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isa-Jayne Cook, IOR President Elect gave a presentation at IOR’s latest Cool Talk for Service Engineers and Technicians this month
based on her experience as a design engineer. She said: “When we consider the capital
expense, potential loss of revenue and the energy intensive nature of refrigeration applying preventative maintenance measures becomes a no-brainer.” She highlighted the increasing importance of emerging technologies to help contractors and end-users maintain existing systems: “Predictive maintenance leverages advances in technologies and data analytics to anticipate and address potential issues before they escalate. This approach not only enhances equipment reliability but also contributes to cost savings by minimising unplanned downtime and reducing the need for emergency repairs.” The IOR Cool Talk Webinar held online on 18
January looked at various aspect that contribute to effi ciency including component operation. Speaker John Broughton shared examples of good (and not so good) on-site practices and provided a series of useful and straightforward tips to improve the effi ciency. The presenters both confi rmed that planned preventative maintenance is essential to ensuring a comprehensive approach to equipment care, fostering reliability, energy effi ciency, and overall longevity. The advantages to be gained not only reduce the likelihood of unplanned downtime but also lead to cost savings and the sustained performance of systems.
While both speakers agreed that lack of or inadequate maintenance is the biggest culprit when it comes to ineffi ciencies, they highlighted that a lack of training is one of the biggest
IOR launches online masterclasses T
he IOR is launching a Masterclass series of webinar classes starting on 25 January 2024 to be held monthly. Primarily aimed at supplementing teaching in training centres for those entering the industry, the sessions will cover topics related to the apprenticeship standard, end point exam content and also good practice and effi ciency. The masterclasses will be led by industry experts, providing participants with a valuable link to diff erent aspects of the sector, and the fi rst six classes being scheduled will cover a range of subjects from heat pumps and pressure enthalpy through effi ciency optimisation and insulation.
Announcing the launch of the masterclass series, IOR president Graeme Fox said: “The IOR is keen to do more to support colleges and provide additional resources for anyone who wants to learn more about the basics of RACHP. The IOR’s role is to help to bring colleges and industry together to share knowledge and best practice. “Encouraging high standards in those new to the industry and supporting delivery of training programmes is one of the top priority areas our members have asked the IOR to focus on, and the masterclasses along with free access to IOR publications for students and a new section of the
FantasticFridges.com website for
16 to 21-year-olds are all part of the new resources coming out this year to achieve this”.
The masterclasses
are free to take part in and will be held once a month online to maximise accessibility. Training providers or those managing in-house training are being encouraged to set up watch parties in the workshop, classroom or conference rooms so that trainees and students can discuss the content together and ask questions. Recordings of each class will be added to the IOR website at
www.ior.org.uk/masterclasses.
IOR highlights maintenance as solution to more energy effi cient RACHP equipment
barriers to the roll-out of technology-based effi ciency measures. On this topic, Lisa-Jayne Cook added: “As an industry we need to invest in training, so that we have the people that can analyse the data collected”. If you missed the webinar, you can view
the recording of this and previous webinars at
https://ior.org.uk/technical/webinar-channel. IOR runs regular free online Cool Talks with guest speakers.
www.ior.org.uk
8 February 2024 •
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