THIS TIME of year is a period of reflection as well as forward planning. Industry experts are predicting not only more economic and geopolitical instability for 2026 but also increased cybersecurity threats, continued labour and skills shortages, and new regulatory burdens.  [Read More]

Key focuses for Hayward's tenure will be strengthening quality standards, widening member participation in the areas of compliance and legislation and championing greater inclusivity across the compressed air sector [Read More]

WAREHOUSES ARE a challenging environment in which to maintain communication due to the dispersed nature of operators, the presence of noisy machinery and metal racking which can distort signal frequencies. [Read More]

IN TODAY'S decarbonising economy, the pressure is on to reduce more than just CO₂. Nitrogen oxides (NOx), the pollutants behind acid rain, smog, and serious respiratory problems, are increasingly in the spotlight. Tightening legislation across the UK, Europe, and globally is driving burner manufacturers to rethink combustion design and emissions control. In this piece, Nathan Chance, national C&I technical and sales manager at Riello Burners in the UK discusses how low we can realistically go with NOx. Or are we approaching a natural limit defined by physics, chemistry and cost? [Read More]

Intelligent, real-time lubrication monitoring is helping manufacturers cut downtime, reduce costs and improve reliability by shifting maintenance from reactive to preventative, says Cassandra Higham. [Read More]

A YOUNG Salford inventor has won a national engineering award for creating colour-changing glasses that could help people with dyslexia read more easily, with the prototype already attracting interest from the NHS. [Read More]

First cohort comes together at Middlesex University to learn how new tech can transform their businesses [Read More]

AGEING ASSETS, leaner teams and tighter budgets mean maintenance departments are being asked to do more with less. That is where ERIKS and SKF are making a difference [Read More]