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Kent Introl’s OEM valve diagnostics service benefits major European oil refinery

Added: 31 May 2018

A leading European oil refinery had suffered long term operational issues with a poorly performing …

Valves need to guarantee workplace safety without leaking money

Added: 30 May 2018

Pressure Relief Valves perform an essential role in ensuring safety in the workplace but leakage is…

Sine pumps optimise high viscosity resin delivery

Added: 24 May 2018

One of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, Enercon, relies on its pumps to deliver prot…

Temporary builds can help minimise Brexit trading risks

Added: 21 May 2018

As Werner Heisenberg observed back in 1927 with his Uncertainty Principle, it can be hard to totall…

Turck Banner new lines get "down and dirty" on the factory floor

Added: 16 May 2018

Dirty, dangerous, distant and dull – the 4Ds of industrial life continue to drive innovation in ind…

Shared intelligence is a vital asset in your plant’s arsenal

Added: 9 May 2018

CMMS technology may be becoming increasingly sophisticated, but at the same time the whole maintena…

Controller puts an end to pumping station's ragging woes

Added: 25 Apr 2018

Constant ragging problems at one pumping station created the potential for delivery penalties for S…

There’s still room for tradition in condition monitoring

Added: 25 Apr 2018

Modern condition monitoring means smart sensors, data analysis in the Cloud, and artificial intelli…

It’s time we treated our fourth utility – compressed air – with proper attention

Added: 11 Apr 2018

For manufacturers and engineers across the UK, compressed air is just as important as gas and elect…

Emerson Global Users Exchange EMEA 2018, The Hague

Added: 9 Apr 2018

Size, as they say, isn’t everything. Yet, with 1600 attendees from more than 50 countries and aroun…

When retention is the best cure for machine downtime

Added: 14 Mar 2018

Manufacturers and distributors of computer numerical control horizontal and vertical machines and t…

Viewpoint: think before you opt to replace large rolling bearings

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Don’t rush to replace large rolling bearings, says Schaeffler UK’s Dave Wall, it could be just as e…

Condition monitoring of calender rolling bearings reduces downtime

Added: 11 Jan 2018

With more than 30 manufacturing locations in over 20 countries worldwide, the Renolit Group is one …

Understand the range of UAV applications to realise the benefits

Added: 27 Dec 2017

Developments in live asset UAV survey and inspection technology have been extensive over recent yea…

Viewpoint: the advent of 4.0 boosts maintenance motivation

Added: 27 Nov 2017

The maintenance sector has been quick to embrace a more automated approach to industrial processes.…

New solutions open up for predictive and preventive maintenance

Added: 27 Nov 2017

A new generation of smart, value for money solutions looks poised to open up the market for predict…

How to keep a check on climate control in automated systems

Added: 26 Sep 2017

Rittal’s Jason Swann offers practical tips on how to evaluate an existing enclosure climate control…

Viewpoint: is pipe repair too square to move on?

Added: 12 Sep 2017

NCH Europe’s Peter Crossen explains why traditional methods of pipe repair are outdated.

Why rotating machine maintenance is crucial in avoiding downtime

Added: 12 Sep 2017

Rotating machines have the ability to bring production to a grinding halt – is your plant really pr…

Viewpoint: the benefits of equipment cleaning are crystal clear

Added: 11 Jul 2017

Cleaning equipment in the workplace is perceived as a small and mundane task, but it’s actually one…