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21/05/2012 PM praises Siemens growth and employment commitment Prime Minister David Cameron praised Siemens commitment to investment and boosting skills through its apprenticeship programme, during a visit to the firm's Princess Road site in Manchester last week (17 May 2012).. » Read More

16/05/2012 Elgin platform gas leak plugged following well intervention Total has today (May 16, 2012) announced that its well intervention operation, started yesterday, has stopped the G4 well leak on the Elgin complex, 240km from Aberdeen in the North Sea. » Read More

16/05/2012 Baroness lifts the lid on new manufacturing plant A new £1.2 million manufacturing plant that is already delivering a boost to Liverpool's economy was opened yesterday (15 May 2012) by Business Minister Baroness Wilcox. » Read More

16/05/2012 Quality award counts for Brammer in Ireland Brammer in Ireland, part of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services group that looks after Diageo and Kraft Foods, is celebrating the award of an international quality standard. » Read More

15/05/2012 High efficiency water filter in demand for IPS St Helens water filtration firm Industrial Purification Systems (IPS) has more than doubled its manufacturing to meet demand for its process water improvement technology. » Read More

15/05/2012 NSK’s long life EP steel saves €38,400 on Sendzimir steel mill NSK's extra long life EP steel is apparently saving an unnamed operator of a Sendzimir mill €38,400 annually, by overcoming a problem of inner ring wear on mill bearings. » Read More

14/05/2012 EEMUA certifies design engineers for hazardous areas EEMUA CompEx – the competency scheme for engineers and technicians involved in hazardous area working to IEC 'Ex' standards – has extended its scheme for engineers responsible for design and management in hazardous areas. » Read More

14/05/2012 Drives play major part with Royal Shakespeare Company The four-year, £112 million transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, which includes automation of back-drop and scenery movements, as well as lighting arrays, involved installing 100 ac drives and servo ... » Read More

11/05/2012 ABB supports Imperial carbon capture teaching facility ABB has invested close to £1 million and signed a 10-year deal with Imperial College London to support a new carbon capture pilot plant teaching facility. » Read More

11/05/2012 Baxter Manufacturing’s Rieti plant reports steam trap payback Italian healthcare firm Baxter Manufacturing is reporting a 12-month payback on GEM venturi orifice steam traps, installed at its Cittaducale, plant. » Read More

10/05/2012 £16 million funding boost announced for UK robotics UK research to develop smart machines that think for themselves gets a £16 million boost today, thanks to a partnership between government and industry. » Read More

10/05/2012 Emerson acquires ISE Magtech for level gauges Process control and instrumentation giant Emerson has acquired ISE Magtech, strengthening its level measurement equipment range for a spread of industries. » Read More

09/05/2012 Do’s and don’ts of selecting high-vibe position sensors For plant engineers covering machines subject to harsh or prolonged vibration, Mark Howard, of Zettlex, has issued a list of 10 simple rules for selecting position and speed sensors. » Read More

08/05/2012 Top 10 tips on working with compressed air Compressed air users wanting to use their utilities efficiently, cost-effectively and safely are being advised consider 10 key factors. » Read More

04/05/2012 Peristaltic pumps solve problems for chlorine monitors US water quality monitoring systems manufacturer Analytical Technology is using peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow following problems with similar pumps on its chlorine monitoring equipment. » Read More

04/05/2012 Gast Group partners with BCAS on air handling Air handling equipment manufacturer Gast Group has announced a partnership agreement with BCAS for supply and service of its Gast and Jun-Air ranges in London and the south east of England. » Read More

04/05/2012 Hydrastore gets Micron Eagle back in production Micron Eagle Hydraulics (Aberdeen) reports that Hydrastore saved the day recently, when the shaft on a hydraulic motor offshore fractured. » Read More

03/05/2012 TSB appoints High Value Manufacturing Catapult chairman The Technology Strategy Board has appointed Bob Gilbert as chairman of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre. » Read More

02/05/2012 CompAir puts energy savings on the menu at Marie Since installing fixed and regulated speed compressors, from CompAir, at its plant in Sablé sur Sarthe, France, food processor Société Marie says it has been experiencing annual electricity savings of €10,500. » Read More

02/05/2012 Dawson Shanahan cuts production times by 20 per cent Precision engineering specialist Dawson Shanahan reports that it has cut production times for component manufacturing at its Potters Bar plant by 20%, principally by installing a robotic loading turning cell. » Read More

01/05/2012 Emerson gets Lloyd’s Marine type approval for Fisher valves and Fieldvue Emerson Process Management's range of Fisher valves and Fieldvue digital valve controllers has received Lloyd's Register's Marine type approval for process control in the offshore oil and gas industry. » Read More

01/05/2012 Britain well placed to win smart grid global race Britain could be a world-leader in the technology that will create 'smart grids' – the intelligent networks set to will revolutionise the way power is generated and used. » Read More

30/04/2012 Rockwell Automation scales down integrated control architecture Applications with fewer than 200 I/O can now harness Allen-Bradley's CompactLogix controller for integrated motion, safety and standard control. » Read More

30/04/2012 Atlas Copco squeezes skills gap with apprenticeship scheme Atlas Copco Compressors' apprenticeship scheme is being given the thumbs up by would-be compressor engineers. » Read More

27/04/2012 LEEA makes the case for LOLER health and safety LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations) should be retained in its present form, according to LEEA (the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association). » Read More