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IRTE Conference
(13/09/2012)
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This year's major IRTE Conference, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon on 13 September 2012, comes at a time when the transport industry – transport engineers, fleet managers, workshop managers and manufacturers alike – are under more pressure than ...
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Control Techniques Drives for Italian crane refurbishment
(22/05/2012)
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Digital dc drives and associated equipment, from Control Techniques, have been installed in the latest phase of crane upgrades in La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) in northern Italy. The latest project involves a ship-to-shore (STS) gantry crane, ...
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HES Tractec takes Molson Coors Brewery up a gear
(18/05/2012)
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UK brewery Molson Coors has installed 20 Comer gearboxes, supplied by HES Tractec, to power the rotating floors of four germination vessels at its maltings site in Shobnall, Burton-upon-Trent. Project and electrical engineering manager at the ...
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Quality award counts for Brammer in Ireland
(16/05/2012)
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Brammer in Ireland, part of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services group that looks after Diageo and Kraft Foods, is celebrating the award of an international quality standard. The Dublin-based company, which rebranded from ...
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NSK’s long life EP steel saves €38,400 on Sendzimir steel mill
(15/05/2012)
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NSK's extra long life EP steel is apparently saving an unnamed operator of a Sendzimir mill €38,400 annually, by overcoming a problem of inner ring wear on mill bearings. The Sendzimir mill, used for cold-rolling wide sheets of metal to close ...
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Baxter Manufacturing’s Rieti plant reports steam trap payback
(11/05/2012)
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Italian healthcare firm Baxter Manufacturing is reporting a 12-month payback on GEM venturi orifice steam traps, installed at its Cittaducale, plant. Thermal Energy International had installed a total of 92 GEM steam traps throughout the process plant, ...
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Top 10 tips on working with compressed air
(08/05/2012)
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Compressed air users wanting to use their utilities efficiently, cost-effectively and safely are being advised consider 10 key factors. Andy Jones, general manager of rotary vane compressor manufacturer Mattei, has committed his experience to paper, ...
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Split bearing radically reduce maintenance for Wessex Water
(03/05/2012)
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Split-to-the-shaft design and improved sealing of Revolvo's SRB bearings has resulted in massively reduced maintenance on orbital aeration tanks at a Wessex Water treatment plant. The bearings allow easy maintenance, without having to remove the shafts ...
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CompAir puts energy savings on the menu at Marie
(02/05/2012)
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Since installing fixed and regulated speed compressors, from CompAir, at its plant in Sablé sur Sarthe, France, food processor Société Marie says it has been experiencing annual electricity savings of €10,500. Stéphane Lemiale, maintenance manager at ...
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UK electricians could be working to outdated Wiring Regulations
(27/04/2012)
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UK electricians could be failing to comply with the latest IET Wiring Regulations, according to the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology). The IET believes that as many as 76% of electricians in the UK could be operating without a copy of the ...
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Novel torque test checks steerable well drills
(19/04/2012)
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Well bore drilling accuracy for hydrocarbons has been increased tenfold, using adapted advanced aerospace guidance systems from Gyrodata – while an innovative torque sensor ensures efficiency during the equipment's maintenance. "We have about 60 ...
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Alstom transport gets record jack system from Mechan
(16/04/2012)
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Sheffield-based rail maintenance equipment specialist Mechan has installed the largest single system of lifting jacks in the UK at the Alstom Transport Traincare Centre, at Longsight near Manchester. The 44-jack system, which is the biggest ever ...
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Chopper pumps take no prisoners at HMP Peterborough
(13/04/2012)
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Huntingdon-based solids pumping and mixing specialist P&M Pumps has helped engineers at Peterborough prison to eliminate blocked pumps problems. P&M's Vaughan chopper pumps were considered for the site back in 2004, but rejected at the time, on cost ...
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Advanced generator passes wind turbine tests
(13/04/2012)
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Wind Technologies reports that it has completed testing on a radical generator design – one that could seriously cut the cost of both operations and maintenance for wind turbines. Its design is essentially a brushless doubly-fed induction generator, ...
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EEMUA publishes new guide to subsea engineering
(10/04/2012)
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The third edition of EEMUA Publication 194 'Guidelines for materials selection and corrosion control for subsea oil and gas production equipment' – just published – reflects significant developments in subsea materials and equipment technology, and ...
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 Moving experience
(05/04/2012)
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Although aimed primarily at commercial vehicle operators, engineers and technicians, the CV Show offers useful opportunities for those whose careers span the fixed and moving plant divide. Brian Tinham reports The Commercial Vehicle Show 2012, Britain's ...
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Operator-driven reliability programme does it for Stora Enso
(05/04/2012)
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Global paper, packaging and wood products firm Stora Enso is reporting significant benefits since introducing SKF's operator-driven reliability (ODR) programme. Juha Helkala, maintenance director at Stora Enso in Finland, explains that by using control ...
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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 If there is a story to tell generally across sensor technology, it is not so ...
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Laser focus
(05/04/2012)
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Energy from waste plants are shining a light on the power of laser-based, real-time gas analyser instrumentation. Brian Tinham talks to Bob Lane of Siemens With environmental regulations and raw materials cost controls both tightening, the pressure on ...
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Falling foul of the law
(05/04/2012)
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Slips, trips and falls remain a problem are across a wide range of facilities and industry types. Leigh Carter spells out the regulatory position and examines issues and solutions Now that winter is past, we can hopefully breathe a sigh of relief that ...
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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 CMMSs (computerised ...
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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 With ever tighter financial budgets and increased ...
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Safe operation of escalators and moving walks
(05/04/2012)
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SAFed's guidelines for the safe operation of escalators and moving walks was published in May last year. In the first of a two-part feature, Vince Sharpe reviews key elements for owners and operators Last May, SAFed (Safety Assessment Federation) ...
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Pumping iron
(05/04/2012)
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The vast majority of pumps and fans could be running more efficiently and saving their plant operators serious money. Brian Tinham examines equipment advances and cautionary tales Although pumps and fans are hardly renowned for rapidly advancing ...
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CRC simplification may further reduce carbon emissions, says Brammer
(05/04/2012)
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Government proposals to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) – by cutting the qualification process, reporting requirements and fuels covered (from 29 to just four) – may well help cut carbon emissions. That's the view ...
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