Maintenance, Repair and Operations Feature Library

Operations Engineer's library catalogues editorial features going back five years.

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18/03/2025 Shaping the future Hannover Messe takes place from 31 March to 4 April and more than 5,000 companies from around the globe will exhibit from across the industrial landscape » Read More

18/03/2025 Attaining the highest standards There is stringent legislation for water quality across the globe. Mattias Feldthusen, director of products for Nordic Water, a Sulzer brand, looks at some of the common standards and the equipment that can be used to meet this legislation » Read More

04/02/2025 Boosted boiler cleaning A novel boiler cleaning technology originally designed for waste-to-energy plants is now being embraced by various other engineering sectors, too. Louise Davis hears how this solution is proving a gamechanger for both cleaning and ... » Read More

04/02/2025 A hot topic Louise Davis showcases the latest product innovations and explores how thermal imaging technology is being put to use in a variety of engineering applications » Read More

04/02/2025 Train and gain When it comes to environmental spillage and incident management, the importance of training knows no bounds. Brian Wall reports » Read More

04/02/2025 Troubled waters Anglian Water is committed to supplying clean drinking water and recycling it safely, and has collaborated with technology provider Samotics to anticipate a rotor’s mechanical unbalance, preventing catastrophic consequences. Tom Swain, ... » Read More

04/02/2025 Comment: Honoured to be chair In December, I took over as the new chair of IPlantE from Ian Jackson. I am honoured to be holding this role to share my insight, skills, experience and knowledge from Hong Kong, where I reside. » Read More

04/02/2025 Procure early to secure delivery The massive scale-up of work across the UK’s water and wastewater companies in AMP8 is no secret, but the way projects are delivered will have to change, says Dominic Hurd, managing director, ACWA Services » Read More

04/02/2025 Preventing downtime Why uptime does not need to be an uphill struggle. By Carlo Carlotta, global product manager, ABB Electrification Service » Read More

04/02/2025 Powering a carbon-free future Impact Clean Power Technology has launched Europe’s most advanced battery production line for heavy transport » Read More

04/02/2025 Humanoid robots are coming Torque-dense, efficient motors are essential in the development of humanoid robots which work closely with humans » Read More

09/01/2025 Stable and wireless Louise Davis speaks with leading industry specialists to discover the latest technical trends in condition monitoring and how they tie into maintenance strategies, the drive for greater automation, and everything else that combines to keep ... » Read More

09/01/2025 Safety systems Automatic intervention systems, where plants stop automatically when hazards are detected, could be a future game-changer » Read More

09/01/2025 A journey of resilience and leadership At the SOE Safety and Resilience in Engineering Awards 2024 in October, Babcock International Group’s Flavia Popescu picked up two awards. The achievements marked a remarkable career rise for Romanian-born Flavia. She speaks to Justin Burns » Read More

09/01/2025 Circular construction Sustainability continues to be a major target for everyone in business, in the world of construction there is an ever-growing desire to create a circular economy and reclaim and reuse as many materials as possible. Tom Austin-Morgan looks ... » Read More

09/01/2025 Comment: The power of mentorship Are you at an early stage in your career and need some guidance on how to advance? Or have you ever been faced with a task or challenge that you just do not know how to tackle? If so, you would benefit from having a mentor. » Read More

09/01/2025 Transforming critical facilities: Unlock continuous improvement and operational ... Facilities management brings distinct challenges to healthcare. While some of these are shared with non-critical environments, there is added pressure for hospitals, patient care services, and life sciences labs to prioritise safety and ... » Read More

09/01/2025 Total recall A tech entrepreneur tells Louise Davis how his firm is bringing training out of the classroom and into the virtual world in a bid to deliver engaged engineers who remember what they have been taught » Read More

09/01/2025 Sustainable Pathway A new generation of semiconductors will radically reduce carbon footprint, according to photonics expert Antanas Laurutis, CEO of Altechna, a company specialising in custom laser optics and opto-mechanical assemblies for high-power laser ... » Read More

09/01/2025 Deterring corrosion with FRP Strainers constructed of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) are designed to resist corrosion at a fraction of the cost of special stainless steels » Read More

09/01/2025 Intelligent motion control Specifying an embedded motion control system for gantry-based applications. Gerard Bush, engineer at motion specialist INMOCO, discusses motion system specification for gantry-based applications » Read More

09/12/2024 Rise of the robots Robotic systems are proving critical in the nuclear sector for challenging decommissioning and disposal applications. Louise Davis speaks to a technical expert about how this technology is evolving and what advantages robots are bringing ... » Read More

09/12/2024 Critical communications The CEO of a firm that specialises in mobile communications devices for hazardous areas, tells Louise Davis that although the role of communications in plant safety has begun to be prioritised, more work is needed to educate plant managers ... » Read More

09/12/2024 Lifting standards and reducing costs Improved forklift safety, lower running costs and reduced downtime are among the many benefits that lift truck operator training will bring to a business, explains Nick Faulkner, training manager of Toyota Material Handling UK » Read More

09/12/2024 A celebration of safety and resilience The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) Safety and Resilience Engineering Awards 2024 took place on 17 October at the Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum. The event celebrated safety and resilience across the engineering landscape » Read More