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27/09/2012 Invisible barrier set to revolutionise corrosion protection A coating so thin it's invisible to the human eye is claimed to make copper nearly 100 times more resistant to corrosion, even in harsh industrial environments. » Read More

27/09/2012 Ultra-light Zettlex sensors monitor bumble bee flight Cambridge-based sensors specialist Zettlex has successfully built position monitoring devices light enough to track bumble bees in motion. » Read More

26/09/2012 Liquid air to fuel UK low carbon engineering economy Academics, government officials and industry executives will meet at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 2 October to kick off a programme aimed at harnessing liquid air to deliver a zero carbon economy and boost British business. » Read More

26/09/2012 Waitrose Bracknell energy centre opened by energy minister Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change Greg Barker opened the new energy centre at Waitrose Bracknell this week (Monday 24 September 2012). » Read More

25/09/2012 Tank farm automation eased by Emerson’s smart radar tank gauging Tank farm automation has become easier, faster and less costly following the integration of Emerson Process Management's Rosemount Raptor tank gauging systems and smart wireless technology. » Read More

25/09/2012 BOC fuel cell technology gets Network Rail approval Hydrogen fuel-cell based products from BOC under the Hymera brand have been approved for use by Network Rail. » Read More

24/09/2012 Government to charge firms £124 per hour for health and safety fails The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has confirmed that its cost recovery scheme – Fee for Intervention (FFI), which starts on 1 October 2012 – will cost companies in material breach £124 per hour. » Read More

24/09/2012 Millers Oils opens energy reducing R&D centre Millers Oils officially opened its state of the art R&D centre in Brighouse, Yorkshire, last week (Tuesday 18 September), with energy efficiency and CO2 reduction high on the agenda. » Read More

21/09/2012 Process industry technologies get government funding Seventy UK firms, universities and research organisations are to share more than £7 million of government funding for research aimed at the development and commercialisation of innovative approaches to sustainable manufacturing in the ... » Read More

21/09/2012 Norbar opens production facility in Banbury Norbar Torque Tools opened its new premises in Banbury this week (19 September) with an on-site party for employees and guests, including Banbury MP Sir Tony Baldry, the Mayor of Banbury Cllr Tony Ilott and the chairman of Cherwell ... » Read More

20/09/2012 Steam site guide majors on plant safety and efficiency A free 'Steam Site Guide', designed for process engineers, covers sizing and optimisation of steam systems to ensure safety and efficiency. » Read More

19/09/2012 TI Automotive saves £24,000 a year on ABB drives TI Automotive in Flint, North Wales is reporting savings of £24,000 a year on energy, following installation of ABB variable-speed drives. » Read More

18/09/2012 Atlas Copco branches into vacuum pump technology Atlas Copco says it has applied its expertise in air compressors to vacuum pump technology, with the launch of its new GV oil-sealed rotary screw vacuum pump system, suitable for rough vacuums between 0.5mbar and 500mbar. » Read More

12/09/2012 Emerson and Vopak partner for terminal automation systems Netherlands-based bulk liquid terminal plant operator Vopak has standardised on Emerson's DeltaV digital process management system. » Read More

12/09/2012 Laundry saves £30,000 thanks to flash steam recovery Commercial laundry Bates of London is reporting savings of tens of thousands of pounds in energy since installing FREME (flash recovery energy management equipment) plant, from Spirax Sarco. » Read More

12/09/2012 ABB launches guide to combustion optimisation ABB Measurement Products has published a beginner's guide to combustion, providing a step-by-step process to achieve optimum combustion efficiency for any plant. » Read More

11/09/2012 Red tape blitz must not lead to poorer health and safety Yesterday's (10 September 2012) announcements by the UK government that low risk businesses, such as shops, offices, pubs and clubs, will be exempt from regular "burdensome health and safety inspections" from April 2013 risks generating ... » Read More

11/09/2012 Oxygen technology helps CEMEX achieve ambitious environmental objectives Construction materials giant CEMEX has contracted Air Products to provide five of its Spanish' cement plants with its Prism on-site oxygen generators and oxy-combustion system. » Read More

10/09/2012 Qinetiq applauds MOD engineering apprentice graduation Twenty one apprentices graduated from the QinetiQ Apprentice School at MOD Boscombe Down last week (Thursday 6 September 2012). » Read More

10/09/2012 Tank gauging system approved by NMi and TÜV Emerson's Rosemount Raptor 5900 radar tank gauging system has now been approved by the Dutch Metrological Institute NMi for custody transfer, while Germany's DIBt / TÜV Nord has certified it for overfill prevention. » Read More

07/09/2012 Regain Polymers cuts £50,000 on energy costs Regain Polymers, of Castleford, West Yorkshire, is set to save nearly £50,000 a year on energy costs, following installation of an ABB industrial drive to one of its extruders. » Read More

07/09/2012 Forklift truck manufacturers record double digit sales growth Sales of forklift trucks grew by more than 10% for the year to June 2012, according to BITA (the British Industrial Truck Association). » Read More

07/09/2012 Hach Lange awarded 200th MCERTS certificate Hach Lange's Biotector B7000 online TOC (total organic carbon) analyser has been awarded the 200th MCERTS certificate by SIRA – the body that manages the MCERTS scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency. » Read More

06/09/2012 Barkley Plastics reports success with four-channel injection moulding system Birmingham-based injection moulding specialist Barkley Plastics says that its move toward zero defects has been helped by installing the latest four-channel CoMo injection system, from Kistler Instruments. » Read More

06/09/2012 Butchers Pet Care improves efficiency with CompAir plant Family run pet food manufacturer Butchers Pet Care, which recently moved its Northamptonshire-based operations to a new plant, says its new CompAir compressor system is maximising efficiency and minimising energy waste. » Read More