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Empiricai launches worksafe analytics to prevent Covid workplace disruption

Empiricai, a provider of Advanced Analytics for corporate and industrial customers, today launched WorkSafe Analytics to monitor and evaluate COVID safety guidelines compliance in real-time.

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Government and manufacturing industry warned of cyber-security ‘blind spots.’
	A new report from Yokogawa UK says OT networks are vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

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Keeping customers safe through the pandemic
	Despite all the issues surrounding the effects of the Covid 19 lockdown, Stuvex has been supporting their customers maintenance and engineering departments with routine explosion protection system servicing.

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Intertec acquires Thermotex Engineering
	The industrial enclosures specialist Intertec has acquired the UK's Thermotex Engineering - manufacturer of soft insulation jackets for industrial processing equipment such as valves and piping.

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Be bold to cut pollutions, water companies urged
	UK water companies must be “bold and brave” if they are to achieve ambitious pollution targets and meet the high expectations of regulators over the next five years. The comment comes from Karyn Georges, head of consulting at global innovation and technology consultancy Isle, ahead of the company’s Zero Pollutions Conference on 14 September 2020.

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International Flow Measurement Conference goes virtual	HSE testing confirms Casella Cyclone Air Sampling heads reliability
In its 38th year, the 2020 North Sea Flow Measurement Workshop is the single most important event in the global flow measurement calendar. To reflect ongoing worldwide restrictions, it has been transformed into a virtual event.	Casella, leading expert in hazard sampling and environmental monitoring, has worked with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to undertake testing of its Cyclone Air Sampling heads to ensure that the heads meet the ACGIH/ISO/CEN (EN 481) standard. The intensive testing has confirmed that Casella’s Cyclone sampling heads meet this standard when sampling at the published flow rate of 2.2 litres per minute.
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Istec presents new generation overspeed protection system
	Istec presents its SIL rated overspeed protection system: The SpeedSys 200. A game changing innovation driven by decades of experience with speed applications, to broaden the range of rotating machinery that is eligible for high integrity overspeed detection, and to suit a growing demand for SIL-certified solutions. The SpeedSys 200 is expected to be globally available in Q3 of 2020.

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Chemical Dispensers – essential tools in achieving the new cleanliness
	Companies across the country have begun welcoming employees back or will do so soon as COVID-19 lockdown policies ease. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has created heightened expectations of cleanliness and the need for an even safer working environment. Cleanliness is now a fundamental requirement to operating successfully in the new normal.

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The real reason female engineers are still a rarity

The 26th August was Women's Equality Day 2020, and there’s no denying that there is still a gender imbalance when it comes to engineering. In the UK, only 12 per cent of engineers are female. A quick Google search on the matter will bring up countless articles busting myths about STEM subjects being a man’s domain (even though female students often outperform their male classmates in these subjects).

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How similar can humans and robots be?
	How to reduce human error and training-time using guidance systems.

Process Automation & Control

Standard components can help address industry skills shortage
	Engineers are now being challenged with rapid advances in technology, changing age-old processes and methods, resulting in an increasing skills gap. Head of norelem ACADEMY and Product Trainer, Martin Ahner, discusses how standard components can help bridge that gap.

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Increase the pressure with annular space heat exchangers
	Annular space heat exchangers, such as the HRS AS Series, work by passing the product through the gap between the inner and outer tubes (the annular space), which makes them suitable for thick, highly viscous products such as fruit purees, thick sauces, honey and syrups.

Heat transfer

Work on new expanded Thorite UK Headquarters gets underway
	Due to continued growth, Thorite have outgrown their home of the last 50 years and need to bring all their value-added services together under one roof.

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Liftvrac saves time and increases production

In Offranville, France, The Taste Workshop specialises in supplying ready to cook dishes for the catering trade. By using the IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) freezing process, The Taste Workshop is able to pre-coat many of these dishes with sauces. The problem was that as the product is conveyed to the packing lines, it starts to de-frost. This leaves a trace of sauce on the conveyer belt meaning a significant amount of time spent cleaning before a different dish can be processed.

Mixing, weighing & conveying

Getting back to a new smart factory – technologies for better remote support for businesses
	COVID-19 has revolutionised all our lives. The next big challenge that the manufacturing sector faces is getting employees back to work, safely, and kick-starting production.

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Masterclass in preparedness – getting ready to return to work after COVID
	With lockdown easing up and the prospect of returning to work causing many to feel anxious — due to spending the last three months being told to stay at home, respect social distancing and losing touch with a work routine — it’s vital for workplaces to evaluate the best ways to re-introduce staff successfully and safely.

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X-Weigh feature identifies packaged product waste discrepancies
	As a result of a clever innovation by ‘Check & Detect’ market leaders, LOMA SYSTEMS®, food manufacturers are able to provide retailers with assurances that their packaged products contain at least the quantity displayed on the label, and not less.

Mixing, weighing & conveying

Flexicon introduces base model carbon steel flexible screw conveyor
	Flexicon has introduced a new base model 1450 flexible screw conveyor with 115 mm O.D. polymer conveyor tube and low cost carbon steel floor hopper and discharge housing.

Mixing, weighing & conveying

ABB software helps optimise operations
	ABB launches analytics software and services that combines operational data with engineering and IT data to deliver actionable intelligence.