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Leaking control valves were leaving a dairy product manufacturer feeling pretty cheesed off. The control valves in question were part of a tubular heat exchange

Enduring repeated bearing failures on your critical assets will have a significant impact on your productivity as well as increasing the stress on your...

When steam plays a critical role in your production process, any problem with steam quality is a significant issue. Lack of precise control creates huge...

Electricity and compressed air play an important role in the ice cream production process, for everything from mixing and extruding the ingredients (milk....

Castings, impellers and volutes wear due to corrosion, erosion, cavitation and mechanical damage and can significantly impact overall efficiency. But when...

‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is not a valid philosophy for any organisation concerned about its energy efficiency and carbon footprint. So even though a...

Large-scale projects leave very little room for error. Customers are looking for a swift solution as downtime often leads to unnecessary expenditure and....

Being responsible for supplying drinking water is something we as consumers take for granted, and any interruptions to the supply is a massive problem, the...

With all industries focused on the bottom line, cost saving is a hot topic for most organisations. In the past five years, businesses have increasingly looked..

Failures can be presented from a variety of scenarios - incorrect maintenance activities, lack of regular maintenance schedules, improper installation, or the..

For an engineer, what’s worse than an asset failure? Repeated failures of the same asset. But what’s even more frustrating, is repeated asset failures with no..

Asset failures are one of the biggest burdens for engineering managers and manufacturing plants in their attempt to drive down costs and overheads. Failure to..