A major change in the legislation on mobile plant engines is coming this year. The EU Stage V emissions requirements will mandate dramatic reductions in pollutants such as particulates and oxides of...
Engines
An EU research project aims to lead the way in the reuse and recycling of industrial equipment. By Toby Clark
Plant Refurbishing/Remanufacture
Motion amplification is a powerful technique for visualising vibration and other motion in mechanical systems, which can lead to rapid diagnosis of potential problems
Noise/Vibration Control
There are a wide range of infrared training courses on the market, from general introductions to specialist and sector-specific instruction
Education
Solar lighting sounds like an oxymoron, but the rapidly decreasing cost of photovoltaic cells for solar power and growing lighting efficiency makes it a viable option – particularly where mains...
Lighting
Last year, a guide from the Carbon Trust into the energy efficiency of plants suggested many ways to improve environmental efficiency. One suggestion was to switch off continuous motors when they are...
Electric Motors AC
Cybercrime is usually associated with financial services. However, with plant and control systems being increasingly connected, facilities and industrial operations are under equal threat. Could...
Security Services
Manually-operated inspection vehicles are used to inspect pipelines and pipework. But the days of these vehicles may be numbered, as researchers look at truly autonomous inspection and repairs
Pipeline Equipment
A Queen’s Quay regeneration project in Clydebank is set to be the site of one of the UK’s most exciting energy projects, creating Scotland’s first large-scale water source heat pump scheme to connect...
Heating Systems
Heat networks and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) have gained in popularity, as legislators and developers recognise them as a way to meet energy reduction targets. However, technical and operational...
Boilers
An extraordinarily cost-effective project at a UK theme park, involving the fitment of modern variable-speed drive electronics to existing pump motors, has won supplier Central Group an industry award
Pumps
Performing service and maintenance tasks off-site need not be unsafe. But because risks could be less controlled than in a plant environment, engineers need to take care, and be particularly alert for...
Health and Safety