Plant, Process and Control
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Setting the standard

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has undertaken more than four years of work, along with the ISO Technical Committee 118, which in August 2013, culminated in a new standard for compressed air system assessment – ISO11011 (Compressed air – Energy efficiency – Assessment).

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Challenge awaits

Engineering students around the world are invited to take part in the global Valeo Innovation Challenge, the goal of which is to design equipment that, between now and 2030, will make cars more intelligent and intuitive.

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Dry inks at high speed

An investment of £180,000 in Carbon infra-red (CIR) emitters from Heraeus Noblelight have allowed communications company GI Solutions to achieve the rapid drying of water-based inks at line speeds of up to 1000 ft/min (300m/min) on printing machines at their Leicester factory.

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TDS energy recovery

The TDS (total dissolved solids) blowdown, energy recovery system from Fulton is designed to increase boiler efficiency and reduce demand on services/utilities, which in turn reduces fuel, water and effluent bills.

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One stop shop

Maintenance departments, workshops, garages and tyre specialists are the target of Thorite’s new 32-page Air Power publication.

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ISO 11011 assessments

A recent Environmental Update from ECOskills, which specialises in training for green business skills, included a presentation on new International Standards designed to rationalise and improve compressed air energy efficiency assessments.

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Compressors and heat recovery system

Five Atlas Copco water-cooled, rotary screw compressors are providing semiconductor manufacturer Nanium in Portugal with reliable, high-quality air, while an Atlas Copco ER900 heat recovery system enables the company to substantially reduce CO2 emissions and achieve energy savings.

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Many unaware of support schemes

GAMBICA has released the results of its recent Manufacturing Support Scheme Survey, highlighting the need to increase communications about the support schemes available.

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Maintenance costs cut

A multi-national electronics company with numerous plants across South Korea used to rely on metering pumps for dosing aluminium sulphate in its wastewater treatment facilities, but encountered inconsistent dosing when tank levels were low, together with unscheduled maintenance and high maintenance costs.

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Website revamped

Rockwell Automation has launched an updated version of its UK website (rockwellautomation.co.uk) which offers users improved access to the information, community, news and resources relevant to UK industrial automation.

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