Europump, the European Association of Pump Manufacturers, explains how the European pump industry interprets the requirements of the EC Circular Economy Action Plan, introduced in March 2020
Pumps
The future circular economy needs asset management to define and support the management of multiple asset life cycles and harness and unlock additional value streams that the assets enable, according...
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
A Paris waste-to-energy plant improves odour mitigation with smart sensors and environmental intelligence provided by Ellona
Waste to Energy
Aberdeen-based XL Global Group has added Mark Chatwin and Derreen Reid to its commercial team to bolster its integrated engineering support services in the UK.
Plant Engineering
Ifm Electronic has released modules that bring vibration diagnostics into the field, eliminating the need to route signals from accelerators back to the control panel.
Vibration Monitoring
FPS Air Compressors is releasing its MiniCube solution that delivers compressed air for pneumatic devices and Cube models for where higher air requirements are necessary.
Compressors
SPI Inspections has found Flir’s Si124 acoustic imaging camera to be an asset in detecting partial discharge, a sign of approaching or imminent failure in power infrastructure.
Thermography (infrared cameras)
Primafruit is using automated counterbalance trucks to streamline intralogistics processes at its production and storage facility in the town of Vale of Evesham, Worcestershire.
Forklift Trucks
KEB Automation is using Yokogawa’s WT5000 Precision Power analyser to develop its latest generation of frequency converters for variable speed drives.
Variable Speed Drives
NSK has confirmed an unnamed vibrating screen manufacturer has witnessed annual cost savings of €117,000 by switching to its pre-assembled, fully integrated bearings.
Bearings
Svendborg has provided an unnamed OEM with low-speed and high-speed braking systems for a double drum, a 20-tonne system designed for a copper mine hoist.
Hydraulics Control
Materials Processing Institute is leading a project that has secured £6.5 million of government funding to trial zero-emissions cement on an industrial scale.
Furnaces