November 2018

Contents November 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: Warners, UK © Copyright 2018, 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 22 November 2018 1 NEWS A round-up of what’s happening in industry. 3 COMMENT 12 MAINTENANCE MATTERS  INCORPORATING PROBLEM SOLVER Focus on: Thermal Imaging/ Facilities Maintenance Thermographers need to consider several factors such as resolution, instantaneous field of view, lenses, the size of the object and more. Andrew Baker reports. 22 SMART MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOCUS 24 PROCESS, CONTROLS, & PLANT Focus on: Compressed Air/ Pumps & Valves What air treatment equipment is recommended for an industrial compressor? Andy Lill reports. 38 ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT &WATER Focus on: Boilers, Burners, & Controls/ HVAC With the ever-increasing pressure to improve energy efficiency in the UK, car manufacturers are leading by example. PWE reports. SPECIAL FOCUS 46 TRAINING & RECRUITMENT 50 HANDLING, STORAGE & LOGISTICS 48 ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Turck Banner wanted to ensure that its LED lighting promotions were made with LED lights and not using any photo-editing trickery so as not to exaggerate claims about performance of it products. Ian Manning (IM), marketing manager at Turck Banner explains some of the secrets behind its promotional campaign. 56 CLASSIFIED 57 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 48 38