Welcome to Operations Engineer (formerly Plant Engineer), the website for engineers, technicians and those involved with the specification, installation, operation and maintenance of industrial plant. Brought to you by the IPlantE, BES, Environmental and Operations professional sectors of SOE (Society of Operations Engineers), and MA Business Ltd.

16/01/2025

Cemex plant benefits from ABB solution

ABB provided a retrofit solution to upgrade the electrical switchgear powering furnace at Cemex’s plant in Rudniki, Poland.

Cemex’s Rudniki plant produces four types of cement as well as road binder and limestone flour. Production processes centre around the plant’s furnace which can take up to 36 hours to light, so even short power outages ... » Read More

15/01/2025 SIMCom offers RedCap modules SIMCom has launched a RedCap (reduced capability) wireless communication ... » Read More

14/01/2025 Vaisala unveils Echo Vaisala has launched a new solution for industrial indoor and process ... » Read More

13/01/2025 Emerson offers gas innovation ​Emerson has claimed that its new Rosemount 470XA Gas Chromatograph is ... » Read More

10/01/2025 Partnership helps Plug Power Burckhardt Compression delivered H2 piston compressors in a phased order ... » Read More

10/01/2025 Keltbray rebrands to Aureos Infrastructure services provider Keltbray Infrastructure Services has ... » Read More

09/01/2025 Eriks links with TfL Eriks UK & Ireland has strengthened its collaboration with Transport for ... » Read More

09/01/2025

Stable and wireless

Louise Davis speaks with leading industry specialists to discover the latest technical trends in condition monitoring and how they tie into maintenance strategies, the drive for greater automation, and everything else that combines to keep plants running efficiently

According to Michael DeMaria, director of product management, Fluke ... » Read More

09/01/2025 Safety systems Automatic intervention systems, where plants stop automatically when hazards are detected, could be a future game-changer » Read More

09/01/2025 A journey of resilience At the SOE Safety and Resilience in Engineering Awards 2024 in October, Babcock International Group’s Flavia Popescu picked up two awards. The achievements marked a remarkable career rise for Romanian-born Flavia. She speaks to Justin ... » Read More

09/01/2025 Circular construction Sustainability continues to be a major target for everyone in business, in the world of construction there is an ever-growing desire to create a circular economy and reclaim and reuse as many materials as possible. Tom Austin-Morgan ... » Read More