The announcement by DECC (the Department of Energy and Climate Change) of a two-year delay to the CRC energy efficiency scheme is good news, but plant managers should not wait.
Power Plant
Operators of the Omnibus building in Reigate, Surrey, report savings of £20,000 per year on HVAC energy costs since installing ABB standard variable speed drives.
Variable Speed Drives
A free wall chart from the Fluid Systems and Connectors Division of Parker Hannifin (formerly Legris) provides a quick and simple product selector.
Pneumatic Components/Equipment
Earlier this year, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new emissions rule for industrial, commercial and institutional boilers and process heaters.
Heating SystemsAccreditation specialist Easy MCS has responded positively to the news that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will proceed as planned in 2011.
Heat Pumps
Fewer people in manufacturing are dying or being injured by their work, but the industry needs to try harder, according to latest figures from the HSE.
Hazardous Areas
Michael Smith Engineers now has a nine series of external gear pumps for precision liquids transfer applications, covering flow rates from ml/hr to 40l/min at discharge pressures between 5.2 and 8.5...
Pumps
Flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter says it is continuing its mission to find the oldest of its Pelton Wheel meters still in use, despite having found one 24 year old.
Flow Measurement
Infrared cameras specialist Flir makes the point that thermal imaging is now used across the trades and that infrared cameras are available for a range of duties – starting with so-called...
Thermography (infrared cameras)
Norton Motorcycles says Mattei is among those helping the firm to get back on its feet by spreading the cost of new plant.
Compressors
NOV Mono has become the first progressing cavity pump manufacturer in the UK to be awarded the Carbon Trust standard for reducing its carbon emissions by more than 21% over the past three years.
Pumps
Veolia Environmental Services' materials recovery facility (MRF) is reporting ongoing efficiency from its frequency-controlled screw compressor, installed two years ago to power optical sorting...
Compressors