As many countries fail to meet air quality targets and large numbers of premature deaths still result from air pollution, Jim Mills, a particulate monitoring specialist and MD of Air Monitors, explains why he believes 2013 will be a pivotal year
With increased demands for industrial plants to operate more efficiently, managers are reviewing the communications and cabling systems used throughout their facilities.
The key to effective Condition Monitoring (CM) is to understand CM itself before looking at the individual monitoring techniques. Equipment not being fitted correctly or machines not being used for their original purpose are examples of problems that can lead to false readings and a poor understanding of what is happening inside a plant. Ian Pledger, field service engineer at Schaeffler (UK), explains
A recent project for Industrial Purification Systems (IPS) was to evaluate the media filters in a large scale steel works which were inexplicably void of filter media and to instigate a planned schedule of refurbishment works
About 75% of hydraulic system failures relate to contamination, which can also increase wear and shorten machinery and lubricant service life. Taking action to minimise contamination is time well spent, as Kevin Lacey of Brammer UK explains
A clever engineering solution has renewed a wrecked steel mill coupling for half the cost of replacement, as Dan Kocel, global metals industry manager at Emerson Power Transmission Solutions explains
The use of counterfeit and substandard products is a total gamble with plant performance, putting production processes, the environment and potentially even lives at risk. George Robertson, product director of of James Walker Devol, explains further
A CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) from CARL Software has been chosen by Alstom Transport to help operators manage maintenance at Cairo Metro
The fast-moving electronic and communication technologies are developing innovations that help operators maintain plant in the most cost effective way, says ERIKS
Valves are integral to the efficient operation of many manufacturing and process plants, but the type of valves being installed is rapidly changing. Here, James Roper, industrial brand manager for Durapipe UK, discusses the industry shift in valve specifications
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