EXCELLENCE IN industrial maintenance is essential to ensuring safe, efficient and sustainable operations across all sectors. It’s also a cornerstone of businesses’ economic resilience, long-term asset reliability, and building a strong safety culture.
THE BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has launched PPE Saves, a new campaign spotlighting the vital role played by personal protective equipment in keeping maintenance professionals – and all workers – safe, supported and able to do their jobs effectively.
THE DECISION to co-locate Maintec alongside Smart Factory Expo has given the event a huge shot in the arm in recent years.
PROPER FLUID management is vital to productivity, precision and machine longevity, explains David Wright is Director-General of the United Kingdom Lubricants Association
THE BRITISH Compressed Air Society’s (BCAS) compressed air installation best practice guide (BPG 101-6) provides step-by step information for the correct specification and installation of compressed air equipment.
IF YOU’RE the manager or owner of a facility with racking – would you agree with the following…?
KEVIN SMITH, lead technology adoption specialist at Made Smarter Adoption, explains why data, not technology, is the real starting point for digital transformation, and how manufacturers can take practical, low-risk steps to unlock long-term growth.
Robotic retrofitting offers manufacturers a pragmatic route to higher weld quality, throughput and consistency by automating existing manual stations without wholesale disruption or new builds, marking a logical step toward wider digital adoption on the shop floor, explains Hakan Aydoğdu
As floor space becomes increasingly constrained across workshops and small industrial sites, compressed air system design is shifting toward more integrated, space-efficient solutions that simplify installation while maintaining performance and compliance
Combining connected compressor data with cloud-based analytics, emerging monitoring platforms are giving operators clearer visibility of system health, enabling earlier intervention, reduced downtime and more efficient long-term operation.
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