Industrial servicing reaches new levels of accountability By Chris Williams, Industrial Service Manager, Flender UK... Predictive maintenance has become an essential weapon in the armoury of industrial processes and manufacturing by helping avoid breakdowns and plant failures as well as enabling scheduled maintenance through forward planning. Flender, a Siemens company, has seen huge growth in condition monitoring and products and servicing including spares.  It works with many companies taking up the benefits of condition monitoring, enabling them to have more…

The MHEA would like to welcome Maze MH Ltd as an Affiliate Member. They provide consultancy services to companies working with dry bulk materials be it equipment manufacturers, logistics, manufacturers or end users. they pride themselves on their independence and offer completely impartial advice; from new facility planning, writing specifications for new or upgraded facilities or fixing problems through to Procurement, Project Management and ongoing support.   If you need specialist bulk materials advice get in touch and we will…

Industrial gearbox manufacturer Radicon has this month supplied its largest-ever order.   The Elland-based company sent eight gearboxes to Hongsa Power in Laos as part of the US$1.5m deal.   Radicon was introduced to Hongsa Power Company, the largest power provider in Laos, by a long-standing customer in Thailand, who recommended the West Yorkshire company.   Hongsa Power Company is currently investing in its coal fields, and the huge gearboxes, which measured 6m x 2m, will allow it to extend its conveyors.  …

Allentown, Pennsylvania, January 17th, 2020 – Bradley Pulverizer is pleased to announce new ownership. Lancaster Products & Kercher Enterprises’ owner Curt Snyder acquired the assets of Bradley Pulverizer through an affiliate effective on January 14th, 2020. Bradley Pulverizer specializes in the design, manufacture, and supply of pulverizing systems for fine and semi-fine grinding of hard, friable, abrasive materials for various applications throughout the world. Curt Snyder, President and CEO of Lancaster Products & Kercher Enterprises, explains the reasons for the…

A maintenance manager strives for efficiency at a leading UK cement works near London. He knows about cement production after working in the industry for nine years before serving as the plant’s maintenance manager where he looks after its equipment and maintenance team. But there was a nagging problem that made optimum production and smooth maintenance an elusive pipedream.   Carryback and cleaning challenge He needed to reduce the amount of time that was spent cleaning underneath the plant’s conveyors.…

The Port of Rosyth welcomed their new SAMSON ecological hopper into the port for commissioning. The hopper is the first of its kind in the UK and will be a key component of the port’s new agri-bulk hub facility for Cefetra. Forth Ports owns and manages eight commercial ports across the UK including the Port of Rosyth which is strategically located for road and rail and provides an important connection with mainland Europe and the UK. The Port of Rosyth…