Brian Tinham

Product Launches

Mass flow meter is highest accuracy yet

Even higher levels of performance are being claimed by Bronkhorst UK for direct inline measurement of gases.

Flow Measurement
Product Launches

Cut energy losses from control air venting

Burkert's type 8690, 8691 and 8695 valve control heads solve the classic problem of wasteful control air venting associated with pneumatic tubing between process valve and solenoid valve.

Pneumatic Components/Equipment
News

Water pipeline cleaning technology scoops innovation award

New pipeline cleaning technology, developed for Northumbrian Water, has scooped a national award for engineering innovation.

Pipeline Equipment
News

Robust pump and tube combo solves sticky situation

Thread locking and sealing components manufacturer Prelok reports that installing 521 series pumps from Watson-Marlow, in combination with Gore Style 400 high resilience tubing, has solved problems...

Pumps
Features

Manifolds cut time and cost of dp level installation by 85%

A highly integrated manifold concept is offering plant engineers a radically simpler means of installing level measurement instrumentation to process tanks and vessels.

Level Measurement
Features

Peristaltic pump quenches brewery’s thirst for top quality

Anheuser-Busch InBev UK's Magor Brewery, in Monmouthshire, South Wales, says it has installed six direct-coupled peristaltic hose pumps in place of previously failing piston pumps.

Pumps
Features

Heraeus infrared helps Eurobond handle cold steel

Carbon medium wave infra-red equipment is helping Eurobond to improve its adhesive processes for structural panel manufacture in cold weather.

Temperature measurement
Features

Spherical plain bearings smooth Spanish solar generation plant

More than 1,000 high precision plain bearing rod ends are enabling the efficient operation of the Andasol solar power plants in southern Spain, currently the largest parabolic trough solar power...

Bearings
Features

Drives help power plant produce more electricity

Västerås, Sweden-based power and district heating provider Mälarenergi, says it has increased the amount of energy it can sell by 35 GWh/year, following installation of medium voltage drives.

Electric Motors AC
Features

The heat is on

There is a world of difference between art, black art and science, but thermal cameras are ready to move from the former to the latter. Brian Tinham explains

Temperature measurement
Features

Going with the flow

Water treatment plants are facing increasing legislative and operational pressures Brian Tinham looks at some of their engineering solutions

Water Treatment
Features

Corporate manslaughter

Ignorance of health and safety law is 'staggering', with only 10% fully aware, according to HSE figures. Brian Tinham looks at the risks

Corporate Manslaughter