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Testing times |
05/04/2012
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| The power of sensing systems today is to be found less in the range of techniques, technologies and hardware designs, and more in their on-board software. Brian Tinham reports |
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Managing maintenance |
05/04/2012
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| Anything that can help maintenance managers to realise cost and time-savings, while simultaneously improving plant uptime and product quality outcomes, has to be worth considering. Brian Wall looks at modern CMMs in action |
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Is your boiler house safe? |
05/04/2012
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| As de-manning on steam and hot water boiler plant continues to gain momentum, operators need to consider best practice and their legal duties in respect of operational safety, warns S Moore Holmes |
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Plant & Asset Management 2012 |
06/02/2012
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| Does the industrial maintenance sector need another exhibition? The organisers of MACH, Drives & Controls, Air-Tech and IFPEX clearly think so. Brian Tinham looks at the line-up |
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Maintec 2012 |
06/02/2012
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| With this year's Maintec show just a few short weeks away, Brian Tinham takes a lok at what engineers, technicians and mangers can expect to find |
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Adding value |
07/12/2011
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| 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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Bearing the brunt |
07/12/2011
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| 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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Tip top condition? |
06/10/2011
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| Predictive maintenance is an important route to cutting costs and improving plant performance. And, says Brian Tinham, the condition monitoring technologies upon which it relies are ripe for the picking |
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On a hire plane |
06/10/2011
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| When it comes to obtaining new equipment, plant engineers might want to consider renting before – or even instead of – committing to that cost. Brian Wall looks at the cost benefits |
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Necessary evil |
08/08/2011
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| Poorly managed MRO stores are costing plants serious money. Brian Tinham examines systems, methods, equipment and services that claim to help plant engineers work smarter and faster |
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The master forgers |
08/08/2011
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| Employee safety remains paramount and the legislation around personal protective equipment reflect that. But how do you tell counterfeit goods from the authentic? Brian Wall reports |
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Picture perfect |
07/06/2011
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| With so much publicity surrounding infrared cameras as very effective plant condition monitoring tools, Steed Webzell looks at the substance behind the hype |
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Risk-based changes |
07/04/2011
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| Get it right and the savings can be huge, but get it wrong and the cost is unimaginable. Brian Tinham talks to John Wintle about changing best practice for hazardous plant inspections |
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Managing maintenance |
07/04/2011
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| Computerised maintenance management systems – CMMS – are helping to breathe new life into enlightened plant operations, as Brian Wall reports |
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No Crystal Ball |
09/02/2011
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| A wide range of tools and techniques is now available to ease the task of predicting when and what maintenance is required on machines and plant units. Steed Webzell reports |
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Chains need the right lubricant |
09/02/2011
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| Tests by leaf chain manufacturer FB Chain reveal that the choice of lubricant, not just the frequency of greasing, has a dramatic impact on forklift truck chain performance. |
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Maintec 2011 preview |
09/02/2011
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| This year's tightly focused maintenance technologies event is aimed at engineers, technicians and managers specialising in plant assets. Brian Tinham reports |
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Making it better |
09/12/2010
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| Renovating or refurbishing major plant can be more complicated than some realise. Dr Tom Shelley walks us through some the key processes and issues |
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Oiling the wheels |
09/12/2010
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| Lubricants and lubrication systems re advancing more than many realise – for static and mobile plant. Dr Tom Shelley reports |
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Airs and graces |
09/12/2010
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| With costs under perpetual scrutiny, Steed Webzell assesses compressed air systems and how best to please both plant engineers and managers |
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Safe maintenance |
09/12/2010
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| Following publication of Lord Young's report into improving health and safety, plant engineers need to get back to basics. Brian Tinham talks to Geoff Cox, HSE's head of manufacturing |
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Scratching the surface |
06/10/2010
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| Extending the life and applicability of materials and components through the application of coatings is an old engineering trick. Steed Webzell provides an update on the latest technologies and processes |
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Predicting problems |
06/10/2010
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| Using condition monitoring technologies to anticipate a requirement for critical plant maintenance isn't new, but novel systems are improving the potential, reports Dr Tom Shelley |
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