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22/03/2011 ESPE protection service launched by Safety Systems Technology Machines equipped with electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE), such light curtains, require more than PUWER inspections if operators are to meet their legal machinery safety obligations. » Read More

21/03/2011 Variable speed drives are front line for fens flood defences Variable speed drives are helping to protect 20,000 homes and Cambridgeshire farmland valued at over £3.6 billion, by effecting pump control at a new station at Wiggenhall St Germans, in Cambridgeshire. » Read More

21/03/2011 Are you ready for BS EN 61439, asks GAMBICA A guide to the recently published standard for low voltage power switchgear and control gear assemblies has been launched by GAMBICA's industrial automation sector. » Read More

18/03/2011 Compressor helps Simba meet production and green targets Simba International is reporting that an Atlas Copco VSD compressor, financed through a Carbon Trust loan, has been a key success factor in its plant refurbishment programme. » Read More

17/03/2011 Coal power R&D plant meets wastewater discharge regs with UV disinfection Wilsonville Power Systems development plant in Alabama, USA, reports that UV disinfection is still ensuring that it complies with wastewater discharge regulations – four years after commissioning. » Read More

16/03/2011 GE 2.75-103 wind turbine commissioned in Netherlands GE's first 2.75-103 wind turbine has been successfully commissioned at the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) wind farm in Wieringermeer in Northern Netherlands near Ijsselmeer. » Read More

16/03/2011 Renewable energy vital to hit UK EU carbon commitment Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne needs to include a central role for renewables in next week's Carbon Plan, according to mO3 Power. » Read More

15/03/2011 Outsourced MRO stores at Liverpool print works The Prinovis site in Liverpool has signed a five-year agreement with Eriks Integrated Solutions for the provision of MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) equipment procurement and stores management at its Liverpool site. » Read More

14/03/2011 Oliver Twinsafe valves installs Hodge Clemco blast room Specialist pipeline valves manufacturer Oliver Twinsafe has upgraded its production facilities, with a self-contained Enviraclean blast room with abrasive recovery system and sound insulation from Sheffield-based Hodge Clemco. » Read More

11/03/2011 Carbon cutting lighting service aims to ease plant retrofits Low-carbon retrofit technologies specialist Energys Group has launched a service providing hands-on training for sites wanting to install its lighting converter, Save It Easy. » Read More

10/03/2011 Kemira Chemicals cuts costs with condensate recovery system Kemira Chemicals UK is reporting considerable energy and cost savings since installing a CORsys condensate recovery system from ARI-Armaturen. » Read More

10/03/2011 Siemens Mechanical Drives passes first apprentice graduate Leeds-based Siemens Mechanical Drives' first graduate apprentice has just come through his four-year course with flying colours. » Read More

10/03/2011 Rushlift wins JP Corry forklift fleet deal Independent forklift truck dealer Rushlift has won a deal to supply JP Corry, Northern Ireland's largest builders merchant, with specialist equipment from forklift manufacturers Doosan and Combilift. » Read More

09/03/2011 INEOS finds hidden potential in plant decommissioning INEOS ChlorVinyls is reporting "previously unconsidered opportunities and cost benefits" since appointing RVA to manage decommissioning projects at its Barry and Runcorn plants. » Read More

09/03/2011 British Safety Council calls for debate on health and safety regulation The British Safety Council (BSC) is calling for a public debate on the future of health and safety regulation, following the news that Health and Safety Executive inspections could be reduced due to budget cuts. » Read More

09/03/2011 New ABB partners bring automation to smaller plants ABB has launched a partner programme that, according to the automation giant, will bring process automation to smaller plants. » Read More

08/03/2011 CRC Energy Efficiency scheme is way forward for saving money With effect from April 2011, companies responsible for plants using more than 6,000MWh per year of electricity, will have to pay £12 for each tonne of CO2 they emit, rising to £14 per tonne from 2013. » Read More

08/03/2011 Back to the future for Ener-G engineering apprentices Three engineering apprentices, from Salford-based clean technology business Ener-G, have restored an historic engine that powered the post industrial revolution. » Read More

07/03/2011 Drives refurbishment completes at UPM Shotton paper mill UPM Shotton Paper's recycled fibre plant reports that its extensive low voltage ac drive refurbishment programme has been successfully completed, and that uptime has been massively improved. » Read More

04/03/2011 A350 landing gear gets bespoke hydraulic test rigs Messier-Dowty has installed two new hydraulic fill and level acceptance testing rigs, designed and developed by Branch Hydraulic Systems, for the Airbus A350 main landing gear assembly project. » Read More

04/03/2011 Tubosider reports huge improvements with new machine control system Improved capacity, better tolerances and reduced scrap are being reported at Tubosider UK on its multi-stage rolling mill. » Read More

03/03/2011 Castrol signs Eriks to distribute industrial lubricants range Castrol Industrial UK and maintenance, repair and overhaul equipment and services firm Eriks have signed a deal that will see the latter providing national distribution of Castrol Industrial's lubricants. » Read More

02/03/2011 Midlands partnership aims for engineer apprentices Midland Tool and Design has joined forces with Dudley College in a bid to improve take-up of engineering apprenticeships in the West Midlands. » Read More

02/03/2011 Paper merchant rolls out Michelin tyres across entire fleet Essex-based Ovenden Papers is to fit Michelin tyres on its entire forklift truck fleet, as well as its delivery vehicles, following a puncture-free 12-month trial. » Read More

01/03/2011 Polestar awards five-year MRO contract to Eriks Print giant Polestar has signed a five-year agreement with Eriks Integrated Solutions for MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) procurement and stores management at its five largest sites in the UK. » Read More