Plant, Process and Control
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Energy: Don’t let it go to waste

With energy conservation an increasingly hot topic within the process heating industry, stakeholders are now looking towards innovative methods to reduce energy consumption. Simon Tarr at Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating, explains how a combination of technologies can be used to accompany a steam boiler to maximise energy efficiency

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Compact & powerful

A larger, more powerful brushless rotary DC motor, said to provide exceptional power to weight ratio, is now available as an option from the established range of Dunkermotoren rotary brushless motors.

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Technical pocket guide

Precision bearing manufacturer Schaeffler has published a 700-page Technical Pocket Guide for the UK market. Free-of-charge, it is available in either hard copy format or as an Apple/Android software App.

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Sustainable improvements

Leicester-based electrical manufacturer Cressall Resistors has worked with training provider Focus Management for Business to deliver a set of NVQ training programmes in business improvement techniques for its plant floor team. 

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Transition to IE3

On 1st January 2015 Regulation (EC) 640/2009 implementing Ecodesign Directive 2005/32/EC means that efficiency requirements on electric motors in the European Union will become stricter.

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FTIR multigas analysis

Quantitech has commissioned an advanced Gasmet FTIR multiparameter gas analyser at the UK Carbon Capture & Storage Research Centre near Sheffield. This Pilot-scale Advanced Capture Technology (PACT) facility was created to catalyse and support both industrial and academic research.

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Water cooled temperature sensors

The new water-cooled stainless steel housing on MI3100 pyrometers from Raytek extends the ambient temperature tolerance to 180°C. Delivery includes an air purge collar.

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Cooling solutions

Using the latest energy efficient cooling technonology from Rittal has helped lower PUE at Node4’s datacentre in Northampton.

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Talkin’ ’bout nitrogen generation

Although not a new concept, the use of nitrogen gas during production processing is becoming much more prevalent in UK industries. Here, Keith Atkinson, product manager – downstream equipment for compressor manufacturer, Gardner Denver, discusses the benefits of investing in an on-site nitrogen generation system which, he says, can potentially save operators up to 90% of the cost of bought-in gas.

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Leak-free pumping

Available from Michael Smith Engineers, the Viking Universal Mag Drive Series of internal gear pumps comprises nine sizes of pump providing flows up to 114m³/hr at pressures up to 14 Bar.

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