Palm Papers, a German company with seven paper mills across Europe, has recently built a new plant in Kings Lynn. The total pump infrastructure in the building – heating, cooling, water supply and sanitation – has been supplied by Wilo in a project valued at about €400,000.
Whether cleaning and maintenance programmes are tackled by in-house teams or independent contractors, they are too often seen as distinct and separate disciplines. Steve Bailey, MD of contract cleaning specialist Hygiene Group, looks at how a well-managed cleaning regime can contribute to effective maintenance – and vice versa
A consortium of European companies, including the Italian Association for Thermal and Acoustic Insulation (ANIT) is investigating how common installation faults affect the performance of external insulation. Helping them do this are thermal imaging cameras from FLIR Systems
Linear bearings have been facilitating linear motion almost since the dawn of time – in a crude form, early man used rows of logs to transport heavy loads, removing the last log and transporting it to the front as the load moved along the ground. Although modern linear ball guide designs are somewhat more advanced, it doesn’t mean they are without constraints, explains Christopher Rees, sales director at HepcoMotion
The opening and closing of external doors in warehouses allows warm air to escape and cold air to enter. As internal temperatures drop by as much as 10°C within moments of the doors opening, there is a clear need to stop energy escaping. Airbloc outlines a solution
Max Bichler and Christian Roth, of SKF QTC in Austria, explain how noise analysis – on a newly developed test rig – can help select the optimum bearing lubricant
Motor and drive efficiency – A collective approach for better results…
The beauty and advantages of stainless steel are widely appreciated and in this article Nigel Willcock, technical service engineer at 3M Abrasive Systems Division offers suggestions on how best to achieve a perfect finish
Flooring that has demanding and costly cyclical maintenance requirements, a tired appearance and which under performs can seriously impact the bottom line. One solution is a new generation of interlocking PVC floor tiles designed and manufactured by Ecotile
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