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	OBC - Idcon
	IFC - The Ambersil Tough Wipe
	Monitor and troubleshoot both electrical and mechanical systems
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	The Unmatched Flexibility Of Infrared RWE Power International is one of the largest European power producers and part of RWE, a leading European utility group providing services in electricity, gas and water. It provides engineering support to power plant operators, extensively and creatively applying infrared technology and utilising FLIR Systems ThermaCAM? infrared cameras for non-destructive evaluation and examination applications.
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	Industry - Leading logistics put the SKF products you need within easy reach
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	TPM Implementation Desire, passion and hard work It all started way back in 1988 when I first joined William Lee Ltd. This Dronfield, Sheffield based foundry was a typical UK foundry; hot, dusty and dirty. Its maintenance team equally typical, although prior to my research in 1995 I only imagined it would be.
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	If you thought PTFE tape was the best solution to leak-free pipe sealing...
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	Safety First We've all seen them, had them or been involved in them. Roger Bibbings however has seen more than most. As Occupational Safety Adviser for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) since 1994 and with 20 years? previous experience in workplace safety, Roger knows a thing or two about what tends to cause accidents and how they can be best avoided.
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	Easy CMMS - From the Fire-Fighter to the Enterprise, maintenance management software for you
	Data Migration - CMMS applications are only as good as the data they hold
	Can you prove that maintenance standards are being followed?
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	Lean TPM Book
	Maintenance Software Just Got Easier
	Discover The Benefits of AV Technology
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	Asset Management - Joining up the jigsaw puzzle Even a fairly superficial survey of uses for the term ?Asset Management? reveals some fundamental differences in interpretation and usage. There are three distinct families of common current use of the term...
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	Affordable and easy to use
	Maintenance Management Software
	Thermal Calibrators
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	The rugged noise and vibration tool
	MSC Maintenance Enggineering & Asset Management
	Protect your plant...
	FrontLine - It's a piece of cake!
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	Test Before You Buy Just like buying a car, it is ultimately your responsibility to ensure that a new CMMS meets your needs and was built properly. Welcome to the complex and time-consuming world of testing. Described below are the steps required to properly test a CMMS, and the types of testing available.
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	Discover your hidden factory
	Why Compromise Resolution?
	I prefer to spend my downtime fishing!
	Probably the smartest camera on earth
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	easyFairs MAINTEC 2008 - meet serious buyers easyFairs? Maintec 2008 (11-13 March 2008, NEC Birmingham), the UK?s only dedicated event for the maintenance and asset management industry, looks set to break all previous records, with 70% of the exhibition space sold and six months still to go.
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	There is a new equation in vibration analysis
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	The Complete Condition Monitoring Package
	Arc-Flash Protection
	Solve a complex task reliable and easily!
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	Maintenance North West Efficient operation of plant and facilities can only be achieved by ensuring that appropriate maintenance management methods are put in place.
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	Maintenance North West MCM SCADA, provides diagnosis of incipient problems, identifying both mechanical and electrical faults, Artesis can also supply all of the ancillaries such as current transducers and voltage transformers necessary to connect the MCM units to your equipment, and the communications and computing elements necessary to deliver a complete remote monitoring solution.
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	Artesis MCM - Advance Technology for Simple, Effective Condition Monitoring
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	Maintenance North West Managers now have a dashboard view of motor/asset health, a site view of all motors/assets in multiple plant sites, and the ability to export critical information to popular business software programs.
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	Five Litre of Synthetic Oil, Forty pounds...
	Vibration Isolation
	Small Switch. Big-Time Protection
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	Product Review - New range of vibration sensors are intrinsically safe Hansford Sensors has launched ATEX and IEC Ex certified,intrinsically safe vibration sensors in addition to its HS-100 series of industrial accelerometers.
	Infrared Evolved
	Product Review - Revolutionary Partial Tooling Concept Mecaplastic, the Midlands based supplier of tray sealing and thermoforming machinery to the food, medical and industrial sectors is launching a new concept, 'partial tooling' that will provide customers with the option of changing tools on their tray sealers in less than five minutes.
	Product Review - New Software for Electtrical Safety Testing Seaward Electronic's PATGuard Work About software is specially adapted PDA version of the comprehensive PATGuard Elite program.
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	Motor Power Accounts For Almost Half the Total Electricity Used in the UK
	Product Review - Improved vibration analysis and Ir Thermography for rotating machinery Emerson Process Managementhas released version 5.0 of the AMS Suite: Machinery Heath (TM) Manager Software.
