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Choosing the right regulations for safety assessment
Added: 7 Oct 2020
The ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU) and the IECEx Certified Product Scheme equipment safety assessments…
Rotating equipment has a part to play in in advancing the circular economy
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Sustainability is making an impact in the sphere of rotating equipment, thanks to new legislation. …
Solids handling demands call for the right pumps system
Added: 17 Sep 2020
When successive storm events increased volumes of rag and debris its waste systems had to cope with…
Testing time pays off for power plant project
Added: 10 Sep 2020
Collaboration and trust between two firms ensured careful research and testing to ensure a ground-b…
Flow sensors provide cost saving energy data
Added: 9 Sep 2020
Sensors monitoring flow velocity and temperature of mediums at critical locations in a major dairy …
Revised design reduces oil emissions
Added: 27 Aug 2020
One North Sea oil platform rerated two condensate export pumps to reduce energy consumption and opt…
Turning unwelcome downtime into a maintenance opportunity
Added: 25 Aug 2020
Pauses in production have been thrown into the spotlight with the pandemic. Yet, says Chris Johnso…
Automation increases beer production capacity
Added: 11 Aug 2020
A top brewery increased production capacity by 50 percent in a fortnight with Rockwell’s virtualise…
Changing times mean monitoring is getting smarter
Added: 22 Jul 2020
Social distancing has ratcheted up the need for condition monitoring to get much smarter. Enterpris…
Lighting for hazardous environments
Added: 22 Jul 2020
Ken Eddleston of Chalmit discusses the factors companies working in hazardous environments must con…
Water companies will reap benefits of sharing data with suppliers
Added: 24 Jun 2020
By providing data to equipment providers, water companies would support the design, build and opera…
Robotics provides answer for scaling up production
Added: 10 Jun 2020
Artisan beer production often operate at small scale. Robotics offers the cost effective solution t…
Protect to thrive: meeting the growing cybersecurity threat
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Increasingly sophisticated threats, limited internal experience and a lack of cybersecurity culture…
Factors to consider before postponing statutory inspections
Added: 5 Jun 2020
Many companies find themselves urgently needing to decide whether to postpone major maintenance int…
Telehandle with care for process safety
Added: 27 May 2020
Telehandlers are ubiquitous in many process sectors yet can pose a deadly hazard, warns Brigade Ele…
Intelligent software enhances process maintenance
Added: 27 May 2020
An increasing array of software products continues to transform the complexity of upkeeping operati…
WMFTG finds pumps solution for challenging foodstuff
Added: 8 May 2020
Some pumps find demanding food ingredients too hard to handle without damaging the end product. Wat…
Efficient pumps pay their way in ROI
Added: 30 Apr 2020
A refinery achieved improved performance from its pumps with help from Sulzer to deliver a return o…
VSD blowers ensure reduced maintenance programme
Added: 23 Apr 2020
Installing modern VSD rotary screw blowers, Scottish Water's Nigg wastewater treatment works now ac…
VFDs point the way forward for tackling animal feed crisis
Added: 22 Apr 2020
Growing demand for animal and fish food protein means more facilities will need controlled, ambient…
