Compagnie des Fromages is part of the Bongrain Group, the world's fifth-largest milk-processing company. In pursuing a policy to reduce energy consumption, the solution for the company was to use a process that heats and cools within a single cycle, recovering and re-using the heat. [ + ]

Reducing energy usage and associated greenhouse gas emission is a widely recognised business requirement for many process manufacturers and delivers tangible business benefits. However, if energy management is a significant objective with clear benefits, why are some manufacturers much better at it than others? [ + ]

The final cruise of the Costa Concordia unexpectedly ended in disaster. But the recovery of the wreck went according to plan, thanks to modern measurement technology. [ + ]

The robustness, reliability and availability of wireless connections can be increased dramatically by using standards-based redundancy techniques. [ + ]

It’s no secret that there is currently widespread demand for greater productivity, better utilisation of assets and improved decision-making in the manufacturing industry. Manufacturing intelligence is bridging the gap between the production and corporate environments to help manufacturers meet these demands. [ + ]

With the growing amounts of data being stored by industrial organisations today, understanding computer storage technologies is critical to ensuring the best possible performance and reliability of access for the data stored on those systems. [ + ]

Wireless temperature monitoring equipment has been deployed at Loy Yang power station in Victoria to prevent localised fires on the beater wheel. [ + ]

When coal is exposed to oxygen, its temperature rises and can ignite suddenly. It's no wonder that spontaneous combustion is a real worry around OBA's stockyards. Being such an extremely valuable product, it needs to be protected under a watchful eye 24/7. [ + ]

New technology for gas flow measurement sets high-temperature record. [ + ]

Industrial plants must function effectively. Remedying production downtimes and breakdowns is an expensive and time-consuming business. That is why companies collect data to evaluate how their facilities are doing. [ + ]

Many processing plants have adopted pneumatic process control system methodologies. However, as the complexity of these control systems has grown, reliability and integrity have become more critical - as has the need for appropriate specification. [ + ]

In challenging economic times, we can do well to stop and reflect on some of the past methods our industry has used to solve engineering challenges. [ + ]

With potentially billions of dollars at stake, reliable and secure real-time drilling data is one of the most important requirements for oil and gas drillers today. [ + ]

Joel Chan and Christian Schunn of the University of Pittsburgh have been researching the way engineers create. They say that not enough has been done to understand the creative process. Understanding it, according to Chan and Schunn, may provide a road map for speeding up innovation. [ + ]

Recent major upgrades to water treatment plants in North East Victoria mean residents can now enjoy cleaner, better tasting drinking water flowing from their taps. [ + ]