July-August 2021

Fleet Dynamic, a commercial vehicle rental and leasing company, says it is using the latest mobile technology to transform its fleet management. Providing complete automation across the entire hire and leasing lifecycle, the cloud-based, 5-in-1 solution from BIGCHANGE has helped Fleet Dynamic switch to paperless working. The system has also contributed to a 30% improvement in workshop efficiency as well as a reduction in lost charges and operating costs. “Before BigChange, all parts of the process, from hire request through to delivery ticket, were paper-based. We couldn’t attach additional information such as photographs, essential information including vehicle or customer details were often not captured and retrieving data to resolve queries was difficult,” commented Terry Stockwell, sales and marketing director. “Now, with BigChange, every time a customer account is touched, a digital record of the interaction is made,” t | 0113 457 1000 e | info@bigchange.com w | www.bigchange.com Following a highly successful upgrade to its wastewater process, Glatfelter, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, says it has made further investments in mixers made by LANDIA. Manufacturer of quality key products for industries such as food & beverage and electrical, Glatfelter first sought to address downtime, as well as health and safety issues caused by an ageing effluent mixing system. Glatfelter’s project manager, Howard Williams, explains, the problems were manyfold: “Failures with the mixer had become all too frequent and meant downtime in having to wait for it to be repaired.” Hayes GFS a Devizes-based tank specialist suggested Glatfelter try an externally-mounted mixer from Landia. Four years on, Williams describes the installation of the 11kW Jet Mix system as a ‘resounding success’; so much so that Glatfelter decided to invest in three more Landia mixers. t | 01948 661 200 w | www.landia.co.uk SENSEYE, a leading AI driven asset health management company, has announced it has launched its new plug and play Starter Parks to help organisations rapidly begin their predictive maintenance journey. The packs, which combine sensor hardware with Senseye’s award winning PdM software, mean organisations can launch their predictive maintenance deployments in as little as 14 days – guaranteed, without already having sensors or data capture in place. The company says with no hardware vendor lock-in and no existing sensor data required, the Starter Kits are perfect for quickly monitoring rotating and non-rotating general industrial machinery including motors, fans, and pumps. The packs also allow organisations to easily scale up to a full or multi-site deployment when they’re ready, combining the Starter Kits with other data sources. w | www.senseye.io ULTIMO SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS has announced it has produced a new whitepaper entitled Simplifying and optimising HSE management in the chemical processing industry. The paper proposes that to simplify HSE management, and maximise both its effectiveness and efficiency, it should be integrated with maintenance into an Enterprise Asset Management system. The paper is available to download at: www.ultimo.com/hse- eam-chemical Written by Chris van den Belt, team leader product management, the paper covers the complexities of the chemical processing environment from a safety perspective and also addresses the financial imperatives of ensuring that asset management is given due focus. It looks at the complex issue of making equipment safe before maintenance work is carried out as well as touching on key legislation such as the Seveso III Directive. w | www.ultimo.com Kickstart predictive maintenance deployment RENOVOTEC, a fast growing UK rugged hardware, software and services provider for supply chain companies has announced it is launching a rental campaign for the latest Epson Colorworks C6000 and C6500 Series custom label printers, targeting manufacturing and logistics users. Epson Colorworks are highly flexible, custom printers, capable of printing one-stage colour labels on demand, in user-defined quantities and designs - slashing print time and label inventory costs says Renovotec. The Colorworks C6000 printer delivers up to 4-inch print widths and the C6500 up to 8 inches. Both printers can improve inventory management and product identification to keep supply chains connected and running smoothly. They can improve traceability with colour coding, by ensuring that the right products are directed to the right place; reduce supply chain errors, using colour to make labels easier to track. w | www.renovotec.com Supply chain rental campaign Maintenance Matters July/August 2021 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 17 Wastewater mixers reduce maintenance Integration of HSE and maintenance management BRAMMER BUCK & HICKMAN, a leading UK supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has announced a new structured, proactive sales and customer support programme developed with SKF a leading bearings manufacturer. The company says the initiative is being backed by a colossal investment in SKF stock, creating the fastest and most reliable supply chain in the industry, to ensure customer demand is met. To support and drive this new joint initiative, Brammer Buck & Hickman has appointed Alan Stewart as SKF bearings product manager. Formerly a bearing and MRO specialist with Brammer Buck & Hickman’s engineering team, Alan has a proven track record when it comes to bearings. Alan started his career as an engineering apprentice and worked for a major bearings manufacturer for 13 years before joining Brammer Buck & Hickman in 2017. w | uk.rubix.com Joint sales and support initiative Driving efficiency with paperless working