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On the right track

Norgren’s, innovative AMT compressed air drying solution is reducing relative humidity levels down to less than 10% for a major Australian metro operator, helping keep its train network on the move and provide a reliable and safe transportation service for its 240 million passengers each year.

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Types of motor enclosures for centrifugal air compressors

Careful selection of the proper motor enclosure will help ensure longer and more reliable motor life and increased customer satisfaction. A basic understanding of various motor enclosures will enable you to select a motor that will perform best for your customer, meet various sound level specifications, and identify the most cost effective design. Ingersoll Rand offers some information to help with this process

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Green initiative and compressor upgrade saves 60 tonnes of CO2 a year

Midas Pattern Company is an award-winning, precision polyurethane moulding manufacturer who took a compressor system audit from an Atlas Copco distributor as part of its green initiative project, leading to an equipment upgrade. Not only did this move achieve substantial energy savings but, at the same time, the company’s carbon footprint was reduced by some 60 tonnes per annum

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Achieve a low cost and low carbon future

Ask a manufacturer for their thoughts on green business and, privately, they may tell you that it does not necessarily equate to good business. Probe a little deeper and they might even tell you that you can have one or the other – sustainability or profitability – but not both, asserts Graham Coats, Sales Director at CMCNV

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Reducing energy loss from compressed air leaks

Tracking down and fixing leaks can be hit and miss; for some it’s only a matter of ‘listen, look and detect’. Even with a modern energy management system, a maintenance team may only survey the plant every three or six months. In the meantime, energy waste continues imperceptibly, observes Darren Pratt, Industrial Instrumentation Product Manager for SICK UK

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Incentivising use of correct PPE

SINCE THE outbreak of the recent pandemic, the importance of personal protection equipment (PPE) as a literal life-saver in health and safety settings has become more increasingly well known to the wider public

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Selecting temporary power supply

Mark Henstock, managing director of Newburn Power Rental, offers some insights to help companies select the best temporary power supply and avoid costly mistakes

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