Mark Venables

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US army places $142 million order for JCB machines

JCB has started 2017 by winning one of the biggest single orders in its 71-year history – a $142-million deal to supply the United States Army with a massive fleet of machines.

Forklift Trucks
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VSD compressor boosts productivity for commercial vehicle repair specialist

When a leading Scottish truck and van repair specialist replaced its 11-year-old fixed-speed workshop compressor with a new Atlas Copco VSD+ unit the company not only halved its energy costs but also...

Compressors
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Electromagnetic clutch drives forward hybrid transmissions technology

As fossil fuels continue to diminish, engineers are working hard to perfect alternative power transmission.

Plant Operations
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Redesigning the gear

A closer look at Harmonic Drive’s new WavePlus technology

Gearboxes
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Precision mixing and dispensing facilitates miniaturisation

Continuing trends to miniaturisation call for smaller, more precise and ever more repeatable metering, mixing and dispensing units for two-part materials.

Mixers/Agilators
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Smart travel for future cities

Integrating and connecting Nottingham’s new tram lines

Communication Systems
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Smart adjustment unit boosts manual device positioning

Available in the UK from Raruk Automation, the IEF-Werner domiLINE range of standard manual adjusters is now equipped with a bus interface to complement its electronic position display.

Level Measurement
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National partnership to deliver specialist industrial water and wastewater services

Suez has signed a National Framework Agreement with Castle Water for the delivery of specialist industrial water and wastewater services.

Water Treatment
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Schaeffler supports novel UK-designed marine energy device

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler UK is providing invaluable engineering support to the development of a novel British-designed marine energy device that generates electricity from...

Renewable Energy
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Will collaborative consumption change manufacturing?

Everyone has at least one old piece of clothing that they can't bear to throw away. Believe it or not, the situation is similar with spare industrial parts. Manufacturers often keep a huge amount of...

Plant Operations
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Fluor to design and build $2 billion diabetes API manufacturing facility

Fluor Corporation has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and construction management contract by Novo Nordisk for its new $2 billion diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)...

Plant Design
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Scotland prepares for significant decommissioning opportunities

A new decommissioning action plan launched by the Scottish Government’s economic development agencies aims to support Scotland’s oil and gas sector to take advantage of the estimated £17.6 billion...

Oil & Gas