Plant Equipment Feature Library

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

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20/02/2023 Inside London's 'super sewer'

Construction of London’s new 25km-long River Thames sewer tunnel is progressing at pace, as delivery company Tideway pursues its 2025 targeted opening date. By Brian Wall » Read More

20/02/2023 Catchments: a new view of wastewater treatment

When considering the cost and carbon footprint associated with conventional treatment using chemicals, can water catchment provide a more nature-based alternative? By Steed Webzell » Read More

20/02/2023 All about storm overflows

As Southern Water recovers from a dark period, managing storm overflows is the biggest challenge that it – and the industry – faces. Water utilities use storm overflows to serve as relief valves that ensure that rain and wastewater is ... » Read More

20/02/2023 Four steps to prevent motor failure

Arming maintenance engineers and technicians with the right tools and knowledge can help reduce overall downtime costs. By Markus Bakker, field application engineer, Fluke Corporation » Read More

20/02/2023 The proper way to do pressure testing

EEMUA and SAFed have released guidance on pressure tests following a series of deaths and injuries. Each comes at the issue from a slightly different angle. By Ben Spencer » Read More

20/02/2023 Shop air gets the squeeze

April 2022 saw the launch of a taskforce targeting a 10% reduction in the energy consumed by compressed air systems. Steed Webzell details the campaign’s key messages » Read More

09/01/2023 Construction: levelling up

National Highways has found a standardised way to measure the autonomous capabilities of construction equipment, but the technology needs to be accompanied with immediate action » Read More

09/01/2023 Bearing useful news

A new approach to condition monitoring relies on computers making their own connections on bearing health from large datasets. By Toby Clark » Read More

09/01/2023 Heartbeat of a motor

Electrical signature analysis (ESA) is an adaptable, powerful and non-invasive approach to condition monitoring in electro-mechanical equipment such as electric motors and generators. It can provide comparable diagnostic information to ... » Read More

09/01/2023 Optimising pumps for efficiency

Given the global rise in energy costs, there has never been a better time to review and assess the efficiency of your pumping systems – whatever their size, complexity or indeed area of operation. Basic information and guidance on ... » Read More

09/01/2023 The power of cloud-based quality management

Manufacturing has a history of moving at a glacial pace when adopting new technology such as cloud-based solutions, but cloud is not new anymore. In recent years, cloud computing and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) have begun to dominate. ... » Read More

19/12/2022 Musts when decommissioning buried storage tanks

Underground storage tanks (USTs) provide an invaluable resource, but eventually their working lives come to an end and they need to be removed. How can that be done in an environmentally safe and hazard-free way? » Read More

19/12/2022 A squash and a squeeze

The HSE’s Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 defines them as “any place including any chamber, tank, vat, silo, pit, trench, pipe, sewer, flue, well or other similar space in which, by virtue of its enclosed nature, there arises a reasonably ... » Read More

06/12/2022 Time for a dry run

Compressed air dryers improve air quality and protect valuable assets, but what types are available and how is it best to care for them? » Read More

06/12/2022 Determining SIL in accordance with IEC 62061

Sector-specific standard IEC 62061 considers the entire life cycle of a machine or plant from conception to dismantling. International safety integrity level (SIL) describes the safety-related performance capability. This article explains ... » Read More

29/11/2022 Powering up

Uninterruptible power supplies play a key role when mains power fails, making a carefully planned maintenance regime all the more crucial » Read More

24/11/2022 Designing the right impellers

Impeller design and specification is critical to fan performance in all applications, and especially when operating in harsh operating environments. Phil Kirkham, engineering manager at Elta Fans Applied Technology, explains what to look ... » Read More

14/11/2022 Digital ID for industrial valves

To further drive digitisation in the process industry, manufacturers should supply clearly identifiable devices and make standardised product data available digitally. The DIN SPEC 91406/IEC 61406 and VDI 2770 standards provide support in ... » Read More

14/11/2022 Successfully sizing up valves

Specifying a replacement control valve can be a challenge. Making the right choice ensures optimum system control and accuracy, but sizing requires time, as well as a certain level of expertise. To help resolve these challenges, flow ... » Read More

04/10/2022 Raising standards

It is becoming increasingly important to evaluate the design working period (DWP) of cranes to ensure they are fit for purpose and safe to use » Read More

23/09/2022 Solving the burning issue of tyre disposal

How the ancient process of pyrolysis will be used in the UK to – literally – change the landscape of tyre recycling toward greater sustainability. By Tom Austin-Morgan » Read More

23/09/2022 Waste no more: change comes to Magnox at Sellafield nuclear site

Sellafield recently began removing waste from one of its most hazardous buildings, culminating a huge engineering and operations project that has been many years in the making. By Steed Webzell » Read More

23/09/2022 Power generation: heating in the city

E.ON is commissioning a £4 million project to install one of the UK’s largest zero carbon heating and cooling systems beneath the streets of London » Read More

23/09/2022 Chance of a second life

There’s an untold quantity of used batteries ‘out there’, abandoned and unwanted. Now the race to give many of these renewed purpose – a second life – is gathering pace amongst suppliers By Brian Wall » Read More

23/09/2022 Minimising the risk of summer downtime

Dave Palmer, general manager for the UK and Ireland at ICS Cool Energy, explains how manufacturers can future-proof their temperature control equipment – and their productivity – against the effects of unplanned summer downtime » Read More

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