Maintenance, Repair and Operations Feature Library
Operations Engineer's library catalogues editorial features going back five years.
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04/02/2021
Proactive plate heat exchanger maintenance
Regardless of industry, engineers are finding themselves tasked with doing more with less. This has led some to adopt a run-to-failure approach to their equipment. But this approach could prove costly. By Andrew Peacock, service manager, ...
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06/09/2019
Comment: Tick tock
There are just 20 Fridays until Christmas. That is the post that popped up on my social media newsfeed during August thanks to my mother-in-law. (Shakes head in despair). I jest of course, but knowing that Christmas is just around the ...
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04/04/2019
Interview: AI for industrial inspection
Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Inspection was the title, and subject, of a January conference organised by the Bristol Robotics Lab and the Centre for Modelling & Simulation. The latter’s AI domain specialist, Kiran Krishnamurthy, ...
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23/10/2014
Age concern
A sharp focus on maintenance can result in significant improvements in factory operations, but too many managers struggle to take seriously the upkeep of their plant and equipment, says Ian Vallely
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21/03/2014
Secrets of success
Although computerised maintenance management systems can deliver a significant boost to maintenance efficiency and beyond, that's not always the case. Brian Tinham looks at what goes wrong and how to avoid the pitfalls.
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06/02/2012
Maintec 2012
With this year's Maintec show just a few short weeks away, Brian Tinham takes a lok at what engineers, technicians and mangers can expect to find
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06/02/2012
Plant & Asset Management 2012
Does the industrial maintenance sector need another exhibition? The organisers of MACH, Drives & Controls, Air-Tech and IFPEX clearly think so. Brian Tinham looks at the line-up
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08/08/2011
Necessary evil
Poorly managed MRO stores are costing plants serious money. Brian Tinham examines systems, methods, equipment and services that claim to help plant engineers work smarter and faster
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01/02/2007
The Main Chance
Timetable
What:
Maintec 2007
Where:
20-22 March, NEC, Birmingham
When:
Tuesday 20 March
10.00-16.00
Wednesday 21 March
10.00-16.00
Thursday 22 March
10.00-15.00
For some 30 years, the Maintec event has been focused on ...
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01/06/2006
Key strategies
In theory, it is possible to use computers to run a factory or plant in such a way that production is automatically optimised. Orders received can be responded to in such a way as to minimise production times and costs.
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01/02/2006
Maintenance means business
Maintec 2006 promises everything for today's maintenance professional, whether in industry, commerce or the public sector. It takes place from 14-16 March at the NEC, Birmingham.
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