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Plant, Process & Control
Editor Val Kealey
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This section looks at manufacturing, processing and engineering technology and in this issue,we focus on bearings, seals & lubes, and manufacturing software
Rolling bearings: Lubrication matters..............22 Modern plant and machinery greatly depends on the reliability of rolling
bearings.Nick Dowding of The Barden Corporation, discusses the importance of lubrication, including correct selection, application and maintenance of rolling bearing lubricants and greases
Process variability: A holistic approach................................26 Process industry software allows manufacturers to implement best practices for optimising their engineering, manufacturing and supply chain operations, as Norbert Meierhoefer, director business consulting,AspenTech, explains
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We look at topics such as condition monitoring,predictive and preventive maintenance and look in greater depth and CMMS solutions and thermal imaging
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Maintenance Efficient
Production Engineering
In this section we look at the equipment and consumables of a typical machine shop and focus on fasteners & adhesives and machine & hand tools
Outsourcing solutions .........36 The efficient management of maintenance, repair and operations through outsourcing can increase profitability, says Paul Lynch, commercial director of ERIKS
Continuous checks for corrosion erosion .................38 The prevention of corrosion or erosion through live monitoring provides asset and integrity managers with a real time picture of how their facility is coping with the high demands placed upon it by corrosive fluids, for example. Peter Collins, CEO of Permasense explains
Maintec 2012...................44-46 MAINTEC, a show dedicated to the industrial maintenance and asset management sectors, returns to the NEC from 28th February to 1st March 2012. IP&E takes a look at what visitors can expect
Maintenance in better health ...............................48-50 It’s 10 years since a vast maintenance project was started at the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL). Part of the project involved installation of a CARL Master CMMS .Val Kealey visited the hospital to find out more
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Time to warm to cold forming?................................52 Mark Jennings, Technical Director at Dawson Shanahan, looks at the problem of rising material costs and explains how different production processes offer a competitive alternative to traditional machining
More choosing to stick together .................................57 Structural adhesives are seeing increased use, reports Chris Hall, advanced technologist, Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division,3M United Kingdom.Here, he explains some of the benefits they offer over mechanical or fusion fastening
Not all doom and gloom.....61 The autumn has been dominated by grim economic tidings, especially from the
Eurozone.Against that background it is easy to forget that parts of the real economy are doing reasonably well. Paul O’Donnell at the MTA comments
Diverse solutions for testing times..........................62 Zwick’s 20th Forum for Materials Testing took place in October, offering visitors the chance to view a range of component and materials testing
machines.Val Kealey visited the exhibition to see some of the latest products
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