Rolls-Royce is "working at the edge of science", with the joint requirements for complex aerodynamic geometries and robustness for its new aerospace products – building on the UK's world-class...
PLCs
Hydra-Cell high pressure pumps have solved hitherto intractable problems on a dosing machine used to dispense a sand-resin mix into moulds.
Pumps
Loading and unloading machinery specialist Thorworld Industries is supporting a Europe-wide initiative to raise awareness of market surveillance, to prevent non-compliant and potentially unsafe...
Lifting Equipment
The UK-wide consortium bid from the Carbon Trust, NAREC (National Renewable Energy Centre) and Ocean Energy Innovation has been selected to play a pivotal role in setting up the new Offshore Renewable...
Renewable Energy
The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) is changing its name, and from 1 March will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES).
HVAC/Cooling Systems
The future of Rockwood Pigments' site maintenance operations at Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, looks bright following its upgrade of the latest version of the Idhammar maintenance management system...
Maintenance Management Systems
Flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter has found what it believes to be the oldest of its Pelton wheel meters still in use – at construction industry test service provider The British Board of Agreement.
Flow Measurement
More than half (58%) of companies have not heard of the term carbon accounting, Less than a quarter can describe what it means, and 80% do not monitor their carbon footprint regularly.
Speedy has become the first equipment hire and support services company to release an app for the iPhone that helps plant engineers and managers to access their depots while on the move.
Forklift Trucks
Safety reassessments undertaken at UK nuclear power plants in light of events at Fukushima Dai-ichi, following last year's earthquake and tsunami, have revealed no fundamental weaknesses.
Nuclear Plant
The British and Norwegian governments are to work together to support nine R&D projects that will create new processes capable of generating high-value chemicals while cutting carbon emissions,...
Biomass Plant
Close speed control of fans and pumps on a new cooling tower for process water, at Michelin's Dundee plant, has cut its annual energy consumption by a massive 1,500 MWh.
Fans