Plant management: When an inspector calls
Controls around construction plant and machinery are getting stricter but implementing the right plant management processes can help businesses be prepared, says CHAS
CEA announces increased uptake for I-GAS
Organisations are now becoming aware of their legal obligation to prove gas competency for their maintenance staff and aware of the CEA’s Industrial Gas Accreditation Scheme’s (I-GAS) role in this process, such that some household names are happy to be associated with the scheme, including Toyota UK, Ford Motor Company & Coca Cola to name but three
Raising standards in manufacturing & maintenance
Lifting equipment plays an essential role in manufacturing plants of all sizes. Denis Hogan, Performance and Special Projects Manager at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association explains why ‘duty holders’, who bear responsibility for the safe design, maintenance and operation of this plant, will find reassurance in the LEEA badge
Condition improvement instead of just condition monitoring
We all know what a great job vibration analyst’s perform. They are all that stands between a manageable plant and the chaos and mayhem that can result from machines failing unexpectedly. It takes skill, knowledge and experience to be a good vibration analyst; but in many cases, the vibration analyst is only delivering half of the benefits they are capable of. By Jason Tranter, Mobius Institute, Australia and Dean Whittle, RMS Reliability Training Institute, United Kingdom
The European Green Deal – and the pump sector
Striving to be the first carbon neutral continent by 2050 is undoubtedly the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. To achieve this, the European Commission has developed its Green Deal – an enormously ambitious package of measures designed to enable people and businesses to transition into a green and sustainable future.
ShireSystem CMMS prevents downtime for Kingspan Insulated Panels
Kingspan Insulated Panels runs a complex multi-site manufacturing operation delivering complete building envelope systems. For the past two years Kingspan has been rolling out ShireSystem software from Maintec exhibitor, Elecosoft, to help its engineering teams move maintenance to a preventative basis
Industry 4.0 & the future landscape of the NDT, CM & SHM communities
With monitoring and inspection technologies set to play a key part in the transition to Industry 4.0, it has become apparent to the non-destructive testing (NDT) and condition monitoring (CM) sectors that it must be embraced in order to encourage change and increase growth
Industrial lubricant management
Good lubricant management can contribute towards lower maintenance costs, reduced downtime, higher productivity and increased savings over the longer-term, asserts David Wright, Director-General of the United Kingdom Lubricants Association
Lessons in cooperation
As the nation continues to navigate an ever-changing situation, the materials handling sector is making note of a few lessons learned. Chief Executive of the Forklift Truck Association (FLTA) Tim Waples discusses key things we can take forward, from ensuring safety through training and equipment maintenance, to the importance of adapting and working together in a challenging time
Machine learning to shift production lifecycles
Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing, also renamed by some as Automation Intelligence, has moved at great pace and it is one that will see tremendous growth over the next few years, writes Daniel Smalley, Business Manager – Factory Automation Digitalisation, Siemens Digital Industries
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