October 2017

Contents October 2017 | Plant &Works Engineering | Editor: Aaron Blutstein t | 01732 370340 e | editorial@dfamedia.co.uk Editorial Coordinator: Leslah Garland t | 01732 370340 e | leslah.garland@dfamedia.co.uk Editorial Assistant: Nicola Crawley t | 01732 370340 e | nicola.crawley@dfamedia.co.uk Sales Manager: Neil Thrower t | 01732 370342 e | neil.thrower@dfamedia.co.uk Area Sales Manager: Steve Aslett t | 01732 370348 e | steve.aslett@dfamedia.co.uk DFA Direct: Ian Atkinson t | 01732 370340 e | ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk German Sales Office: Victoria Hufmann t | 911 939 76442 e | Victoria@hufmann.info Eastern US: Karen C Smith-Kernc t | +1 717 397 7100 f | +1 717 397 7800 e | KarenKCS@aol.com Western US and Canada: Alan A Kernc t | +1 717 397 7100 f | +1 717 397 7800 e | AlanKCS@aol.com Production Manager & Designer: Chris Davis e | chris.davis@dfamedia.co.uk Operations Administrator: Chelsea Moss e | chelsea.moss@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries: Perception-MPS Ltd. t | +44 (0) 333 577 9202. e | dfamedia@pmps.info Finance Manager: Clare Jackson e | clare.jackson@dfamedia.co.uk Commercial Director: Ryan Fuller e | ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Publishing Director: Ian Atkinson e | ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Published by: DFA Media Ltd, 192 The High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE t | 01732 370340 f | 01732 360034 e | info@dfamedia.co.uk w | www.pwemag.co.uk Official Supporters: Printer: GD Web Offset, UK © Copyright 2017, DFA Media Ltd ISSN 0262-0227 PWE isacontrolledcirculationmagazine,published11 timesayear.PleasecontactDFAMediawithany subscriptionenquiries.Paidsubscriptionsarealsoavailable onanannualbasisat£95.00 (UK)or£160.00 (Overseas)P+P included.Thecontentof thismagazine,websiteand newslettersdonotnecessarilyexpress theviewsof the Editororpublishers.Thepublishersacceptno legal responsibility for lossarising from information in this publication.All rights reserved.Nopartof thispublication maybeproducedorstored ina retrievalsystemwithout thewrittenconsentof thepublishers. BCAS official media partner 5 14 October 2017 1 NEWS A round-up of what’s happening in industry, including BCAS’ monthly column. 3 COMMENT 12 MAINTENANCE MATTERS  INCORPORATING PROBLEM SOLVER Focus on: CMMS & Asset Management/ Condition Monitoring Sanjay Murthi, manager at SMGlobal, looks at how to analyse machine/ equipment breakdown reports from CMMS software. 24 PROCESS, CONTROLS, & PLANT Focus on: Compressed Air, Vacuum & Generators/ Industrial Cooling Richard Oxley, vacuum product manager for Atlas Copco UK, discusses which type of industrial vacuum pump is right for your application to assist end users in selecting the best type of equipment for their application. 34 ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT &WATER Focus on: HVAC With potential payback periods of under two years and typical energy savings of 20 and 40%, Richard Johnston, national business development manager at Elta Group Building Services, outlines why it’s time industry took another look at destratification. SPECIAL FOCUS 38 PRODUCTION ENGINEERING 42 HANDLING, STORAGE & LOGISTICS 48 CLASSIFIED 49 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 38 24