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Drax chooses LED lighting by Hadar

After choosing LED lighting Drax power station has benefited from improved light quality, energy savings and reduced maintenance

Lighting
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New partnership for TOC gas analysers

Quantitech has been appointed exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for ErsaTec GmbH, a leading German manufacturer of gas analysers for the measurement of organic gases such as solvents and...

Gas Analyses
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Air gap robot improves motor inspection without removing rotor

Robot gives visual inspection of the stator and rotor core and winding through the air gap without a rotor thread out.

Robots
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Cost effective solutions for worm gearbox repairs

As a cost effective alternative to a replacement gearbox Renold Gears is able to offer more repair options when worm gears are worn or damaged.

Gearboxes
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In the bank: two royal mint awards for Brammer

After scooping a prestigious Working in Partnership Award, Brammer, the UK’s leading supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, capped off a successful...

Plant Operations
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Lincoln QuickLub cuts long-term costs in wind turbine maintenance operations

Lincoln Quicklub Lubrication System from SKF boosts wind turbine maintenance efficiency by cutting costs and extending maintenance cycles

Lubricants/Greases
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UK Treasury’s doubling of support for energy research sends positive signal ahead of Paris climate talks

Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement in this week’s Spending Review that support for the UK’s energy innovation programme “will be more than doubled”, and that international collaboration in clean...

Plant Operations
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Automation of flood defences improves safety

Work to improve the flood defences in the North Yorkshire village of Skinningrove is continuing with the help of ECS Engineering Services, which has installed and commissioned the latest improvement...

Plant Operations
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Improved accuracy of metering pumps increases control

Metering pumps are, in effect, high performance dosing pumps – precision instruments used to accurately transfer controlled volumes of liquids, at constant flow rates, with a wide range of discharge...

Pumps
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Ian Chisholm is appointed Managing Director of SOE

The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) is marking its next phase in growth by appointing Ian Chisholm IEng FSOE FIRTE as its new managing director.

Plant Operations
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South East Water award Mitsubishi Electric new framework agreement for automation products

A new framework agreement between South East Water and Mitsubishi Electric has been agreed for four years with an option to extend for a further two years.

Water Treatment
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UPS for harsh industrial working environments

Eaton has launched a next generation industrial UPS designed to withstand harsh working conditions and secure the reliability of critical systems in demanding marine, rail and process industry...

Plant Operations