Plant engineers and managers bear a grave responsibility when it comes to health and safety. Brian Tinham examines what's available to help them do better
Employment LawSo, with a new coalition government at the helm, what do our political masters (or is that now servants) have in store for the UK's future? And how exactly is that likely to stack up against the...
Apprenticeships
Maintenance, service and repair group Deritend reckons its new focus on plants' energy efficiency and low carbon technologies will double its turnover.
Thermography (infrared cameras)
Extended life for the most extreme industrial power transmission applications is the claim from Baldor Electric for its latest Dodge mounted ball bearing.
Bearings
For monitoring slow rotating, and variable speed and load plant, Schaeffler has introduced acoustic emission monitoring, from Holroyd Instruments, alongside its existing vibration-based products.
Acoustic Emissions
Durapipe ABS hosetails have been specified by engineering company Phoenix Hydraulics, to replace brass equivalents on board a luxury yacht.
Hydraulic Components/Equipment
Kestrel Mechanical, which looks after service, maintenance and repair of the boiler plant in 88 Bupa care homes, has started an energy-saving programme using Schneider Electric's TeSys U motor starter...
Soft Starts
Knapp UK's customer support team at the shoe retailer's distribution centre has used thermal imaging techniques to save in excess of a quarter of a million pounds in repair and downtime costs in just...
Thermography (infrared cameras)
Crowcon's intrinsically safe TXgard-IS+ gas detector, which is fitted with electrochemical sensors to detect toxic gases and oxygen, is now UL certified.
Gas Analyses
A variable time four-loop on/off, PD and PID temperature controller, with a graphic trend and bargraph touchscreen display, is new from Gefran.
PID Control
TSM Control Systems of Dundalk in Ireland is using HBM's single point load cells to ensure high accuracy in its range of weigh blending systems.
Weighing
Installation of an ac drive with automatic de-ragging software has slashed maintenance call-outs to deal with pump impeller fouling at an Irish County Council pumping station.
Pumps