Process industries
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Balmoral has completed Comtec’s sale to Freudenberg Flow Technologies today. The Aberdeen-based polymer engineering specialist will continue operating from its existing locations, with continuity expected across contracts, staffing, delivery schedules, and customer contacts.
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Aqua superPower and Tidal Transit will deliver integrated E-CTV deployments. The partnership combines vessels, offshore charging, and shore-side infrastructure for ports supporting offshore wind and maritime decarbonisation.
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Hidden exposure risks remain a serious manufacturing safety challenge today. Expert-led mapping, representative sampling, and hierarchy-based controls can help employers identify contaminants, noise, heat stress, and ergonomic hazards before they become compliance and health problems.
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PSB Industries will showcase gas drying technology at BIOGAS AMERICAS. The NG-EV dual-vessel natural gas dryer is designed for continuous biogas and renewable natural gas applications where moisture removal must protect compressors and downstream equipment.
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Smith & Loveless introduces a maintenance-focused PISTA grit chamber drive option. The synchronous belt system replaces oil-bath gear drive maintenance with a grease-lubricated arrangement for new and retrofit installations.
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Ned Marine has added drone inspections to its NDT portfolio. The Dutch specialist is combining aerial drones and subsea ROVs with non-destructive testing to reduce access requirements, improve safety, and shorten inspection windows.
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Tadweld has completed access steelwork upgrades at Refresco’s Pontefract site. The project introduced bespoke platforms, stairways, and structural modifications to improve maintenance access after line upgrades, while live beverage production continued without downtime.
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Xaar has launched Versatex Black for variable data printing. The printbar is designed to add high-definition 1D and 2D codes to analogue label presses and finishing lines, supporting traceability, compliance, serialisation, authentication, and supply chain tracking applications.
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Amcor has launched a 38 mm handle for PET containers. The development targets large-format water and non-carbonated beverage packaging, with weight savings against the 48 mm version.
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WITT is extending MAP leak detection across multiple packaging formats.
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