Plant, Process and Control
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Legislation in a post-Brexit landscape

Post-Brexit, we are in a new legislative framework. Here, Vanda Jones looks at some of the early opportunities for the manufacturing community, and some of the changed priorities for businesses placing goods on the UK market and working within the health and safety arena.

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BCAS: Providing support in challenging times

VANDA JONES explains how the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has risen to the challenges posed both by the pandemic and by Brexit, adapting its focus to ensure its members continue to receive the best possible support

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Site upgrades: The high cost of correcting errors

WHEN BUILDING a new manufacturing site or upgrading existing premises, UK manufacturers are paying a high price as a result of having to correct errors that should have been spotted at the design phase, according to new research commissioned by Visual Components.

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Keeping the conveyer belt rolling

OEMs have a crucial role to play in creating more agile conveying equipment and sortation solutions. Mark Yeeles explains how increased digitisation is providing a solution

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Lower life cycle costs

Demand for oil-free quality compressed air continues to rise, especially for industries where product end-quality and contamination-free status is critical. Here, David De Pril looks at advancements that ensure both lower life cycle costs and contaminant-free compressed air

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Boosting boiler optimisation

Boiler sequencing control systems help optimise steam boiler installations to ensure energy efficient operation and improved longevity. In this article, Carl Knight explains more about boiler sequencing and the development of intelligent control systems that use Cloud

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Getting the meaure of sensors

WITH DIFFERENT measurement technologies and thousands of sensor variants to choose from, how should suppliers go about deciding which sensor is best for a particular application? Glenn Wedgbrow suggests a series of questions to consider

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Robot safety: Compliance matters

An ever-increasing number of manufacturing and logistics processes are now fully automated, and often assisted by industrial robots and automated guided vehicles (AGVs/AMRs). Stewart Robinson explains more both about the different types of robot and the safety implications

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Getting the measure of battery production

In order to optimise battery production, sensors are required to monitor the production line, including thickness measurement sensors. But what are the challenges in making reliable thickness measurements, asks Glenn Wedgbrow

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The high pin count solution

From its early beginnings in the audio industry more than 50 years ago, today’s M16 connector is very much a ‘go to’ connector solution for a huge variety of indoor and outdoor applications, says David Phillips

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