High-temperature synthetic oils for heat transfer will soon be in short supply as a world-wide shortage looms.
Lubricants/Greases
Researchers in the US are calling for changes to building codes, following a study that suggests mandatory flame retardants for foam insulation are not only harmful to human health and the...
Fire Protection
SEW Eurodrive is reporting that its Complete Drives Management (CDM) service has already attracted some of the biggest names in manufacturing.
Electric Motors AC
A one day seminar the promises to explore the background to Operator Asset Care (OAC), using the real life experiences of production and manufacturing directors, is to be staged by MCP on 7 February...
Planned Maintenance
What's claimed to be the first ultrasonic flowmeter to offer custody-transfer accuracy and minimal maintenance requirements has been launched by Siemens.
Flow Measurement
Dipping plant specialist Greenbrook is reporting that Valveforce valves are proving robust and reliable on a new balloon dipping plant supplied to China.
control valvesYokogawa has published a 70-page, free to download e-book that outlines use of its novel VigilantPlant automation concept for safe and reliable plant operations in the oil and gas industry.
Oil & Gas
High efficiency motors are delivering energy savings on 100 pumps and blowers – some up to 160kW – at a major new wastewater treatment plant, commissioned by Spanish water firm Canal de Isabel II.
High Efficiency Motors
A Nottingham firm that provides processing support for the brewing and food industries has been prosecuted for safety failures, after a worker lost four finger ends on a poorly guarded machine.
Machine Safety/Protection
Ricardo has acquired the UK operations of AEA Technology, which was spun out of the Atomic Energy Authority in 1996, from the administrators for £18 million.
Pollution Control
The hazard and safety management approach applied to the massive £14.8bn London Crossrail project is likely change how future major, world-class infrastructure projects are handled.
Machine Safety/Protection
Fred Olsen Renewables (FOR), which operates the 50MW Crystal Rig wind farm in Scotland, says that its new online condition monitoring systems have already proved their worth by picking up faults in...
Condition Monitoring