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01/12/2011 Tyre plant upgrade turns to Stema and Control Techniques Italian engineering firm Stema Service and variable speed drives firm Control Techniques are reporting energy savings, increased production and reduced maintenance costs at a major Italian tyre manufacturing plant, following a ... » Read More

30/11/2011 E.On CHP site ups efficiency by 50 per cent on new compressor E.On's CHP (combined heat and power) site in Stoke-on-Trent is now on track to make energy savings of 51% from its recently uprated compressor installation. » Read More

30/11/2011 Video shows how variable-speed drive saves bakery £20,000 a year A new ABB video, produced with Energy Live News, shows how a variable-speed drive is helping The Village Bakery (Nutrition) to save £20,000 per year at its Abenbury Way site in Wrexham. » Read More

29/11/2011 Government agrees to cull health and safety regulation The government plans to abolish many health and safety regulations and hopes to have removed the first rules from the statute book within a few months. The announcement from the Department for Work and Pensions came in response to the ... » Read More

29/11/2011 BSIF accepts Lofstedt Review; warns over HSE budget cuts Following publication yesterday (28 November 2011) of the Lofstedt review, 'Reclaiming health and safety for all: an independent review of health and safety legislation', the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) supports its ... » Read More

29/11/2011 Research reveals shocking new path to nanoporous materials Scientists say they have developed a new way to create nanoporous materials, with potential applications in everything from water purification to chemical sensors. » Read More

28/11/2011 Amarinth delivers £750k high alloy pumps 10 weeks faster Specialist centrifugal pumps manufacture Amarinth has delivered £750,000 worth of API 610 OH2 pumps to ZADCO on a lead-time 10 weeks quicker than its nearest competitor. » Read More

28/11/2011 Rockwell launches mobile energy-saving calculators An online and mobile estimating tool from Rockwell Automation allows plant engineers and managers to calculate savings available to them from implementing variable frequency drives to power pumps and fans. » Read More

25/11/2011 Speedy scoops nuclear plant and equipment deal Plant hire firm Speedy has secured a three-year agreement with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to supply lifting consumables the nuclear processing plants, including Sellafield, Magnox and Dounreay. » Read More

25/11/2011 ExxonMobil launches online industrial lubricant selector, Looble ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties has launched what it playfully calls Looble, an online industrial lubricant selector designed to help maintenance engineers make informed lubricant choices. » Read More

24/11/2011 Sellafield awards Eriks four-year mechanical spares supply contract Sellafield, the company responsible for safely decommissioning and reprocessing and nuclear waste on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has awarded Eriks a four-year main supply contract for mechanical plant spares. » Read More

24/11/2011 iPhone app shows power of switching from ac to ec A free iPhone app, introduced by high efficiency fan and motor systems manufacturer Ebm-Papst, is aimed at encouraging plant engineers to switch from ec (electronically commutated) to ac technology. » Read More

23/11/2011 St George’s hospital saves £45k with Spirax EasiHeat St George's Hospital in Tooting says it is saving £45,000 per year since upgrading its heating and hot water systems to plate heat exchangers (PHEs). » Read More

22/11/2011 Bradford hospitals save £26,000 on air handling energy Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is reporting over £26,000 in annual energy savings since installing variable-speed drives from ABB across its sites at Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital. » Read More

21/11/2011 Branch Hydraulic supplies test rig for helicopter gearboxes Specialist gearbox and test rig manufacturer Compact Orbital Gears has taken delivery of a bespoke testing unit from Branch Hydraulic Systems. » Read More

18/11/2011 Prime minister unveils Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering The Prime minster yesterday (17 November 2011) launched the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering – a new award aimed at celebrating advances in engineering from around the world that have made a real difference. » Read More

17/11/2011 Weg acquires Watt Drive, starts JV with Cestari Motors and drives specialist Weg has acquired Austrian firm Watt Drive Antriebstechnik, which designs and manufactures gearboxes, gear motors, drives and control systems. » Read More

16/11/2011 South East Physics Network offers summer interns The South East Physics Network (SEPnet) is looking for businesses to join BMW, Xerox, the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and others, to take undergraduate physics students as summer interns. » Read More

14/11/2011 IPlantE sponsors Plant & Asset Management 2012 expo The IPlantE will take a leading role in next year's new Plant & Asset Management 2012 exhibition, with IPlantE professional sector chair David Bates providing content for the technical seminar programme. » Read More

11/11/2011 Workplace deaths increases mean no room for complacency With the latest (2010/11) figures from the HSE showing a rise in workplace fatalities from 147 up to 171, the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is urging industry not to become complacent. » Read More

10/11/2011 1 million asbestos items surveyed by Redhills Asbestos and environmental consultancy Redhills has hit the million mark for its asbestos surveys, according to its Tracker software. » Read More

09/11/2011 Aylesford Newsprint extends Eriks MRO contract Consistent maintenance savings has won Eriks a renewed MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) contract with Aylesford Newsprint. » Read More

09/11/2011 British Antarctic Survey cuts polar energy consumption The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is using energy sub-metering equipment and software supplied by Elcomponent, at its UK headquarters in Cambridge, and research stations in the Antarctic. » Read More

08/11/2011 Flintec load cells weighs in with new Cardiff HQ Swedish load cell manufacturer Flintec has moved into a new UK headquarters in Cardiff as part of its growth plans for the next 10 years. » Read More

08/11/2011 AxFlow acquires Thames Valley Pumps Pump distributor AxFlow has acquired Thames Valley Pumps, of Windsor, which now changes its name to AxFlow Windsor. » Read More