M&C Engineering has helped a water company bring an end to a costly and time-consuming diesel pump application, by introducing a new skid-mounted unit from Borger.
Whilst a tank was being replaced at a treatment works, the water company were paying significant hire and running costs, as well as dealing with excessive noise – but the flow is now being diverted by a 24.4kW Borger EL 1550 pump, which has been skid-mounted by M&C Engineering, who also supplied valves, control panel and canopy.
There is an adage that time is money, this is particularly true when it comes to production downtime. Hold ups in production could result in lost money- a lot of lost money!
Losses of upto £480,000 have been suggested that one of the UK’s largest automotive manufacturers could lose EACH HOUR; when they experience downtime on their paint plant. Your overheads may not be as substantial as the above example, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that the old adage you hear in every corner of business and production is true:
The first machine that could be considered an industrial PC (IPC) was released by IBM in the early 1980s, designed for the rigorous operations of industry. Almost 40 years on, IPCs are commonly used as automation controllers in many industrial environments. However, selecting the right IPC for these industrial environments is anything but straightforward. Here, Stephen Hayes, managing director of Beckhoff Automation UK, explores the main considerations for success when choosing an IPC.
It’s something of an understatement to say automation is at the centre of modern industry. Automated systems and software have made significant gains in efficiency, productivity and safety over the past few decades. Generally, it’s necessary to use some form of automation system to remain competitive in today’s industrial market.
These views are generally shared across most industrial sectors in the UK, albeit with mixed results as far as implementation is concerned. In PwC’s 2019 Annual Manufacturing Report, there was positive sentiment towards automation and digital industrial technologies among industrial companies — almost three-quarters (74 per cent) accepted that they’ll need to adopt digital technologies to prosper in the years ahead.
Introducing the new testo 883 thermal imaging camera, with outstanding image quality and automatic image management.
The testo 883 was developed especially for maintenance staff and facility managers who wish to rely on the best thermal image quality and helpful features for their thermal measuring tasks. This saves time and ensures flawless work results.
The testo 883 offers an impressive infrared resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, which can be even further increased to 640 x 480 pixels with the built-in testo SuperResolution technology. And thanks to the manual focus feature, the user is guaranteed full control of the thermal image at all times. With the testo Thermography App, thermal images can be quickly analysed on a smartphone/tablet or shared with colleagues and managers.
Find Focus with Hellberg’s range of all-new specialist safety glasses and goggles.
Renowned for its hi-spec PPE that includes advanced hearing protection products, face protection and communication solutions, Hellberg Safety is launching a new range safety eyewear.
With a wide range of street-smart styles, from basic to premium - the new range ensures a consistently clear line of sight and safe vision for professional tradesmen and women wherever they’re working on site.
A Superior Range of Hi Vis Protective Wear – for all kinds of light conditions.
Snickers Workwear takes personal wellbeing at work very seriously. That’s why this range of Hi-Vis protective wear is streets ahead of anything else.
With updated styles and designs added to the extensive range of Jackets, Trousers, Shorts, Toolvests, Shirts and Fleeces for men and women, there’s a host of garments in the range to satisfy the specific requirements of Classes 1, 2 and 3 protection levels.
With manufacturing and service industries under pressure to reduce carbon emissions, as part of the government’s ‘Net Zero’ roadmap, leading industrial compressor brand, ALUP, has launched an upgraded range of oil-injected air compressors, which have a significantly lower environmental footprint.
ALUP’s innovative Sonetto models feature a revamped air end element, which facilitates a market-leading increase of 15% in Free Air Delivery (FAD) output and a reduction in energy consumption on selected models of up to 12%.
At the same time, its development of a full range of options allows the compressor to operate on a low duty cycle typically seen on piston machines, where the demand for air is intermittent. The combination of an anti-condensation oil heater, tropical thermostat and a larger 500-litre air receiver thereby allows the unit to operate on very low duty cycles and also avoids the issue of condensation forming within the oil.
Hart Doors has recently installed a pair of its high-speed Speedor Storm doors at a major manufacturing/recycling plant in the Midlands. The plant, which annually supplies over 275,000 tonnes of polythene products, also recycles over 95,000 tonnes of UK waste from industrial, commercial, agricultural and domestic sources.
“Together with the latest Speedor Storms we have nearly 30 Speedors on site,” says Melanie Rosby, marketing manager, Hart Doors. “The doors are a crucial part of an objective to improve energy efficiency, maintain a better working environment and temperatures within the building as well as reducing vermin access.”
A&S International is excited to be developing their global distributor network for their MAK CHEM range of maintenance chemicals.
During the past 12 months they have been offering these innovative, environmentally friendly maintenance solutions to their worldwide distributor network as well as starting to develop a UK direct client base. Sales of these new industrial degreasing & cleaning solutions steadily grew during the second half of 2020 despite the limiting business conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Particular success has already been enjoyed by the MAK CHEM brand in Greece, Philippines, Portugal & the UK with new distributors also now starting in Indonesia, Nigeria & Taiwan. The majority of the maintenance chemicals can be easily & effectively demonstrated to clients in the workshop; however, due to the current inability to visit industrial sites in many countries, a range of demonstration videos are available on the corporate websites & social media.
Always looking to introduce innovative products to make life easier for professional tradespeople, leading brand C.K Tools is set to launch its new Rescue Nut & Bolt Extractor Set (T4360), a handy solution that quickly and efficiently removes broken/damaged nuts, bolts and fasteners.
The new Rescue Nut & Bolt Extractor Set joins the already popular Damaged Screw Remover Set, to enhance the expanding C.K Rescue range of products. Designed to alleviate what can be an arduous, time consuming process, the new Rescue Nut & Bolt Extractor Set is set to be a winner for those whose work relies upon quality tools to get the job done.
Particularly suited for use in CIP (cleaning-in-place) applications in the food and beverage industries, the new LDL201 conductivity sensors from ifm electronic have a 77mm long sensing tip which makes them versatile and easy to install in a variety of hygienic process connections. In addition, the tip features solid PEEK construction which virtually eliminates the risk of breakage even if the sensor is subjected to high levels of stress.
Typical applications for the new LDL201 sensors include monitoring/control of cleaning agents, checking rinse water for residues and product validation. Since the sensors allow improved process control to be achieved, they typically enable users to cut costs by reducing energy usage during CIP cycles, along with the consumption of water and cleaning agents.
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