Maintenance strategies and plant-wide optimisation
programmes can be as good for productivity and
profitability as building a new production facility, explains
Phil Burge, communication manager for SKF
It is estimated
A planned and proactive approach to maintenance
management can deliver significant financial and
operational benefits, as Ian Ritchie, managing director of
Brammer UK, explains
While every manufacturing
company has a
Modern instrumentation and control systems are allowing
many users in the process industries to adopt true,
predictive maintenance regimes for the first time. However,
says Mark Allinson of ABB, this strategy can only work
In the automation industry the Internet of Things (IoT) is slowly growing as industry increasingly takes advantage of technologies that interpret data from, for example, SCADA, supervisory HMI, MES and EMI solutions on a single platform. At Advantech’s IoT conference in July 2012, Mike Lees business manager of HardwarePT, the Industrial IT division of SolutionsPT explained more
Cooper Roller Bearings of East Anglia has seen a £4 million investment by parent company Kaydon Corporation extend what the company can do in the manufacture of made-to-order split roller bearings, in the direction of larger shaft sizes, the handling of higher levels of thrust and faster delivery.
A move away from steam heated platen presses to a thermal fluid heating and cooling system at TRB Lightweight Structures has produced a range of benefits, as Chris Horsley, MD of Babcock Wanson, explains
It should all be so simple in compressed air filtration: The comparison of filter performance data is possible with standard ISO 12500 and registering operating hours is as easy as reading the differential pressure indicator. However, the energy conditions of air filtration still receive very little attention, as Donaldson Filtration Deutschland explains
When it comes to ensuring that a new compressor installation is as energy efficient as possible it is, according to Mattei, essential to seek the advice of a compressed air specialist. Here, general manager Andy Jones explains why
When it comes to choosing a compressed air supplier, increasing numbers of end users are looking for the security and expertise that comes with using a BCAS member.
Lighting can be a key source of energy waste – but also a crucial opportunity for carbon reduction, advises Kevin Cox, technical director at Energys Group
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