DS Smith Tri-Wall is reporting massive improvements in coated board capacity at its Monmouth plant since installing an infrared drying system from Heraeus Noblelight.
Heating Systems
A zero emission powertrain looks more likely, following successful first round seed funding (which closed more than 30% oversubscribed) for engine technology developer Dearman Engine Company (DEC).
Engines
Five London boroughs are set to get dust suppressant technology applied on roads around construction and industrial sites, as part of the Mayor's plans to deliver cleaner air for London.
Pollution Control
A free Quick Guide to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has been published by Ener-G and Cornwall Energy Associates to help plant managers reduce the impact of the new energy tax that will apply to...
Energy Audits
Materials handling equipment specialist Jungheinrich's Italian division - Jungheinrich Italiana Srl – has ordered more than 400 chain wear gauges from FB Chain, making it the company's biggest single...
Energy Chains
Aalto University in Finland has developed a process that uses microbes to produce butanol, suitable for vehicle biofuel and other industrial chemicals, from wood biomass.
Biomass Plant
QinetiQ has launched what it describes as a revolutionary energy-from-waste plant that uses scalable, next generation technology to consume waste and process it to produce a clean, renewable source of...
Energy Recovery
Spelsberg supplied 180 outdoor electrical enclosures in just four days to help EOS Energy build a 1.15MW solar farm in less than seven weeks – before the government's Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) rate...
Solar Energy
Steam savings of 20—30% have been recorded by Italcables in trials comparing Thermal Energy International's Gem steam traps against mechanical traps.
Steam Generation/Equipment
Nikki Cusworth, a quality improvement technician at Rolls-Royce, has won the UK's first Inspirational Technician Award, supported by young people's charity STEMNET and Lord Sainsbury's Gatsby...
Apprenticeships
Food manufacturer AAK Foods says that swapping out an ageing progressive cavity pump for a MasoSine unit, at its Runcorn plant, has significantly improved performance and faster maintenance...
Pumps
Plant instrumentation giant Emerson Process Management's Rosemount business unit has been named among the Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 global innovators.
Instrumentation