Maintaining critical equipment across a large industrial processing facility requires lifting systems tailored to the specific demands of each application area. For a UK dockside seed-crush and refinery plant, Hoist & Winch delivered a turnkey package of eight highquality electric chain and wire rope hoists to support vital site-wide maintenance operations. Installed as part of a multi-year plant improvement programme, the high-performance hoists serve a variety of maintenance functions across indoor and outdoor process areas, including a quayside pump station, an ATEX-rated mineral oil extraction zone and several general production locations. Following close customer consultation, Hoist & Winch specified and supplied equipment from three renowned European manufacturers, selecting individual hoist designs according to each location’s operational requirements. One of the most demanding applications involved the maintenance of process water pumps situated below sea level at the dockside. To support lifting operations, Hoist & Winch supplied two GIS electric chain hoists, each offering 6-ton safe working load (Swl). Capacity, reliability, travel performance and hook coverage were all key considerations during equipment selection. The GIS hoists feature two-speed motion, cross-travel limit switches and remote radio control. Given their exposed quayside location, the hoists were also supplied with weather-resistant canvas covers and galvanised steel parking enclosures for protection when not in use. Visit https://pwemag.co.uk/ for the full release t| 08450 171126 e| sales@hoistandwinch.co.uk w| www.hoistandwinch.co.uk Industry Update August/September 2026 Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk | 25 Support for Plant Maintenance Programme The established range of Capacitive Air Gap Transducers available from machine monitoring specialist SENSONICS, have been developed to meet the critical measurement requirements driven by the need to understand the dynamic relationship between the rotor and stator in hydro power generation applications. These CS probe and driver combination sensors are designed as a non-contact dynamic position transducer utilising a capacitive technique to provide an accurate displacement measurement from the sensor face to the generator rotor bars (a metal target). The key advantage of the capacitive technique in generator applications is the high immunity to magnetic fields, while the CS series also provides high resolution and relative insensitivity to different (metal) target materials. The sensor is available in a robust strip-line mechanical arrangement, ideal for mounting with specialist adhesive on the stator wall. It features separate transmit and receive integral coaxial cables which are routed over the stator wall or through ventilation holes to the driver which provides the transmission signal for the strip line and receiver detection. Linearised opto-isolated outputs are provided in both voltage and current format which can be configured to represent various rotor pole measurements with respect to the stator. These include pole and rotor profile as well as an overall minimum gap output. t| +44 (0) 1442 876833 e| sales@sensonics.co.uk w| www.sensonics.co.uk More at: https://www.sensonics.co.uk/blog/ capacitive-air-gap-sensors-how-used Capacitive Air Gap Sensors Claim your FREE monthly digital subscription For the latest news and techology visit our website NEWS | FEATURES | PRODUCTS | CASE STUDIES April/May 2025| Issue 486 www.pwemag.co.uk @PWEmagazine1 The importance of energy efficiency for industrial ESG goals Inside this issue: 10 > Smart Manufacturing Week/ Maintec Preview 14 > Bridging the gap between CMMS & emerging technologies 28 > The rise of the electric thermal fluid heater page 30 @plant-&-works-engineering PWE Plant & Works Engineering Since 1981 www.pwemag.co.uk
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