PLUMBING PRODUCTS specialist, McAlpine, is reported to be saving tens of thousands of pounds every year by preventing breakdowns of injection moulding machines, thanks to oil management specialist, Tris UK.
With Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies increasingly being used to improve autonomous decision-making in industrial operations, Jeremy Shinon looks at how the Edge is crucial in supporting the digital transformation of businesses.
With downtime in the food processing sector estimated to cost on average £180,000 per hour, machinery must be maintained in a way that minimises both downtime and costs. Chris van den Belt summarises the challenges and how an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system can address them
To keep pace with ongoing expansion and increasingly large orders in the burgeoning Irish medical and pharmaceutical sectors, mould-maker and moulder, Avenue, invested in three FANUC ROBOSHOT electric injection moulding machines
Industry 4.0 is a hot topic for society, politics and the economy. But what about digitisation in metal-working companies? What does it mean for joining technology with its various welding processes and how do companies stand to benefit? The focus here is on cost effectiveness and competitiveness
Floor cleaning and maintenance are at the heart of any building care operation and industrial premises are no exception. Terry Burt looks at the issues
We caught up with Vanda Jones, Executive Director at the British Compressed Air Society, who are event sponsors of this year’s Maintec event, to find out more about the importance of an efficient maintenance regime for compressed air.
LUBRICATION at the forefront of metalworking machinery maintenance. The role of any lubricant is to create a thin film between two metal surfaces that keeps them apart. This film reduces friction between moving parts, supporting metalworking operations at the same time as minimising wear and reducing downtime, writes David Wright
Already relatively commonplace in the sports market, Multi-directional Impact Protection System technology is now available in an industrial safety helmet. Chris Tidy looks at the importance of mitigating rotational brain injury risk
DESIGNED TO bring greater levels of efficiency and accuracy to the production of specialised gears and tooth forms, the new HG350-G precision gear grinding centre is the first first from PTG Holroyd – and believed to be the first in the UK – to use Siemens’ new Sinumerik ONE future-proof CNC, the successor to the automation specialist’s 840D CNC.
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