Atlas Copco’s compressed air and vacuum systems upgrade for Manchester-based brick maker Wienerberger Ltd is resulting in significant savings in energy costs, estimated to be around £38K per annum, along with reduced CO2 emissions and production downtime, plus the added benefit of a short-term payback.

An efficient and economical lubrication concept includes not only the choice of a suitable lubricant but also the relubrication provision. Schaeffler has developed an ‘e-kit’ specifically for electric motors.

This kit is suitable for use with the automatic CONCEPT2 lubricator from Schaeffler which can independently supply up to two lubrication points with lubricant and provides electric motor operators with an economical way to upgrade the CONCEPT2 system.

As Spain looks to enhance and upgrade its renewable energy sources, the country’s utilities are looking once again to reliable and cost effective hydro-electric power. Canada’s Thordon Bearings is helping to lower operational costs and improve the environmental credentials of several older Spanish hydro power stations.

Brammer Buck & Hickman, the UK’s leading distributor of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, and part of the Rubix Group, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Bearings specialist microsite: bearings.rubix.com

When a manufacturer of MDF boards switched to special NSK spherical roller bearings on the work roll of its grinding machine, the plant extending bearing lifetime from 2-3 months to over a year, duly saving €13,400 in downtime and annual bearing consumption.

A new portable and easy-to-use induction heater from SKF makes the hot-mounting of bearings and similar parts, fast and safe. The TWIM 15 induction heater has been designed to simplify the hot-mounting process. Product Development Manager at SKF, Alberto Herrera, says: “All the operator has to do is to place the bearing in the centre of the heater and connect a temperature probe to the top of inner ring or workpiece bore. With the push of a button, the TWIM 15 will heat the bearing to the target temperature for hot-mounting.”

The Industry’s preferred on-premises project & collaboration solution is now much more powerful The GForge Group, Inc. (https://gforge.com) today announced a new version of their top ranked collaboration software tool. The new GForge “Dark Night” includes new features that make the collaboration software much easier to use.

E & JW Glendinning, a leading supplier of concrete, asphalt and aggregate products, has selected Spidex’s Mainsaver CMMS to support improvements in the auditability of its engineering operations.

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Uncertainty components of a temperature calibration using a dry block

What is a ‘dry block’?

A temperature dry block is a device that can be heated and / or cooled to different temperature values, and as the name suggests, it’s used dry without any liquids.