Even the best bearings eventually wear out but many are being scrapped when they could be remanufactured, warns Phil Burge, communication manager at SKF.
Bearings
Service engineers asked to replace an electric motor on a yacht's roll stabiliser apparently had to rethink their standard practices when they realised that the vessel in question was the...
Engines
International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF) says variable speed drive (VSD) compressor technology from Atlas Copco has achieved major energy savings at its Haverhill, Suffolk, manufacturing plant.
Compressors
Two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at the Port of Ravenna, on Italy's Adriatic Coast, are seeing average energy savings of 25—30% since installing an engineering solution involving drives, motors and new...
Electric Motors AC
The University of Salford prosthetics development department is reporting that its Hydra-Clamp hydraulic clamping systems have just needed simple refurbishment after 20 years of continuous operation.
Hydraulic Components/Equipment
The ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) boiler and pressure vessel codes (BPVC) have now been updated and are available from BSI.
Boilers
IAG Cargo's Ascentis handling centre at Heathrow Airport is reporting massive savings in energy costs and CO2 emissions since replacing high bay lighting with Goodlight retrofit LED luminaires.
Lighting
The manufacturers' organisation EEF is launching a campaign to highlight business risks under REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) legislation.
Health and Safety
The Maintec MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) exhibition – which returns to the NEC from 11—13 March 2014 – should be considerably bigger, according to EasyFairs.
Thermography (infrared cameras)
Bearings specialist NSK says it is meeting the demands of electric motor manufacturers and users for low torque, low noise, longer-life bearings through a programme focusing on innovative materials,...
Bearings
Timber doors and windows manufacturer Heron Brothers is saving £13,000 a year on electricity costs, following the installation of ABB variable-speed drives on its extractor fan system.
Fans
Construction giant JCB has signed a deal with site welfare units designer Garic that now sees it manufacturing eco-friendly welfare units under licence for the construction industry.
Social Responsibility