Schaeffler (UK) has won Best Company' in the Pathway to Apprenticeship (PtA) Awards 2013, organised by the Welsh Government, SEMTA and further education colleges.
Apprenticeships
Steps to promote good engineering design specifically aimed at cutting death, injury and disease in Britain's workplaces, are outlined in a policy paper published yesterday (10 December 2013) by the...
Occupational Health
When it comes to boosting engineering skills, it's been a busy couple of months for the Coalition.
Engineering Competence/Skills
Van Beest and Hoist UK were the winners in the LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) Innovation Awards, held at last month's (November 20133) overhead lifting industry exhibition LiftEx 2013....
Manual Handling
McCain Food's plant at Whittlesey, Peterborough, has reduced its site load from 7 MW to 6 MW, following installation of new refrigeration plant powered by ABB low harmonic variable-speed drives.
Compressors
Kuwait National Petroleum Company has contracted with Honeywell to provide the integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for its new 615,000 barrel-a-day Al Zour refinery complex to be built in...
Process Management Systems
Commissioning of a microbiological desulphurisation system at the Cory Waste Management site, in Weston-super-Mare, is the culmination of collaboration between Uniflare, the Warwickshire-based...
Biofuel
Doosan Babcock and Doosan Škoda Power have together won the Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council.
Occupational Health
LEEA (the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has launched two hands-on training courses covering the thorough examination of electric overhead travelling and portal cranes, as well as runways...
Manual Handling
Network Rail is currently carrying out major engineering work to strengthen and repair the 250m long Holme Tunnel, between Hebden Bridge and Burnley – using unusual fabricated structural steel arches....
Plant Refurbishing/Remanufacture
A change in the mindset and culture at the very top of plant organisations towards process safety is being called for by HSE chair Judith Hackitt CBE – starting with the boardroom.
Chemical Protection
The ISIS neutron source for the proton accelerator at Harwell, near Oxford, has reduced its energy costs following fitment of three ABB-Baldor direct-drive motor and drive systems for its cooling...
Variable Speed Drives