Integrated engineering, from plant concept to production – the digital plant – is set to help owners, engineers and operators reduce risk, increase operational efficiencies and continually optimise processes, as well as shorten time to market. Steve Leech, product manager for Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7, explains how launch times can be reduced by 50%, and plant design to construction timescales by over 10%
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Today's generation of younger — and not-so-young — workers increasingly expect to be able to work and do business anywhere, at any time, through whatever device they prefer. The growing volumes of mobile workers and the rapid development of smartphones and tablets are really changing the game. A well thought-out, technology-enabled communications strategy can really raise the bar in terms of an organisations ability to improve productivity, responsiveness, and ultimately, to make decisions faster.
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Atlas Copco Compressors has helped a commercial laundry and dry cleaning services firm to secure a 0% Carbon Trust business loan for replacing its industrial-scale compressor system resulting in substantial energy savings.
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This year sees a double celebration for steam specialist TLV as the company celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding and 25th anniversary of the launch of the COSPECT, which many customers believe is the "ultimate pressure reducing valve".
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As a company the rack group have pioneered a number of fields within the pallet racking industry from specialist repairs to racking protection. Both offering cost effective and time saving solutions to reduce warehouse maintenance costs.
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It is a common occurrence in many offices and workplaces to see whiteboards littered with information which is intended to remind people of the need to undertake an action. Visual Management Technology's professional, bright, structured boards create a focus point within the workplace to bring information to life and to help support people to deliver actions on time.
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Tom Shelley reports on moves by the medical industry to use rapid prototyping technology to improve amputee care
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The desire for customisation is helping to move rapid prototyping into product manufacture. Lou Reade reports
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