March 2019

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 Sales Executive: Daniella Gavin t| 01732 371084 e| daniella.gavin@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 2019, DFA Media Ltd ISSN 0262-0227 PWE is a controlled circulation magazine, published 11 times a year. Please contact DFA Media with any subscription enquiries. Paid subscriptions are also available on an annual basis at £95.00 (UK) or £160.00 (Overseas) P+P included. The content of this magazine, website and newsletters do not necessarily express the views of the Editor or publishers. The publishers accept no legal responsibility for loss arising from information in this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be produced or stored in a retrieval system without the written consent of the publishers. BCAS official media partner COMMENT 3 NEWS 6 A round-up of what’s happening in industry MAINTENANCE MATTERS - INCORPORATING PROBLEM SOLVER 10 Focus on: Maintenance Software/ Asset Management PWE looks at how as staged approach to condition-based maintenance, with asset criticality defining three stages of sophistication - ‘basic’, ‘better’ or ‘best’ – is able to meet operational needs and budgets. SMART MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOCUS 20 PROCESS, CONTROLS, & PLANT 24 Focus on: Process Heating & Cooling / Seals, Bearings & Lubrication Richard Metcalfe breaks down the pros and cons of the two most popular types of free cooling systems. ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT & WATER 34 Focus on: Drives, Motors & Controls/ HVAC It can be a challenge to maintain efficiency in manufacturing processes that rely on rapid temperature change, they are energy intensive and will often form a natural bottle-neck in an overall process. Implementing a new control strategy that is both more accurate and responsive can therefore bring improvements to both productivity and process efficiency. PWE reports. SPECIAL FOCUS HANNOVER MESSE PREVIEW 40 PRODUCTION ENGINEERING 42 HEALTH & SAFETY 44 CLASSIFIED 48 PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY 49 Contents 10 40 24 34 March 2019 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 0 5