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• What Happens To REACH Post-Brexit?

  By Seán Ottewell, Editor at Large

  A senior member of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), Brussels, urges U.K. companies to stay closely in touch with REACH (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals) regulations and to cooperate with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Helsinki, once Brexit…

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• Quick Quiz: General Chemistry Knowledge

   

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• Use Automation To Reduce Operator Stress, Increase Plant Safety

  By Mark Sen Gupta, Principal Consultant, ARC Advisory Group

  Procedures are everywhere; and nowhere is this more obvious than in the process industries. Many like to refer to the process industries as being largely “continuous,” but this – in fact – is a misrepresentation. The state of process facilities constantly changes. Whether starting up,…

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• Intellectual Property: Foil Foreign Filching

  Tim laughed when he walked into my cubicle to talk. He managed a specialty manufacturing company that boasted around 100 years of experience. A firm had just contacted him wanting his help. Tim explained that his background check showed that it did a lot of business in China. He suspected the firm…

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• Combine Wireless With Analytics To Improve Efficiency

  By Brian Joe, Emerson Automation Solutions

  Plant managers always are looking for ways to improve operational performance or reduce costs. This effort involves many elements; much hinges on the condition and performance of process equipment. Getting a handle on relevant metrics requires effective instrumentation and data analytics — which…

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• Apply Elbow Grease Before Buying Tech Solutions

  By David Berger

  No matter how much you think new technology will improve your ability to manage your physical assets, try to fight the impulse to buy. The hard work begins long before you purchase new software or hardware. This is true for any number of popular technology solutions, such as a CMMS, industrial…

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