The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed that its cost recovery scheme, dubbed Fee for Intervention (FFI), is to commence on 1 October 2012, subject to the usual parliamentary approval.
Asbestos
BP Exploration has selected Emerson Process Management as automation contractor of choice for offshore oil and gas operations in its North Sea region.
Process Management Systems
New standards for technicians working in higher education have been announced by the University of Sheffield, which is working with The Institute of Science and Technology (IST) and the Science...
Continuing Professional Development
Spirax Sarco says it is adding more courses to its schedule to meet record demand for boiler operator training.
Boilers
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has taken delivery of a package of non-contact displacement sensors for its high-tech manufacturing and research projects.
Proximity Sensing
The Predictive Asset Management Conference, which runs from 12—13 September at Royal Garden Kensington in London, is aimed at plant engineers wanting to improve asset reliability and reduce downtime.
Vibration Monitoring
City and Islington College revealed the first of the new Higher Apprenticeship in Engineering Environmental Technologies (HE-EET) on Friday (22 June 2012).
Apprenticeships
The recently-opened 55,000 m3/d Trekkopje sea water desalination plant in Namibia is running with the assistance of 62 self-monitoring motors from Weg.
Electric Motors AC
Emerson has unveiled a combined asset management and calibration system that combines its AMS Suite predictive maintenance software with Beamex's CMX calibration software.
Maintenance Management Systems
The Tata Steel plant at Stocksbridge, which supplies steel for the aerospace, oil and gas industries, is reporting nearly £10,000 a year savings on energy since installing an ABB industrial drive.
Fans
Water quality at the Sea Life Centre, which has been going through a renovation programme next to the pier in Brighton, has been successfully monitored throughout the project by Hach Lange...
Temperature measurement
Barking Power engineers are reporting improved availability and efficiency at its CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) plant since installing Emerson's Rosemount 708 wireless acoustic transmitters to...
Vibration Monitoring