Look beyond the purchase price
Bearings can play a pivotal role in reducing whole life costs of dry vacuum pumps, as Nick Dowding, business development manager at The Barden Corporation (UK), explains
CMMS helps keep the food flowing
Since using Agility, Bakkavor Group, a provider of fresh prepared foods, has seen a significant improvement on its reactive versus planned maintenance from 80/20 to 50/50
Change is in the air
Energy efficiency requirements for compressors are likely to get tighter through the Ecodesign Directive for compressors (Lot 31), commonly referred to as the ErP (Energy-related Products) Directive. Though the details still need to be ironed out, it’s likely that in the near future a significant percentage of the compressors on the market today will no longer be legally sellable – meaning huge changes for the industry. Andy Jones, managing director at Mattei, tells us more
Pumping : A gentle approach
Transferring media with a high viscosity can be problematical for some types of centrifugal pumps, and where the problems of shear have also to be taken into account, selecting an appropriate pump type needs careful consideration. AxFlow outlines one solution
Skills: Shortages and successes
Skills shortages are one of the main difficulties that manufacturers face. The technicians who make the business work are approaching retirement and an entire generation is missing. So, how are we to source the recruits that manufacturing needs to be successful in the 21st century? The MTA (Manufacturing Technologies Association) ponders the question
Holistic approach
A holistic and proactive approach to maintenance engineering can improve the productivity and profitability of mobile and industrial equipment, and timely intervention and preventive action ensures longevity of assets and saves money. Parker Hydraulic Filtration Division Europe comments
Acknowledging excellence
A sell-out audience of key industry figures assembled at The International Centre in Telford recently for an entertaining evening during which they discovered the 2015 winners of the Fork Lift Truck Association’s annual awards for Excellence
The rise of the wipe
Today’s industrial cleaning wipes are almost unrecognisable from the rudimentary rags initially used. Advanced technology and science have been applied to this most essential of tools to facilitate a fast, superior clean, and task-focused products are available to meet every requirement, as James Taylor, director of product marketing at Chicopee explains
Atlas Copco launches all-in-one Thermo Kit to boost adoption of compressor energy recovery
Atlas Copco launches all-in-one Thermo Kit to boost adoption of compressor energy recovery…
New boiler for plastics recycler
Plastics recycling firm Jayplas (J&A Young) has a philosophy to invest in technology that enables the company’s plants to operate in an efficient and environmental way. A Babcock Wanson HEB 420 hot water boiler and heat exchanger with efficiency to 96.2% is playing its part at the company’s latest recycling facility in Loughborough
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