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Drax speeds repairs with ProcessVue alarm management	23/05/2012
Engineers at Drax power station, in Selby, north Yorkshire, say they can identify alarm trends faster and more easily – and analyse the causes – since implementing MAC Solutions' ProcessVue alarm management system.

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Control Techniques Drives for Italian crane refurbishment	22/05/2012
Digital dc drives and associated equipment, from Control Techniques, have been installed in the latest phase of crane upgrades in La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) in northern Italy.

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Rotterdam terminal cuts fuel costs on Hyster ReachStacker	22/05/2012
Barge Center Waalhaven, a container terminal in Rotterdam, received such fuel cost reductions from its a new Hyster ReachStacker that the Waalhaven Group has placed another order for a new Hyster ReachStacker and an empty container handler in Born.

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Sci-fi ballbot a reality, thanks to motion control technology	21/05/2012
A team of Swiss students has turned science-fiction into reality by developing the world's first high agility, high stability 'ballbot'.

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PM praises Siemens growth and employment commitment	21/05/2012
Prime Minister David Cameron praised Siemens commitment to investment and boosting skills through its apprenticeship programme, during a visit to the firm's Princess Road site in Manchester last week (17 May 2012)..

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HES Tractec takes Molson Coors Brewery up a gear	18/05/2012
UK brewery Molson Coors has installed 20 Comer gearboxes, supplied by HES Tractec, to power the rotating floors of four germination vessels at its maltings site in Shobnall, Burton-upon-Trent.

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Elgin platform gas leak plugged following well intervention	16/05/2012
Total has today (May 16, 2012) announced that its well intervention operation, started yesterday, has stopped the G4 well leak on the Elgin complex, 240km from Aberdeen in the North Sea.

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Baroness lifts the lid on new manufacturing plant	16/05/2012
A new £1.2 million manufacturing plant that is already delivering a boost to Liverpool's economy was opened yesterday (15 May 2012) by Business Minister Baroness Wilcox.

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Quality award counts for Brammer in Ireland	16/05/2012
Brammer in Ireland, part of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services group that looks after Diageo and Kraft Foods, is celebrating the award of an international quality standard.

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High efficiency water filter in demand for IPS	15/05/2012
St Helens water filtration firm Industrial Purification Systems (IPS) has more than doubled its manufacturing to meet demand for its process water improvement technology.

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NSK’s long life EP steel saves €38,400 on Sendzimir steel mill	15/05/2012
NSK's extra long life EP steel is apparently saving an unnamed operator of a Sendzimir mill €38,400 annually, by overcoming a problem of inner ring wear on mill bearings.

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EEMUA certifies design engineers for hazardous areas	14/05/2012
EEMUA CompEx – the competency scheme for engineers and technicians involved in hazardous area working to IEC 'Ex' standards – has extended its scheme for engineers responsible for design and management in hazardous areas.

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Drives play major part with Royal Shakespeare Company	14/05/2012
The four-year, £112 million transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, which includes automation of back-drop and scenery movements, as well as lighting arrays, involved installing 100 ac drives and servo motors.

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ABB supports Imperial carbon capture teaching facility	11/05/2012
ABB has invested close to £1 million and signed a 10-year deal with Imperial College London to support a new carbon capture pilot plant teaching facility.

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Baxter Manufacturing’s Rieti plant reports steam trap payback	11/05/2012
Italian healthcare firm Baxter Manufacturing is reporting a 12-month payback on GEM venturi orifice steam traps, installed at its Cittaducale, plant.

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£16 million funding boost announced for UK robotics	10/05/2012
UK research to develop smart machines that think for themselves gets a £16 million boost today, thanks to a partnership between government and industry.

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Emerson acquires ISE Magtech for level gauges	10/05/2012
Process control and instrumentation giant Emerson has acquired ISE Magtech, strengthening its level measurement equipment range for a spread of industries.

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Do’s and don’ts of selecting high-vibe position sensors	09/05/2012
For plant engineers covering machines subject to harsh or prolonged vibration, Mark Howard, of Zettlex, has issued a list of 10 simple rules for selecting position and speed sensors.

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Top 10 tips on working with compressed air	08/05/2012
Compressed air users wanting to use their utilities efficiently, cost-effectively and safely are being advised consider 10 key factors.

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Peristaltic pumps solve problems for chlorine monitors	04/05/2012
US water quality monitoring systems manufacturer Analytical Technology is using peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow following problems with similar pumps on its chlorine monitoring equipment.

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Gast Group partners with BCAS on air handling	04/05/2012
Air handling equipment manufacturer Gast Group has announced a partnership agreement with BCAS for supply and service of its Gast and Jun-Air ranges in London and the south east of England.

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Hydrastore gets Micron Eagle back in production	04/05/2012
Micron Eagle Hydraulics (Aberdeen) reports that Hydrastore saved the day recently, when the shaft on a hydraulic motor offshore fractured.

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Split bearing radically reduce maintenance for Wessex Water	03/05/2012
Split-to-the-shaft design and improved sealing of Revolvo's SRB bearings has resulted in massively reduced maintenance on orbital aeration tanks at a Wessex Water treatment plant.

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TSB appoints High Value Manufacturing Catapult chairman	03/05/2012
The Technology Strategy Board has appointed Bob Gilbert as chairman of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre.

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CompAir puts energy savings on the menu at Marie	02/05/2012
Since installing fixed and regulated speed compressors, from CompAir, at its plant in Sablé sur Sarthe, France, food processor Société Marie says it has been experiencing annual electricity savings of €10,500.

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