Bradley Doublelock, UK manufacturer of components for the industrial, leisure and military trailer markets, is expanding its Bingley, West Yorkshire production facility to cope with increased production requirements. This in turn has called for greater compressed air output to power additional machinery, leading to the company calling in Thorite for advice on the most suitable compressor for their future needs.
Dr Keith Parry, UK sales manager for Spectro Analytical UK looks at the rise of ICP-OES (Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry) and XRF (X-ray fluorescence) in the techniques of cost-efficient wear metal analysis.
Acoustic emission technology from Holroyd, part of Parker Kittiwake, is said to be preventing hundreds of hours of downtime for a century-old flour specialist
New best practice guidance for food and beverage processors on the safe and efficient use of compressed air has been unveiled by the BCAS (British Compressed Air Society).
When compressed air is generated, heat is inevitably produced as a by-product. Anyone looking to enhance efficiency can use this heat and increase the efficiency of compressors to about 95% as a result. To achieve this, there are easy-fit heat exchangers which can even be fitted to existing stations. This investment often pays for itself within less than a year. Mark Whitmore, general manager at BOGE Compressors, explains
John Dixon, manager at AxFlow Windsor Base outlines the benefits of Business Focussed Maintenance (BFM) and looks at the skill sets needed for maintenance personnel
Integrating machine protection doors into automated production areas can reduce the risk of accidents while boosting productivity, reports Christopher Knollys, managing director of sara LBS.
For OEMs of continuous driven equipment such as pumps, fans or compressors, design engineers could be incorporating into products motors that will offer customers significant operating savings, as well as enabling them to design products that could be smaller and lighter, as Nigel Evenett, motor specialist at Lafert Electric Motors, explains
To meet the production engineering demands of aero engine manufacture, the machining centres at MTU Aero Engines in Munich rely on more than 100 non-contact laser measuring systems supplied by Blum-Novotest.
Workers in a wide range of industries can be exposed to chemicals which, unless the proper control and protection measures required by law are in place, pose a range of skin and other health hazards. Here Nikita Shah, technical services engineer for the Personal Safety Division of 3M, explains how the company sets out its four steps to chemical protection.
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