In a recent blog it was questioned whether UK manufacturers could be missing out on opportunities to save energy by overlooking the potential of their compressed air systems. One barrier is the perception that assessing the efficiency of an air compressor network is disruptive and time consuming. Stef Lievens, Business Line Manager for Industrial Air at Atlas Copco Compressors UK, argues that, when approached correctly, the process can be efficient, fast and hassle-free.

Cartridge mechanical seals, originally specified for petroleum, natural gas and chemical applications, are increasingly being specified for pumps across a much broader range of industries.

The automation of process control systems is very important for improving efficiency and reliability.

The control of emissions from combustion engines has made several headlines in the past, bringing the subject to the fore on several occasions.

Well designed and manufactured bearings will ensure that a pump works more efficiently, can tolerate higher temperature running and cope with varying load conditions. Perhaps more importantly, bearing selection will also have a marked effect upon the life expectancy of a pump, as Phil Burge, Marketing and Communications Manager at SKF explains.

Paul Trevitt, Operations and Engineering Manager, for Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, looks at the advantages of this evolving concept and how it can be implemented in process control scenarios.

Energy generation from the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge has reached 888GWh, according to figures from the 2016 Digest of UK Energy Statistics – an increase of over 25 percent since 2011.

In October last year, the BLOODHOUND SSC project made history with its first ever test runs, during which the supersonic combined jet engine and rocket powered car achieved speeds of up to 200mph on the runway at Newquay Airport in Cornwall.