productAccurate diagnosis
European contract pharmaceuticals developer and manufacturer Recipharm recently called in Thorite engineers to carry out a data logging survey of compressed air production at the company’s UK facility in Ashton-under-Lyne.
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productEnergy costs cut
SKF has introduced a solution for aeration blower systems that is said to cut energy costs by up to 40%.
productSolar Electronics
Fronius offer solar solutions that last. For decades of sunrises to come.
productSolar panels for steel sites
As part of its Environmental Improvement Strategy, Barrett Steel has started a £300,000 project to install solar panels at four of its sites
productRecovers flash steam
A Spirax Sarco flash steam recovery system is saving Cambridgeshire-based Jardin Corrugated Cases almost £40,000 per year and has reduced the company’s CO2 emissions by 282t per year.
newsProfit and loss: The gulf grows
A study into the profitability of the UK’s largest air compressor companies has revealed a widening gap between those firms who are making outstanding profits and those who are losing money.
articleEfficient compressed air generation – and heat for free
When compressed air is generated, heat is inevitably produced as a by-product. Anyone looking to enhance efficiency can use this heat and increase the efficiency of compressors to about 95% as a result. To achieve this, there are easy-fit heat exchangers which can even be fitted to existing stations. This investment often pays for itself within less than a year. Mark Whitmore, general manager at BOGE Compressors, explains
productATEX fans available in three sizes
Axair Fans UK distributes ATEX Category 2 Zone 1 metal centrifugal fans for indoor or sheltered outdoor installation. All products are manufactured by Sodeca and are accredited by Notified Body LOM as satisfying the standards contained in ATEX Directive 94/9/CE.
articleReap the benefits of forward planning
For OEMs of continuous driven equipment such as pumps, fans or compressors, design engineers could be incorporating into products motors that will offer customers significant operating savings, as well as enabling them to design products that could be smaller and lighter, as Nigel Evenett, motor specialist at Lafert Electric Motors, explains
newsWhistling up a celebration
When A4 class locomotive Mallard raced down Stoke Bank at 126mph on the 3rd of July 1938, whistle wide open and boiler roaring, few people would have imagined the world steam speed record it set would last until the present day.
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