As automation plant lifecycles typically last many years, it is essential to know what technologies show the most promise of longevity, rapid return on investment (ROI) and clear technical benefits.
Communication Systems
Zeiss has launched a portable hand-held 3D laser scanning system for shop-floor inspection tasks.
Digital Imaging
Siltbuster has worked with Porr Skanska A Hak joint venture on a significant National Grid project in the North to build a new gas pipeline under the River Humber.
Filtration and Separation
More than half of Britain’s working days lost in 2019/20 were due to mental ill-health, according to statistics released in early November. Some 1.6 million workers were suffering from work-related...
Health and Safety
Northern Industrial’s new spare parts storage service aims to safeguard manufacturing businesses from downtime during obsolete equipment breakdowns.
Maintenance Management Systems
A combination of an electrostatic separator and a metal separation module is enabling the recovery of fine copper and other metals from a waste product at a UK metal recycling company.
Separators
Westermo has helped Anglian Water upgrade its data network infrastructure and improve communication reliability to remote sites.
Water Treatment
Crane braking and power transmissions supplier Stromag is trialling a new intelligent crane monitoring system utilising industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology at the inland port Duisport in...
Cranes
For one pulp plant in Spain, the failure of the emergency steam turbine required a quick repair to get it back online as soon as possible.
Turbines
Chiller manufacturer Rittal was approached by a manufacturing business based in Ireland that produces and distributes insulation products for the Irish and UK markets.
HVAC/Cooling systems
An AVT Reliability system has saved bottled water producer Highland Spring Group thousands of pounds after just one incident.
Vibration Monitoring
Industrial barn fans supplied by TH White have helped increase milk production at a Wiltshire dairy farm.
Fans