Plant, Process and Control
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Supporting solar power

High precision plain bearing
rod ends from the Schaeffler
Group are enabling the
efficient operation of the
Andasol 1 solar power plant
in southern Spain.

The plant uses 1248 ELGES
hydraulic rod ends from
Schaeffler

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Bio lubricants for range of applications

For many industries, there are strong
arguments for use of biodegradable
lubricants derived from crop-based
renewable resources in ecologically
sensitive applications. Such arguments
are important where pollution of soil

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Counterfeits: On the increase

Brammer is reminding UK companies
of the threat posed by counterfeit
engineering spares and the
importance of only sourcing spares
through authorised distributors.

The advice follows a recent court
order in France, wh

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Britvic boosts bottle drying efficiency

A new bottle drying system is
helping Britvic cut downtime,
maximise production output
and reduce energy use.

Previously, two identical
drying units were located in
series on the 36,000 bottles/h
line to dry bottles

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Balancing act

Improving and maintaining peak compressed air system
performance requires addressing both the supply and the
demand sides of a system and understanding how the two
interact. Chris Dee, executive director of the British
Co

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Leak detection

Rotary vane compressor manufacturer,
Mattei, will raising awareness of
its leak detection service at this year’s
Air-Tech.When assessing the energy
efficiency of a compressed air system,
one of the most important things

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A word in your EARS

Of great interest at Air-Tech this year,
the EARS Exhausted Air Recycling
System from Preston-based
compressed air specialist Tom Parker
will be showcased via a mobile
compressor demonstration unit,
complete with compre

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Pipes boost hi-speed composting

As part of modifications to the
advanced recycling and composting
process for the Premier Advanced
Recycling Centre (PARC) at Thornley
in County Durham, Jacob has
supplied a modular pipework system.
The process is capab

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Savings calculator

BEKO has made a calculator available
on its website to show the potential
savings that can be achieved by fitting
a BEKOMAT zero air-loss drain.

There is also a condensate
calculator, which determines the
amount of co

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