Plant engineers responsible for the functional safety of machinery can get help in the form of a 200-page technical guide from Pilz Automation Technology.
Materials Handling
Kingfisher's experience of wear protection systems for energy from waste plants in the water industry has resulted in a major order for a sewage treatment works in Qatar.
Wastewater Plant
Lincolnshire-based energy firm LowC Communities says it has developed a viable non-food rapeseed oil (break crop) power generation system that is providing low-carbon, green electricity, heating and...
Biofuel
Severn Glocon, which has received the Queen's Award for Enterprise, has now been awarded a fast track contract to supply 48 control valves to Petrofac E&C Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, for the Berantai...
control valves
A change in the type of work-related accidents plant managers ought to report has been backed by members of the UK's leading independent health and safety body.
Occupational Health
Managers at a new ABB plant dedicated to low voltage breaker repair are promising to extend the working life of this kind of equipment.
Electrical/Electronic Testing
UK plants are being forced to address their energy spend by improving efficiency, but massive savings available from variable-speed drives and high efficiency motors are not being recognised.
Variable Speed Drives
Weg has put its payback calculator for electric motors online – enabling pump and fan users to work out energy savings and CO2 emission reductions when evaluating new projects and replacements.
Fans
Stationery producer British Loose Leaf is reporting immediate energy savings since installing a variable speed rotary vane compressor from Mattei, with assistance from the Carbon Trust.
Compressors
Petronas has granted approved vendor status to specialist API 610 centrifugal pumps manufacturer Amarinth, which serves the industrial, chemical and petrochemical industries.
Pumps
Weg has manufactured two massive transformers for the world's biggest hydroelectric plant – the Itaipu Binacional – which straddles the Parana' river between Brazil and Paraguay.
Power Plant
Oxford YASA Motors says it is cutting curing costs since commissioning a WF200 oven from Lenton Furnaces & Ovens for adhesive used in the construction of its electric motor.
Heating Systems