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28/04/2011 Alma Products saves £80,000 pa on drives installation Runcorn, Cheshire-based plastics manufacturer Alma Products reckons it is saving £80,000 worth of electricity per annum since installing ABB ac motors and low voltage ac drives. » Read More

27/04/2011 Silicon carbide seals improve life in pump applications A silicon carbide ceramic mechanical seal material, launched by Morgan Technical Ceramics, promises longer ife in demanding pump applications. » Read More

27/04/2011 Tata to invest £53m in Welsh steel plant Tata Steel has announced a £53 million project to build a new evaporative cooling system for its Port Talbot facility, which will cut energy consumption by 15%. » Read More

26/04/2011 iPad, iPhone and Facebook challenge leads Royal Navy recruitment The Royal Navy has launched an interactive challenge played across iPad, iPhone and Facebook apps, aimed at recruiting undergraduates. » Read More

26/04/2011 Better reporting the key to fewer workplace accidents, says RoSPA Employers should be compelled to establish better internal reporting and investigation processes for workplace accidents, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). » Read More

21/04/2011 Clampdown on slips and trips risk says Aviva Insurance firm Aviva has urged manufacturers to clampdown on the risk of slips and trips in the workplace. » Read More

21/04/2011 Durapipe UK’s Easyfit valve wins good design award Durapipe UK has scooped a good design award for its innovative Easyfit valve, launched last year. » Read More

20/04/2011 ABB WaterMaster to help RWE remain MCERTS compliant Energy company RWE npower says it is will shortly be verifying its MCERTS (the Environment Agency's certification scheme) commitment, with the help of a new ABB WaterMaster electromagnetic flowmeter. » Read More

20/04/2011 Cold Service acquires Central Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Refrigeration and air conditioning contractor Cold Service Group has acquired Shrewsbury-based Central Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. » Read More

19/04/2011 KEE Process specifies Flender gear units for Northern Ireland Wastewater treatment plant provider KEE Process says it is specifying Flender gear units, from Siemens Drive Technologies, because of their proven reliability, low maintenance requirements, high torque and low power. » Read More

19/04/2011 Siemens starts remote services for automation Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies is adding a remote service to its Internet-based maintenance and technical support programme for production plants. » Read More

18/04/2011 Irrigation super project takes Weg pump motors, control panels and brakes Weg is supplying 160 large (MW) synchronous vertical motors, plus excitation panels and brake systems, for use on pumps in the HNSS project in Andhra Pradesh, India, one of the largest irrigation projects in the world. » Read More

18/04/2011 STEMNET appeals for investment in tomorrow’s workforce The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEMNET) has joined forces with representatives from a wide range of businesses to ask employers to increase resources for young people in science and engineering. » Read More

15/04/2011 Eriks contractor accreditation sets safety standards Eriks Europe's largest industrial distributor has been accredited for its excellence in health and safety practice in the UK by SAFEcontractor. » Read More

14/04/2011 Arjowiggins Creative Papers draws on automation experience Arjowiggins Creative Papers has embarked on a modernisation project with ABB, which, it says, will improve productivity, product quality and energy efficiency. » Read More

14/04/2011 Steel firm fined £40,000 after worker's leg is amputated Spartan UK Ltd has been hit with a £40,000 fine after a worker had his lower leg amputated following routine maintenance work. » Read More

13/04/2011 Atlas Copco to acquire medical gas business Compressor manufacturer Atlas Copco has announced it is buying the medical gas solutions business of UK-based Penlon, which supplies medical gas systems, medical vacuum equipment and pipeline components to hospitals. » Read More

13/04/2011 Webster & Horsfall cut energy costs by 33% Wire and strip manufacturer Webster & Horsfall is reporting one third energy cost savings since converting from existing inefficient steam boiler to thermal fluid heating. » Read More

13/04/2011 Instrument finance proves popular at MCERTS 2011 Instrumentation specialist Ashtead Technology used the MCERTS 2011 air monitoring event to launch financial packages that help spread the cost of renting or buying new environmental monitoring equipment . » Read More

12/04/2011 Free professional chain servicing tool giveaway To mark its 25th anniversary, FB Chain has a number of limited edition 'gold' professional chain wear gauges to give away to readers of Plant Engineer. » Read More

12/04/2011 HVAC energy efficiency inspections now mandatory It is now a legal requirement for owners and operators to have air-conditioning systems inspected once every five years for energy efficient operation. » Read More

12/04/2011 Poster pack launched for workforce involvement in safety To support safety managers and leaders in implementing effective workforce involvement programmes, the Energy Institute has launched a series of informative posters. » Read More

11/04/2011 Blind instrument maker get Mattei compressor donation Rotary vane compressor manufacturer Mattei has offered a helping hand to a worthwhile cause, with the donation of one of its 100 series workshop compressors to a blind musical instrument maker. » Read More

08/04/2011 Plant engineers must act on European motor regs Industry needs to act now and take early advantage of greater energy efficiency resulting from the impending enforcement of the EU EcoDesign Requirements for Energy-Using Products Directive. » Read More

08/04/2011 Scots engineers celebrate 10,000 safety devices Scottish engineering firm Reactec has celebrated a milestone after selling its 10,000th HAVmeter safety device in the UK. » Read More