Hugh Davies, director of client solutions at Optical Metrology Services (OMS), discusses how the latest internal weld inspection tools are helping verify the quality of risers, fatigue-critical and CRA-clad pipes, as well as curved pipes and manifolds.
Vacuum is used in the manufacture of virtually everything we use today, but there are many different methods of generating it and the selected technology will depend upon how it is going to be used. Here Mark Sumnall, UK sales director for Busch (UK) looks at some of the more widely used techniques.
AWE manufactures and maintains warheads for the UK’s nuclear deterrent, Trident, a submarine-launched, inter-continental ballistic nuclear missile weapons system, carried by Royal Navy Vanguard-class submarines. Helping the company manage a complex portfolio of equipment is an asset management solution from Infor
Level Of Repair Analysis (LORA) should not be overlooked as an integral part of a detailed maintenance strategy review. It is central to the whole life cost that is incurred through operation of an asset, explains Phil Burge, Country Communication Manager for SKF.
When repairs are needed to cooling equipment a hired chiller can provide an efficient solution, as Carl Webb, director of Andrews Chiller Hire, explains
Although traditional timber pallets continues to dominate the market, Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, believes plastic pallets offer clear advantages for industrial handling operations. Here, he explains why he believes plastic deserves greater consideration.
A correctly specified compressor will deliver optimum performance, as well as energy savings. However, it is not unusual to find standard industrial compressors (capable of producing 8-13bar) being used for low pressure duties, even though the over-specification of equipment can result in poor performance, wasted energy and increased maintenance and running costs. Here, Andy Jones, general manager at Mattei, discusses appropriate applications for standard and low pressure systems.
The standardisation of maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) products can play a key part in operational and commercial success, as Kevin Lacey of Buck & Hickman, explains
Working with Siemens Industry, agribusiness giant Syngenta has installed Intrinsically Safe Active Field Distributors (AFDiS) as the preferred communication platform to support the site’s stated policy, which is to solely invest in Profibus-based instrumentation for any newly introduced equipment.
While injuries can occur across a wide range of workplace activities, there are some areas that appear disproportionately dangerous. One in particular is maintenance, as Kimberly-Clark Professional explains.
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