New Alfa Laval Fluid Handling Application & Innovation Centre opens in Denmark

21 December, 2020

Alfa Laval, the heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling solutions provider, is opening a state-of-the-art Application & Innovation Centre in Kolding, Denmark. The centre will reinforce the company’s technology knowhow within hygienic fluid handling and help to further enhance the company’s customer engagement, product innovation and customer optimisation processes.

Energy entrepreneurs launch multi-million-pound business investment fund

17 December, 2020

Two energy industry entrepreneurs have launched a family investment company which will support fledgling technology enterprises with development capital and decades of experience gained building international businesses.

2020 CPSA training safely delivered

14 December, 2020

Originally due to be held in April of this year, the first Certified Pump System Auditor (CPSA) training course since 2019 has been successfully and safely delivered to a group of dedicated pump professionals.

BS EN 14432 accreditation for Bonomi ball valves

11 December, 2020

Bonomi UK has gained BS EN 14432 certification for PN 16 stainless steel valves of the compact Wafer type 720025 series and Split-Body series 760000.

Abdex joins SIR

09 December, 2020

Abdex Hose and Couplings Ltd has joined Stichting Industriële Reiniging [Industrial Cleaning Foundation] (SIR), the organisation dedicated to promoting and regulating safe working in industrial cleaning situations in applications within the Netherlands and Belgium. SIR serves as an example of how effective self-regulation can be as regards safety in a particular sector.

Young futures turn the cogs at leading engineering company adi Group

07 December, 2020

Twelve youngsters have enrolled on an engineering pre-apprenticeship scheme in Birmingham. The course will give the students hands-on experience and understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering at a time when skills development is at a premium.

Rockwell Automation acquires Fiix Inc.

02 December, 2020

Rockwell Automation has entered into an agreement to acquire Fiix Inc., a privately held, AI-enabled computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) company. Fiix, founded in 2008, is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Schaeffler UK supports local charities

30 November, 2020

Automotive and industrial supplier, Schaeffler (UK) Ltd, which has three UK-based sites in Birmingham, Hereford and Sheffield, has donated over £3600 to Age UK (Birmingham & Sandwell) and three Foodbanks in Birmingham, Sheffield (S6) and Hereford.

City & Guilds and EAL to deliver all three routes in engineering and manufacturing

24 November, 2020

City & Guilds in collaboration with specialist engineering awarding organisation EAL, have been awarded the contracts to deliver three engineering and manufacturing T Levels, following a tender process. This is following the success of City & Guilds’ and EAL’s partnership to deliver construction qualifications in Wales and the T Level in Construction: Building Services Engineering last year. They are: Engineering and Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Processing and Control, Engineering and Manufacturing: Maintenance, Installation and Repair, and Engineering and Manufacturing: Design and Development.

Rockwell Automation recognised for culture of supporting women

20 November, 2020

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the industrial automation and digital transformation solutions provider, has earned the Diversity & Inclusion Program Award from The Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Gates delivers new webinar series to meet market’s demand for increased online support

16 November, 2020

Gates, the global provider of applicationspecific fluid power and power transmission solutions, has unveiled a new series of technical and commercial webinars designed to increase support for its industrial product ranges throughout EMEA.

Reynolds accelerates with Hy-Pro Filtration distribution deal

11 November, 2020

Fluid cleanliness specialist Reynolds Contamination Control (RCC) has confirmed its appointment as an official distributor for hydraulic and lubrication fluid contamination solutions provider Hy-Pro Filtration.

Bonomi UK launches new website and digital catalogue

06 November, 2020

Bonomi UK has launched a total redesign of its website (www.bonomi.co.uk), also incorporating a digital version of its fully updated product catalogue.

Webtec unveils new ‘how to’ training video series for hydraulic engineers

02 November, 2020

Webtec has introduced a new ‘how to’ training video series for hydraulic engineers. Webtec comments that sharing knowledge and helping to educate engineers in the hydraulics and fluid power industry is important to the company. The release of a new series of ‘how to’ training videos aims to cover some of the fundamentals in hydraulics and fluid power to aid engineers at all levels.

BPMA Essentials e-learning course awards first perfect score

29 October, 2020

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation that represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related pumping equipment – has recently awarded the highest possible mark to a very worthy student on completion of its Essentials e-learning course. In what is a milestone for the BPMA, since introducing its programme of online training courses back in 2012, the maximum 100% mark has been attained by Shane Bates of KSB.