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	OBC - easyFairs MAINTEC 2010 - Equip For Minimum Downtime
	Nov-Dec 2009
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	Total systems for dust and fume control
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	Talking Shop Whatever you may personally think of the arguments and issues surrounding the current postal strike, the one inescapable conclusion I?ve reached is that it?s certainly got people talking about the unions again.
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	A Local Supply of World Leading Hydraulic & Pneumatic Products For maintenance engineers, a ready supply of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) parts and consumables is vital if they are to maximise machine uptime and productivity.
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	Enhance Your Performance Through Your People
	Show Support For Apprentices Engineering businesses across England are being urged to show their commitment to Apprenticeships by displaying a new ?badge? on their websites or stationery.
	Birmingham-Based Company Named Manufacturer of the Year In The Manufacturer magazine?s annual awards, market-leading garden watering, spraying and aquatics company, Hozelock, was named Manufacturer of the Year, and also scooped the awards for Design & Innovation (sponsored by the Technology Strategy Board) and Supply Chain & Logistics (sponsored by KPMG) at a ceremony in London on 12 November.
	Reduce Cost and Improve Your CO2 Footprint The first stage of an energy audit is a complete review of the compressed air system in order to identify inefficiencies and potential energy saving measures that could be taken.
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	Totally transforming....the performance of your metering and monitoring instruments
	The Vii (Virtual, Intelligent, Invisible) Fire Door System The Coopers Vii fire door, available from dp Doors & Shutters Ltd, is a neat, compact, fully automatic, motorised roller system with a state of the art high temperature stainless steel reinforced curtain, tested up to 1000?C, concealed in a strong steel casing above your doorway or opening.
	Micro-Epsilon Signs Agreement With Flir Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has set up a partnership agreement with Flir Systems, to offer its customers a range of low cost handheld thermal imaging cameras, which complements Micro-Epsilon?s existing thermoIMAGER i series of non-contact temperature measurement products.
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	A Fascination With Lego and Admiration For Telford Say ?maintenance engineering? to people and it?s a safe bet that a good proportion of them will think of engineers or technicians repairing machinery or equipment in a factory, utilities facility or industrial premises.
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	See Page 6 - A Fascination With Lego and Admiration For Telford
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	Wessex Water Makes Waves - With Predictive Maintenance In these testing financial times and with Ofwat?s continued focus on reducing operating costs, efficient and reliable asset management is crucial to the successful and continuous running of water plants throughout the UK.
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	J&P Group....maintaining excellence
	Vibration Analysis Training
	Keep Running with Monitran
	VisIR 640 Infrared Vision
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	A Comprehensive Business System For Facilities and Maintenance Management
	Increase efficiency with our leading overall equipment effectiveness & maintenance management
	Pirana CMMS
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	Effective Benchmarking In Pursuit of Better Maintenance Operations Truly effective benchmarking comes from finding world-class companies that excel in one or more specific processes such as inventory control.
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	Variable Speed Drives Can Help Improve Plant Performance Times are changing in the world of industrial service. Today, many of the big industrial companies are viewing service with a different mindset as board directors and financial managers begin to understand the massive cost savings which modern services practices offer.
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	High Definition Thermal Imagers - Top Performance at a Breakthrough Price
	Pocket VibrA Lite
	Let Planning Problems Drive You Up The Wall....
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	Artesis MCM - Advanced Technology for Simple, Effective Condition Monitoring
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	Creating Value From Plant Asset Care A Plant Asset Care programme allows a business to plan, repair and replace its plant and equipment to suit its real needs.
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	See Page 15 - Creating Value From Plant Asset Care
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	Protect your plant...NEW Vibration Meter Kit
	FLUX - The Suitable Solution For Each Industry!
	What Springs To Mind?
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	Food Grade Lubricants - They've Come A Long Way For these processes, H1 food grade lubricants and greases should be used in equipment such as hydraulic systems, pumps, mixers, tanks, chain drives and even seaming units to reduce the risk of incidental contamination by non-food grade lubricants.
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	Simple By Design - Verdermag TB and U Series Pumps
	Thermaltec Thermographic Surveys - Specialist Thermographic Services
	We Have The Right Component Drying Solution For Your Business
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	Providing Practical Engineering Skills Training For Industry
	Triple R - Excellence in Oil Cleaning
	Your One Stop Shop For Engineering Excellence
	Improved Reliability....at your fingertips
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	Accent On Innovation At easyFairs MAINTEC 2010 To mark its 35th year as the UK?s leading maintenance and asset management show, MAINTEC 2010 at the NEC in March, will play thost to an array of new products and services.
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	See Page 21 - Accent On Innovation At easyFairs MAINTEC 2010
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	Vibrotech Reliability Services
	Industrial Endoscopes & Cameras - Ideal for inspection & maintenance
	Coswin 7i - What Makes Coswin 7i Suite, Different
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	Partnership Based On Trust - And Trust Based On Quality
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	Get Your Bearings - But Not By SatNav When a production manager, maintenance manager or plant supervisor says that they need to get their bearings, they?re not talking about gaining a sense of direction.
