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28/02/2023 Saudi Aramco signs 59 deals worth US$11 billion
Saudi Aramco has signed 59 corporate procurement agreements (CPAs) worth a potential total of US$11 billion (approximately £8.9 billion), with up to 51 domestic and international manufacturers, as a part of its coveted in-kingdom total value add (IKTVA) localisation programme.

27/02/2023 New briefings on perceptions and knowledge of engineering
EngineeringUK has published a series of new research briefings exploring the perceptions, understanding and knowledge of STEM and engineering among young people, their parents and secondary school teachers.

24/02/2023 Variohm expands NTC thermistor range
Variohm EuroSensor has launched a new specialist 10k variant aimed at mid-range temperature sensing tasks for tight-tolerance instrumentation in non-condensing moisture environments.

23/02/2023 Metso Outotec expands Metrics monitoring system
Metso Outotec is expanding its innovative cloud-based Metrics monitoring system portfolio – one of the company’s key digital solutions for customers – to cover the tools, sensors and dashboard access for monitoring customers’ stationary screening equipment.

22/02/2023 Jacobs wins contract to support UK nuclear regulator
Jacobs has been selected to provide the UK’s nuclear regulator, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), with specialist engineering and technical support services.

21/02/2023 Oceaneering wins decommissioning support contract in Brazil
Oceaneering International has announced that its Offshore Projects Group (OPG) segment has won a contract from Ocyan to support a decommissioning project offshore Brazil.

20/02/2023 Doble releases Calisto Cable solutions
Doble Engineering Company, a provider of power grid diagnostic solutions, has announced its latest addition to the Doble Calisto condition monitoring portfolio: Calisto cable condition monitoring solutions for high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) cables.

17/02/2023 North West manufacturer celebrates golden jubilee
North West manufacturer Dean Group, a specialist metal casting manufacturer with manufacturing facilities in Manchester, UK, is celebrating 50 years of high-quality manufacturing services.

16/02/2023 Sensor bolt-on for continuous condition monitoring
SICK has announced the launch of its MPB10 Multi-Physics Box condition monitoring sensor, a pioneering and rugged bolt-on device designed to deliver real-time continuous service data from industrial machines, including electric motors, pumps, fans and conveyor systems, even in the harshest of environments.

15/02/2023 Applus hosts staff wellness day for Southern Operations leadership team
Applus, a worldwide leader in the testing, inspection and certification sector with a presence in more than 70 countries, recognises that its workforce is its best asset and is proud of its diversity and international approach.

14/02/2023 Uptake unveils powerful new analytics features
Uptake, a provider of industrial intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS), has announced the availability of several major new capabilities in Uptake Fleet, its comprehensive predictive maintenance solution for the transportation industry.

13/02/2023 Longview Fusion Energy Systems announces path to laser fusion power
Following the historic achievement of fusion energy gain announced by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Longview Fusion Energy Systems Inc has unveiled plans to build the world’s first laser fusion power plant.

10/02/2023 Breakthrough predictive maintenance venture
Xerox has developed Novity, a start-up founded by Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) that has developed and commercialised industrial predictive maintenance technology.

09/02/2023 CEO Alasdair Coates to leave the Engineering Council
After nearly six years of service to the Engineering Council, Alasdair Coates BEng(Hons) MSc CEng FICE MCIHT CMIOSH has decided to retire from the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

08/02/2023 Pump monitoring and CCTV brought together
South Holland IDB (SHIDB) has upgraded its telemetry, rolling out a new Lee-Dickens hosted Sitewatch telemetry system to 20 regional pump stations.

06/02/2023 New triboelectric vibration sensor developed
Wenbo Ding’s group at Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School in Shenzhen, China, have made important achievements in the research of vibration sensing.

03/02/2023 200-year-old manufacturer turns to smart technology to drive efficiency
A Midlands-based manufacturer that can trace its roots back more than 200 years is using Industry 4.0 machine monitoring software from FourJaw to drive efficiency.

02/02/2023 Bilfinger UK bolsters services for wind farms with Sulzer partnership
Integrated industrial services provider Bilfinger UK has partnered with Sulzer to help wind farm operators and developers reduce their operation and maintenance (O&M) costs and streamline requirements for contractor support.

01/02/2023 Steel industry uses gas detection cameras to detect harmful carbon monoxide gas
Many steel companies have similar challenges tied to safety, productivity and environmental stewardship.