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

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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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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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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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European safety and health experts have attended a seminar with the EU commissioner to discuss solutions to some of the health and safety challenges faced by micro and small enterprises

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A special version of a Zenith 400 helical profile grinding machine from Precision Technologies Group (PTG) company, Holroyd Precision, is being used by NETZSCH in Brazil to produce a range of pump screws

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At the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, held in Singapore in September, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) together with the International Labour Organization presented new estimates of the cost of poor occupational safety and health (OSH). The findings reveal that worldwide work-related injury and illness result in the loss of 3.9% of GDP, at an annual cost of about €2680 billion.

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Richard Betts, managing director of RABScreen, an external filter specialist, discusses the importance of airflow in heating and cooling systems

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Science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury once said, ‘Living at risk is jumping off a cliff and building your wings on the way down.’ Though this is an inspiring thought, it's unlikely that construction or even cognitive thought would be at the forefront of someone’s mind when faced with a precipice. Sometimes we need a push to tip us over the edge. Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director of EU Automation explores the top three tipping points in the realisation of Industry 4.0.

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Trend Technologies Ireland, a contract moulder of devices for the medical and life sciences sectors, and automotive components for some of the world’s leading vehicle brands, has opened its third ISO Class 7 (10,000) cleanroom at its manufacturing facility in Mullingar. Investment at the site included a number of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag 50t IntElect machines that have enabled the company to boost process stability and achieve shorter production runs

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Adequate safety procedures must be in place in food processing plants, as Jorgen Saxeryd, safety products and functional safety advisor to ABB’s food and beverage program, explains

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ExxonMobil offers tips to help gas engine operators optimise engine performance by taking a best practice approach to lubrication and highlights the benefits a gas engine operator in Poland has seen since it started to analyse used oil on a regular basis

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The Energy Show 2017, organised by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), will take place at the RDS, Dublin on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th April. 

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If you’re currently, or will be in the future, looking to invest in an industrial boiler then these tips from Stephen Fleming, sales project engineer at Byworth Boilers, may help your decision-making process

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The LDT Dosatron proportional dosing system can be used for the dosing of coolant lubricants and, according to Jens Voigt of LDT Dosiertechnik, its innovative design significantly increases the energy efficiency of machine tools. Instead of an electric drive, the unit has a hydraulic motor and works without electricity

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Supplied by Michael Smith Engineers, Inoxpa sanitary lobe pumps have helped improve manufacturing processes and reduced maintenance and downtime at Malibu Health Products, a manufacturer of sun care and related products that is based in St Albans, UK

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Babcock Wanson has supplied two 2000kg/h VPX rapid steam generators to Martindale Pharma, a manufacturer and supplier of specialty pharmaceuticals and services for healthcare professionals worldwide.

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Adding intelligence to the tools and shopfloor systems used within a manufacturing facility can help to simplify the production process and boost efficiency. Sébastien Boria at Airbus explains how an NI SOM (System on Module) is playing a key role

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With the advent of the ‘smart factory’ and with ever more reliance on digitally transmitted diagnostic information, Mark Whitmore, general manager at BOGE, discusses how this is affecting and improving the use and monitoring of compressed air systems

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As a condition of its insurance cover, a power generating company was required to perform regular preventive maintenance on its switchgear. Manpower analysis following the installation of infrared windows shows a significant return on investment, as IRISS explains

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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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