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TEEPEE ELECTRICAL One of the UK ’ s longest serving engineers celebrated 76 years working in industry this week and insisted he wants to carry on until he is 100

WATLOW Dennis Long , chief system designer at industrial electric heater manufacturer , Watlow , explores the possibilities of electric process heaters

SHELL ENERGY What does the IETF mean for energy intensive users ?

GLOBAL HEAT TRANSFER Turning back time on marine fluid degradation

ASG GROUP Leading Manufacturing Group Awarded Aerospace Certifications

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FANUC How we can secure the future of automation ?

EK ROBOTICS ek robotics transport robot wins renowned iF Design Award 2023

SANDVIK COROMANT Secure and high-quality aluminium threading with next-generation CoroTap ® 100 and CoroTap ® 400

ABB ABB technology to help tackle methane leakages from orphan oil and gas wells

FLUKE Saudi Electricity Company improves service and reduces costs with Fluke inspection equipment

INFOR Nine ways consumable , democratised data improves factory operations