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Making the grade

Calibrating and maintaining a gas analyser is a critical business, with the potential of fines and even plant shutdowns for any companies reporting incorrect readings. By Steed Webzell

Gas Detection
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Waste no more: change comes to Magnox at Sellafield nuclear site

Sellafield recently began removing waste from one of its most hazardous buildings, culminating a huge engineering and operations project that has been many years in the making. By Steed Webzell

Nuclear Plant
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Minding the store

The trend of appointing third-party MRO service providers is gathering pace with the promise of cost savings and the reassignment of resources to core activities

Plant Refurbishing/Remanufacture
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Beyond REACH

What does a government-imposed delay to the implementation of UK REACH regulations mean for chemical plants and their supply chains? By Steed Webzell

Chemical Protection
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The post-COVID rise of pre-fabricated plants

The urgent need for COVID vaccines spurred the use of modular, pre-fab laboratory spaces. Can the same structures equally benefit industry? The urgent need for COVID vaccines spurred the use of...

Plant Modifications
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Valve performance

How can engineers ensure that valves are performing efficiently and correctly on a process line? By Steed Webzell

valve actuators
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COSHH software overview

How can plants manage their COSHH assessments effectively? Using software is one option that may reduce the burden. By Steed Webzell

COSHH
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NDE 4.0 - a new dawn for evaluation

As well as developing and adopting new technologies, the transition to NDE 4.0 will demand new ways of working for inspection personnel. By Steed Webzell

Strain/Stress Monitoring
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Spill response training

Core skills, competencies and providers: setting out the importance of environmental spillage and incident management training. By Steed Webzell

Emergency Shutdown Systems
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Training: practical into virtual

While many engineering courses are available online, how well, poorly or not at all do courses with practical content transfer to a virtual platform? By Steed Webzell

Pumps
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Motor testing

Regular motor checks and inspections form a fundamental part of predictive maintenance strategies
By Steed Webzell

Electric Motors AC
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Charging towards gigafactories

The supply chain is currently building big on batteries, with many gigafactory construction projects gathering pace in the UK and across Europe. By Steed Webzell

Electric Motors DC