April 2018

Contents April 2018 | 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 Director of Sales: Damien Oxlee t | 01732 370342 e | damien.oxlee@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 t | +44 (0) 1825 701520 . e | dfamedia@dmags.co.uk 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 12 April 2018 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: Condition Monitoring/ Thermal Imaging PWE takes a look at a condition monitoring solution for gearboxes, which provided six-figure savings in six months for a steel tube producer. 28 SMART MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOCUS 32 PROCESS, CONTROLS, & PLANT Focus on: Compressed Air/ Pumps & Valves BCAS Board members spoke to Aaron Blutstein to discuss some of the keys issues and trends facing the compressed air industry. 48 ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT &WATER Focus on: Boilers, Burners & Controls With the emphasis now very much on finding ways to manage energy more responsibly, both for economic and environmental reasons, using steam more efficiently is vital to reducing costs and boosting green credentials. David Bowers explains why vortex and swirl flowmeters are ideal for steam measurement applications. SPECIAL FOCUS 58 HANDLING, STORAGE & LOGISTICS 63 PREMISES & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 66 PLANT & ASSET MANAGEMENT 2018 & COLOCATION OF EXHIBITIONS PREVIEW 77 PLANT & ASSET MANAGEMENT/ AIRTECH 2018 EXHIBITIONS CATALOGUE 104 CLASSIFIED 105 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 58 32