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The Bayernoil refinery complex is located in southern Germany and has three refinery, production and storage sites in Ingolstadt, Neustadt and Vohburg (between Munich, Nuremberg and Regensburg). It is owned by oil corporations OMV, Agip, BP and Ruhr Oel. Over 800 employees process annually 12m tonnes of crude oil that is refined into oil products.  

Safety and environmental considerations are firmly integrated in the company

VisIR Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera for Predictive Maintenance

With a rugged industrial housing, an articulated central optics pod for ergonomic safe operation and high contrast Day BrightTM touch screen, VisIR 640 provides high definition thermal and visual image clarity in any lighting conditions.

VisIR 640’s high resolution detector and 1.3 M pixel colour camera makes surveys more efficient and cost-effective. With integral LED illuminator/flash, laser pointer and voice recording, VisIR 640 packs a knockout punch in the industrial Predictive Maintenance arena.

To continue where we ended part I of this series of articles about lean maintenance, I like to give an example on the impact of reliability in a situation where you can not sell everything you manufacture as a result of increased reliability. The example also shows the importance of including the quality component of the reliability formula.  

In a pharmaceutical industry there was a lot of over capacity and it was thought that manufacturing reliability wasn

Combining rugged construction with accuracy and versatility, Megger

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Heating rail maintenance sheds effectively and economically is a challenge many train companies are now facing with confidence. Nick Winton of AmbiRad Ltd explains.

Economy and effectiveness are the two key criteria specifiers are required to answer when selecting a heating system for rail maintenance sheds. Finding a solution to both in a single heating system can be challenging. 

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The Kerrygold Company Ltd has selected Mainsaver to manage engineering maintenance at its new

Many industrial automation projects – particularly handling tasks within production, machining, handling, assembly, inspection and packaging processes – require machine and linear guidance elements that often need to fit into restricted design spaces.

Schaeffler’s new MKUVS32-KGT linear actuator is a very compact linear actuator with ball screw drive that solves these types of issues. Machine builders and design engineers will find the unit particularly useful as it is suitable for a wide range of applications, where secure, rapid, precise and repeatable positioning and movement of light-to-moderate loads is required.

Calex Electronics Limited is pleased to announce the new ST680 series of handheld infrared thermometers.These ergonomically designed units provide users with a wide range of features, including adjustable emissivity, a 10 point memory and adjustable high and low audible alarms.

There are currently two models to choose from, the ST688 and ST689. Both units are capable of measuring temperatures from -50