Up to 40 per cent of a vegetable crop can go to waste due to the aesthetic requirements of some supermarkets. While a wonky vegetable may not be the most visually pleasing, it possesses the same nutritional value as its perfectly proportioned counterpart. Here, Chris Johnson, managing director of bearing specialist SMB Bearings, explains why not all bearing surface damage should cause alarm and future headaches for offshore oil and gas plant managers.

Bearing surface damage can take many forms, from spalls in the raceways, wear from ineffective lubrication, corrosion due to harsh chemicals to false brinelling marks caused by static vibration. While surface distress can result in problematic symptoms such as excessive heat, increased noise levels, increased vibration or excessive shaft movement, not all external bearing flaws point to compromised internal machine performance. 

Portable Mirage milling machine technology ensured accurate metal-to-metal sealing for vessel covers and heat exchangers during maintenance work by specialty mechanical services company, Hydratight, at an industrial complex in Germany during the plant’s annual shutdown.

A team of 40 Hydratight engineers from Germany, Holland, France, and the UK, operating under COVID-19 restrictions, was tasked with lifting vessel covers, performing on-site machining and controlled bolting on a number of vessels and heat exchanger joints, within the 45 day shutdown.

In a first for Atexor’s SLAM® portable ATEX work light portfolio, the new Hornet 1LED 12V supports exceptionally low voltages. New electronics give the Hornet 1LED 12V a supply voltage range of 9 to 15 Volts, as well as under and overvoltage protection. Hornet 1LED 12V ATEX is the solution when you need to use the lowest available voltage. 

Built from the same robust, dissipative materials as the industry-proven SLAM® Hornet line-up, our new Hornet features construction updates that make our well-known easy work light maintenance even easier. SLAM® Hornets enjoy the highest level of serviceability in the market. The Hornet 1LED 12V takes it even further.

Atexxo Manufacturing has released an Apple iPhone 11 which is suitable for use in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous locations. The explosion proof iPhones are originally manufactured by Apple then converted and certified according to ATEX and IECEx by Atexxo Manufacturing.

This makes the ATEX and IECEx smartphones suited for safe use in gas/vapour Zone 1 and zone 2 hazardous areas. Sim-card can be installed by the end-user themselves.

The devices are suited for Apple (open) DEP enrollment program.

A totally enclosed tank in a hazardous area which needs inspecting, cleaning or repairing is never going to win a workplace of the month award. You need good portable lighting just to see where you’re going, let alone carry out the task.

If you’re working in a team there will be floodlights in use in different locations within the tank and the last thing you want is to be dazzled by the glare of your own light or those of your colleagues.

In this article, following its recent launch of the SCOPE sequencing controller, Carl Knight – managing director of process steam and heat transfer specialist Fulton – takes a look at boiler sequencing control systems and how these intelligent controllers can optimise steam boiler installations to ensure energy efficient operation and improve boiler longevity.

Numerous processing facilities operate multiple steam boilers to meet the demands of their on-site processing equipment. Some sites operate a number of boilers to provide redundancy or reliability, others because space considerations mean multiple boilers are the preferred solution to a single, much larger boiler. However, if the steam boilers in facilities with multiple units are not optimised for efficiency, then the potential for any energy savings is not being utilised to its fullest.

Fluke will again be offering a free product to customers who purchase Fluke products between 15th February 2021 and 30th June 2021. 

Customers who purchase Fluke products through authorized Fluke distributors have the opportunity to claim a free product. Claim the free product through the Fluke website with the original proof of purchase, invoice, or receipt.

Senseye, the Machine Health Management company, today announced a collaboration with PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) to make Senseye’s predictive maintenance software suite (Senseye PdM) available to users of PTC’s ThingWorx® Industrial IoT (IIoT) Solutions Platform.

Senseye PdM can connect to the ThingWorx ecosystem, allowing users to monitor assets automatically and even anticipate future machine failures by applying Senseye’s proprietary algorithms and AI technology. 

Managing any building or facility requires significant commitment and resources from facility management teams.

Each operational department has its own unique and complicated requirements to ensure functionality. However, as assets and equipment are the primary objectives of facilities management, CloudApper can simplify your task and guide you through the process of what it is you or your team needs to accomplish. 

Ultimo Software Solutions has announced that DNASTREAM, the IT consulting organisation, will operate as its UK implementation partner. DNASTREAM will focus on the manufacturing and utilities sectors, supporting businesses by driving the more efficient use of assets, enabled by Ultimo’s Enterprise Asset Management software. 

Ultimo and DNASTREAM have been working together since 2018 and are now expanding their collaboration as a first step in Ultimo’s expansion of its international partner strategy. DNASTREAM offers the Ultimo portfolio as part of its extensive range of IT solutions. The business is fully equipped to advise customers on their asset management issues and support any implementation process.