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24/02/2022 Ultima upgrade leads to £58,000 energy saving for Accord Healthcare Pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor Accord Healthcare has upgraded the compressed air systems for its Fawdon site in the UK to two oil-free Ultima compressors from CompAir, saving £58,000 on energy in the first year. » Read More

22/02/2022 New ALUP oil-free compressor ALUP’s new OF 20-75 line of oil-free rotary tooth compressors delivers Class Zero 100% oil-free air to eliminate the risk of any contamination. » Read More

22/02/2022 Fork wear gauge helps maintain safety and uptime of forklift trucks Following the launch of the FB Professional Chain Wear Gauge for forklift mast chains, FB Chain has developed a new tool for measuring wear on the forks of forklift trucks. » Read More

21/02/2022 Mixed and augmented reality technology firm Kognitiv Spark opens UK office Kognitiv Spark, a supplier of industrial mixed and augmented reality task support software, has opened its first UK office, at Harwell Campus to support its expansion into the European market as the company is set to significantly increase ... » Read More

21/02/2022 UK engineering community urged to ‘think ethics before action’ A report, 'Engineering Ethics: maintaining society’s trust in the engineering profession', has been published today to ensure that ethical culture and practice become embedded in the engineering profession in the same way as health and ... » Read More

18/02/2022 Snack producer reduces fork truck fleet with Toyota forklifts Toyota Material Handling UK has helped snack producer Burts Snacks to reduce intralogistics costs and achieve handling efficiency gains. » Read More

18/02/2022 Demag extends chain hoist balancer function to 250kg Demag is expanding the DCBS chain hoist series with the balancer function that it introduced last year. This series makes intuitive load control possible directly on the load without the need to use the control handle. Until now, the DCBS ... » Read More

17/02/2022 Space-saving waste handling system installed in Ireland A modernisation project for the sludge treatment facility at Osberstown, Co. Kildare, Ireland, managed by Veolia, involved the upgrade from a very energy intensive thermal drying plant to advanced anaerobic digestion using Veolia’s Exelys ... » Read More

17/02/2022 RMC loosens up seized connections with induction heater RMC Equipment has conquered the common problem of seized metal with an AES hi3.5 induction heater. » Read More

16/02/2022 ONR reports Sellafield Ltd has complied with electrical safety improvement ... The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has confirmed that nuclear fuel site Sellafield Ltd has complied with a site-wide improvement notice served in December 2020 following a number of electrical safety incidents across the site. » Read More

15/02/2022 Off-highway surround sensing system receives engineering award from farming ... Bosch has been awarded the “Systems & Components Trophy – Engineers' Choice” from the German Agricultural Society (DLG) for its new off-highway surround sensing concept. » Read More

15/02/2022 Permission granted for next build phase of Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted permission for the start of bulk mechanical, electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning component installation work at the new power station Hinkley Point C – a major new ... » Read More

14/02/2022 Berlin u-Bahn to fit rail carriage condition monitoring Brüel & Kjær Vibro, part of the NSK Group, has signed a long-term agreement with Stadler Rail to install its VCM-3 condition monitoring system (CMS) on 606 rail carriages for the Berlin Underground (U-Bahn). » Read More

14/02/2022 Warren Controls’ ARIA valve series aims to replace pneumatic actuation with ... Warren Controls, a US manufacturer of control valves and specialty fluid handling products, has launched the ARIA Series of electrically-actuated, modulating globe control valves. It entered into a research and development initiative ... » Read More

11/02/2022 TUV SUD launches machinery courses TUV SUD has launched an academy to help the UK’s machinery industry to cost-effectively upskill employees to optimise business performance, improve product compliance efficiency and minimise time to market. » Read More

11/02/2022 Grinders improve wastewater flow in Australia According to pump brand Sulzer, modern pumps are compact, reliable and energy efficient. In the right conditions, they can operate for years with minimal maintenance, but they don’t always get to enjoy those conditions. » Read More

10/02/2022 HSE introduces building services industry to safety cases for high-rise ... The law relating to building safety in England is changing. Proposed reforms currently making their way through parliament will introduce a safety case regime. This will mean new roles and responsibilities for high-rise residential ... » Read More

10/02/2022 ICS Cool Energy delivers record number of ice rinks across UK hire solutions Temporary ice-rinks have attracted visitors with tens of thousands square feet of real ice created thanks to ICS Cool Energy temporary cooling solutions. The company announced that it closed the 2021/2022 season with a record number of ... » Read More

09/02/2022 Engineering Council works to improve standards and ethics in engineering The Engineering Council has cooperated with the Royal Academy of Engineering on an ‘Engineering Ethics’ report that proposes a series of actions for the engineering profession to take forward with the aim of promoting a more ethical ... » Read More

09/02/2022 Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group launches Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has launched a range of Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps, which it describes a reliable and easy-to-maintain solution for handling the viscous slurries and grit-filled sludge in wastewater treatment ... » Read More

08/02/2022 3M helps to deliver safety and productivity for Bombardier The job of maintaining and servicing the UK’s trains is undertaken by a network of specialised engineering firms. Of these, Bombardier is perhaps one of the best-known suppliers, being famous as a manufacturer of aircraft as well as a ... » Read More

08/02/2022 Safety switch provides IO-Link connectivity for remote activation The CTM transponder-coded safety switch from Euchner (UK) features evaluation electronics, a bistable locking function and is capable of the control of guard locking via IO-Link communication, future-proofing the device for Industry 4.0 ... » Read More

07/02/2022 Certex UK wins wind farm inspection contract Doncaster, UK-based Certex UK has won a major three-year contract for inspection and maintenance of over 150 turbine generators across two wind farms. » Read More

07/02/2022 ‘Don’t get stuck in your lifts’ – report maps digital switch Using publicly-available data, lift safety and communication company Avire has shown the locations in which the digital switch has happened and will happen next. » Read More

07/02/2022 Open process automation field trial gears up for Gulf of Mexico launch ExxonMobil has selected Yokogawa Electric Corporation as the system integrator for the first field trial of an Open Process Automation (OPA) system designed to operate an entire production facility. » Read More