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Heat recovery chillers: Helping to cut costs

Heat recovery allows a chiller to operate at high efficiencies, while collecting and re-using its waste heat to heat a process, providing heat for central heating or even hot water supply. Kevin Whyte, a director at ICS Cool Energy expains

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Celebrating excellence

The Fork Lift Truck Association has announced the winners of its 20th annual Awards for Excellence. An audience of key industry figures attended the Hilton Birmingham Metropole to discover who would be taking home an award, known as an Archie.

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In the picture on turbine issues

Thermal imaging is playing an increasingly important role in terms of predictive maintenance of electro mechanical components of wind turbines and in the detection of surface defects in composite structures, as Andrew Baker, sales and marketing manager, FLIR Systems, explains

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Sign of the times

Facilities managers and safety officers have a duty of care to minimise health and safety risks in the workplace. Here, Harry Filer looks at how digital signage can help in reducing accidents and play a positive role in workplace and visitor communications

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Poor hygiene hits bottom line

A report conducted by the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) on behalf of Initial Washroom Hygiene, identifies the financial value good hygiene standards have for businesses across the UK. It also provides insight into the impact of poor office hygiene on employers and employees in developed economies across the globe.

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MQL systems: Helping to cut coolant costs

Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) systems are a popular discussion point across the engineering industry, with the potential to change lubrication processes throughout the machining sector. There has been with a notable uptake among big CNC machine manufacturers. Group HES comments

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Recovering heat – and profitability

For businesses there are a number of avenues to explore when it comes to saving energy. One energy saving opportunity for many compressed air users is waste heat recovery, explains Mark Whitmore, general manager at BOGE Compressors

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The height of good sense

More than 4000 people a year in the UK suffer major injuries from falls while working at height and it is a major cause of workplace death. Here, Ian Lofthouse of Brammer UK, outlines factors to consider to safeguard employees working at height

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Compressors and vacuum: Technology exchange

Atlas Copco recently acquired Edwards Group, a leading manufacturer of vacuum products and abatement solutions. Here, Geert Follens, division manager of Atlas Copco’s Vacuum Solutions, explains the rationale behind the acquisition

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