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Dust and Fume Control: Clearing the Air

Implementing dust and fume control measures is key to providing a safe working environment, with current legislation and best practice extending the scope of control well beyond the factory. Where...

Fume Extraction
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Pollution Control - Don't get caught by COP

According to the Environment Agency there are more than 5,000 oil incidents reported every year. In 2000, one sixth of all pollution incidents affecting the environment involved oil: most incidents...

Pollution Control
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Risk Management - Taking the pressure

Before 1989, the Factories Act 1961 detailed the requirements for the examination of, and reporting on, steam and air plant within the power industry by the Competent Person (often the insurance...

Boilers
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Space Heating - The heat is on

Heating large premises is a major challenge for employers seeking to ensure comfortable working conditions for employees, as well as the protection of the building's contents (such as stock or...

Building Management System
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Paints and Protective Coatings - Extensive coverage

Just about everything we see is surfaces. And just about every manufactured product has had its surface coated or treated in some way to improve its performance. The benefits can be immense. For...

Protective Coatings
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Renewable Energy - Cast your fortune to the winds

Search the internet for the keywords 'wind power', 'manufacturing', 'process' and 'industry' and see what you find. After a little delving in relation to business, the sector you might come across...

Green Technology
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Renewable Energy - Out of the shadows

Green energy is high on the UK agenda. Announcements are spawned on a seemingly daily basis about the government's commitment to renewable energy - and the Prime Minister has said that he will try to...

Energy Saving
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Water and Effluent Treatment - Where there's sludge, there's money

A new sewage treatment works sets new standards for reduction of pollutants in its effluents, its odour-free operation, easy and safe access for maintenance operators, and attentions to the...

Water Treatment
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Hot water systems - Better tanks give quick and clean hot water

Hot water tanks made by a small German company use a patented system to ensure that they deliver hot water soon after heat has been applied to the water. This makes them especially suited to systems...

Water Treatment
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Motors - Evolution in design, revolution in efficiency

Managing your motors for efficiency and reliability can be a headache at the best of times. And with discounted energy for industry perhaps set to disappear, against a backdrop of emissions...

Motors
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Water Treatment - Scale solution means cash back for supermarket

The Waitrose supermarket chain is generating savings on the maintenance, replacement and running costs of its water system, thanks to electronic treatment units which negate the effects of hard water....

Water Treatment Additives
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Compressed Air Systems - Technology gives a clearer picture

Standard air compressors are often linked in banks to accommodate varying base loads throughout the working week, with a speed-regulated compressor making up the module to cope with peak and variable...

Compressors