Energy efficiency and energy saving are right up there on plant engineers' agendas. Brian Wall previews the forthcoming Energy Event 2010 conference and exhibition
Heat Pumps
For electrical safety monitoring, FDB Electrical has introduced a compact earth continuity device with a wide range of impedance settings said to take it beyond BS4444.
Electrical/Electronic Testing
A synchronous belt drive, from Eriks, is described as an all-rounder, for arduous applications needing maximum power transmission as well as resistance to aggressive environments.
Couplings
Fluke is cutting the price of its Ti25, TiR and TiR1 thermal cameras until 30 September.
Thermography (infrared cameras)
A range of vacuum pumps that enables full process integration is new from Edwards.
Vacuum Pumps/Pipes
In a move designed to court process plant users, Rockwell Automation has introduced a range of 29 signal conditioners for isolating, converting and amplifying analogue signals in batch and continuous...
SCADA
Wireless-mesh networking and automation specialist IDC has won a £250,000 grant from the East Midlands Development Corporation to develop a plug-in wireless system to make street lighting more energy...
Wireless
Human nature dictates that issues around working at height and in confined spaces – accidents, deaths and outright negligence – will always be with us. Reality or defeatism? Brian Wall reports
Health & Safety at Work Act
Variable speed drives have been a mainstay of plant engineering for many years, but the latest generation is changing the art of the possible. Brian Wall reports
Variable Speed Drives
The Carbon Trust reckons that UK companies are still wasting €1 billion worth of energy per year, largely due to unresolved plant optimisation issues and inefficiencies in energy generation plant...
Steam Generation/Equipment
Getting maintenance right, and squeezing that bit extra out of existing and new plant, is the name of the game for 2010. Brian Wall suggests taking a day at Maintec 2010
Like a finely tuned instrument, investing in training and continuing professional development for plant engineers helps them to perform their roles with greater speed, accuracy and precision. Brian...
Apprenticeships