Brian Tinham

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Dairy Crest takes mature approach to pump maintenance

Dairy Crest says efficient operation of the vacuum packaging system on its Cathedral City cheese production line is down to its use of vacuum pump manufacturer Busch's service package.

Pumps
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Micro-emulsion gets Rolls-Royce seal of approval

Rolls-Royce has given its full CSS 127 supply specification approval to Master Chemical's TRIM MicroSol 585XT semi-synthetic micro emulsion.

Lubricants/Greases
Features

Do you feel lucky?

As CS Forrester's Lord Hornblower said: "The lucky man is he who knows how much to leave to chance." That's true of making maintenance sustainable, too.

Maintenance Management Systems
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Watson-Marlow pumps aid the recovery of rare mineral

British Fluorspar, the UK's sole fluorspar producer, is reporting success with 21 peristaltic and 30 general purpose pumps, supplied by Watson-Marlow, for flotation duties at its Peak District plant.

Pumps
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Sub-zero temperatures engineered for Travis

ICS Cool Energy says it has worked on some demanding projects in its time, but few as interesting as working with BRIT award winner Travis.

Refrigeration
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HETAS warns of new biomass air quality regulations

HETAS, the UK certification body for ENplus, is alerting installers and specifiers to changes in air quality regulations which affect biomass boiler applications for the non domestic Renewable Heat...

Boilers
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Better alarm handling as EEMUA unveils new guidelines

EEMUA (Engineering Equipment and Materials Users' Association) has launched the Third Edition of EEMUA 191 'Alarm systems: a guide to design, management and procurement'.

Alarm Systems
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Northumbrian Water turns to energy efficient screw blowers

Northumbrian Water has chosen Atlas Copco screw blower technology in a bid to cut energy consumption and minimise service costs at its sewage treatment works in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

Blowers
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Pioneering carbon capture project turns to Spirax Sarco

The carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Ferrybridge coal-fired power station, in Yorkshire, has taken delivery of a steam-driven heat exchange system, from Spirax Sarco.

Steam Generation/Equipment
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AGA puts reliability first with genuine compressor spares

Range cookers manufacturer AGA Rangemaster says it has maximised compressor performance and longevity at its factory in Leamington Spa by buying genuine spare parts over third party alternatives.

Compressors
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Thermal imaging looks after solar cell modules’ lifecycle

Thermal imaging inspection technology is playing an increasingly part in ensuring maximum energy yield from solar panels at manufacturer Solon.

Thermography (infrared cameras)
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2013 first half shows 28 fatalities globally on aerial platforms

There were 28 fatalities worldwide involving mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in the first half of 2013, according to IPAF's (the International Powered Access Federation) accident database.

Mobile Plant