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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…
Netzsch tackles an ATEX pumps challenge for chemical manufacturer
Added: 29 Mar 2018
European commercial and industrial companies must comply with strict regulations regarding manufact…
Apex technology provides a lift for JCB supply chain
Added: 22 Jan 2018
With operations running 24 hours a day, leading equipment manufacturer JCB frequently ran into sign…
Industry 4.0: the antidote to supply chain disruption
Added: 31 Oct 2017
Industry 4.0 and smart use of data is not disrupting the supply chain, says LLamasoft’s Michael Wal…
Decontamination equipment: the importance of staff training
Added: 18 Sep 2017
You can’t handle hazardous materials without the right tools but managers need to ensure the people…
Case study: single pipework system prevents corrosion fears
Added: 12 Sep 2016
A flexible pipework system has been crucial in protecting assets from corrosion at a multi-million …
Case study: maintenance management upgrade improves efficiency
Added: 9 Aug 2016
Better maintenance management methods transform efficiency levels and work behaviour at a Belgium-b…
Viewpoint: the great cloud computing migration
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Manufacturers need to embrace cloud computing if they are to reap the benefits across all their pro…
Show Preview: March of Maintec
Added: 25 Feb 2016
The Maintec exhibition is set to return to Birmingham’s NEC next month.
Age defying assets
Rob Smith | Added: 24 Feb 2016
Operators need more robust strategies when maintaining ageing equipment, writes Robert Smith.
Calibration: monitoring the vital signs
Louisa Hearn | Added: 9 Feb 2016
As process control instruments proliferate in the plant, operators are turning to new technologies …
Smart fix: modern maintenance
Rob Smith | Added: 3 Feb 2016
Maintenance regimes are moving far beyond the world of run to failure.
Calibration: Field factors
Added: 22 Jan 2016
The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…
Process safety: cleaning house
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Jan 2016
Failure to recognise hazards in process plants could prove fatal, writes Robert Smith.
Cyber security: fighting talk
Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jan 2016
Cyber security is a multi-faceted beast, therefore plant operators must be prepared to defend their…
Critical care
Added: 17 Dec 2015
There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…
Soft assets: energy management
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Squeezing more efficiency from plant equipment is the next frontier for CMMS.
Small and potentially mighty
Added: 20 Nov 2015
Big data, the industrial internet of things, smart integration and the cloud are all buzzwords we c…
Battle stations: industrial cyber crime
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Oct 2015
As computer hackers set sight on industrial targets, cyber security experts are throwing their weig…
