The first UK installation of a new type of MV (medium voltage) ac drive has been commissioned at Yorkshire Water's Blackburn Meadows Wastewater Treatment Works, in Sheffield.
Electric Motors AC
Emerson Process Management has created a global Flow Lifecycle Care organisation to offer flow services around its process flow measurement and control technology.
Flow Measurement
Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology, aimed at combating rising water effluent and energy costs, is being made available to the processing industry at no capital cost by ENER-G.
Biomass Plant
AVEVA has launched Activity Visualisation Platform – software built on industrial gaming technology designed to enable efficient facility familiarisation, staff training, construction planning and...
Plant Modifications
Work on decommissioning the last remaining Windscale chimney – a a major part of the Sellafield skyline since the 1940s – is now underway.
Waste Management
In a move to create a centre of excellence for non-destructive testing (NDT), Ashtead Technology has added ultrasonic inspection technology to its rental instruments range.
Instrumentation
Global Heat Transfer has launched a thermal fluid return programme aimed at helping users with condemned fluids that need to be discarded to waste.
Heating Systems
ABB is partnering with Statoil to develop solutions for transmission, distribution and power conversion – aimed at powering and controlling ultra-deep subsea pumps and compressors at depths of 3,000...
Compressors
Baldwins Crane Hire, one of the largest crane hire companies in the UK, has acquired a Liebherr LTM1500-8.1 mobile crane, with flexible financing from Siemens Financial Services (SFS).
Lifting Equipment
British baking firm Warburtons is reporting that it has reduced maintenance costs, minimised risk of product contamination and cut unscheduled downtime since installing SKF extreme-temperature...
Bearings
Pump, meter and flow valve manufacturers and users are being reminded that while all are built using materials that are good at containing liquids, some are more permeable than others to vapours and...
Gas DetectorsThe IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) has today (22 August 2013) revealed the nine finalists in its competition to recognise the best and brightest apprentices and technicians.
Apprenticeships