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Standard promoting excellence in design of manufactured products gets revised

BSI, the business standards company, has revised BS 7000-2 Design management systems – Part 2: Guide to managing the design of manufactured products.

Plant Operations
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Emerson and Osisoft team up to help improve plant operations

The software simplifies access to HART field device information and feeds it to numerous diagnostic and process optimisation packages

HART
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Integrating heat improves efficiency for meat producer

Babcock Wanson has completed a project for delicatessen meat producer Puredrive Fine Foods which includes integration of the heating systems for two of Puredrive’s production lines at its processing...

Heating Systems
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Health check reduces risk of cyber attack

Yokogawa is providing a network health check service to Asahi Kasei Chemicals’ Mizushima Works to enhance plant cyber security

Security Services
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CFTS warns that fork lift attachments require inspection

CFTS, the body behind the UK’s national scheme for the Thorough Examination of lift trucks, has issued a reminder to truck owners and operators: Thorough Examination is not just for trucks;...

Materials Handling
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Controlling cleaning in food processing applications

Implementing an effective cleaning process that will deliver the required hygienic standards requires expertise in valve design and process control techniques.

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Scientists stop and search malware hidden in shortened urls on Twitter

Cyber-criminals are taking advantage of real-world events with high volumes of traffic on Twitter in order to post links to websites which contain malware.

Plant Operations
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Saxlund fuel handling a vital part of Markinch biomass CHP plant

120 tonnes of process steam/hour with installed capacity of 65MW to supply power for 56,000 homes

Combined Heat & Power
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Pyroban makes sense of handling chemical waste

Fire and explosion is an ever present danger in the highly regulated chemical waste management industry.

Chemical Protection
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Researchers, innovators and local authorities to realise vision for future cities

Engineers, ecologists, economists and heritage experts will be among diverse research teams joining with local authorities and innovative business to build successful 21st century cities.

Plant Operations
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Forklift speed limiter enhances efficiency

Transmon Engineering has developed the ‘next generation’ of speed limiting and safety devices for forklift trucks to help transport and storage operations heighten safety and reduce costs.

Forklift Trucks
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Wood Group acquisition of Automated Technology Group strengthens automation capabilities

Wood Group has acquired Automated Technology Group (ATG), one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of control and power solutions for industrial automation.

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