May 2018

Contents May 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 Manager: Ewa Hodden e | ewa.hodden@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 10 May 2018 1 NEWS A round-up of what’s happening in industry, including BCAS’ monthly column. 3 COMMENT 10 MAINTENANCE MATTERS  INCORPORATING PROBLEM SOLVER Focus on: Seals, Bearings, & Lubrication/ Maintenance Software PWE looks at how gear oil changes can be done much more effectively. 22 SMART MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOCUS 24 PROCESS, CONTROLS, & PLANT Focus on: Plant Automation/ Sensors & Measurement Jonathan Wilkins explains how advances in technology are changing the way that humans interact with robots. 34 ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT &WATER Focus on: Water &Waste Management/ Drives, Motors & Controls Since the start of 2016, commercial and residential buildings have consumed over 6.4 million litres of water worldwide. Nick Cowley explores the benefits that Total Expenditure (Totex) approaches can create for water companies and their customers. SPECIAL FOCUS 40 LOADING BAYS & DOORS 44 HEALTH & SAFETY 48 CLASSIFIED 49 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 40 24