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18 May, 2009
A recent carbon accounting survey by Access Accounting Ireland has highlighted that more needs to be done to make carbon-reduction initiatives a priority in the workplace. However, businesses are trying to balance this with the need to reduce...
18 May, 2009
Temporary building company Aganto has teamed up with Belfast-based engineering consultant Clive Newell to establish a presence in Northern Ireland. Having jointly been involved in a large-scale project to expand manufacturing capacity for...
18 May, 2009
Campbell Electric Motors of Ireland has moved into a new 6,000sq ft warehouse in Dublin, which is capable of holding 2500 motors. This is said to make the company the largest stockist of electric motors in Ireland, and allows next day delivery...
18 May, 2009
According to Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems, its Siplace MultiStar represents the first placement head that automatically adapts to nearly all requirements and products in electronic manufacturing. By using different placement modes,...
18 May, 2009
Environmental instrumentation company Quantitech is now the exclusive distributor of the Teledyne Leeman labs atomic spectroscopy range of elemental analysers in the whole of Ireland. The laboratory instruments covered by this agreement...
18 May, 2009
Leading figures from all over Northern Ireland are coming together to look at what is driving the region, and to find ways of taking it forward. TheKNOW, a new programme from leadership development organisation Common Purpose, is bringing...
IRISH MANUFACTURING
18 May, 2009
In pharmaceutical production, using certified plant equipment that can help reduce Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) levels not only improves the working environment, but reduces the associated personal protective equipment costs. Russell...
18 May, 2009
Hendersons Wholesale is extending the use of Zetes voice picking solutions to all of its fresh food distribution centres in Northern Ireland. In addition, the implementation of an ePOD solution at its ambient warehouse provides ‘shelf to...
18 May, 2009
Plant monitoring and control is particularly vital in the continuous process industries, where any failures can have dire consequences on production. With most machines driven through a rotating shaft, torque monitoring can identify problems...
18 May, 2009
A new packaging show will debut at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) centre on 17th and 18th June 2009. The Packaging Ireland show will feature over 100 exhibitors, many offering solutions to help package products more quickly, more efficiently...
18 May, 2009
A Bran+Luebbe Procam pump is able to cope with the arduous conditions found at the Galmoy mine in Kilkenny
18 May, 2009
Problem: Bristol Water has upgraded its Banwell Water treatment plant in Somerset, UK with a Siemens Memcor submerged ultrafiltration plant. The system’s fine membranes need to be protected by automatic filtration.
18 May, 2009
Problem: Achieving better moisture contents and better product washing, eliminating expensive multi-stage processes and reducing operating costs are all issues encountered during the dewatering process in applications including...
18 May, 2009
Problem: A boiler at the Oyka paper production plant creates the steam needed for power by burning sawdust, a waste bi-product of the paper production process. However, the conventional needlefelt filters being used in the...
18 May, 2009
Problem: Solvay wanted to better manage the maintenance of field devices at its plant in Tavaux, France. As the total number of devices at the plant increased to 15000, with over 20% of them being complex, staff looked for...
18 May, 2009
Problem: A mix of equipment is used to support the manufacture of LifeScan’s OneTouch brand of blood glucose monitoring systems for diabetics at its plant in Inverness. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems,...
18 May, 2009
Problem: Aesica Pharmaceuticals’ ABB MOD 300 control system was installed in the 1980s to run a single manufacturing process but with the multi-purpose plant now running several products, new coding sequences were required,...
18 May, 2009
Problem: AstraZeneca needed to delump one of its active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) prior to packaging.
18 May, 2009
Problem: The pressure loss through the existing seals around tubes carrying liquids between two clean rooms was causing problems for one pharmaceutical company on a regular basis. The clean rooms operate at a slight overpressure,...
18 May, 2009
A major pharmaceutical manufacturer is benefiting from a machine installed with a Cognex In-Sight 5603 vision system to inspect small vials containing serum and detect even the tiniest impurities within the serum. The bespoke solution was...
18 May, 2009
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless technology is enabling INEOS to monitor filters within polyethylene pellet transportation tubes
18 May, 2009
A 3-Way Wye Line Diverter, specifically engineered to handle dry bulk solids in pneumatic conveying systems with vacuum or positive pressures up to 15 PSIG (1 barg), is now available from Vortex Valves. The Quantum Series 3-Way Wye Line...
18 May, 2009
A range of valves from Asco Numatics feature an enhanced CDSA?(circumferential defined sealing angle) design, which enables time savings to be made when steam cleaning and sterilising. The aseptic diaphragm valves are suitable for the pharmaceutical,...
18 May, 2009
Tyco Flow Control has introduced the Keystone Composeal range of butterfly valves which feature a composite body and disc-shaft assembly. This means the valves offer high chemical resistance, external corrosion resistance and reduced weight,...
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