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28/11/2012 Sellafield sludge retrieval gets successful mammoth lift One of the most technically challenging crane lifts ever performed on the Sellafield site passed off without problems recently. » Read More

28/11/2012 The Skills Show brings inspiration to thousands The first Skills Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham from 15—17 November 2012, saw more than 70,000 visitors, according to figures released by the show's organiser, just released. » Read More

27/11/2012 High-temperature synthetic oil demand soars as supplies dry up High-temperature synthetic oils for heat transfer will soon be in short supply as a world-wide shortage looms. » Read More

27/11/2012 Plastics firm fined over employee’s finger injury Industrial Anti Corrosives, in Dunnockshaw, has been fined £5,000 plus £3,991 costs, after one of its employees narrowly avoided severing his fingers when his hand came into contact with a rotating blade. » Read More

26/11/2012 Big names sign up for industrial drives management service SEW Eurodrive is reporting that its Complete Drives Management (CDM) service has already attracted some of the biggest names in manufacturing. » Read More

26/11/2012 Health and environment risks in building insulation, US study finds Researchers in the US are calling for changes to building codes, following a study that suggests mandatory flame retardants for foam insulation are not only harmful to human health and the environment, but also don't reduce fire risk in ... » Read More

23/11/2012 Ultrasonic flowmeter breaks new measurement barriers What's claimed to be the first ultrasonic flowmeter to offer custody-transfer accuracy and minimal maintenance requirements has been launched by Siemens. » Read More

23/11/2012 Operator asset care seminar to lay secrets bare A one day seminar the promises to explore the background to Operator Asset Care (OAC), using the real life experiences of production and manufacturing directors, is to be staged by MCP on 7 February 2013. » Read More

22/11/2012 Valveforce keeps Chinese balloon dipping plant on song Dipping plant specialist Greenbrook is reporting that Valveforce valves are proving robust and reliable on a new balloon dipping plant supplied to China. » Read More

22/11/2012 Free e-book covers LNG, oil and gas control applications Yokogawa has published a 70-page, free to download e-book that outlines use of its novel VigilantPlant automation concept for safe and reliable plant operations in the oil and gas industry. » Read More

21/11/2012 PM visits forklift factory in Northern Ireland Prime minister David Cameron visited the Northern Irish forklift manufacturing site of US-owned Nacco Materials Handling Group yesterday (20 November) and praised the factory for its ability to compete and succeed in "the global race". » Read More

20/11/2012 High efficiency motors specified for €21.5m Spanish water plant High efficiency motors are delivering energy savings on 100 pumps and blowers – some up to 160kW – at a major new wastewater treatment plant, commissioned by Spanish water firm Canal de Isabel II. » Read More

20/11/2012 First national apprenticeship champion is crowned BAE Systems manufacturing engineer Jenny Westworth (pictured) has been crowned the first ever national Apprenticeship Champion of the Year. » Read More

19/11/2012 Defence firm sentenced over explosion death Wallop Defence Systems (WDS) has been ordered to pay £376,000 in fines and costs for safety failings that caused a fatal explosion at its Hampshire factory. » Read More

16/11/2012 Accolade boosts bottling efficiency with oil-free compressors Accolade Wines is using recovered heat from oil-free compressors to pre-heat CIP (clean in place) water for two high-speed bottling lines at its plant in Avonmouth, Bristol. » Read More

15/11/2012 UK drives manufacturer seals £6million automation deal British variable speed drives manufacturer Invertek Drives has secured new contracts with two unnamed international automation companies to supply a range of Optidrives (E2, P2 and HVAC) for global use. » Read More

14/11/2012 Notts company fined after worker loses finger ends A Nottingham firm that provides processing support for the brewing and food industries has been prosecuted for safety failures, after a worker lost four finger ends on a poorly guarded machine. » Read More

14/11/2012 £550K API 610 pump order for North Sea Quad 204 FPSO High-spec centrifugal pumps developer Amarinth, which serves the oil and gas sector, has secured an order for five API 610 pumps for the new Quad 204 FPSO vessel, currently under construction for the North Sea. » Read More

13/11/2012 Babcock Wanson launches treatment service for coil boilers Steam generators manufacturer Babcock Wanson has introduced a water treatment service that includes a five-year corrosion warranty on the boiler coil. » Read More

13/11/2012 Thermal cameras now available for under £6,000 Following what Flir Systems describes as significant demand for its T335 and B335 thermal imaging camera, the company says it is now able to "pass on manufacturing economies to customers." » Read More

12/11/2012 Ricardo acquires AEA Europe for environmental consulting Ricardo has acquired the UK operations of AEA Technology, which was spun out of the Atomic Energy Authority in 1996, from the administrators for £18 million. » Read More

12/11/2012 Spirax Sarco helps Provectus with rare decontamination project Contaminated land specialist Provectus is reporting success with a novel approach, based on steam, it used to clean up the soil from an old printing works. » Read More

09/11/2012 Maersk Oil UK selects ESR Technology for Aberdeen QRA work ESR Technology has been awarded a five-year technical safety framework by Maersk Oil UK to provide quantitative risk assessment (QRA). » Read More

08/11/2012 ABB solves 100-year old dc electrical grid puzzle Power and automation giant ABB has announced "a breakthrough" in the ability to interrupt direct current, solving a 100-year-old electrical engineering problem. » Read More

08/11/2012 Electric forklift highly commended in Noise Abatement awards A new range of super-quiet, all-electric forklift trucks, from Cargotec, has been highly commended this week in the Noise Abatement Society's 2012 John Connell Technology Awards, sponsored by the Acoustics Society. » Read More