	Product Review - New Vertical Machining Centre adds an Extra Dimension Earlier this year maintenance services provide The Deritend Group acquired gearbox and power transmission specialist RMB Engineering Services, adding mechanical engineering skills to its existing electrical and electromechanical expertise.
	Product Review - Komatsu choose Benco Positioners The Komatsu Reman organisation have taken delivery of two Benco purpose built engine positioner units from the Brixworth Engineering Company for their european remanufacturing facility.
	Product Review - New Vibration Transducer Catalogue Predictive maintentenance specialists Sensonics Ltd have released a new 20 page vibration transducer product catalogue, presenting the latestest in a long line of detailed technical literature to be released by the company.
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	New Fluke Ti40/Ti50 IR Flexcam Thermal Imagers with IR-Fusion technology
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	The Effective Management of Contract Maintenance The effective management, within the author?s paper products company, of internal and external maintenance resources, is described ? management which is seen as an essential aid to reducing cost.
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	AIRCONNECT remote compresser monitoring
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	Product Review - Maintenance-friendly Adapter Ball Bearings Baldor has added washdown versions of its innovative adapter ball bearing range, Dodge Grip Tight. Now in polymer and stainless steel housings, in addition to cast iron, the unique maintenance friendly features of these bearings can reduce equipment lifecycle costs.
	Product Review - Filling Instead of Spilling Why risk contaminating your equipment by pouring clean oil through a dirty funnel? Fast Funnel? disposable funnels, from Gleaner Oils, are the simple, convenient and clean way to pour. This unique, patent pending product is one of the most innovative approaches to assist in pouring in years and offers several advantages over traditional funnels. These disposable funnels come folded flat in handy 3-packs so a funnel is always available where you need one ? when you need one.
	Product Review - New Drives for Old In mass manufacturing facilities such as Coca Cola, Tuborg, Carlsberg and many other breweries and soft drinks factories, where hundreds of low-rating drives are in use round the clock on conveyors, bottling machines, etc and production downtime is very expensive, whole product replacement is the accepted route to getting the line up and running following a breakdown.
	Product Review - Free Guide to Thermal Imaging Fuke, the global leader in handheld electronic test and measurement technology, is offering a FREE Thermal Imaging Pack which includes applications guidance through a series of articles, a DVD which demonstrates practical applications for thermal imaging cameras, a 4-page leaflet covering training courses at the Operator-level and for Level-1 Certification, and also details of Fluke?s wide range of thermal imaging cameras.
	Product Review - New, True-rms Logging Multimeters Fluke?s 287 and 289 true-rms logging multimeters incorporate advanced data logging and TrendCapture to help track down problems faster than before. Both meters can log multiple sessions unattended in the field and these results can then be reviewed without a PC.
	Product Review - Low-cost Shock and Vibration Monitoring Series 660 low-cost embeddable accelerometers from the IMI Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics are ideal for continuous shock and vibration monitoring in high volume and commercial OEM applications.
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	3i thermography consultancy is a fresh, dynamic and versatile company
	High energy efficiency with Biofuels
	Giving you the right CMMS tool for the job
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	Purchasing for Energy Efficiency If you are responsible for the compressed air system then your goal is to deliver air of the required purity at desired pressure and flow and achieve all of these at least cost. One factor is purchasing energy efficient equipment whether this be designing from new or upgrading the system.
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	Proven expertise in Turnkey Boiler Projects
	Otto Boge goes Independent
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	Energy Monitoring. From cost savings to company strategies According to the first law of thermodynamics, energy is a universal constant ? it cannot be destroyed or created but only change from one form to another.
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	Metering and Monitoring Solutions
	100 years on we continue to innovate
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	Carbon Footprinting: walking in the footsteps of the customer 66%. That was the percentage of consumers more likely to buy products and services with a low carbon footprint according to research announced by the Carbon Trust back in November 2006.
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	This is the man. That knows how to cut carbon. That will visit your business...
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	Product Review - Dalkia Secures ?130,000 Refund for Newcastle
	Product Review - See The Light - Reduce Emissions There has been much public debate recently about domestic lighting, but none about Warehouse and Industrial lighting. Just one typical commercial 400W high pressure sodium or metal halide light fitting which burns 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year is responsible for the emissions of 1.69 tonnes of CO2 per year.
	Product Review - Essential Guide From Dalkia Dalkia, the leading technical facilities services and energy management company, has put together two indispensable handbooks on carbon management.
