40 AGEING PLANT – KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON
Contents
EEMUA 227, Management of ageing electrical assets, is new guidance
from the Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association aimed
at providing electrical engineers with a coherent, proactive system for
managing ageing electrical assets
43 DISPOSAL – ZERO-WASTE-TO-LANDFILL
This certi cation provides a clear target for companies, while ensuring
their environmental credentials can be demonstrated to customers.
Eliminating land ll means reducing process waste, reusing materials and
recycling. The methodology focuses rst on restructuring production
and distribution systems to reduce waste
46 MRO – UPGRADING HOLLOW MOUNTAIN
A Scottish power station is undergoing a programmable logic controller
(PLC) upgrade that will see the station’s current system replaced with a
new design to improve operational e ciency
50 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE – A GUIDE TO CMMS
What is a computer maintenance management system (CMMS) and how
can it be implemented in a facility, or even across multiple sites in di erent
parts of the world, to keep productivity up and reduce downtime?
52 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE – CONNECTED SENSORS
Many systems are emerging to connect sensors to industrial power
and communications networks, with IO-Link and Power Over Ethernet
guring prominently
56 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE – MOTORS
Regular motor checks and inspections form a fundamental part of
predictive maintenance strategies, from bearings to brushes and
windings
3 Comment
8 News round-up
• Trial turns transformers into
heat network ‘boilers’
• Funding for nuclear SMRs
• Sliding bearing wins prize
• Jet pack prototype shown
15 News in depth
• HSE alert on switchgear
lubrication
• Apprentices honoured
84 Legal report
• How to manage public
procurement challenges
88 Engineer to engineer
• Dubai wheel jacking system
• Schneider Electric upgrades
Thames Water control system
95 Products & practices
• New Parker oil analyser
• Anti-varnish oil treatment
• Schae er shaft alignment
• Pipeline surge protection
99 Accident report
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