Soil treatment system uses hot air instead of an open flame. Pascale Tholl report

Intertec is introducing a compact new electric convection heater that has been designed for temperature maintenance or control in harsh environments

Chris Warnett looks at how an electric actuator is providing high precision valve positioning and facilitates the tightest possible tolerances

In the majority of steam boiler systems, any condensate that is formed is taken via open condensate containers or the feed water container back into the water-steam cycle

With lab-on-a-chip technology, entire complex chemical management and analysis systems are created in a microfluidic chip and interfaced with, for example, electronic and optical detection systems

The US Chemical Safety Board's latest accident investigation report is a reminder of the importance of tackling static electricity issues around the plant. In Italy, research finds ongoing thyroid problems, 30 years after the Seveso disaster

Contrinex is launching a new range of safety light curtains that are claimed to set new standards in terms of reliability and value for money

Fast ultrasonic leak detector, is based on robust microphone technology, has a detection radius for hydrogen up to 8 metres

A co-operative agreement between a leading cyber risk and compliance management company and a major safety consulting company promises to deliver advanced cyber-secure safety services for Scada and other process control systems

A chemical manufacturing giant has replaced its problematic control system with a new solution which offered increased output, improved reliability together with reduced complexity of operation

A new, self-organising, Smart Wireless mesh is overseeing applications at one of BP's main sites in the US: the technology is also being expanded to other installations around the world

Sick V18V photoelectric switches, the MH15V photoelectric sensors and the IMF inductive sensors are all protected from the processing environment and washdown

In order to make procedures in procurement and purchasing more efficient, administrative processes must be tightened and streamlined says Dirk Frame

Demand for electronic components, architectural cladding and new plastic packaging solutions are driving the latest developments in polymer-based materials innovation

Dip coating is the precision controlled immersion and withdrawal of any substrate into a reservoir of liquid for the purpose of depositing a layer of material. Nick Hardy reports

Tougher regulations and enforcement are encouraging chemical companies to turn to innovative solutions to deal with their VOC emissions

Strict environmental regulations require companies in Northern Europe to clean spent process water before release into rivers and sewers. Ideally, all process water should be recycled in a closed loop.

Employers in UK engineering sector continue to celebrate Christmas, despite credit crunch, says Chartered Management Institute

Protecting equipment with a bursting disk in sanitary or aseptic service conditions requires specific solutions

SiGe Semiconductor's claims SE2566U architecture is first to integrate two fully matched power amplifiers on a single die