Yorkshire Water (YW) has 4.7 million customers - a lot of people to let down, if a piece of equipment fails. OFWAT ranks YW as 'the most capital-efficient company'. At YW, therefore, monitoring of the...
Condition MonitoringEliminating bottlenecks in the heat-curing phase of any assembly process, thereby increasing the efficiency of the whole operation, is an essential goal for any business - nowhere more so than at...
Heating SystemsSo what exactly is industry's hang-up with surface preparation? Unfortunately, it's that the process doesn't add any value to the finished component. However, ignoring this important operation is...
Protective CoatingsThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announced earlier this year that the new fire safety rules affecting all non-domestic premises in England and Wales would come into force on 1 October 2006. The...
Fire ProtectionThe government is now aware we have to take drastic steps both to save energy and find new sources of supply. There are many ways to achieve these goals. Top of the list has to be to take advantage of...
BiofuelWith the cost of unscheduled downtime for some engineering and manufacturing companies running into hundreds of thousands of pounds a day, plant engineers are under pressure to ensure continuous...
LightingRegulations relating to reducing pollution from industrial activities have been around in the UK for more than 150 years, while the present Pollution Prevention and Control regulations came into force...
Flow MeasurementThe position of standing is one many of us take for granted in our daily lives. It is not until we start to feel the odd ache and pain that we become more aware of how much pressure the standing...
Occupational HealthIn 1952, the Great Smog of London caused nearly 2,000 deaths above the norm for that period. This resulted in the Clean Air Act of 1956, which marked the beginning of effective environmental...
Pollution ControlWhereas there has been much recent publicity about running motor vehicles on biologically-derived liquid fuels, an increasing number of enterprises, from very large to very small, are turning to gas...
BiofuelA novel vibration dose meter is being developed that can be worn on the hand, in order to measure exposure to damaging hand-arm vibrations from machinery. In its present form, it can advise of...
Noise/Vibration ControlIndustrial flooring is becoming smarter than ever, with manufacturers' research and development leading to a new era in floors that are faster to apply, more attractive and harder working. However,...
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