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05/03/2012 Siemens responds to drive for small wind turbines Harbon Wind Turbines, which supplies 60kW turbines for farmers and small businesses, reports that it s now using Siemens Mechanical Drives' gear units and generators for their reliability. » Read More

02/03/2012 Brammer launches mobile centre of maintenance excellence Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist Brammer has launched what it describes as a 'mobile centre of excellence', designed to showcase its product and service offering. » Read More

01/03/2012 Thorworld backs calls for materials handling machinery surveillance Loading and unloading machinery specialist Thorworld Industries is supporting a Europe-wide initiative to raise awareness of market surveillance, to prevent non-compliant and potentially unsafe machinery entering Europe. » Read More

01/03/2012 Weg gets ISO 50.001 for electric motor manufacture One of Weg's electric motor factories which manufactures large electric motors has been awarded the voluntary ISO 50.001:2011 for its energy management system, following an audit by the Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC). » Read More

29/02/2012 Rockwell automation event coming to Birmingham Rockwell Automation has announced that its free Automation University event is coming to Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham, from 25 to 26 April 2012. » Read More

29/02/2012 Phil White is new LEEA chair and president Phil White, joint managing director of Servtech, has been elected chair of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). He replaces Chris Towne, who has completed his two-year tenure. » Read More

28/02/2012 IET welcomes £1m Queen Elizabeth engineering prize The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) welcomes today's (28 February 2012) opening of nominations on the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. » Read More

28/02/2012 Siemens sees over £1 million worth of growth for motion control business Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies has revealed that its engineered drives and motion control business has seen more than £1 million worth of new business growth over the last year. » Read More

28/02/2012 Renold Couplings prevent excavator plant breakdowns When a large unnamed equipment manufacturer needed a long-term solution to protect against costly coupling failure on its excavators, it turned to Renold Hi-Tec Couplings. » Read More

27/02/2012 Tilbury power station biofuel section on fire Around 100 Firefighters are attending what's being described as a severe fire at Tilbury Power Station, which was reported at 7.45am and started in a fuel storage area. » Read More

27/02/2012 Rotork Controls speeds corrosion testing with Ascott Analytical Process and actuation equipment firm Rotork Controls has improved its testing capabilities with a new corrosion testing system from Ascott Analytical Equipment. » Read More

24/02/2012 Progressive future for UK manufacturing, says new report Key issues for industry over the next two decades are: improving resource (materials and energy) efficiency; adopting advanced manufacturing systems; responding to the promises of materials technology; developing agile, more cost-effective ... » Read More

24/02/2012 St Richard’s hospital laundry saves £14,000 energy on new steam traps St Richard's Hospital, West Sussex, is reporting significant energy savings in its laundry, following installation of Thermal Energy International's Gem Venturi orifice steam traps. » Read More

23/02/2012 Wear liners protect plant and improve efficiency at Didcot A Problems caused by impact and abrasion wear, as well as mass flow issues on Didcot A power station's coal handling plant, in Oxfordshire, have been solved by Kingfisher Industrial. » Read More

21/02/2012 Gear oil improves extruder energy efficiency by 3.3% Ostendorf, one of Germany's largest plastic pipes and producers, is reporting significant energy efficiency gains, since using Mobil SHC Gear 220 in an extruder gearbox. » Read More

21/02/2012 Edwards launches trade-in deals for the GXS vacuum pump Vacuum equipment manufacturer Edwards has launched a 'trade in, trade up, pump smart' campaign, under which plant engineers can exchange old vacuum pumps and get savings on the cost of new GXS dry vacuum pumps. » Read More

20/02/2012 Automated Britain event attracts cross-party support Policy makers across government and industry, as well as politicians from all parties, are supporting the Automated Britain conference, being staged by GAMBICA and Intellect. » Read More

20/02/2012 Fromagerie Bel selects Burkert fieldbus process valves Tetra Pak has provided Fromagerie Bel's Cléry-le-Petit, France plant with a flow management system that adds an extra protein constituent to milk collected in the Meuse area. » Read More

17/02/2012 First steam generators at Heinz are Babcock Wanson’s ESMs Babcock Wanson ESM steam generators – the first to be used with HJ Heinz – have been installed at the company's Dundalk plant in Ireland as part of a move to reduce energy consumption. » Read More

16/02/2012 Siemens apprentice wins Leeds award Siemens apprentice Adam France has won the 'Against All Odds' top honours at the inaugural Leeds Apprenticeships Awards. » Read More

16/02/2012 Spirax Sarco offers new boiler compliance guidance Spirax Sarco has launched an online compliance webpage to help users with the arrival of both the Guidance on Safe Operation of Boilers (BG01) and Management of Industrial and Hot Water Boilers (INDG436) guidance notes. » Read More

15/02/2012 Maintenance business workshop debuts at Maintec 2012 Maintenance firm Mainnovation will be hosting a new free 'maintenance business experience' workshop at the upcoming Maintec exhibition and conference at the NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday 29 March 2012. » Read More

14/02/2012 ABB launches PLC system integration network ABB has unveiled a network of integrators for PLC (programmable logic controllers), aimed at giving OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) easier access to programming expertise. » Read More

14/02/2012 Draeger safety centres now open across the UK As part of its so-called 'total solution' offering, Draeger has now opened dedicated safety centres across the UK in Aberdeen, Blyth, Gatwick and Plymouth, with additional centres under discussion. » Read More

10/02/2012 Technology Strategy Board announces renewable plant Catapult centre The UK-wide consortium bid from the Carbon Trust, NAREC (National Renewable Energy Centre) and Ocean Energy Innovation has been selected to play a pivotal role in setting up the new Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. » Read More