MAY 2019
5 Comment
6 Newsdesk
• SevernTrent announces H rst
AMP7 contractors
• Rotamec extends into South
Wales with purchase
• Whitehaven coal mine project
receives planning permission
• Burkert pH sensors support
modular water treatment
systems
30 Engineer to engineer
• Gearbox for UK gondola gets
serviced in three weeks
• Gas burner installed in wool
processing plant
• 500t crane for uneven loads
• CompAir solutions for Al-Nasr
Full Field Development Project
34 Products & practices
• Hanover Fair round up
Contents
10 COMPLIANCE – OFF-ROAD AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES
Industry bodies are pushing ‘best practice’ to improve health and safety on
farms. So, what are the issues and what safety checks should operators carry
out for o -road agricultural vehicles and machinery?
14 LUBRICATION – MAINTENANCE
Industrial equipment can fail because of inadequate lubrication maintenance
and incorrect lubrication. Getting it right, H rst time, every time, is vital
16 LUBRICATION – PROCUREMENT
With artiH cial intelligence, a new generation of online, smart and mobile
platforms could smooth the path to e cient lube procurement
18 HVAC – COIL & FILTER CLEANING
A spotless, well-maintained HVAC system not only reduces overheads, but
also conserves natural resources by reducing energy and water consumption
20 HVAC – REFRIGERANTS
R32 refrigerant is set to become a huge part of the future in air conditioning
24 HVAC – HEAT EXTRACTION
A regeneration project is set to be the site of one of the UK’s most exciting
energy projects, creating Scotland’s H rst large-scale water source heat pump
scheme to connect to a district heating network
26 OIL & GAS – R&D
The new Advanced Multiphase Facility aims to address the technical
challenges of extreme subsea operating conditions. The facility is a
pressurised, closed loop h ow circuit that o ers a range of operating
conditions for single-phase, multiphase and dry gas test applications
28 OIL & GAS – TURBO COMPOUNDING
Turbo-compounding uses a turbine to recover energy from the exhaust gases
of a piston engine and supplies this additional energy to the engine’s output
shaft. It is, in e ect, a form of combined cycle power
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