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The Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association’s members are the driver behind all EEMUA’s resources. As such, industry requirements for ‘how to’, competence-based mechanical integrity training for engineers working at the practitioner level prompted EEMUA to develop the MIPC courseIndustry demanded practitioner-level engineers are equipped with up-to-date, practical know how... Read more

Singapore’s offshore and marine heavyweight Seatrium has unveiled its first proprietary floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) design – the FLEXHull 1500K-M – aimed squarely at Brazil’s deepwater oil and gas marketThe design has received endorsement from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), marking a key milestone for the company... Read more

Echion Technologies, a developer of niobium anodes for Lithium-ion batteries, has become the first company to use the new Flexible Pilot Line (FPL) from the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC)The FPL closes the gap between lab-scale research and full-scale production, offering organisations a more agile route to market in comparison... Read more

Offshore oil and gas installations have always been complex. Today, the digitalisation of operations and rising electrification add a new layer. Platforms that once relied mainly on mechanical systems now contain thousands of kilometres of cabling for automation, control, and safety.These advances improve efficiency but introduce a critical challenge: maintaining... Read more

Critical Manufacturing, the manufacturing operations platform company, will be exhibiting at productronica and Semicon Europa, presenting how its platform connects systems, optimises execution, and provides actionable insights to develop smarter, more adaptable factoriesAt Semicon Europa and productronica, in collaboration with ASMPT, Critical Manufacturing will demonstrate how the factory of the... Read more

Downhole completion equipment must operate under high pressures, elevated temperatures and in chemically aggressive environments. Sliding sleeve seal assemblies are key components in intelligent completions, zonal isolation and flow control, enabling operators to selectively open or close communication with reservoir zonesThe effectiveness of these valves depends largely on the seal... Read more

More than three billion litres of water leak from pipes in England and Wales every day. In the oil and gas sector, unplanned outages, including those caused by pipeline failures, can cost operators over £100,000 per hour in lost productionWhat links both is the same systemic strain: infrastructure built for... Read more

InstaVolt, a UK-based public ultra-rapid EV charging network, is set to begin construction on the UK's first ever motorway services featuring on-site battery storage directly connected to its chargersThe project at Welcome Break Corely Services, located between Junctions 3 and 3A on the M16, will see two large battery storage... Read more

Opito, the global safety and skills authority for the energy industry, has launched a first-of-its-kind Sustainability training standardOpito developed a dedicated sustainability-focused product, utilising its experience supporting the training and competence needs of its global employer and stakeholder network. The Sustainability training standard provides a foundational awareness of climate change,... Read more

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched its latest programme, offering funding from £300,000 to £25m per supply chain project, to support investment priorities set out in the Industrial Growth Plan. Funding for the programme comes from Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) developer members through their Industrial Growth Fund... Read more

Munro EV, the Glasgow-based electric 4X4 manufacturer, today announces it has secured £2 million in fresh funding from existing investor Elbow Beach alongside other parties. The investment will accelerate production of Munro’s M-Series vehicles, specifically designed for the demanding requirements of mining, defence and construction industries. The funding comes as... Read more

TORSUS, manufacturer of the world’s toughest, most capable heavy-duty off-road buses and emergency response vehicles, has unveiled the next generation of the TERRASTORM Ambulance. With a raft of customer-focused technical enhancements and bespoke equipment upgrades, the TERRASTORM Ambulance raises the bar even higher for emergency response, no matter how challenging the... Read more

The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) in Garching, near Munich, has its origins in a laser research project group founded in 1976. With four departments in different areas of laser development and quantum physics, the institute researches the interaction of light with quantum matter at extremely low temperatures.... Read more

A leading civil engineering firm has been appointed principal contractor for the earthworks and drainage on the UK’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) scheme. Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK will undertake civil works at the multi-million-pound Thorpe Marsh site in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Three times larger than any other... Read more

Forth Valley College and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) have launched an innovative new programme aimed at inspiring young people across the Central Belt to explore careers in engineering and welding. The unique STEM Welding Workshops for schools – the VR Welding Experience – use cutting-edge augmented reality... Read more