Buyers Guide 2023

Insight Annual Buyers’ Guide 2023 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 11 be able to support both our customers and the environment.” Turck Banner’s grove can be seen at https://treesforlife.org.uk/groves/426450 / The following are some examples of projects that fall within the sustainability category: Eliminating control cabinets Many of its products, that would typically require mounting in a control cabinet, have been hardened with extended temperature ranges and sealed to IP68 and IP69k. This facilitates mounting directly on the machine, without the need for heating or cooling to protect them from the work environment. Thus eliminating both the cost of the control cabinet and the recurring costs of heating and cooling. Rejuvenating legacy machines Most brownfield sites have many machines that are functioning very well, but without the data output that is common on newer equipment. This data is critical in assessing the efficiency of the machine, to identify areas where improvements can be made and to provide condition monitoring to avoid unplanned downtime. Turck Banner says it has all the products necessary to enhance a machine providing the crucial data, without interfering with the established control system. Reducing downtime and waste Monitoring the condition, primarily temperature and vibration, of moving parts in equipment and utilising learning algorithms to predict when a part requires maintenance can significantly reduce costs. Repairing a part before a catastrophic failure also reduces waste, the maintenance can be scheduled which eliminates the unplanned downtime and the unnecessary costs of emergency repairs. Which often include special transportation of both people and equipment, adding to the environmental impact.