productFor tough tasks
Flow control mechanisms and
influent structures are prone to wear
and corrosion. Components such as
butterfly valves or grit chamber
paddles and spindles are examples.
product
productFive star rating
The British Safety Council has
awarded a five star rating to Hertel, a
multi-discipline construction and
maintenance services company that
works at the Magnox nuclear power
station at Wylfa on Anglesey.
productOnline platform
Fluke has launched a Preventive
Maintenance platform on its web site
(fluke.co.uk/preventivemaintenance)
to help maintenance personnel
maximise plant uptime.
productLion’s Lair winners
AV Technology and its partner Tan
Delta won the Lions’ Lair competition
at MAINTEC 2013. The company
secured the top innovation slot for its
ROC 500 Rapid Oil Checker, which it
also officially launched at the show.
productAdded service
PCB Piezotronics, known for its
vibration, acoustic, pressure, force
and torque sensors, has said that its
most popular products are now
available ‘on your desk in
five days’ as part of its
Total Customer
Satisfaction guarantee.
articleTips to avoiding the stress of shutdown
Mark Hierons, industrial operations director at plant and
equipment hire specialist, Hewden, offers a few tips on the
key areas to establish when embarking on a site shutdown –
considering how the choice of equipment provider can help
ensure the project runs to schedule
productFast, easy alignment
The correct alignment of coupled
and uncoupled shafts is critical says
Schaeffler to achieve high efficiency
and reliability of rotating equipment,
yet about 20% of rotating equipment
is incorrectly aligned. A handheld
laser optical alignment device from
the company is said to enable faster,
easier alignment of shafts in a wide
range of equipment.
productWireless k-type temperature module
Fluke has introduced a K-Type
temperature module as part of
its new CNX 3000 system of
wireless troubleshooting tools.
productMaintec plans for 2014
MAINTEC will be co-located with
the Health & Safety Midlands event
organised by Western Business
Exhibitions when it returns to the
NEC in Birmingham from 11th to
13th March 2014. MAINTEC is a
leading exhibition for the UK’s
maintenance, plant and asset
management community, an
audience that increasingly has to
consider health and safety issues.
productData collector
SPM Instrument has introduced the
Leonova Emerald, a new data
collector in the Leonova line of
portable instruments and sibling to
the Leonova Diamond released in
October, 2012.
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