With continued uncertainty surrounding energy prices and increasing demand for resources globally, manufacturers are under huge pressure to reduce energy usage or face the consequences of spiralling costs. John Guthrie, energy manager for drives & controls, ABB Ltd., explains how businesses can manage rising costs through adopting variable-speed drive technology
Paul Burley, divisional MD for ENER-G, believes many companies are wasting money due to ‘Unintelligent Boiler Syndrome’ and offers advice on how to gain control of an unintelligent boiler.
Although drug testing is common place in the sports world, it can be a taboo subject within the workplace, as Sally Harding, commercial director of Anglia DNA Services, explains
Pulsar Instruments is urging safety professionals to take action on excessive noise and its potentially devastating effects on hearing, and has introduced a new series of 6 decibel meters – the Pulsar Nova.
In today’s warehousing and logistics operations, many organisations rely on a wide range of industrial doors. However, Stertil Stokvis says that in recent times, the star of the show has been the fast-action or high-speed door. Here, the company outlines some of the benefits
The Futuroscope theme park near Poitiers, France, has welcomed some 42 million visitors since it opened in 1987. Few, however, will have any concept of the vast maintenance operation that keeps the attractions up and running. Val Kealey went behind the scenes to find out how a CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) is playing its part
The Futuroscope theme park near Poitiers, France, has welcomed some 42 million visitors since it opened in 1987. Few, however, will have any concept of the vast maintenance operation that keeps the attractions up and running. Val Kealey went behind the scenes to find out how a CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) is playing its part
In the loading bay, the retrofitting of an air curtain could pay dividends in reducing not only carbon but energy costs too. Here, Andrew Saxon, marketing manager at Biddle Air Systems, explains more
The need to shape or modify materials by sanding or grinding has been with us since the Egyptians started construction of the pyramids in the 3rd Century BC. Centuries of abrasives developments have been documented as technology has moved forward and 3M believes recent innovations could see the beginning of a new era in grinding performance.
Increasing awareness by both employers and wearers of the pressing need to avoid potential accidents and injuries to the hand has led to the market for industrial hand protection showing strong growth in the last few years. uvex comments
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