An HSE alert has raised concerns about the safety of the design of maintenance lifts inside wind turbines. Now, publication of a relevant new design standard has been delayed, reports Toby Clark
Rotating assemblies apply the movement of incompressible fluids to mechanical advantage in many different ways, reports Toby Clark
MotorsProcess intensification (PI) is an approach to chemical engineering that can have a transforming effect, reports Toby Clark
Chemical ProtectionThe most visible application for collaborative robots is in palletising – picking and stacking boxed items on to a pallet, ready for transport. This boring, potentially injurious work is ideal for a...
Robots
Natural gas consists of about 90-95% methane (CH4), with small amounts of nitrogen, ethane and several other gases – and by law, no more than 0.1% of hydrogen. But methane is itself a potent...
Gas Detection
When, after 12 years of operation, some elements of Vancouver, British Columbia’s light rail, needed to be refurbished, a ‘digital twin’ was developed to help with maintenance and improvement. Toby...
Rail Engineering
Now there are several approaches to reducing or eliminating global warming gas SF6 in electrical installations led by switchgear manufacturers and high-profile customers such as National Grid
Electrical Distribution
Now there are several approaches to reducing or eliminating global warming gas SF6 in electrical installations led by switchgear manufacturers and high-profile customers such as National Grid
Electrical Distribution
A new approach to condition monitoring relies on computers making their own connections on bearing health from large datasets. By Toby Clark
Bearings
The Elizabeth line (formerly Crossrail) is the new mass-transit railway spanning London from East to West. It has been opening in stages over the past couple of years, to great acclaim. Next year,...
Rail Engineering
Rotating machinery has almost entirely shifted to direct electric power, but for linear mechanisms pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders have dominated, thanks to their robustness and relatively small...
valve actuators
Taking machinery apart is a routine that every engineer knows – and often enjoys. But what if you can’t take it apart – if fasteners get stuck in place, or (worse) pull out of their fixings?
Machine Safety/Protection