EXCELLENCE IN industrial maintenance is essential to ensuring safe, efficient and sustainable operations across all sectors. It’s also a cornerstone of businesses' economic resilience, long-term asset reliability, and building a strong safety culture.

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THE BRITISH Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has launched PPE Saves, a new campaign spotlighting the vital role played by personal protective equipment in keeping maintenance professionals - and all workers - safe, supported and able to do their jobs effectively.

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THE DECISION to co-locate Maintec alongside Smart Factory Expo has given the event a huge shot in the arm in recent years.

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PROPER FLUID management is vital to productivity, precision and machine longevity, explains David Wright is Director-General of the United Kingdom Lubricants Association

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BEN DOBBS, head of global standards and legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), and Keith Tonge of LEEA technical services look at lifting appliances and explain why their selection should be carefully considered.

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THE COST of accidents involving material handling equipment can have a dramatic impact on all involved, not just financially but emotionally as well.

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KEVIN SMITH, lead technology adoption specialist at Made Smarter Adoption, explains why data, not technology, is the real starting point for digital transformation, and how manufacturers can take practical, low-risk steps to unlock long-term growth.

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IF YOU'RE the manager or owner of a facility with racking - would you agree with the following:

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THE BRITISH Compressed Air Society’s (BCAS) compressed air installation best practice guide (BPG 101-6) provides step-by step information for the correct specification and installation of compressed air equipment.

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IN A first of its kind demonstration, a six-legged robot has shown how it can inspect wind turbine bolts autonomously, eliminating the need for technicians to loosen and retighten thousands of bolts per wind turbine as part of routine maintenance.

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MANY PEOPLE may consider industrial lubricants to be a secondary consideration to machine specification. However relying on a thin film of liquid to separate moving parts, reduce friction and dissipate heat efficiently can mean achieving enhanced production efficiencies in machining costing many thousands of pounds, and at the same time reducing machinery downtime, David Wright, director general of the United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA) explains.

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AMID CURRENT headwinds such as rising energy prices, supply chain disruption and labour shortages putting pressure on manufacturers, businesses across the UK are looking to improve productivity and efficiency. In this context, the need for plant managers to know exactly how every machine across the factory floor is performing is more vital than ever and digitisation can play a key role, explains Iwona Kandpal, industrial digital technology specialist for the Made Smarter Adoption Programme in the North West

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AN INCREASING emphasis on energy, the ongoing importance of preventative maintenance and condition monitoring, and the impact of Industry 4.0 were among the talking points discussed by exhibitors at this year's Maintec in Birmingham.

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IGNORANCE IN relation to lifting in industrial plants can result in severe consequences, so managers need to pay serious attention to their equipment and service providers. Ross Moloney, CEO at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), offers guidance on how to achieve best lifting practice.

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WHEN IT comes to repairing or overhauling Ex rated equipment, the competency of the repair provider is critical to end-users maintaining the safety of their sites and staff, says Karl Metcalfe, technical support at the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades.

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ALL THE skills and knowledge gained throughout your career as a plant engineer mean that you are uniquely different from your peers. These attributes set you apart from them and mean that when you are ready to make the next step up in your profession you feel equipped to do so.

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Keeping your racking in good working is essential for creating a safe environment, meeting your legal obligations and your business running efficiently, says SEMA president Jaap Vos.

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WHILE INVESTING in the latest machinery helps maximise efficiency, it's not an option that is available to all businesses. Given this, it's important for companies to maximise the benefits of their existing machines. One way to do this is by prolonging their operating lifespan through accurate and effective maintenance cycles, explains the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA).

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With the recent launch of its 10% Taskforce campaign, designed to help operators avoid unnecessary compressed air wastage, Vanda Jones, executive director at the British Compressed Air Society explores how a comprehensive maintenance plan can be implemented as part of an ongoing energy reduction programme.

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Marc Garner explores how to mitigate application downtime in the era of smart manufacturing

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The Delta Blower Generation 5 is a combination of successful characteristics developed in previous generations merged with new technical innovations that already meet the market requirements of the future.

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Babcock-Wanson has over 50 years of experience in the design and manufacture of electric boilers. Our electric boilers provide zero CO2 emissions on site. Simple to install, they offer high efficiency with ease of operation.

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The Verderflex® Peristaltic Cased Tube Pump range are ideal for benchtop, laboratory and process environments. Tube pumps are perfect for lower flow rates, are fully programmable, with the option of multiple heads. These types of pump provide accurate dosing and repeatability and are capable of handling viscous and chemically aggressive liquids as well as shear sensitive products.

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Verderflex® Industrial peristaltic pumps are extremely robust pumps, ideal for heavy duty operations on intermittent or continuous duty cycles. They are a simple to use, easy to control, versatile and reliable way to pump liquids.

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Oil lubricated screw air compressors from ELGi are the backbone of varied industrial applications. The oil lubricated range of screw compressors offers cost-effective, long-lasting compressed air solutions suitable for light to heavy duty industrial applications.

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Multi-pass coil Steam Boilers with in-built combustion air pre-heater to give high operating efficiency, Babcock Wanson’s VAP RR, VAP LN & E-VAP have been designed for simple, reliable, long-life operation.

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The Delta Blower Generation 5 is a combination of successful characteristics developed in previous generations merged with new technical innovations that already meet the market requirements of the future.

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With over 480 Thermal Oxidisers installed worldwide, Babcock Wanson has unrivalled expertise in Thermal Oxidiser technology.

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Babcock Wanson offers customers a single-source solution by providing not only boiler house equipment, but also high-quality water treatment services to ensure equipment works to maximum efficiency and longevity.

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Babcock Wanson’s range of services are designed to ensure you receive the best after sales support possible, whether you simply need a replacement part through to a maintenance service contract or training, right up to a complete boiler room refurbishment.

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Typical consumables for the Verderflex® pumps are hoses, tubes, lubricants and accessories like pulsation dampers, custom base plates, quick change hoses and more. It is recommended that these consumables be used with Verderflex® pumps for better performance and low operational costs.”

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All the advantages of the world’s leading blower units – including after sales service – are available anytime and anywhere. Rent our high-quality roots blower hire units and save yourself valuable time as well as the costs for the purchase of new equipment that you only need for short-term applications.

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The Verderflex® OEM range of tube pumps are designed for panel mounting or incorporation into 3rd party machines that need an accurate, low maintenance dosing solution that can be found in many applications such as printing, packaging, chemical dosing, vending machines, water treatment and more.

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HV Electrode Boilers are bespoke solutions to suit the site needs and electrical infrastructure. Typically 50:1 turndown, they can ramp from hot standby to full output in under 60 seconds. Boiler design pressures from 10 barg up to 85 barg depending on size.

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Babcock Wanson Water Tube Boilers typically start at 10,000 kg/h up to 150,000kg/h and pressures up to 150barg. They are ideally suited to us in thermal power plants, (petro-)chemicals, paper, sugar factories, food & beverage, marine / ships, and district heating.

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