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04 October 2021
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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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30 September 2021
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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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30 September 2021
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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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21 September 2021
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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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30 September 2021
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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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30 September 2021
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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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16 September 2021
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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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15 September 2021
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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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16 September 2021
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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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15 March 2021
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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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08 March 2021
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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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27 January 2021
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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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30 November 2020
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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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23 November 2020
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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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20 November 2020
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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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19 November 2020
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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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25 September 2020
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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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04 August 2020
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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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04 August 2020
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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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08 June 2020
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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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