Lockdowns, operating restrictions and social distancing might mean that, for some businesses, compressed air maintenance has been neglected. This could negatively impact the expected life of compressed air equipment and its overall efficiency. Gary Spence offers advice on maintenance checks that can help maintain and improve the energy efficiency levels of a site’s compressed air system

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Heat raising systems are particularly large energy users, but manufacturers of these systems have invested considerable resources into improving existing systems and developing entirely new energy efficient ones, providing greater choice and improved sustainability for customers, writes Etienne Fourie

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As the use of premium efficiency (IE3) motors has increased, due in part to strengthened regulation, the question of maintaining motor efficiency after a rewind process has reappeared. Karl Metcalfe looks at the latest report and the procedures that were used to support these findings

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Calor’s renewable BioLPG drop-in fuel, along with high service standards, flexibility of supply and competitive pricing, is helping leading manufacturer of construction products, Eurocell, to take the next steps on its sustainability journey

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Compressed air accounts for a significant part of total energy costs for industrial manufacturers - typically about 12% and may be as high as 40% in some facilities. Joanna Canton Long gives ten best practice tips will help to reduce running costs by making a compressor installation more energy efficient now and for the years to come.

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Vanda Jones, Executive Director for the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) takes you through some of the key factors when embarking on a compressed air energy reduction programme – focusing specifically on areas of behavioural change

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There are three key reasons why energy intensive industrial and manufacturing businesses in the UK and Ireland are the biggest users of Combined Heat and Power (CHP). Hugh Richmond explains

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A steam boiler is just one part of an often complex and well-engineered steam system that requires the correct ancillary equipment to ensure process uptime and system longevity. But what are these ancillaries for and why do we need them? Ruth Price looks into the products that turn a boiler into a fully-fledged process steam solution.

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Ask a manufacturer for their thoughts on green business and, privately, they may tell you that it does not necessarily equate to good business. Probe a little deeper and they might even tell you that you can have one or the other – sustainability or profitability – but not both, asserts Graham Coats, Sales Director at CMCNV

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Midas Pattern Company is an award-winning, precision polyurethane moulding manufacturer who took a compressor system audit from an Atlas Copco distributor as part of its green initiative project, leading to an equipment upgrade. Not only did this move achieve substantial energy savings but, at the same time, the company's carbon footprint was reduced by some 60 tonnes per annum

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From the first industrial revolution to the fourth, inspirational change has been driven by a willingness to embrace the unconventional and cross traditional industry boundaries. A partnership between one of the UK’s oldest and best-known boiler manufacturers, Byworth Boilers with SICK’s industrial instrumentation division, has helped fine-tune its boiler house controls to save up to 7% on customer fuel bills

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In these dark days of preoccupation with personal and economic survival it may be judged understandable but unwise to overlook the important issue of production equipment health, a consideration which will be vital in our eventual recovery back to full productivity across the industrial landscape, asserts Alexander Pavlov, General Manager, Atlas Copco Compressors UK & Ireland

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Ask a manufacturer for their thoughts on green business and, privately, they may tell you that it does not necessarily equate to good business. Probe a little deeper and they might even tell you that you can have one or the other – sustainability or profitability – but not both, asserts Graham Coats, Sales Director at CMCNV

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Arigna Fuels in County Roscommon in Ireland is an innovative company that converts biomass into a high energy, high density and greener fuel with the same burning characteristics as many existing fossil based fuels.  It developed its own pioneering processing system based around torrefaction (the process of heating biomass in the absence of oxygen) to achieve this. Chris Horsley, Director - Process Engineering Division, Babcock Wanso, explains more.

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One of the oldest breweries in the world, Einbecker Brewery, has upgraded its existing compressed air units to the Ultima technology from leading compressor manufacturer CompAir, predicting to cut energy costs at the facility by up to 25 per cent.

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Continuing to run equipment on recycled refrigerant, exempt from the imminent F-Gas ban on 1st January 2020, is an expensive risk to take due to expected supply and demand issues, warns Aggreko.

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According to James Thompson, managing director of Gen-C, an independent CHP parts and service provider, the following five smart upgrades can transform any gas engine into a more efficient and profitable piece of kit

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The ‘as-a-service’ business model has redefined the way we access information technology because it gives businesses better control over their IT. Now, the same model is delivering compelling benefits for energy, says Kimberly Littlefield of Enel X.

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Loss of power or data can be catastrophic for industrial plants, affecting both operational efficiency and safety. It is therefore critical to specify cable protection correctly to ensure uninterrupted performance.

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Veolia, is urging organisations to re-think their energy policies in light of recent power losses.

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Platinous The Platinous series lets you can select from a variety of sizes, ranges, and options to meet your specific environmental testing requirements. ESPEC Platinous series include features for quality and reliable operation:

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Fulton’s FB range can be configured for gas, oil or dual-fuel installations and for either steam or hot water applications.

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These are picture of a Custom built Walk-in Room for UCL Warwick, for Bio medical research

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Designed to provide the highest light quality while using significantly less electricity than traditional fluorescent tube lighting, LUMiLife high-output panels are ideal for use in office spaces, retail, schools and hospitals, as well as in domestic applications.

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Reach heights between 20.0m - 47.7m

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The 1.2MW containerised boiler is the largest of our ready-made packaged plant room systems. It’s able to provide consistent heat up to 90°C for heat and hot water requirements in many different demanding environments.

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Reach heights between 10.00m - 43.15m

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JTEKT offers a vast range of bearings for the automotive industry including various types of tapered roller bearings.

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Available in a wide selection of lumen outputs, colour options and beam angles, the best-selling LUMiLife GU10 range offers premium light quality and coverage – while operating at a lower power consumption than traditional spotlights – for maximum long-term savings.

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Reach heights between 20.00m - 57.00m

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The Delta Blower Generation 5 is a combination of successful characteristics developed in previous generations merged with new technical innovations that already meet the market requirements of the future.

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Discover your hidden factory and improve your Overall Equipment Effectiveness with Idhammar OEE

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The ideal replacement for HID, halogen or fluorescent industrial lighting – LUMiLife high bays are designed for use in warehouses, airports, shopping centres, cold storage, manufacturing plants and fulfilment operations.

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The Verderflex® Peristaltic Cased Tube Pump range are ideal for benchtop, laboratory and process environments. Tube pumps are perfect for lower flow rates, are fully programmable, with the option of multiple heads. These types of pump provide accurate dosing and repeatability and are capable of handling viscous and chemically aggressive liquids as well as shear sensitive products.

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The all new FFHT32 are a powerful industrial electric fan heaters capable of ducting long distances and delivering high volume airflows with a delta & of 75C, or even holding a room at 60C.

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