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The impact of VFDs upon analytics is a game changer
Added: 17 Oct 2018
GE’s Azeez Mohammed outlines how analytics are giving the process industries the edge, thanks to as…
How a traditional Scots industry is fuelling sustainability
Added: 4 Oct 2018
Salmon plays a vital role in the Outer Hebrides economy - now, thanks to help from Landia, so too d…
How protector seals slash pump bearing failure rates
Added: 20 Sep 2018
With advanced retrofittable bearing protector seals readily available on the market, pump bearings …
Modern mandrels create faster factory flow
Added: 14 Sep 2018
Manual coil changes can be time consuming, not least when a plant is alternating production between…
Rolling bearings – the key to avoid production stoppages
Added: 12 Sep 2018
With more than 30 manufacturing locations in over 20 countries worldwide, the Renolit Group is one …
Health and safety training needs to support innovation
Added: 22 Aug 2018
To develop a proactive health and safety culture that encourages innovation and better performance,…
How Landia enabled a first for Ireland's biogas pioneers
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Landia chief the late Hugh Vaughan left a lasting legacy when he helped a father and son team creat…
When you purchase equipment, think of hidden costs as well as price
Added: 11 Jul 2018
As Victorian art critic John Ruskin astutely observed, “it’s unwise to pay too much but it’s worse …
Turning whisky into (waste)water
Added: 26 Jun 2018
Glemorangie distillery is famous as the home of one of the great Scottish whiskies. Now, with help …
Predictive maintenance guarantees safe water
Added: 15 Jun 2018
When drinking water supply could have been compromised by the threat of bearing defects and the sol…
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…
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…
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…
Spirax Sarco solves metal refiner's carbon efficiency challenge
Added: 31 Oct 2017
The precious metal refining industry notoriously consumes significant amounts of heat and chemicals…
Under the microscope: AD & bio success will depend on refocusing
Added: 5 Sep 2017
Growing demand for energy, feedstock and alternatives to fossil fuels has increased interest in AD …
Case study: bespoke upgrade is perfect solution for energy firm
Added: 24 Jan 2017
Energy provider injects business with centrifugal pump upgrade.
Case study: data tool brings speedier analysis to energy-from-waste site
Added: 2 Nov 2016
A fresh approach to data analysis has reaped benefits at a large energy-from-waste facility in West…
Plant equipment: why boilers beat at the heart of industry
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Manufacturing facilities are starting to reap the rewards of more advanced industrial boilers, writ…
Case study: benefit of thermal fluid system is no small beer
Added: 30 Aug 2016
A micro-brewery in Buckinghamshire is one of only a handful of UK companies to have updated its sys…
