David Jahn examines the sustainability challenges of compressed air and the steps that have taken to address this issue on the UniPAKer robotic crate packing series

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Tight supply of waste bales for plastics recycling is expected across Europe with growing demand exposing shortfalls in collection and sorting, says Mark Victory

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Digital conferences are a great way of gaining industry insight without wasting time and money on travel as our live event demonstrated, writes James Snodgrass

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Livestock farmers have to meet the challenges of operating a sustainable business while ensuring animal welfare

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A smart, automated, common engine control platform has boosted gas production by up to 10% at EDL’s Mucking landfill gas power station, writes James Thompson.

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VANDA JONES explains how the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has risen to the challenges posed both by the pandemic and by Brexit, adapting its focus to ensure its members continue to receive the best possible support

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Post-Brexit, we are in a new legislative framework. Here, Vanda Jones looks at some of the early opportunities for the manufacturing community, and some of the changed priorities for businesses placing goods on the UK market and working within the health and safety arena.

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FROM 1 JANUARY 2021, UKCA marking replaced CE marking as the conformity assessment mark for goods placed on the market in Great Britain. Here, Tim Preece explains what this means for UK businesses

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Boiler sequencing control systems help optimise steam boiler installations to ensure energy efficient operation and improved longevity. In this article, Carl Knight explains more about boiler sequencing and the development of intelligent control systems that use Cloud

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A RESEARCH study has been carried out in an aerospace machine workshop to understand why machinists rely on compressed air for cleaning work and whether increased awareness of health and safety risks would result in them adopting different cleaning methods if these were suitable and safer? Claire Bailey reports on the findings.

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In a typical compressed air system, there are a wide range of contaminants that require treatment if the system is to operate safely, efficiently and cost effectively. Here, Roy Brooks outlines the basic principles of ISO 8573, the international standard for air purity (quality).

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Wherever your work takes you in these uncertain times, you can rest assured that BCAS training is on hand to help – at a place and at a pace – that works for you; whether that’s the office, or the comfort of your own home.

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The aim of the Pressure System Safety Regulations (SI. 2000 No 128) (PSSR) is to prevent serious injury from the hazard of stored energy as a result of the failure of a pressure system or one of its component parts. Roy Brooks discusses what this means for owners and operators of compressed air systems.

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To further strengthen its support for manufacturers and suppliers across the UK’s engineering market, the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) continues to work with Reshoring UK and its other industrial engineering partners. Here, Julia Moore, chief executive at Reshoring UK explains to AirUser how this unique collaboration of 33 leading industrial engineering associations is continuing to grow.

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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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The Arcotherm EC32 is a highly efficient, dual voltage heating system. With a 29kW heating capacity and 45L tank capacity, it can be used for a whole range of domestic and commercial needs.

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As the name suggests, the Jumbo 150 Archotherm heater is one of the largest we have available at Ideal Heat Solutions. Adaptable and versatile, a 2 or 4-way splitter can be added to this Jumbo unit so it can be ducted up to 160m.

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Reach heights between 10.00m - 43.15m

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A Mobile Yard Ramp is the best solution for safe and efficient loading and unloading of containers and trailers by forklift truck when no dedicated loading bay is available

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The Idhammar WCM suite of functions provides World Class Manufacturing sites with a fast and efficient means of supporting all major pillars in the WCM methodology.

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Skid-mounted packaged steam boiler systems are factory built on a bespoke basis.

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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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The maintenance management system of choice for maintenance professionals:

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KING’S BOILER HIRE are the UK’s largest providers of temporary industrial boiler plant.

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The Arcotherm EC85 is one of the many duel voltage heating systems we stock at Ideal Heat Solutions. Although one of our heaviest (at 110kg) with an enormous 105L tank capacity, its 80kW heating output capacity makes it a highly effective unit for large sites.

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Thermal fluid heaters are suitable for process applications requiring temperatures 32°F or above 350°F.

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The 500kW containerised boiler plant room is one of our most versatile systems. Sturdy, adaptable for multiple needs, it has all the features to provide consistent hot water and heating for large commercial, domestic and industrial sites.

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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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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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Available as Single, Double or Four Row.

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