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16/01/2015 Next gen Siemens drives claim greater power density Siemens has improved its modular drive inverter system and is now offering higher power density equipment that also saves space. » Read More

16/01/2015 Firm fined after worker suffers severe burns A Highland manufacturing company has been fined £10,000 for safety failings after a worker suffered severe burns to both arms as he tried to clear a blockage in an unguarded machine. » Read More

15/01/2015 JCB fined after worker crushed JC Bamford Excavators has been fined £25,000 and ordered to pay £1,390 in costs after a worker was left with multiple injuries after being crushed during the assembly of a telescopic handler. » Read More

14/01/2015 Mandatory IE3 electric motors appearing in OEM machines From this month (1 January 2015), premium-efficiency IE3 motors are compulsory for all new machines in the range 7.5—375kW under EC 640/2009, the EU MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standard) regulations. » Read More

14/01/2015 Life-changing injuries of two employees lead to court A Newport roller manufacturer has been fined £70,000 and ordered to pay £20,710 in costs after two employees suffered life-changing injuries while operating rotating machinery. » Read More

14/01/2015 Multi Packaging improves efficiency with Brammer Invend Packaging manufacturer Multi Packaging Solutions is reporting significantly reduced costs and improved efficiency since installing an industrial consumables vending system from MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) specialist Brammer. » Read More

13/01/2015 Mattei makes move into gas compressor market Rotary vane air compressor specialist Mattei has launched a range of gas compressors for the UK market, aimed at applications ranging from pumping gas and landfill gas compression to micro power generation. » Read More

13/01/2015 Future Manufacturing Event to be staged by Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric's 'Future Manufacturing Event', being staged at AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) at Sheffield University on 17 March 2015, promises to offer seminars, exhibitions, demonstrations and one-to-one contact with ... » Read More

12/01/2015 Boost engineering skills or lose £27bn a year warning Filling the demand for new engineering jobs will generate an additional £27 billion per year for the UK economy from 2022, the equivalent of building 1,800 schools or 110 hospitals, according to new research published in Engineering UK ... » Read More

12/01/2015 Engineers must consider pros and cons of valve network alternatives Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is advising engineers in food processing plant to tread carefully if they want to take advantage of modern process valve controls to improve feedback loops, maintenance data, and plant visualisation, ... » Read More

12/01/2015 Siemens boosts machine to machine industrial networks Siemens has boosted its factory communications portfolio with a new technology partnership involving mobile industrial virtual network operator Arkessa. » Read More

09/01/2015 Draft guidance issued for CDM Regulations 2015 The HSE (Health and Safety Executive) has today (9 January 2015) published draft guidance on the legal requirements in the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015). » Read More

09/01/2015 £170,000 fine for Kier MG, following life threatening injury Nationwide waste management firm Kier MG has been fined nearly £170,000 for safety failings after an employee was crushed between a skip loader truck and a skip at a site in Essex. » Read More

08/01/2015 Manufacturing firm fined over worker's death A West Yorkshire company has been fined £66,000 and ordered to pay £50,000 in costs after a worker died when he was crushed beneath a one tonne silo of varnish that slid from the tines of a forklift truck and toppled onto him. » Read More

08/01/2015 Danfoss completes acquisition of Vacon drives Industrial ac drives manufacturer Vacon is now formally part of Danfoss Group, following the latter's public tender offer to acquire its shares last September. » Read More

08/01/2015 BITA issues winter fuel warning With the worst of the winter weather just around the corner, forklift trade association BITA has urged companies to ensure correct storage of fuel, particularly biodiesel and ultra low sulphur diesel. » Read More

08/01/2015 Bitter end for worker in sweet factory A Leeds-based chocolate and fudge manufacturer has been was fined £7,000 and ordered to pay £627 in costs after an employee lost a thumb while cleaning an unguarded stirring machine. » Read More

07/01/2015 Amarinth gets $1m pump order for Subsea Well Response Project UK heavy-duty centrifugal pumps technologist Amarinth has been appointed by Expro North Sea to deliver $1 million worth of API 610 OH1 pumps for the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP). » Read More

07/01/2015 Mentor warns over hand pallet truck safety Findings from what is claimed to be the UK's largest online fork lift hazard perception test suggest there is room for improvement when it comes to identifying safe hand pallet truck operation. » Read More

07/01/2015 Vent technology beats explosion doors, says specialist Explosion protection technologies specialist Fike UK is advising process plant engineers that explosion doors should be selected with caution – and should only be used for higher pressure applications. » Read More

07/01/2015 Fluid check service claims to eliminate premature failure The UK's largest independent lubricants manufacturer Exol Lubricants has launched a fluid analysis service that it says will help eliminate the risk of machines failing prematurely. » Read More

06/01/2015 Nuclear expert warns over quality and health and safety Small and medium sized manufacturers must focus more emphasis on quality and health and safety if they are going to make the most of the £60bn+ nuclear new build and decommissioning opportunity. » Read More

06/01/2015 HSE deputy gets New Year honour The Health and Safety Executive's deputy chief executive Kevin Myers has been recognised in 2015's New Year's Honours list. He has been awarded a CBE for services to occupational safety and health some 38 years after joining HSE as a ... » Read More

05/01/2015 Sober start to 2015 as confidence flattens Manufacturers' bullish expectations at the beginning of 2014 have eased back, leaving firms cautiously confident as they head into 2015, according to the annual EEF/Aldermore Executive Survey. » Read More

05/01/2015 BOHS welcomes new state OH service The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has welcomed the start of Fit for Work, the new government-funded occupational health service. » Read More