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29/01/2016 Keeping your employees healthy and safe pays From 1 February 2016 Crown Courts and Magistrates Courts in England and Wales will be bound by tough new guidelines when sentencing offenders who have been convicted of breaking health and safety law. » Read More

28/01/2016 SKF launches next-generation electrically driven oil pump SKF introduces next-generation, plug-and-go, electrically driven oil pump for multiple applications » Read More

28/01/2016 Tsubaki has the answer for automotive coating applications Automotive manufacturers put incredible emphasis on the paint finish of their new vehicles. Not only is immaculate paintwork essential for that ‘showroom appearance’, it is also a vital element in the long term environmental protection of ... » Read More

26/01/2016 Analysers for Part B solvent emissions Designed and developed by former employees of Bernath Atomic (manufacturer of the well-known Bernath 3006 FID), the ErsaTec analysers employ Flame Ionisation Detectors (FIDs) to measure total organic carbon. » Read More

26/01/2016 Gas control for metal surface treatments In recent years there has been significant growth in the use and diversity of different techniques for metal surface treatment, thanks to the ability of these processes to alter the surface properties of a material without affecting the ... » Read More

25/01/2016 Scottish CO2 hub is a unique opportunity for the UK The creation of a Scottish CO2 (carbon dioxide) Hub can help tackle Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions by providing a stepwise, affordable route to a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) industry in the UK using existing infrastructure, ... » Read More

25/01/2016 Going green and renting lighting Simon Taylor, managing director of Aura Light UK, discusses new schemes that use projected energy savings to finance new lighting installations. » Read More

22/01/2016 Effective monitoring of vibration on low speed machines To ensure slow speed rotating plant is functioning at optimal levels it’s essential to measure vibration, as much as it is a critical requirement for standard speed machinery applications. » Read More

22/01/2016 IKEA Russia’s new DC will be Jungheinrich’s biggest project yet Jungheinrich has announced that it has won the contract to provide the handling systems for IKEA Russia’s new distribution centre. » Read More

18/01/2016 Are you at risk of complacency creep? Mentor is warning managers and supervisors of the costly dangers resulting from ‘complacency creep’: that decline in standards of safe operation which results from insufficient supervision. » Read More

18/01/2016 How long does your Thorough Examination take? Quickie inspections risk non-compliance with legislation, warns CFTS » Read More

15/01/2016 Mobile equipment gets a nose for flammable gas and vapour The number of businesses acting on concerns over mobile explosion risks in safe areas is growing, says Jim Maloney of Pyroban, as the company releases its 2016 version of safety device Gascheka duo. » Read More

14/01/2016 SKF offers new battery-driven grease gun SKF has announced the introduction of the SKF Battery Driven Grease Gun TLGB 20. » Read More

13/01/2016 Designing plastic extrusion equipment – protecting the key assets At the heart of each plastic extrusion machine is the extrusion screw which is carefully designed to transport the raw material, heat it in a pre-defined manner and deliver it to the die. » Read More

12/01/2016 Ruhrpumpen delivers compact API 674 reciprocating plunger pumps to refinery Repsol has recently commissioned two compact API 674 triplex reciprocating plunger pumps at its La Pampilla Refinery in Peru which have been engineered by Ruhrpumpen. » Read More

11/01/2016 High-tech plant provides boost to production process A civil engineering company has ramped up its production process after taking delivery of a new high-tech screener from Finlay Plant Northern. » Read More

11/01/2016 Jungheinrich rack-clad automated warehouses at the heart of new healthcare ... Jungheinrich has provided a turnkey solution for global healthcare company, Grifols - completing two highly automated rack-clad warehouses at the heart of the company’s new worldwide operations in Dublin. » Read More

07/01/2016 Trail by Fire volcano research project supported with portable gas detectors Crowcon is sponsoring the Trail by Fire scientific expedition to the volcanoes of the South American Andes with the loan of Gas-Pro portable gas detectors. » Read More

07/01/2016 Demag crane radio control system with mini joysticks Terex Material Handling has added new models to its range of D3 generation new radio controls. The compact DRC-MJ hand held transmitter facilitates ergonomic joystick control of crane systems using just one hand » Read More

06/01/2016 Bio-filters ensure waste water compliance for malting plant ACWA Services has installed new bio-filters at the Pencaitland Maltings Plant near Edinburgh, one of five plants operated by major UK maltster Bairds Malt. The new bio-filters are now operating to full capacity, treating an effluent flow ... » Read More

05/01/2016 Automated storm tank cleaning system helps meet the challenge of increasing ... Evidence seems to be confirming that climate change is increasing the frequency of storm events along with higher levels of rainfall, as seen in recent months in the UK » Read More

05/01/2016 HSE chair made a Dame Judith Hackitt CBE, the chair of the Health and Safety Executive, has been made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours List for 2016. Hackitt’s award recognises her services to health and safety and for being a role model in engineering, ... » Read More

29/12/2015 Water supplier fined after three maintenance workers injured Cambridgeshire water supplier, Anglian Water Services, has been fined after three workers were injured in two separate incidents at its water recycling centres in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and Saffron Walden, Essex. » Read More

29/12/2015 Beckside Construction turns back the tide in Glenridding Cumbrian hydro-electric construction specialist Beckside Construction rode to the rescue of local village Glenridding in a fleet of JCB machines in December, to prevent catastrophic flooding caused by Storm Desmond. » Read More

23/12/2015 Ensuring carbon vane reliability in vacuum pumps One of the main facets of a rotary vane vacuum pump are the carbon impeller blades that rotate inside the pump casing, creating the pressure differential between the contact area and chamber to push gases in or out of the device. » Read More