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‘Don’t get stuck in your lifts’ – report maps digital switch

Using publicly-available data, lift safety and communication company Avire has shown the locations in which the digital switch has happened and will happen next.

Lifts
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Certex UK wins wind farm inspection contract

Doncaster, UK-based Certex UK has won a major three-year contract for inspection and maintenance of over 150 turbine generators across two wind farms.

Cranes
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Recovery system clears stuck pigs from pipelines

Forth has manufactured a mechanical recovery system that can withstand explosive environments to make the process of removing cleaning devices from industrial pipelines less dangerous and...

Pipeline Equipment
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Yokogawa survey reveals significant impact of industrial autonomy on environmental sustainability

A survey by Yokogawa Electric Corp offers insight into the current and future state of industrial autonomy in process manufacturing. The survey highlights that the number of manufacturers moving...

Closed Loop Control
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TP Matrix acquired by Amcomri Group

In 2021, TP Matrix was acquired by Amcomri Group, a fast-growing, acquisitive group of quality British engineering and manufacturing businesses.

Rail Engineering
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Evocon signs up Control Freaks as distributor

Control Freaks Ltd, a systems integration company that operates in the East Midlands, has signed a partnership agreement for the distribution of Evocon’s OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) hardware...

PLCs
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£1.5m nuclear waste management contract a ‘game changer’ for Cumbrian SME

Responsive, a provider of destructive and non-destructive testing and training, has won a ‘game changing’ £1.5m contract to provide inspection services to the UK’s nuclear waste management sector.

Pressure Testing/Measurement
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Offshore crane boom hoist rope failures – HSE safety notice

During 2020, two separate incidents occurred on offshore installations (not pictured) as a result of the failure of a crane boom hoist rope. In both incidents the boom hoist rope came off a sheave;...

Oil & Gas
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New bulk bag discharger equipped with extras

Flexicon's new Bulk-Out bulk bag discharging system promotes the flow of bulk solid materials that have solidified during storage and shipment, automatically discharges the material, and allows manual...

Materials Handling
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Small-scale hazardous waste service launched

Veolia has launched a new service specifically designed to help businesses that produce small volumes of waste which may include hazardous materials. By accurately identifying and collecting this...

Waste Disposal
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IRISNDT acquires James Fisher NDT Limited

IRISNDT has acquired James Fisher NDT from James Fisher and Sons PLC. The company has served the aerospace, defence, automotive, petrochemical, utilities, and nuclear markets since 2006 with field and...

Strain/Stress Monitoring
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Optimising agitators for the chemical industry

Sulzer has resized agitators compared with specifications for a client in the chemical industry, which has saved the client EUR20,000 per year.

Agitator