Rob Smith
Machine safety: why sticking to standards is a step in the right direction
Rob Smith | Added: 4 Dec 2016
Keeping European law at arm’s length may not be a good thing when it comes to following machine saf…
Editor’s comment: why engineering needs an upgrade
Rob Smith | Added: 15 Nov 2016
One of the first topics I was fortunate enough to write about for Process Engineering magazine was …
Networking: the cost of bad communication
Rob Smith | Added: 10 Oct 2016
Industry is fighting against a tide of inadequate networking systems, while also attempting to unif…
Industry analysis: unleashing the potential of the IIoT
Rob Smith | Added: 3 Oct 2016
Technologies that connect us to the Internet of Things already exist, but don’t expect everyone to …
Small modular reactors ‘by 2030’
Rob Smith | Added: 29 Sep 2016
A report by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) says small modular reactors (SMRs) could come o…
Taking control: beating the hackers with better security
Rob Smith | Added: 25 Sep 2016
Would-be hackers have a fight on their hands as control system manufacturers beef up the security f…
Editor’s comment: the nuclear energy agenda
Rob Smith | Added: 5 Sep 2016
Despite Hinkley Point C taking centre stage, it isn’t the only major new nuclear project the UK has…
New nuclear: a blueprint for low-carbon energy?
Rob Smith | Added: 5 Sep 2016
The development of new nuclear plants will play a major role in the UK’s future energy mix as low-c…
Editor’s comment: hope amidst the turmoil for oil & gas?
Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jul 2016
The UK’s oil and gas industry is in a state of turmoil. The price of oil plummeted from a high of r…
Oil & gas: technology and teamwork must reign supreme
Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jul 2016
Battle lines have been drawn as the UK’s oil and gas industry hopes to thrive in the years ahead. R…
Process safety: the rules of personal protection
Rob Smith | Added: 27 Jun 2016
Protective equipment is usually seen as a last resort in the battle to ensure worker safety, but in…
Editor's comment: tackling the issue of female representation
Rob Smith | Added: 23 Jun 2016
Despite major efforts in recent years to dramatically increase numbers, just 6% of the UK’s registe…
Oil & gas jobs plummet by 120,000
Rob Smith | Added: 10 Jun 2016
A new report published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK reveals that by the end of this year, mo…
Editor’s comment: sizing up pumps
Rob Smith | Added: 24 May 2016
Pumps are vital. Without them, the process industries would come to a grinding halt.
Pharma & bio – the march of modernisation
Rob Smith | Added: 17 May 2016
Giants of the pharmaceutical industry are becoming more flexible as modern processes start to take …
Editor’s Comment: Modern medicine
Rob Smith | Added: 16 May 2016
We are fortunate in the UK. For many illnesses, you need only head to your local pharmacy and hey p…
Data is driving the industrial IoT
Rob Smith | Added: 9 May 2016
Plant operators are integrating more data technology to gain a better understanding of their facili…
Process safety: smart enclosures
Rob Smith | Added: 4 Apr 2016
Materials specification and innovative design are modernising the enclosures market, writes Robert …
Hinkley Point C 'will go ahead' says EDF chief
Rob Smith | Added: 23 Mar 2016
EDF Energy chief executive officer Vincent de Rivaz has this morning told the UK energy and climate…
The small matter of nanomaterials safety
Rob Smith | Added: 21 Mar 2016
Nanomaterials have the potential to ignite, explode and cause serious damage to human health. There…
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