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Industrial equipment, services and inspection news and information for manufacturing, process, facilities and related fields.

03/12/2010 Deritend wins three-year maintenance deal at Swindon Mini plant Maintenance services provider Deritend Industries has secured a contract to look after all maintenance services for the Mini plant in Swindon, which produces body panels for the Mini. » Read More

02/12/2010 Don’t put coupling repair out to third parties, warns Bibby When it comes to high performance couplings, manufacturer repair is best, according to Bibby Transmissions, which reminds plant engineers of the importance of security. » Read More

01/12/2010 ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery, set to change soon Changes will soon be made to some of the standards relating to machine safety, and compliance consultant Laidler Associates is warning machine builders and OEMs to start making preparations now. » Read More

30/11/2010 Ceramic liner is tougher than coal clinker for power station Material protection specialist Kingfisher says it has solved a problem of rapidly wearing surfaces at an unnamed power station, where two other firms' trial installations had failed. » Read More

29/11/2010 IPAF takes awards for access equipment safety video and training IPAF (the International Powered Access Federation) has won two awards for its safety video and a training kit promoting best practice with powered access equipment. » Read More

29/11/2010 Avoid maintenance supply chain risks, warns Brammer As demand for spares grows, in line with the industrial pick-up, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) firm Brammer is warning plant managers to act quickly to avoid shortages. » Read More

26/11/2010 Don’t slip up by ignoring winter cold, warns Slingsby As the UK is once again being plunged into snow and ice, workplace equipment provider Slingsby is urging plant managers to plan ahead and avoid the severe disruption that dogged the UK last year. » Read More

25/11/2010 Mattei urges plants to make most of Carbon Trust loans Rotary vane compressor manufacturer Mattei is urging plant managers to take up the offer of interest free loans from the Carbon Trust to finance energy saving projects. » Read More

25/11/2010 Poor wear protection costs UK bulk industries millions Wear protection, for plant and equipment such as cyclones, valves and pipework, is under-used and, as a result, UK industry is wasting money, in terms of maintenance and lost production. » Read More

24/11/2010 Motion controller perfects Yorkshire pudding recipe Western Mechanical Handling (WMH) has developed a machine to produce perfect Yorkshire puddings every time. » Read More

23/11/2010 Brammer toasts contract success with Diageo Brewing and distilling giant Diageo has signed a contract with Brammer for MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) products and services. » Read More

22/11/2010 CRC delays are significant opportunity for power consumers The announcement by DECC (the Department of Energy and Climate Change) of a two-year delay to the CRC energy efficiency scheme is good news, but plant managers should not wait. » Read More

19/11/2010 Variable speed drives save £20,000 HVAC energy costs Operators of the Omnibus building in Reigate, Surrey, report savings of £20,000 per year on HVAC energy costs since installing ABB standard variable speed drives. » Read More

18/11/2010 Big boilers face further emissions regulation if US IB MACT rule is confirmed Earlier this year, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new emissions rule for industrial, commercial and institutional boilers and process heaters. » Read More

17/11/2010 Accreditation specialist welcomes renewable heat incentive funding Accreditation specialist Easy MCS has responded positively to the news that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will proceed as planned in 2011. » Read More

17/11/2010 Awareness campaign to prevent bearing counterfeiting The World Bearing Association (WBA) has launched an awareness campaign about potential safety hazards that arise from counterfeit bearings. » Read More

16/11/2010 Fewer deaths and injuries but industry needs to focus on improvement, says HSE Fewer people in manufacturing are dying or being injured by their work, but the industry needs to try harder, according to latest figures from the HSE. » Read More

15/11/2010 Hunt still on for oldest Pelton wheel flowmeter Flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter says it is continuing its mission to find the oldest of its Pelton Wheel meters still in use, despite having found one 24 year old. » Read More

11/11/2010 Norton strikes start-up deal with Mattei to compress growth Norton Motorcycles says Mattei is among those helping the firm to get back on its feet by spreading the cost of new plant. » Read More

10/11/2010 Frequency controlled compressor proves power at Veolia Veolia Environmental Services' materials recovery facility (MRF) is reporting ongoing efficiency from its frequency-controlled screw compressor, installed two years ago to power optical sorting devices. » Read More

10/11/2010 NOV Mono UK awarded Carbon Trust standard NOV Mono has become the first progressing cavity pump manufacturer in the UK to be awarded the Carbon Trust standard for reducing its carbon emissions by more than 21% over the past three years. » Read More

09/11/2010 Lack of motor management awareness costing UK industry dearly Industrial automation giant ABB has launched a major campaign to improve motor management across the process industries. » Read More

08/11/2010 Lochinvar boiler upgrades Telford & Wrekin Council Telford & Wrekin Council in Shropshire has taken delivery of fourhigh efficiency gas-fired boilers, from Lochinvar, for its headquarters building. » Read More

05/11/2010 Ultrafine develops semi-automated rig for inspecting hollow shafts Inspecting interior surfaces of metal shafts, used in the aerospace industry by AgustaWestland, has been partially automated by endoscope and video systems specialist Ultrafine Technology. » Read More

05/11/2010 Michelin tyres outlast others at timber merchant Salisbury-based merchant East Brothers Timber, which recently took delivery of a JCB 416 wheeled loader shovel, specified Michelin XHA tyres. » Read More