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Clearer picture on maintenance

The future of Rockwood Pigments’ maintenance operations
is looking bright. The manufacturer and processor of liquid,
powder, and granulated pigments has installed an
Idhammar Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and
is en

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Training tailored to brewery needs

A Training Needs Analysis has been carried out by MCP
Consulting and Training at Heineken’s Royal Brewery,
Manchester. Here, John Saysell, senior trainer with MCP
explains what was involved

With an annual beer product

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Cameras:Focus on developments

Thermal imaging has proved its worth across industry and
continuing high demand for cameras is testimony to that.

But where does the technology go from here? Andrew Baker,
sales manager of FLIR, comments of recent develo

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Productivity goes up a gear

A comprehensive package of high-performance, multipurpose
metalworking fluids, including ExxonMobil’s new
range of Mobilcut water soluble cutting fluids and
Mobilgrind neat cutting oils have helped contribute to
increased

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Steam raising: You have a choice

Chris Horsley, MD of Babcock Wanson UK, suggests the move
away from traditional fire tube boilers to coil type steam
generators as an efficient means of industrial steam raising

Both fire tube boilers and steam
genera

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Access all areas

The ability to monitor and control remotely-based
industrial assets can help drive overall operational
efficiencies and help reduce service calls. Mark McCormick
from Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies
outli

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Pressure switches: Often overlooked

When systems fail, engineers tend to focus on the big, the
expensive or the exotic. However, it is often a problem with
a simple, inexpensive part that shuts an application down
or affects performance. Here, David Almond,

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Maintaining the right procedures

Jeremy Salisbury, head of marketing, Brammer UK, looks at
the contribution that a procedure-based approach to
maintenance can make to best practice, with a major
impact on equipment reliability and reduced downtime

De

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Value-driven solutions

In today’s economic climate a maintenance manager must
be proactive in focussing on activities that will directly
impact the bottom line. Here, Mick Saltzer, managing
consultant for Mainnovation, discusses how to develop a

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