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14/10/2022 Danfoss wins UK R&D grant for construction plant decarbonisation Hydraulics and electric powertrain systems supplier Danfoss Power Solutions has secured a grant worth £407,112 from the UK government to accelerate the electrification of construction machinery. » Read More

14/10/2022 Mock chimney demolition project gets green light Copeland Borough Council has approved plans from a collaboration of Cumbrian companies that will aid in the demolition of the Pile 1 chimney at Sellafield. » Read More

13/10/2022 SICK develops PLe/SIL3 RFID-monitored safety lock with 180-degree actuator SICK has developed the flexLock, an RFID-monitored safety lock with a 180° actuation radius, creating a versatile protective device for safe locking of doors, flaps and gates. The SICK flexLock has been designed with a high locking force ... » Read More

13/10/2022 RAIB reports on hand trolley-passenger train collision RAIB has released its report into a collision between a passenger train and a hand trolley at Challow, Oxfordshire, 21 October 2021. » Read More

12/10/2022 Exol unveils solar photovoltaics (PV) project Lubricants supplier Exol Lubricants has revealed it plans to cut carbon emissions and save energy costs through the installation of solar panels at the brand’s headquarters in Wednesbury. » Read More

12/10/2022 UK gov confirms site for fusion energy plant ?The UK government has confirmed plans to build a prototype fusion energy plant at the West Burton power station site in Nottinghamshire by 2040. » Read More

11/10/2022 HSB appoints business development managers Specialist engineering and technology insurer HSB has appointed Ross Tyler and Sharon Evans as business development managers. » Read More

11/10/2022 SKF launches meter for lubrication monitoring SKF has developed a digital pulse meter that monitors real-time flow rates in oil circulation systems, helping operators to optimise lubrication activities. » Read More

10/10/2022 Coach House warehouse utilises automation Coach House has built a high bay warehouse in Altham, Lancashire, which is said to have increased its stock holding capacity. » Read More

07/10/2022 National Highways competition winner charges the future of electric vehicles - ... An innovative system that uses ex-service diesel engines and gravel to store electricity has been developed by an entrant in a multi-million-pound competition funded by National Highways. » Read More

07/10/2022 Parker Hannifin releases new motion controllers Parker Hannifin is releasing Parker Motion Controllers for the industrial automation market that combine machine logic, real-time motion control, safety features and visualisation. » Read More

06/10/2022 Mechan delivers lifting jacks to GTR Mechan has supplied 20 lifting jacks which are said to enable five-car trains to be overhauled to GTR’s (Govia Thameslink Railway) maintenance depot in Selhurst, Croydon. » Read More

05/10/2022 NSK receives award for bearing durability enhancement NSK has received a technology award from the Japanese Society of Tribologists for improving the durability of bearings by strengthening the rolling elements (steel ball bearings). » Read More

05/10/2022 Istobal calls on sustainable car washing at facilities Istobal is urging responsible water use in car wash facilities by adopting measures that promote sustainability. » Read More

04/10/2022 QTS Group adopts Pathfindr’s Zonr smart worker safety system Zonr, the smart safety system which creates virtual exclusion zones to protect worker safety in heavy industry, will be adopted by engineering contractor QTS Group across all its UK sites following a successful trial. » Read More

04/10/2022 RAIB report sheds light on train derailment RAIB (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) has released a report following a wrong side signalling failure and the derailment of a train at Dalwhinnie, Badenoch and Strathspey. » Read More

03/10/2022 ELGi’s AB Series provides flour power in Italy Italian flour miller Polselli has selected three water-injected AB Series screw air compressors of 45kW to support its entire pneumatic production and bagging requirements. » Read More

03/10/2022 Automation aids pandemic recovery Automation is helping the UK manufacturing industry recover from a range of external shocks, including Brexit, Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. » Read More

30/09/2022 ECS upgrades River Glen level sensor ECS Engineering Services has fitted a level sensor on the River Glen in Lincolnshire on behalf of the Environment Agency. The solar powered installation will provide more accurate readings than the previous system, improving monitoring at ... » Read More

30/09/2022 Pulsar unveils human vibration meter Pulsar has released a hand-arm and while-body meter designed to make vibration risk assessments easier. » Read More

29/09/2022 ABB launches cyber security solution ABB has launched ABB Ability Cyber Security Workplace (CSWP) which enhances the protection of critical industrial infrastructure by consolidating both ABB and third-party security solutions into one simple, all-encompassing digital ... » Read More

29/09/2022 Wind turbine bolt condition monitoring system exhibited Germany’s R&D institute, Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Cognitive Internet Technologies (CCIT), is demonstrating Q-Bo technology, a system to maintain bolted joints and screws on for example the rotors or tower flanges of wind ... » Read More

29/09/2022 Exol appoints managers at Rotherham plant Exol Lubricants has appointed Simon Clegg and Daniel Hector joint operations managers to streamline quality control procedures at its Rotherham blending plant. » Read More

28/09/2022 Howden wins compressor contract in Iraq Howden is to supply two screw compressor packages to Majnoon oilfield in Iraq that are said to save 42,242 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. » Read More

27/09/2022 Seepex SAI optimises dewatering plant Scottish Water’s Kinneil Kerse wastewater treatment plant produces an estimated 4,701 total dissolved solids of dewatered sludge which is conditioned with lime for use as fertiliser on land. The sludge operation at this site has been ... » Read More