Workforce expansion plans
TAS Engineering Consultants, the Stockton-on-Tees-based engineering specialist, has announced plans to create up to 25 new jobs. Following the company’s acquisition by US-based GSE Systems earlier this year, TAS is now implementing its growth strategy, which begins with the recruitment of six experienced team leaders. Once in place, the specialist engineers will focus on expanding the company’s presence in key engineering markets, which will lead to the creation of the additional jobs. In addition to working with the UK and international process industry, the company also serves the pharmaceutical, oil & gas, power, healthcare, defence, mineral, chemical, manufacturing, utilities and food sectors in...
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Major order for UK bioethanol plant
Vacuum technology company Edwards has won a major order to supply liquid ring vacuum pumps to a bioethanol plant being built in the UK.
The plant will produce a significant part of the UK’s forecast demand of bioethanol per year - from locally grown wheat. Although initial production will be bioethanol, the partners will look at the feasibility of converting it to biobutanol once the required technology is available. Edwards’ experience in other biofuel projects around the world and the company’s technical capabilities were instrumental in securing the contract. The company is delivering two LR1A200, six SHR2950 and four LR1A1200 pumps to the plant and the systems will be installed in several processes, from general...
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First European national standard for wireless communication in process automation
The HART Communication Foundation has announced that the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has approved the WirelessHART specification as a European National Standard (EN 62591). CEN released the standard to CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, whose members are the national electrotechnical committees of 31 European countries CENELEC approved the WirelessHART European Standard on 01 June 2010. "In March, the WirelessHART specification was approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission as a full international standard (IEC 62591Ed. 1.0)," said Ron Helson, Executive Director of the HART Communication Foundation. "Approval as a European National Standard further...
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