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Firms struggling to access green finance

Siemens Industry and the Energy Institute have advised the Government that more needs to be done to instil confidence in the UK’s ability to meet its energy targets. A recent survey suggests there is a significant lack of access to finance for companies wanting to invest in green technologies to reduce emissions and comply with EU and UK legislation….

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Testing machines: New products and updates

A wide range of products and solutions were on show at Zwick Roell Group’s testXpo testing technology forum that took place recently in Ulm, Germany. Val Kealey visited the exhibition to find out more

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Testing machines: Launches and updates

A wide range of products and solutions were on show at Zwick Roell Group’s testXpo testing technology forum that took place recently in Ulm, Germany. Val Kealey visited the exhibition to find out more

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Awkward made easy

A new Combilift C4500E model has solved the problems associated with moving and storing large sheet materials at Antalis, a leading distributor of paper, packaging and visual communication display products and one of the leading materials suppliers in Ireland and the UK

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Steam: Strategies to boost productivity

Steam systems are generally efficient and reliable. Even so, many companies are not using these valuable assets to their full potential. Paul Mayoh, technical manager at Spirax Sarco, offers five basic strategies that everyone could apply to increase productivity and achieve more ‘bang for their buck’

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Free Cooling: Helping freeze energy costs

With the warm, sunny summer of 2013 behind us, now may be a good time to remind ourselves of the benefits of the UK’s more traditional cooler climes and how the plastics industry, for example, can use such impending low ambient air temperatures to save energy and reduce cooling costs by as much as 70%. The engineering team at ICS Cool Energy explains

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A flow of efficiency

Reducing energy needs and protecting water resources are major challenges facing all industries today, but a number of solutions are available to manage complex industrial and waste water systems to maximum efficiency. Ondeo explains

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Providing a boost to bearing life

Schaeffler has developed a new plummer block housing for spherical rolling bearings which, it says, increases the operating life of the bearings by up to 50% compared to conventional plummer block housings

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Guarding machine safety

Guards perform an indispensable function to minimise the risk of injury as well as meeting a multitude of regulatory requirements, as Paul Laidler, business director for machinery safety at TÜV SÜD Product Service, a global product testing and certification organisation, comments

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