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In response to customer demands for lighter, more flexible, easier to handle hoses, Gates has introduced to new patent-pending MXT.

Many businesses believe that the only way to save time and money on lubrication is to outsource the task. It’s true that paying someone else to make regular...

When a gasket fails, the temptation is to replace it as quickly as possible to get your asset back up and running. But taking time and care to prepare...

Hydraulic and industrial hose assemblies have traditionally been seen as commodity items. However increasing health and safety legislation, and a growing...

When your new product R&D can take up to 15 years, you want actual production to be as fast and reliable as possible. And when your entire production system...

Reactive maintenance is a policy that’s been made to sound respectable by giving it a professional sounding name. But when you consider that it’s essentially...

Obsolescence may be inevitable, but that doesn’t mean its impact on productivity, reputation and costs is any less tangible.

Managing industrial automation machinery is complex these days. Limited budgets and production pressures challenge busy maintenance professionals.

Food and beverage manufacturers want to have the best of all possible worlds: optimum cost-efficiency, combined with consistently high standards of hygiene and

How long is a problem with a piece of hose going to hold up your process? A few minutes? A few hours? A few days? It all depends on the nature of the problem, t

When customers contact ERIKS for a quotation, they obviously know what their basic problem is that needs addressing. They often also have the solution in mind..

We all know that there are many hidden horrors in our factories and plants. They are often overlooked, undervalued and pushed aside when maintenance teams...