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23 October 2020
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BCAS has recently invested in a new e-learning portal. Here is an update on the latest courses on offer
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07 August 2020
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Welcome to the 2020/21 edition of AirUser - Your independent guide to Air Powered Systems brought to you by the team behind the market leading Industrial Plant & Equipment magazine.
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23 October 2020
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Last year, we wrote about how the uncertainty created in the wake of Brexit negotiations was bad news for business. Fast forward a few months and little did any of us foresee the challenges that Covid-19 has brought to the industrial sector!
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23 October 2020
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Fiona McGarry H M Inspector of Health and Safety and Health and Safety Executive lead for engineering and metalworking fluids looks at the issues surrounding the common practice of 'blowing down' metalworking fluids
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23 October 2020
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The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) provides an overview of the voluntary standards and the mandatory, technical regulations that have an impact of compressed air users.
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23 October 2020
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Compressed air is used extensively as a safe and versatile source of power. Often referred to as the fourth utility, manufacturers and processors rely on its availability to power mission critical processes 24/7. However, it is not free and generating compressed air can be very energy intensive, representing between 5-30 per cent of a site’s total electricity bill, asserts Vanda Jones, Executive Director, British Compressed Air Society (BCAS)
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23 October 2020
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For manufacturers and processors considering upgrading or improving, it is essential to take a full, system approach. Concentating on only one aspect of compressed air generation can reduce the potential for energy savings and users should consider all aspects of system design – from generation to air treatment to distribution and finally, the point of use. Vanda Jones, Executive Director, British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) reports
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23 October 2020
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Roy Brooks, Technical Development Officer, British Compressed Air Society (BCAS)
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23 October 2020
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With the initial shock of coronavirus having been absorbed, international trade issues are coming more into public discussion and reporting. Jack Semple
Engineering & Machinery Alliance secretary gives us an update
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23 October 2020
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Roy Books, Technical Development Officer, British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) gives an overview of the Society's new e-learning portal, which enables delegates to learn at a pace and place suited to them
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23 October 2020
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Vanda Jones, Executive Director, British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) takes time to consider the concept of reshoring
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23 October 2020
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In its 90th year, Vanda Jones, Executive Director, The British Compressed Air Society, looks at the Society's activities over the past 12 months
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18 June 2020
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Welcome to the Essential Guide to Maintenance Management 2020-21, brought to you by the team behind the market leading Industrial Plant & Equipment magazine.
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12 May 2020
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Advances in condition monitoring – brought about by automated collection and analysis of data – mean maintenance teams spend less time collecting data and more time acting on it. Geraint Jones, Technical Manager at SKF discusses the implications this has for automation moving forwards
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11 December 2019
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Building on his last article, which covered 'three main sources of unexpected events', here SafeStart CEO Larry Wilson looks at risk assessment from a new perspective
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05 December 2019
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Following from the previous article in Larry Wilson's Paradigm Shifts series, here the SafeStart CEO explores what lies behind hazardous events
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03 July 2019
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Rolls-Royce and Qatar Airways have been using Virtual Reality (VR) to train engineers, in a first for the two companies.
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03 July 2019
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The Combustion Engineering Association (CEA) has developed a library of guidance documents to share members' many years of experience on steam and hot water systems with the wider industrial population who need to work on and manage this equipment. David Kilpatrick, director CEA, provides an overview
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03 July 2019
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Educational programmes at industry shows have become quite a crowded field in recent years, so it can often take some research to identify those that stand out. Our intention was to put our badge towards a CPD programme that truly delivered dynamic and progressive content.
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03 July 2019
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Four months out from the 2019 Maintec Exhibition and Conference, the conference programme is rapidly taking shape, with around 80% of the speaking slots now committed. Andy Pye updates us.
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