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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…

On the meter: smart ways to control energy output
Louisa Hearn | Added: 30 Aug 2016
Smart energy savings can be found in the smallest of spaces, writes Louisa Hearn.

Viewpoint: cutting the cost of compressed air
Added: 22 Aug 2016
They can become a huge source of wasted energy, but it is possible to slash the running costs of co…

Viewpoint: don’t underestimate the VSD
Added: 16 May 2016
Although often overlooked, the variable speed drive (VSD) is the apple of our energy-efficiency eye…

Case study: energy accreditation boosts efficiency
Added: 25 Apr 2016
Tea manufacturer boosts process performance with best-practice environmental accreditation.