	Product Review - Tarmac Topblock shows energy-saving focus with a Spirax Sarco heat recovery system
	Product Review - Expansion of Rotary Screw Operations Compressor specialist Gardner Denver has expanded its UK operations with the decision to market and distribute its highly acclaimed range of Rotary Screw compressors directly from its Gloucester-based operation.
	Product Review - Beko UK Announces A Major Expansion
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	Get Your Energy Costs Under Control
	Our products are eligable for ENHANCED CAPITAL ALLOWANCE GRANTS
	Effective Energy Solutions
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	Sorry, I didn't Quite Catch That... The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has something to say about the very real problems of noise damage ? are you sitting comfortably and ready to listen?
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	Compliance is Essential
	Fast Track To Compliance - exceeding the latest standards
	Dust and Fume Extraction Hoses from Masterflex
	Noise Measurement Instruments
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	Its Gigo Jim but not as we know it GIGO ? Garbage In, Garbage Out. Commonly accepted wisdom in the world of IT, food and drink, parenting and dare I say it, manufacturing and engineering.
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	Better connected by far
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	Are You looking For High Quality Composite Access And Floor Safety Solutions?
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	What lies beneath - the green credentials of industrial concrete flooring Flooring, like air, is one of those things that it?s easy to take for granted and only really notice when something goes wrong.
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	Industrial Floors... Repair or Renewal - We Have the Answers
	Do you have a flooring problem?
	DURA SLAB Fibreglass Structural Flooring
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	Roofs of Green - Fields of Gold? Ever had moss on your roof? As well as being unsightly it can be a real nuisance, dislodging slates and tiles as well as my own pet favourite - clogging up gutters.
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	Stay Weatherproof
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	Product Review - Keeping Eurostar on the Rails Maintaining the operating efficiency of its fleet of high-speed trains is of paramount importance to leading UK/European rail service provider, Eurostar, and Loughborough-based Morris Material Handling is playing its part in helping it achieve this.
	Product Review - Cost-effective Solution afor WPW With more orders than anticipated West Midlands based company, WPW, cost-effectively expanded its premises with the addition of a temporary building to provide a clean and safe environment for the storage of finished goods and engineering components, freeing up space in the main manufacturing plant.
	Product Review - Upgraded Software Eases Cooling Tower Costs Fluid Dynamics has upgraded its Expert 5 water analysis software, which is used by the company and its agents throughout the world when assessing projects with limescale problems. Following analysis of the water, Expert 5 is used to predict the performance of Fluid Dynamics? catalytic water conditioners under site-specific conditions.
	Product Review - Cracking Down on Solvent Abuse Around 50% of manufacturing companies in the UK are still using trichloroethylene and similar solvents for degreasing. If they continue to do so after 31st October this year, they could face prosecution under the Solvent Emissions Regulations 2004. Compliance with the Solvent Emissions legislation means a move to aqueous based washing techniques.
	Product Review - Power Alert Devices are an Investment in Safety A Universal Power Alert (UPA) device gives a clear, visual indication of any residual power within an electrical enclosure, leading to higher levels of safety for operating, service or maintenance personnel.
	Product Review - SECURITY PLUS SAFETY IN EUCHNER EKS FSA ACCESS SYSTEM Directive 98/79/eg, Annex 1, 1.4.1, states that ?It must not be possible to easily bypass machine safety guards or render them inneffective? but a recent study has established that many workplace accidents were the result of unauthorised tampering with machinery.
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	Product Review - A Brand New Image To help present a professional image and ensure work efficiency, engineering company Arterial UK recently installed a Ryetech resin floor from Ryebrook Resins at their new 10,000sq ft HQ in Dorset.
	Product Review - Briggs Amasco Maintenance Enjoys Widespread Expansion... BriggsAmasco Maintenance, based in Manchester but with regional offices throughout the UK, is the planned and reactive maintenance arm of leading national waterproofing specialists BriggsAmasco, and continues to enjoy significant growth having secured a number of high profile contracts.
	Product Review - Round The Clock Service for a 24hr operation at Sainsbury's Distrinution Centre Sainsbury?s opened their distribution centre in Waltham Point in 2003 and Crawford UK, a leading provider of industrial doors and docking systems, won the contract to install all the doors and docking equipment.
	Product Review - Just in Time or Just in Case? The ?Just in Time? (JIT) concept has spread throughout industry as a means of reducing stock inventories and warehousing costs. It works well for planned manufacturing, but what happens in an emergency - a problem that has been troubling John Pethers, National Service Director at ELGA Process Water.
	Air/Gas Leak Detection
	Product Review - Tower Doors Lights the way with Parkersell
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	Employment Announcement