The cheapest unit of energy is the one you don’t use. It’s an old adage but has never been truer for energy-intensive users looking for new opportunities to reduce bills. There are a range of ways manufacturers can improve their energy efficiency and harness opportunities to streamline spend overnight, says Jodie Eaton
With any strategic investment in new technology, energy savings estimates and productivity promises can be persuasive. Yet, the proof was in the pudding for Lancashire moulding firm MGS Technical Plastics who uncovered the real worth of their investments in two new IntElect 50 ton injection moulding machines.
IN TERMS of process control in hygienic applications, the tried-and-tested solutions are often preferred, thanks to their proven performance and guarantees they provide.
Whether it’s water heaters or waste heat recovery, refrigeration or oil and gas production, heat exchangers are used across a wide range of applications.
The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has been awarded funding by Innovate UK to support a knowledge transfer project (KTP) with the University of York.
THE NEW Michell Multi-Channel Control Unit (MCU) from Process Sensing Technologies provides up to four independent measurement channels with any combination of moisture in gas, moisture in liquids or oxygen concentration.
ION SCIENCE has appointed four directors to headline its new board and deliver on its ambitious plans for further growth.
There are several common excuses that are frequently cited as reasons not to tackle climate control provision and maintenance at a firm’s production and automation facilities, explains Karl Lycett
A single demonstration line running on the Omron stand at this year’s PPMA Total Show will reveal how a dynamic manufacturing operation – in this case filling – can see dramatic efficiency and uptime improvements from the deployment of AI in at least two areas: intelligent machine control; and fault detection and remediation.
A DELTA 3000 flow wrapper with automatic infeed will take centre stage on IMA ILAPAK’s stand (D10) at PPMA, demonstrating how food producers can reduce their line-side labour requirement whilst reliably and efficiently producing hermetically sealed MAP packs from latest generation films.
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