BY INSTALLING automatic lubricators for bearings on its conveyor drive motors and belt pulleys, an opencast mine in Hungary has seen a range of benefits, including prevention of unplanned downtime, longer bearing life and reduced repair work. [Read More]

SPECIALIST IN heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, Alfa Laval, has appointed of Moody Direct as its their latest Plate Heat Exchanger Distribution Partner in the United Kingdom. This appointment will enable Moody Direct to support Alfa Laval’s light industry customers with a range of both brazed and gasketed plate heat exchangers. [Read More]

LEADING PROVIDER of health and safety qualifications and courses, NEBOSH, has announced Dr Chris Payne as its new Chief Executive. [Read More]

R.A. RODRIGUEZ is supplying large turntable bearings and steel spur gears for use in a new generation of slitter-rewinder machines being built by Atlas Converting Equipment. [Read More]

MANUFACTURER OF plastic spill containment products, Romold, is benefiting from the latest process gas heating technology from Lanemark Combustion Engineering. The Lanemark FDGA forced draught burner system used in rotational moulding operations is delivering benefits in terms of both improved operations and greater energy efficiency. [Read More]

READERS OF Industrial Plant & Equipment can now earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points by reading the print and digital editions of the magazine. CPD assists individuals to regularly focus on how they can become a more competent and effective sector-focused professional. [Read More]

Industry 4.0 continues to gather pace as more manufacturers are looking to benefit from the ever-expanding array of automation tools and products available. At the heart of every system are network and communication protocols that connect sensors and devices to controllers; sites often combine industrial ethernet with fieldbus systems such as CANopen, AS-Interface, PROFIBUS, CC-Link or DeviceNet, so where would a new I/O solution sit. [Read More]

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 [Read More]