Brian Tinham

Product Launches

Inverter range is configurable

Whether it's speed control or complex servo positioning you need, Nord has cabinet inverters to meet most requirements in six modular sizes with performance ratings to 22 kW.

Variable Speed Drives
Product Launches

Plant nappy saves spills

The unfortunately named Plant Nappy is now available from Fentex, providing spill containment and environmental protection in terms of ground water regulations.

Pollution Control
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ISA plant wireless automation standard gets GE backing

Industrial automation giant GE has joined others already driving uptake of the ISA100 industrial plant wireless communications standard.

Communication Systems
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Diageo reports significant savings from venture orifice steam traps

Diageo's 18-acre Runcorn plant is reporting significant savings in energy, replacement costs and maintenance of its steam traps, following installation of Thermal Energy International's Venturi...

Steam Traps
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Plants urged to take proactive approach to CRC energy registration

Industrial companies across the UK have until 30 September to register for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), or face fines of late registration.

Variable Speed Drives
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Blow moulding machines get new compressor at McBride

McBride's personal care products manufacturing plant at Burnley has a new Compair high pressure air compressor and pipework to supply air at 40bar to power three PET blow moulding machines.

Compressors
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ABB launches drives and motors swappage scheme

ABB has launched what it's calling a drives and motors 'swappage' scheme, allowing companies to trade in their old products from any manufacturer for new ABB drives and motors.

Electric Motors AC
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Nov Mono survey points to maintenance budget wastage

More than one third of process and maintenance engineers are wasting "vast amounts" of their maintenance budgets, because they do not realise they can buy high performance, cost effective non-OEM...

Pumps
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Hard water scale problem solved for Cotto Tiles

Cotto Tiles, part of TCC (Thai Cement Company), reports that Fluid Dynamics International has solved a long standing hard water problem at one of its sites.

Water Treatment Additives
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Hungarian wastewater scheme turns to biomass plant

One of Europe's most ambitious biogas from wastewater projects has been switched on in Budapest by Ener-G.

Biomass Plant
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Sand extraction plant is concrete investment

A new sand production plant is helping Cemex UK to boost efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of its largest UK sand and gravel quarry at Rugeley, Staffordshire.

Separators
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Non-stop pumps keep coffee production flowing

Star Refrigeration, which provides freeze-drying plant to major food producers, says that Nikkiso non seal canned motor centrifugal pumps, supplied to an instant coffee plant, have been in near...

Seals