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• Making the wheels go around 

  From water, steam and electricity to compressed air, PWE gives a brief history of the factory through the ages and the energy that powered production.

• No room for wastage 

  With energy conservation an increasingly hot topic within the process heating industry, stakeholders are now looking towards innovative methods to reduce energy consumption. Rob Brown, technical manager for Industrial Boiler Plants at Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating, explains how a combination of technologies can be used to accompany a steam boiler to maximise energy efficiency.

• Utilities contract awarded 

  COFELY, a GDF SUEZ company, has been awarded a contract by BP to supply utilities to the SullomVoe Terminal (SVT) on the Shetland Islands – one of the largest oil and liquefied gas terminals in Europe. Cofely says the 11 year deal will also see it leasing the SVT power station and delivering a programme of major maintenance and investment works on the existing energy plant.

• Temperature Calibration Trolley  

  BEAMEX has announced it has expanded its CENTRiCAL product family with a new Temperature Calibration Trolley. The company says the trolley, which is designed for use with the state-of-the-art Beamex MC6-T Multifunction Temperature Calibrator and Communicator, gives calibration technicians a mobile station for temperature calibration with all of the tools required within easy reach. The trolley can also be equipped with pressure calibration capabilities by adding the new External Pressure Module for CENTRiCAL.