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Oil & gas pump seal upgrade required extra engineering

Aftermarket support from Celeros Flow Technology has delivered significant improvements in environmental performance and MTBF (mean time between failures) for an operating European oil refinery.

Seals
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Neilson Hydraulics appointed IMO distributor

South Yorkshire-based Neilson Hydraulics & Engineering and its sister company VHS Hydraulic Components have been the appointed the official UK distributors for IMO, a specialist in turning and slewing...

Drives
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New standard codifies pipe labelling

A new global norm, ISO 20560, has been published to standardise the identification of hidden and often hazardous pipe contents in factories and facilities.

Pipeline Equipment
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Bakery guided to tenfold increase in service life

A large bakery is saving more than €200,000 a year in maintenance and downtime costs after switching to a new guide system for its dough slicing machines.

Linear Motors
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Bosch plans to start full-scale solid oxide fuel cell production in 2024 with UK technology

When it comes to stationary fuel cells, Bosch is stepping up a gear. In 2024, it intends to start full-scale production of distributed power stations based on solid oxide fuel-cell technology. For...

Biofuel
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SEW Eurodrive delivers in a day

SEW Eurodrive has assembled and delivered an industrial gear unit, for Brammer Buck & Hickman, for an end customer in the sand and gravel industry in just one day following a gear failure.

Gearboxes
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Bibloc nuclear pressure transmitters chosen by Hinkley Point C

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Hinkley Point C for the delivery of safety-critical Bibloc pressure transmitters for the two EPR nuclear reactors currently under construction in Somerset, UK.

Pressure Testing/Measurement
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Self-powered railway wagon odometer

Motor Technology has launched a new range of odometers designed for use on rail goods wagons that are entirely self-powered and require no batteries or external power supply.

Sensors
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Robot baler improves scrap disposal at canning factory

A new Kawasaki robot has been installed to assist Ball Beverage Packaging improve its efficiency and save money. The machine replaced a near 20-year-old Kawasaki ZD130S robot at the Wakefield plant,...

Robots
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Jacobs to acquire majority stake in PA Consulting

Engineering consultancy Jacobs has acquired a 65% stake in PA Consulting, valuing the latter at £1.825 billion. The remaining 35% stake will be held by PA employees, following the exit of existing...

Risk Assessment
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Innovative repair earns metalworker R&D tax credit

A firm that specialises in welding cast iron has earned a £10,000 windfall from the government after the work required for a special project proved so complex that it qualified as R&D (research and...

Plant Refurbishing/Remanufacture
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Norbar relaunches its torque wrench checker

Norbar Torque Tools has launched a new version of its TruCheck torque wrench checker.

Instrument Calibrator