Plant & Works Engineering July/August 2022

Editor: Aaron Blutstein t| 01732 370340 e| editorial@dfamedia.co.uk Content Sub Editor: Leslah Garland t| 01732 370340 e| leslah.garland@dfamedia.co.uk Sales Director: Damien Oxlee t| 01732 370342 e| damien.oxlee@dfamedia.co.uk DFA Direct: Ian Atkinson t| 01732 370340 e| ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Production Manager & Designer: Chris Davis e| chris.davis@dfamedia.co.uk Marketing Executive: Hope Jepson e| hope.jepson@dfamedia.co.uk Project Liaison Manager: Emma Floyd t| 01732 370340 e| emma.floyd@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries: Perception t| +44 (0) 1825 701520 e| cs@perception-sas.com Finance Manager: Caren Brown e| caren.brown@dfamedia.co.uk Managing Director: Ryan Fuller e| ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Chief Executive Officer: Ian Atkinson e| ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Published by: DFA Manufacturing Media Ltd, 192 The High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE t| 01732 370340 f| 01732 360034 e| info@dfamedia.co.uk w| www.pwemag.co.uk Official Supporters: Printer: Warners, UK © Copyright 2022, DFA Manufacturing Media Ltd ISSN 0262-0227 PWE is a controlled circulation magazine, published 11 times a year. Please contact DFA Media with any subscription enquiries. Paid subscriptions are also available on an annual basis at £100.00 (UK) or £170.00 (Overseas) P+P included. The content of this magazine, website and newsletters do not necessarily express the views of the Editor or publishers. The publishers accept no legal responsibility for loss arising from information in this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be produced or stored in a retrieval system without the written consent of the publishers. COMMENT 3 NEWS 6 A round-up of what’s happening in industry. INSIGHT: TALKING INDUSTRY REVIEW 10 MAINTENANCE MATTERS - incorporating Problem Solver 12 Focus on: Maintenance Software/ Asset Management Both predictive and preventive maintenance are helpful to keep industrial equipment in good condition and to tackle problems before they occur. However, there is a big difference between the two. Neil Ballinger offers an overview of the pros and cons of both methods. PROCESS, CONTROLS & PLANT 18 Focus on: Seals, Bearings & Lubrication/ Sensors & Measurement By applying the 3 Rs waste hierarchy - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - to bearings, we can make a genuine difference, explains Alan Stewart, Brammer Buck & Hickman Bearing Product Manager – SKF Products. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 24 Focus on: Boilers, Burners & Controls Due to the environmental and health effects of the nitrogen oxide gases, global regulations are driving down emission limits. This creates and greater demand for monitoring and control procedures. PWE spoke to James Clements, Managing Director of UK gas analyser manufacturer Signal Group. HANDLING & SAFETY MATTERS 28 Focus on: Noise Monitoring Neal Muggleton considers how a smarter approach to hearing loss prevention could eradicate incidences of NIHL at work. SKILLS & TRAINING 30 CLASSIFIED 35 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 36 Contents 14 24 16 20 July/August 2022 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 0 5 BCAS official media partner