Six leading chemical engineers and members of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) feature as experts in the second television series of Disasters Engineered on the National Geographic channel. IChemE Past President Stephen Richardson, Ken Patterson, from IChemE’s Loss Prevention Bulletin (LPB) editorial panel and Zsuzsanna Gyenes, Deputy to the Director of the IChemE Safety […]
~ Potential benefits of the industrial metaverse ~ Metaverse seems to be the buzzword of 2022. The term, coined in 1992 by sci-fi novelist Neal Stephenson, represents for some the future of Internet, while for others it is merely a “souped-up version of virtual reality”. Regardless of different opinions, we will need to wait at […]
Forresters is pleased to announce the appointment of Tas Quayum as chief operating officer. Tas has been hired by Forresters as part of its commitment for growth, which includes streamlining processes and increasing collaboration across each of the firm’s teams and offices. He will be leading operational and financial management at Forresters and said he […]
High Performance Heat Shrink Tubing for Motorsport, Aerospace and more Lane Electronics, a leading franchised distributor for many of the industry’s major electrical and electronic connector manufacturers, can offer a wide range of high-performance HellermannTyton heat shrink tubing products for immediate shipment from stock at highly competitive prices. Developed for demanding applications the SE28 Series […]
To mark their centenary year, IChemE has partnered with ITN Productions Industry News to produce Serving Society, a programme looking at the role of the chemical engineer and how the sector is addressing some of the biggest challenges in our society today. Anchored by presenter Sharon Thomas, Serving Society features industry experts along with informative […]
London, January 2022: StocExpo, the leading international tank storage event, has been postponed from March 2022 to 23 – 25 May 2022 in a decision made in consultation with the community. The live event, which regularly attracts key visitors and exhibitors from across the industry’s biggest, best and most innovative players, will be held at […]
British research team of agricultural engineering and machinery experts develops harvesting robot with IDS camera Lettuce is a valuable crop in Europe and the USA. But labour shortages make it difficult to harvest this valuable field vegetable, as sourcing sufficient seasonal labour to meet harvesting commitments is one of the sector’s biggest challenges. Moreover, with […]
By Emma Ryde – Rittal UK’s Product Manager for Enclosure Systems2021 was a triple milestone for Rittal, the company celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding, the 75th birthday of owner Prof. Friedhelm Loh and now also the one millionth VX25 been produced! On the 16th August 2021, the one millionth VX25 enclosure rolled off the […]
PTC, which operates extensively across the UK from its Farnborough base, has today announced that the United States Air Force (USAF) is expanding its use of its Servigistics® Service Parts Management SaaS solution for its supply chain modernisation program, ESCAPE. The expansion is a five-year definitive contract consisting of a one-year base period and four […]
Heat networks account for only a small proportion of UK heating systems. As a result, their locations and operations were unrecorded and unregulated until 2014. The purpose of the Governments Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations, which came into force initially in 2014, is to drive energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from heating. This […]
Cliff Electronics, leaders in the design, development and manufacture of connectivity solutions have added a new Cat5e RJ45 Feedthrough Connector to their very successful FT range which all fit into an industry standard XLR connector 24mm diameter panel cut out. In addition, a compatible, secure, snap-in lockable XLR style Plug Carrier is available to facilitate […]
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of industrial vacuum cleaners has relocated production to Filtermist International Limited’s state-of-the-art HQ in Telford. Kerstar, which sells the hugely popular Type H and Atex rated models, was purchased by the oil mist and filtration specialist in 2019 and, following an extensive lean manufacturing project, has taken the decision […]
