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Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies has launched a fault-tolerant Industrial Ethernet network solution.
Its Scalance X-200RNA (redundant network access) network access points have been designed for applications requiring high fault tolerance – and adds to the control and automation giant's existing Softnet-IE RNA for connecting PCs to parallel networks.
The new access points connect one or two network segments or data terminals without PRP (parallel redundancy protocol) ... More
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Residential centre gets rapid boiler replacement from Potteron
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Automated Britain conference opens doors on 6 March
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ABB white paper gets to grips with control theory
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BV Dairy cuts cost with Clearfleau and HRS anaerobic digester
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Nearly every commercial and industrial building has refrigeration plant. Some is well maintained, some not – until things go wrong. John Cherry updates plant engineers on their duties
Over the past two or three years, new legislation has been introduced covering cooling equipment, air conditioning plant, process cooling and heat pump systems involving mechanical refrigeration plant. The most recent came into effect in July this year, and, throughout, the purpose has been to ensure that refrigeration ... More
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Wastewater treatment plant slashes down-time and maintenance |
| Shasun Pharma Solutions is reporting vastly reduced maintenance, zero recalibration, and easier, more accurate and more reliable monitoring since moving to Hach Lange sensor equipment for its wastewater plant.
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Variable speed drive compressor cuts Celotex energy costs |
| Insulation board manufacturer Celotex is reporting reduced energy consumption and improved air supply quality since replacing its compressor with an Atlas Copco variable speed drive, oil-free unit, equipped with a heat regenerative IMD dryer.
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MasoSine pump provides rapid drum unloading at Britvic |
| Britvic is reporting that four MasoSine SPS pumps, from Watson-Marlow, built into a bespoke drum unloading system, are allowing its plant to unload 45 gallon (200 litre) drums of fruit juice concentrate, four at a time, in just two minutes.
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Extracting rewards |
| Avoiding risk, safeguarding the workforce and complying with health and safety regulations are key goals of dust and fume extraction equipment. But there's also a financial reward to be reaped, reports Brian Wall
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Maintain your guard |
| Health and safety regulations continue to be breached, with sometimes tragic, as well as costly consequences. David Lewis reviews the legal landscape and some salutary cases
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Bearing the brunt |
| Long-term performance of plant and machinery owes a great deal to using the right lubricants in the right quantities at the right time. Get it wrong and it could prove very costly, warns Brian Wall
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Playing it safe |
| The October 2011 arrival of new guidance for the safe operation of steam and hot water boilers gives boiler operators and managers up-to-date advice, and recognised training is a key focus. Brian Wall reports
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Compressing costs |
| As compressors and associated plant continue to see engineering updates, Steed Webzell examines the cost/benefits for plant engineers seeking to improve operations
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The case of Mr S |
| The role of an individual acting as, or on behalf of, a 'competent person' under PSSR (the Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000) comes with serious obligations S Moore Holmes takes us through the case of Mr S
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Adding value |
| Talk to Lean specialists and, surprisingly, they'll tell you the real deal in equipment service is not planned, nor even preventive maintenance. Brian Tinham talks to Dennis McCarthy about how transform engineering
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Energy efficiency is effective now |
| Just a few short weeks ago, npower raised concerns that, with the UK's wide portfolio of energy regulations, this country simply cannot now raise the investment to build the low carbon future to which it is already committed.
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