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"Like putting a sticking plaster on a broken leg..." How long can you limp along with a patched-up solution before radical surgery is required? A major utilities company had tried to make the best of a bad situation. But with the risk of penalties running into millions of pounds if plant failure affected water quality, it was time to call in ERIKS know-how.
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Choosing the right chemicals pump is a matter of concentration. While everyone knows that sulphuric acid, for example, is exceptionally corrosive, its corrosiveness depends on its concentration and temperature. So which material to choose for a pump when sulphuric acid is the pumping medium is not as simple as it might seem.
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Aggressive operating environments can drastically shorten the life of plant equipment. Humid and corrosive conditions, as well as extremes of temperature can quickly deteriorate assets, which ultimately impact on production. Here, we discuss the importance of specifying component parts that are better suited to harsh environments.
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You can get more out of your industrial and hydraulic hose than fluids and hydraulic oil. When they’re correctly specified, monitored and maintained, you can also get longer life, greater efficiency, higher productivity and lower total cost of ownership.
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Sometimes it’s easy to miss the big picture because you’re focussing on the small details. That’s why a failing mill classifier – essentially a “rock sorter” – caused so many problems for a plaster and plasterboard manufacturer at their site in Nottinghamshire. At least it did until ERIKS know-how sorted the problem.
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When you’re operating machinery in a harsh environment, clampload retention is just one more thing you have to worry about. So an effective and reliable threadlocking solution would take a load off your mind.
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There are 3 harbour cranes on the dockside at Port Talbot, unloading cargoes of iron ore and coal. Unloader Number 3 has been operating since the 1960s, during which time it has lifted around 1.6 million tonnes a year, in 50-tonne buckets, with 20-30,000 bucket lifts every 12 months.
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While many vehicle manufacturers focus on energy efficiency and reduced emissions on the road, IVECO heavy commercial vehicles go further. Thanks to innovations at their Madrid production plant – and a customised solution from Festo – CVs from IVECO are more energy efficient even while they’re being manufactured.
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Apologies to engineers across the country. But depending where you work, you’ll know that a Birmingham, Glasgow or Manchester screwdriver is another name for a hammer. Though sometimes, using the wrong tool is not a joke, but a deadly risk.
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Reminiscing about old times can be good for business. Tickets to see reformed bands often sell-out in minutes. Vintage goods can fetch a premium. It doesn’t matter that the band members are now a bit wrinkly and have lost their youthful good looks. Neither is it a problem that the retro item has been used, because reminiscing about the past often brings back fond memories. But when it comes to manufacturing, too much reminiscing is holding us back.
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