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By Karl Lycett – Rittal UK’s Product Manager for Climate Control

The UK Food and Beverage sector is one of many industries that is having to rapidly adjust to consumer needs and behaviours.

Demand for food and drink products is such that facilities are now having to offer round-the-clock production to support both modern lifestyles and the use of online ordering, such as click and collect.  This, in turn, is having a major impact on factory infrastructure.

By installing automatic lubricators for bearings on its conveyor drive motors and belt pulleys, an opencast mine in Hungary has seen a range of benefits, including prevention of unplanned downtime, longer bearing life and reduced repair work.

Energy provider Mátrai Erőmű Zrt. in Visonta operates one of the largest power plants in Hungary. Mátrai has a power generation capacity of around 950 megawatts and is supplied by the opencast mines in Visonta and Bükkábrány. In addition to lignite, the power plant also uses biomass, photovoltaics and natural gas. The plant employs around 2,000 people.

One of the UK’s leading marine power and automation engineering specialist - MJR Power and Automation - is pleased to report a record year following a 60% increase in turnover after securing a series of new contract wins with major clients.

Established in 1998 and located in the North East of England, the company specialises in delivering its services to the marine, offshore energy and renewables sectors. Impressively it has reported a turnover of £6.5m, over the course of the last financial year despite challenging Covid-19 conditions.

A new, global ISO 20560 norm is now available to standardise the identification of hidden and often hazardous pipe contents in factories and facilities. Compliant pipe markers are already offered by Brady Corporation.

Compact design, high energy efficiency, simple installation and fast commissioning – these are the convincing arguments that speak for the Innopro BoxFlash from KHS. The engineering company first presented its flash pasteurizer machine, specifically developed to meet the demands of small and medium-sized breweries, four years ago. The technology, proven in practice many times since, is now available for several new areas of application: where it was initially only used in keg racking, it is now compatible with the glass, can and PET container segments. Its compact design on a frame means that users benefit from lower logistics costs and faster installation.

Motor and alternator manufacturer, WEG has supplied eight 1,700 kVA alternators to provide emergency power to the Clinical Centre of Serbia’s newly-expanded facilities. At a time when hospitals globally are a focal point in the fight against COVID-19, this project highlights the importance of effective backup power systems to cover unexpected mains power failure.

The Clinical Centre of Serbia, located in country’s capital, Belgrade, has 3,150 hospital beds, considered to be the highest number in Europe, and around one million patients are treated there every year. In August 2018, the president of Serbia, Aleksander Vučić announced a government investment of 110 million euros into a complex facilities reconstruction at the centre, to be implemented between 2018 and 2022.

Initial Shipments of New FLIR A400/A700 Thermal Sensor Solution to be Prioritized for Entities Working to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 Virus

FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR A400/A700 Thermal Smart Sensor and Thermal Image Streaming fixed camera solutions for monitoring equipment, production lines, critical infrastructure, and screening for elevated skin temperatures. These highly configurable smart camera systems provide accurate, non-contact temperature monitoring across a wide range of disciplines: manufacturing process control, product development, emissions monitoring, waste management, facilities maintenance, and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) improvements. The FLIR A400/A700 Thermal Smart Sensor solution initially will be prioritized for those responding to COVID-19. For all applications, the series offers multi-image streaming, edge computing, and Wi-Fi connectivity to help speed data flow and enable faster decisions, improving productivity and safety for professionals.

Empteezy Ltd has begun the production of “Schoeller Masks” branded Type 1 tested 4-ply disposable face masks. This comes during a time when they are more required than ever. “Rules” across the world are forever changing however face masks have become a mainstay of those rules and are now an essential tool for day-to-day living.

Empteezy’s 4-ply solution is designed to be an efficient, reliable and affordable option to serve the high demand with accountability and belief in a company with 30 years of experience in the environmental health and safety sector.

Empteezy Collapsible Bunds are unique bunds designed for the storage of drums, IBCs, plant, machinery or even vehicles.

Our new PVC Eezybund portable bunds, part of our collapsible bunds range, are easy to store, and transport while being quick to assemble. They are also compatible with hydrocarbons as well as a wide range of other chemicals (compatibility information available upon request). These portable bunds are the ideal solution to your containment needs when a standard spill pallet is impractical.

From 15-17 September, BEMAS, the Belgian Maintenance Association, hosted its first virtual conference and webinar series Asset Performance 4.0. The 3 day conference with +100 presentations of 35 minutes each is followed by weekly webinars, which can all be re-watched during 1 year. More than 650 participants already joined the live event. Access to more than 50 hours of recordings, including the weekly webinars, is still available.