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21/02/2023 New guidance on entrapments and crushing incidents The Construction Industry Plant Safety Group (CIPSG) has published revised guidance on reducing the risks of trapping and crushing when using mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). » Read More

20/02/2023 Teledyne aids process monitoring Teledyne Flir’s cameras have supported an automated solution that monitors the heat distribution during the shaping and pressing of vehicle parts for Swedish metal manufacturer AP&T. » Read More

17/02/2023 Sulzer optimises turbine repair resources Sulzer has made an outage at a power generation site in France more manageable by overhauling a steam turbine and gearbox pump connected to it. » Read More

17/02/2023 ABB assists Votorantim Cimentos ABB has confirmed its technology has enhanced productivity and reduced maintenance at Votorantim Cimentos’ cement plants in Spain, Turkey, Tunisia and Morocco. » Read More

16/02/2023 WSCAD and Schneider link software Schneider Electric’s ProClima widget has been integrated into WSCAD’s Electrix software to provide electrical designers with a solution to secure heat management in the control cabinet climate. » Read More

16/02/2023 Doosan offers electric forklift trucks Doosan has introduced two ranges of electric counterbalance forklift trucks within the NXE Series that are said to offer greater manoeuvrability in tight spaces. » Read More

15/02/2023 Bollhoff uses KEB drive controllers German-based Bollhoff has confirmed drive controllers from KEB Automation have led to cost savings and require less space in the control cabinet. » Read More

15/02/2023 Brothers reflect on apprenticeships Rob and Andrew Gibson, who work at Duston-based CooperÖstlund, have looked back on their career paths in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week. » Read More

14/02/2023 Flir unveils thermal camera Teledyne Flir has launched Flir Cx5, a new pocket-portable thermal camera for condition monitoring in hazardous environments. » Read More

14/02/2023 Fluke launches laser alignment tool Fluke has released a laser alignment tool that comes with a user interface that enables shaft alignment without training or programmes. » Read More

13/02/2023 Atlas Copco unveils industrial compressors Atlas Copco has released new GA and GA+ industrial compressors that are said to deliver more air at a lower energy cost than their previous generation. » Read More

13/02/2023 Servomex appoints four directors Servomex, an expert in gas analysis, has appointed four directors to oversee commercial, sustainable, strategy and sales operations. » Read More

10/02/2023 SKF streamlines bearing analysis SKF has streamlined its bearing analysis into an app that provides Ansys users with access to stiffness data on more than 10,000 bearing designations. » Read More

10/02/2023 Burkert upgrades Type 8650 AirLine Burkert has updated its Type 8650 AirLine valve island with new features to optimise performance in hazardous areas. » Read More

09/02/2023 Boss Cabins launches new range Lincolnshire-based Boss Cabins has launched a range of silent-operating towable welfare units with no back-up generator on board. » Read More

09/02/2023 NSK bearings reduce machine failures NSK's bearings are said to have reduced concrete floor manufacturing machine failures for an unnamed customer from 20 a year to zero, providing savings of €68,607. » Read More

08/02/2023 Companies join Next Gen programme Next Gen Makers has confirmed a range of companies have joined a programme over the past year to tackle the skills crisis facing UK manufacturing. » Read More

07/02/2023 Thermocold introduces Airtop rooftops The Italian manufacturer has introduced air-sourced rooftop heat pumps with low global warming potential (GWP) R-454B refrigerant and variable speed technology for small to medium commercial applications. » Read More

07/02/2023 Ashtead expands analyser solutions Ashtead Technology has partnered with Gas Data to expand the range of applications for its gas monitors. » Read More

06/02/2023 TUV Rheinland enables condition based maintenance TUV Rheinland is offering condition based maintenance (CBM) so that rail companies can design maintenance intervals for vehicles and infrastructure at a lower cost. » Read More

03/02/2023 Veolia aids Scottish Water net zero plans Veolia is helping Scottish Water to achieve net zero by increasing the amount of renewable energy generated at Scotland's Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW), Seafield in Leith, Edinburgh. » Read More

03/02/2023 UniCarriers rebrands to Mitsubishi Logisnext UK has announced the brand UniCarriers is now replaced in the UK by Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks. » Read More

02/02/2023 Oxeco address solar panel hurdle Chemistry technology company Oexco has partnered with manufacturer Scott Bader to launch a product that addresses the installation barriers facing flexible solar panels on commercial rooftops. » Read More

02/02/2023 Howden wins hydrogen compressor contract ?Howden is to provide five hydrogen diaphragm compressors that will produce 20MW of green hydrogen in Niagara Falls at Atura Power’s centre in Ontario, Canada. » Read More

01/02/2023 Profile Developments triples throughput Door manufacturer Profile Developments is said to have seen a threefold increase in its productivity at its facility in Glin, Co. Limerick, following a collaboration with Mitsubishi. » Read More