Reducing pumps energy use at chemicals facility
?Fluorochemicals plant makes energy savings of 25% following a project to better match pumping capacity to plant equipment
View ArticleThermal imaging for hazardous environments
?Applications for infrared camera in oilfield services and chemicals manufacturing
View ArticleSensing safety
?Process engineers are increasingly turning to new sensor technologies to improve plant safety
View ArticleProactive maintenance key to plant safety
?Major companies in the oil & gas, chemicals and paper industries are discovering clear links between safety figures and their maintenance strategies. Patrick Raleigh reports
View ArticleBig tanks go for advanced level sensing
?Level sensors can have a significant impact on the productivity and safety of process facilities
View ArticleGreen chemistry for polymers
AMI brought together experts from agriculture, chemical engineering, biotech, polymer and major end users industries, including the automotive sector
View ArticleChemicals industry optimistic despite debt crisis
The global chemicals industry expects to see an improvement in business according to a study by Ceresana Research
View ArticleShell's 'uneasy' approach to process safety
Dave Topliffe of Shell Chemicals UK recommends maintaining “a healthy, chronic sense of unease”
View ArticleMajor Dounreay hazard destroyed
One of the most dangerous legacies of Britain’s early atomic research has been destroyed
View ArticleChemical tank cleaning: Small things make a big difference
Technical article by Ivan Zytynski of BETE Ltd
View ArticleOperating procedure key to process safety
Can effective operating procedures make process plants safe?
View ArticleBridging the divide
The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesses to remain competitive
View ArticleWaiting for a single wireless standard
?Plant managers must choose between at least two incompatible standards, reports Patrick Raleigh
View ArticleGetting on with wireless
UK operators not waiting for a single wireless standard, reports Patrick Raleigh
View ArticleAre we learning the lessons?
The process sectors need to take on-board the lessons learned from recent disasters. Patrick Raleigh reports.
View ArticleThreat to Schneider's Invensys takeover
Schneider’s proposed £3.4 billion takeover of Invensys is still under threat of being beaten by a better offer from a competitor, warn analysts.
View ArticleBiofactories of the future
Scaling-up synthetic biology from the lab bench to the process plant presents both challenges and opportunities for UK industry.
View ArticleBrave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would a factory of the future look like where every single component were capable of independently...
View ArticleFracking safe
Many consider fracking to be a dangerous process, fearing it releases gasses that pollute the water table and upper soil layers. Shale developers are using cutting-edge gas monitoring equipment to ease...
View ArticleCost concerns limit energy efficiency investment
Financial concerns trump environmental ones when it comes to considering investment in energy efficient plant and equipment.
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