Mark Venables

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Engineers are losing up to 16 days a year commuting to and from work

New research from the UK job board, CV-Library has found that nearly three quarters of engineering professionals are losing up to 16 days a year commuting to and from work, with just over a quarter...

Plant Operations
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Drone technology enables the recovery of two stolen machines

Plant tracking specialist AMI Group has recently introduced high-tech drones to help locate and recover stolen plant machinery - a move which is already paying off as the company’s drones have been...

Security Services
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What do your motors really do?

In 1969, the first home security system was born, consisting of four peepholes and a camera that could be moved to look through any of them, broadcasting the images to a monitor. Nowadays, we can now...

Motors
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Reducing energy costs with economisers

Best practice dictates that businesses should be constantly looking into ways to improve operating efficiency. Despite becoming popular over 100 years ago the humble boiler is still a major energy...

Boilers
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Online design calculation tool cuts development times

Main spindles are the premium class of rolling bearing arrangements in industry. No other type of drive requires such high speeds at the same time as extreme precision, high rigidity, very smooth...

Bearings
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Condition-based maintenance improves fleet availability and efficiency

Analysis of marine electric motors and generators by SKF Electric Motor Condition Monitoring Services is helping a leading offshore engineering services provider optimise the performance and...

Planned Maintenance
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Workplace apathy is causing engineers to look for a new job

Many engineers admit that they feel bored at work on a daily basis

Plant Operations
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Preventing nut and bolt self-loosening – what are the options?

Many applications require a dismountable, yet durable, screw joint but often this freedom to dismantle comes at a price because the chosen securing method has limitations. Many of the traditional...

Planned Maintenance
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Self-contained robot cell delivers entry route for first timers

Loop Technology has developed an entry-level solution to industrial robotics borne from the realisation of a recent project for the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).

Robots
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UK systems remain unnecessarily vulnerable to cyber attack

The recent cyber-attack that hit UK hospitals and continued to creep across industries in almost 100 countries is a reminder to all who are operating critical systems of the need for robust security...

Security Services
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Connected worker software aims to boost safety and productivity

Honeywell Sotera-Express replaces legacy applications with a new, user-friendly software interface

Health and Safety
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System frequency inverter provides a complete solution for medium voltage applications

The MVW3000 medium voltage variable speed drive, which features extremely high efficiency, power density and reliability, is sold as a complete system integrated into a switchgear cabinet.

Variable Speed Drives