A round-up of show-floor news of the long-running event at the NEC in Birmingham; news organised alphabetically by exhibitor
Noise/Vibration Control
Nordic Water’s sludge scraper technology has increased the capacity and reliability of 14 concrete sedimentation plants at the Donato Gerardi treatment plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sludge
Bürkert’s high speed ball valves and actuators have increased flow control accuracy and repeatability of the ingredient dosing process at an unnamed industrial bakery.
valve actuators
NSK is allowing operators of grinding and honing machines to take part in virtual reality (VR) training methods at its Munderkingen plant in Germany.
Workplace Training
Halifax fans and WEG motors will help ventilate a 5MW Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) facility designed by Highview Power Storage in Bury, Lancashire.
Energy Saving
Emerson has introduced a pneumatic valve system with integrated open platform communications unified architecture (OPCUA) functionality that is said to help users solve interoperability challenges.
control valves
Schneider Electric is to provide an artificial intelligence (AI) solution that will allow agri-tech company James Food Company (JFC) to optimise growing conditions and energy consumption.
Energy Recovery
Network Rail engineers have replaced internal parts at swing bridges in Norfolk and Suffolk to reduce the need for costly maintenance.
Rail Engineering
Sulzer has been selected to supply gypsum evacuation booster pumps for Ma’aden Wa’ad Al Shamal Phosphate Company (MWSPC), a company specialising in phosphate fertilisers in Saudi Arabia.
Pumps
An Aco Water Management survey has exposed knowledge gaps in the highways industry regarding the implementation and maintenance of drainage systems.
Engineering Competence/Skills
The cost of downtime to large manufacturing and industrial organisations has rocketed since 2020, according to a new report from Senseye.
Predictive Maintenance