Bosch Rexroth is the latest company to join the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), in Coventry, which brings together manufacturers and the universities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Loughborough,...
PLCs
Twinwoods Heat & Power has contracted bio-energy and materials handling firm Saxlund International to supply proven biomass combustion and fuel handling solutions for its 3.4MWe biomass power station,...
Biomass Plant
A Kent recycling firm has been fined £7,000 and ordered to pay £3,000 in costs after an employee had his jaw shattered into "pieces like cornflakes" when he was hit by a piece of plastic pipe ejected...
Machine Safety/Protection
An unusual, ultra-precision material handling system for an unnamed UK soft contact lens manufacturer on the south coast has been completed by AB Systems.
Materials Handling
Dawson Rental Portable Cold Storage has been fined £40,000 for health and safety failings after one worker was injured by falling equipment and several others developed disabling nerve and joint...
Health and Safety
BCI Process has completed the design, fabrication and installation of mechanical services for an anaerobic digestion plant at Leciestershire farming firm AC Shropshire – bringing the total number of...
Biomass Plant
The government's publication today (14 March 2013) of a consultation document in response to Doug Richard's independent review of apprenticeships, has received a muted welcome.
Apprenticeships
A project on chemical capture, liquefaction and temporary storage of CO2 on-board ships has revealed that the concept is technically feasible and capable of cutting maritime emissions by 65%.
Carbon Emissions
A new guideline document addressing the issue of hydraulic fluid injection injury has been launched by the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA).
Hydraulic Components/Equipment
The Energy Institute (EI) and the Energy Systems Trade Association (ESTA) are calling for applicants to join their Register of Professional Energy Consultants (RPEC).
Energy Audits
Two lines at SCA's Trafford Park paper mill, which were recently updated with new ac drives from Control Techniques, have seen throughput and accuracy increase alongside operational reliability.
Electric Motors AC
Sheffield-based Chesterfield Special Cylinders (CSC) has won the £2million contract to supply high-pressure gas cylinders for the Royal Navy's sixth Astute class nuclear submarine, HMS Agamemnon.
Plant Operations