While the best way to avoid falls from height would be to avoid anyone working at height, this is simply unachievable in practical terms and so adequate measures must be taken to protect those working at height. Jeremy Dugan, training leader safety at height EMEAI for Honeywell Safety Products looks at a key piece of fall protection equipment – the full body harness
Activity in the UK manufacturing sector is most definitely on the up, but how do UK manufacturers convert increased activity to performance on a global scale? The answers lie in technology. Here, Jez Palmer, plant solutions business development manager at Schneider Electric, shares his views on digitalisation and explains why acting now will protect the manufacturing of tomorrow
There are a number of factors that need to be taken into account if vibration monitoring is to be carried out successfully. Here, Hansford Sensors focuses on 10 of the key considerations.
For those involved in the manufacture, distribution, sale or servicing of compressed air equipment, and for those who use compressed air, there are many benefits to be gained by becoming a member of the UK trade association or by using a BCAS member, as Chris Dee, executive director of the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS), explains
When it comes to handling, moving and lifting bulky products, automation technology today can certainly pack some punch. Once deemed too weighty, fragile and cumbersome to move between production lines, let alone sites, packing machinery is now designed with portability in mind giving manufacturers more versatility than ever before, explains Pacepacker Services
The need for high quality apprenticeship opportunities in UK manufacturing has never been greater. Here, the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) explains how it is working with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s (AMRC) Training Centre to devise a Commercial Engineering Apprenticeship scheme to help address some of the shortcomings in the current provision
The emphasis on safety in manufacturing is continually increasing, as is the complexity of the associated standards and directives. While various safety certification courses exist, some concentrate solely on particular aspects. Pilz believes it’s necessary to look at the ‘bigger picture’
Dazzling reflectivity, matt-black surfaces or total transparency of packaging design need no longer make factory automation systems ‘blind’ to hard-to-see objects. According to Phil Dyas, industrial sensor specialist with Sick UK, today’s smarter technologies mean sensors can ‘see the light’
After extensive use floors can become damaged and unsightly due to the demands placed on them. For those companies that operate a summer shutdown, the closure period offers the opportunity to install a new floor finish with the minimum of hassle.
Byworth Boilers, independent manufacturer of steam and hot water boiler services, was one of the first companies to recognise the potential of providing a boiler hire service. That was over 30 years ago. Today the company has a fleet of more than 100 modern mobile, de-mountable, static and containerised boilers available for long or short term hire
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