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Plant operators could be wasting thousands of pounds in fuel because their water treatment supplier is failing to monitor the phosphate levels of raw water for their steam systems. And the situation could get worse as water utilities strive to meet tightening European drinking water regulations.

According to the European Drinking Water Directive, water supplies must not exceed 25 microgrammes of lead per litre of water, reducing to 10 microgrammes from 25 December 2013. To meet these limits, water utilities commonly dose water with phosphate to inhibit lead from old pipes leeching into the water supply.

However, many steam system operators may not be taking account of these added phosphates, so are not adjusting their water treatment regime accordingly. Consequently, excessive phosphate levels could cause scaling of the internal surfaces of steam boilers, reducing their efficiency significantly.
 

Introducing the worlds first Infrared Camera for explosive atmospheres, Ex|CAM AP-Professional from Hawk IR International.

For the first time, predictive maintenance (pdm) of safe AND explosive areas with a single camera is possible, in full compliance with legal directives without the need for hot work permits!

Check out some of the AP-Professionals great features; ATEX Certified by DNV,Zone 1 IIC T4,Intrinsically Safe (I.S.) Protection,Ingress Protection IP67, Onboard Image storage and post inspection report software,
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Introducing the worlds first Infrared Camera for explosive atmospheres, Ex|CAM AP-Professional from Hawk IR International.

For the first time, predictive maintenance (pdm) of safe AND explosive areas with a single camera is possible, in full compliance with legal directives without the need for hot work permits!

Check out some of the AP-Professionals great features; ATEX Certified by DNV,Zone 1 IIC T4,Intrinsically Safe (I.S.) Protection,Ingress Protection IP67, Onboard Image storage and post inspection report software,
FREE!! HazEx

The DN36 Spyder range of machine monitoring and protection equipment and the SpyderNet plug in and play monitor are available from condition monitoring specialists Sensonics Ltd.

Photo Caption:  DN36 Spyder gives remote monitoring of up to 8 channels

The complete DN36 family is line stackable to ensure rapid system integration/installation and minimal wiring requirements and can be connected to any Ethernet network to provide remote monitoring via standard Internet tools.  DIN rail mounting to either 35mm or G type DIN rails, ensures that monitors can be mounted in panels with other equipment or positioned locally in a junction box to the machine to be monitored.

Suitable for monitoring many types of rotating machinery, including turbines, motors, pumps and fans etc the complete DN36 Series offers dual channel monitoring, providing

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Coryton Refinery offers four-year apprenticeships in maintenance trades (mechanical rotating, mechanical non-rotating, electrical or instrumentation) or in production, typically beginning in September. each year

The programme consists of a combination of on-job training at the refinery and external training and further education at Prospects College, Basildon & Thurrock College, Grays. Schemes vary with your choice of apprenticeship trade , but all offer you the chance to build your career in the dynamic working environment of one of the world's leading energy companies.

You'll be working with state of the art technology, alongside some of the most experienced and knowledgeable engineers in the industry, with the prospect of achieving professional qualifications and long-term job satisfaction.

Brecon Hills, nr Swansea United Kingdom, November 2006, Danone, the worldwide manufacturer of food and beverage products, is using Parker Hannifin's innovative NitroSource nitrogen generation system to produce a consistent and controllable supply of nitrogen on-site.

The nitrogen supply is used as part of a transfer mechanism to provide an inert blanket. Perhaps most importantly, the use of the NitroSource system has enabled Danone to blanket water storage vessels in order to prevent bug growth and hazardous chemicals for fire prevention

Danone is the leader in the beverage industry with worldwide brands such as Volvic and Evian along with UK brands including Green Valley as well as a new range of flavored beverages under the brand of Shape aimed at reinforcing the healthy lifestyle ethos which Danone promotes. The Brecon Hills manufacturing facility processes 18, 000 bottles per hour through the plant, with a six man team operating the machinery per shift.

The NitroSource system is based on Parker Hannifin's hollow fibre membrane technology, which separates air into nitrogen and an oxygen-enriched air stream. The system comprises a main unit that can be expanded with the addition of a further five subunits and, thanks to a master/slave feature, up to 11 main units and their associated subunits can be combined and controlled as if they were one.

Hansford Sensors Ltd., the new sensor company formed in November 2006 has announced its first series of piezoelectric vibration sensors designed specifically to monitor the vibration levels on important plant and machinery across all types of industries.

These days, most Maintenance Engineers rely on sensors to detect increasing levels of vibration from bearings, shafts and other rotating components to warn them of inefficient operation or even possible future failure. This important knowledge allows them to maintain quality and avoid plant shut-down, with its inherent high costs.

The HS series of vibration sensors offer a choice of AC, velocity or 4-20mA outputs to suit differing applications. They are all built for robustness with their welded stainless steel construction, high shock tolerance and wide temperature operation range.

Dew point measuring devices detect the formation of moisture in compressed air systems

For industrial applications
IRtec P500+ non contact infrared thermometers are designed to simplify temperature measurements at distance from a target and to identify hot spots, which normally means anomalous operative conditions avoiding costly downtime or processing problems that lead to rejected products.

The instruments can measure the superficial temperature, in order to localize in a quick way problems of lubrication, overload, short circuits, or overheated or out of range equipments.

The series is composed by models with a temperature range from -32