As plant engineers and facilities managers continue to seek out ways to reduce costs and improve efficiencies, one key area often overlooked could have significant impact. Brian Wall reports on the...
Lighting
SEW Eurodrive says it will be unveiling its new mining drive at this year's Hillhead exhibition, 19–21 June, in Buxton, Derbyshire.
ATEX
Anything that can help maintenance managers to realise cost and time-savings, while simultaneously improving plant uptime and product quality outcomes, has to be worth considering. Brian Wall looks at...
Maintenance Management Systems
Variable-speed air compressors from FPS Compressors are claimed to bring a new level of energy efficiency, because of their direct drive, permanent magnet motors and sophisticated controls.
Compressors
A free Quick Guide to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme has been published by Ener-G and Cornwall Energy Associates to help plant managers reduce the impact of the new energy tax that will apply to...
Carbon Reduction Commitment
A free iPhone app, introduced by high efficiency fan and motor systems manufacturer Ebm-Papst, is aimed at encouraging plant engineers to switch from ac to ec (electronically commutated) technology.
Fans
About 1,000 accidents at work involving electric shock or burns – of which around 30 prove fatal – are still reported to the HSE annually. Brian Wall investigates procedures that could prevent...
Fire Protection
An online and mobile estimating tool from Rockwell Automation allows plant engineers and managers to calculate savings from implementing variable frequency drives to power pumps and fans.
Fans
North West energy saving control equipment manufacturer GB Controls has successfully completed a management buy-in after 25 years of trading.
Refrigeration
Long-term performance of plant and machinery owes a great deal to using the right lubricants in the right quantities at the right time. Get it wrong and it could prove very costly, warns Brian Wall
Lubricants/Greases
Avoiding risk, safeguarding the workforce and complying with health and safety regulations are key goals of dust and fume extraction equipment. But there's also a financial reward to be reaped,...
Fume Extraction
Latest versions of Flir's T250, T335, T365, T425 and the P660, P640 and P620 can all now transfer radiometric images via WiFi to an iPad or iPhone, as standard.
Thermography (infrared cameras)