CONTENTS
COVER STORY 08
CONTENTS
Growing without moving
Whether involved in logistics or manufacturing, if you’re looking for a way to improve your facility a prefabricated building from CopriSystems could be the perfect choice. These robust structures are used in many ways from food processing to manufacturing, sports centres to storage, helping expanding businesses to stay streamlined and responsive.
NEWS
4. Free benchmarking tool from EEF helps manufacturers see how they measure up
FEATURES
Tools & Tooling 6. Badly maintained air tools which cause hand-arm vibration are leaving British industry to walk a legal tightrope
Factory Automation
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10. As SMEs begin to take a leap of faith into the fast paced world of automation we outline the steps they should take into streamlining their production facility
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12. The potential benefits of mobile computing technology are exciting but manufacturers must ensure that they adopt solutions that meet their specific needs safely and securely
Compressed Air
14. A fresh approach to compressor technology has been taken with a simple design which has delivered energy savings of 21% under factory conditions
Boilers, Burners & Controls
18. Magic Rock Brewing has installed a 100hsp 4VT steam boiler to generate steam for several vital steam-powered processes, helping to increase output
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HVAC
20. Many AD plants in the food sector produce incidental heat which can be captured and used within the process or for other on-site operations
Industrial Flooring
22. A manufacturer of soap, paper and chemical dispenser and dosing systems has installed industrial flooring products to keep all areas clearly defined
Plant & Process Engineering
25. Renishaw is running a saver system around the clock, recovering the neat oil coolant used on each of its CNC sliding headstock lathes
26. The key to efficient cooling is often maintaining the droplet size of the spray. BETE’s spill back system achieves this even when there is a drop in flow rate
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