abox junction boxes, instead of traditional metal. » Read More

15/04/2013 Bürkert valves help BBC science presenter with 360 degree swing BBC science show Bang Goes the Theory, which recently tested the childhood quandary over whether or not it is possible to push someone over 360 degrees on a park swing, was helped by valve specialist Bürkert. » Read More

12/04/2013 Technip selects Fisher valves for Algiers Refinery upgrade Technip has selected Emerson Process Management as the main supplier of control valves for the ageing Algiers Refinery rehabilitation and adaptation project. » Read More

11/04/2013 ODVA forms machinery special interest group Open, interoperable automation technologies pressure group ODVA is forming a special interest group for machine information. » Read More

11/04/2013 Dublin Bay wastewater treatment works cuts maintenance costs Maintenance costs and out of service hours of a critical pumping application at a Dublin Bay wastewater treatment works have been slashed by using a variable-speed drive's anti-ragging routine. » Read More

10/04/2013 Cat Pumps remove labels on Coors keg cleaning line Molson Coors brewery in Alton is reporting a solution to the problem of removing identification labels from beer kegs – using high pressure positive displacement plunger pumps on its automated keg cleaning lines. » Read More

09/04/2013 White Paper highlights steam cost and efficiency savings A new White Paper from Spirax Sarco shows how steam users can save money and prevent a wide range of potential problems through an effective water treatment regime. » Read More

08/04/2013 ABB wins another $30 million oil and gas order in Australia ABB has been appointed the main electrical contractor (MEC) for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Ichthys oil and gas field in the Timor Sea off Western Australia. » Read More

05/04/2013 Cyprus desalination plant to be served by Flowserve Pumps specialist Flowserve has received a multi-million dollar order from MN Larnaca Desalination to provide a pump package and energy recovery package to be used at a 15.9 million gallons/day seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination ... » Read More