Drinks giant Diageo opened the doors of its Runcorn site to plant engineers from SOE/IPlantE in April, to provide an impressive insight into how this key beer packaging plant achieves world class...
Continuing Professional Development
Valves are the most likely item of equipment to create problems at petrochemical plants and onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities.
control valves
Burkert's ex-proof AirLine Ex 8650 system, together with modules from the intrinsically safe Siemens Simatic ET 200iSPTM system, has solved a problem in a North Sea project for oil and gas industry...
Oil & Gas
King's College Hospital Trust is to install a Flu-Ace heat recovery system on its heating and hot water system plant.
Heating Systems
HBM is giving engineers from around the world a chance to air their views on the future of measurement technology.
SCADA
Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire plant operations software developer Matrikon for $142 million.
Safety Related Control Systems
Aero engine test rig specialist Euravia has invested in variable speed drive technology from Control Techniques for use on Pratt & Whitney PT6 jet engine starter generators.
Variable Speed Drives
South African mining specialist Xstrata Alloys reports that its British-made peristaltic pump has proved ultra reliable on arduous duties – to the extent that its only downtime has been for hose...
Pumps
February's ITV's tonight programme, Money to Burn, which looked at energy wastage from No 10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament, harnessed Flir thermal cameras in the hands of Eriks expert...
Thermography (infrared cameras)
Motor condition monitoring (MCM) specialist Artesis has launched a predictive maintenance service for plant engineers concerned about difficult expert analysis and data interpretation aspects.
Electric Motors AC
Plant engineers are being warned to watch out for counterfeit engineering spares, following a court order in France, which saw a distributor fined for selling counterfeit SKF bearings.
Bearings
The JCB Academy has had to open a waiting list for places at its £22 million regional centre of learning, after becoming fully subscribed months ahead of its September opening.
Apprenticeships