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	See Page 25 - Get Your Bearings
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	Do you know if your assets are consuming more energy than they require?
	Reels...Drums...Barrels...Tooling...We Can Handle Them All!
	ATP USB Endoscope
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	Metrics That Matter The consumer packaged goods industry, in particular, faces increasing competition for market share between the myriad of foods and beverages available to consumers, so manufacturers need to cut costs while optimising plant operations.
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	Hose & Couplings Solutions For All Industries....
	Light Designer
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	Product Review - Remote Monitoring of Robots ABB?s remote service agreements enable the proactive maintenance and management of robotic equipment, and involve remote monitoring of the customer?s robots to identify potential problems and ensure that assistance is automatically dispatched before they can escalate.
	Product Review - Wireless CM Solution GE Energy?s Bently Nevada has successfully completed the testing and certification of its new wireless condition monitoring solution that delivers state-of-the-art technology to your plant?s essential assets.
	Product Review - Corrosion Resistant, 'All-Plastic' level & Flow Switches NEW to the UK and exclusively from Pressure Vacuum Level, are ?all-plastic?, level and flow switches for controlling the level or flow of corrosive acids, alkaline fluids, sea water, or wherever a chemically inert switch is essential.
	Product Review - NEW Thermal Imaging Cameras The new Testo 875 & 881 cameras provide high resolution thermal and digital images, advanced functionality for industrial applications including electrical and mechanical fault finding, preventive maintenance and building energy monitoring.
	Product Review - UK Foam Converter Polyformes Ltd are the UK?s leading foam converter supplying all forms of protective packaging, tote trays, tool inserts and any foam shape you require.
	Product Review - Benchmarking UK Factory Maintenance MICA Ratios is a benchmarking service that allows factory managers to compare their maintenance efficiency with other factories.
	Product Review - Unique Combination The Digital Circuit Breaker Finder, from Ideal Industries, makes locating AC circuits quicker and easier than ever before.
	Product Review - New Temperature Measurement Handbook New from ABB, the Industrial Temperature Measurement Practice handbook covers all aspects of temperature measurement in industrial applications and provides a detailed explanation of the key areas users need to consider when implementing and operating temperature measurement technology.
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	Get Your Production Numbers UP and Your Budget Numbers DOWN
	The All In One Coupling, Flange Adaptor and Dismantling Joint System
	Simplify Pipe Joining
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	4th Annual Remote Services Implementation
	Visual Planning For Engineering and Maintenance
	Sensing Solutions - Pressure Level Temperature & Flow
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	Product Review - New Hydrocarbon Gas Detector Crowcon?s new Gas-Tec portable hydrocarbon gas detector is designed for rapid leak survey and localisation applications and uses the company?s tried and tested flame ionisation chamber.
	Product Review - Live Turbine Health Monitran Technology, the R&D arm of vibration and displacement sensor specialist Monitran, has developed a digital signal processing (DSP) unit for the real-time monitoring of turbine blade conditions.
	Product Review - Pulp & Paper Flowmetering Expertise ABB offers two new guides providing tips on flowmeter selection for pulp and paper applications.
	Product Review - Award-Winning Control Valve Station Steam specialist TLV Euro Engineering has introduced CV-COS for process applications requiring automatic control of pressure, temperature and the flow rate of steam.
	Make complex stuff simple
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	Product Review - Traction Motor Testing Bombardier Transportation UK, who repair and overhaul AC/DC traction motors, wheel sets, bogies, engine rafts and electronic equipment, uses a Cropico DO7 Plus digital micro ohm meter for testing and measuring its electric DC and AC traction motors, and vehicle earth integrity, to improve reliability and unit availability.
	Product Review - Ranked First in Global Safety An ARC Advisory Group report highlighted Rockwell Automation?s, PartnerNetwork as the global leader in machine and process safety solutions.
	Product Review - Prefabricated Pumping Stations Grundfos have launched a new range of prefabricated pumping stations (PUST), designed to complement its range of high quality pumps and pumping equipment.
	Product Review - Wireless Technology For Contact Electrical Measurement Fluke?s 233 Remote Display Multimeter - the industry?s first digital multimeter - gives users the ultimate flexibility in difficult test situations.
	Product Review - New Low Flow Pump from Verder Leisure centres, swimming pools, saunas, small scale water treatment plants and residential complexes will benefit from a new low flow, high pressure peristaltic dosing pump - the Verderflex Aura, which provides high performance in a small package, including automatic tube loading normally only found on more sophisticated pumps.
	Product Review - PEMEX Gets FAITH From Netherlocks Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) uses Dutch industrial safety specialist Netherlocks BV to supply its FAITH partial stroke testing systems for its three offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.
	Product Review - Certified For Use Down Under Monitran?s Group I intrinsically safe accelerometers and velocity transducers, as well as the (EU) ATEX and (Intnl) IECEx approvals already granted, have now been approved for mining applications in Australia and New Zealand.
	Product Review - Passing The Acid Test Itac introduces ITS fibresmart, an innovative coating which functions indoors and out, in all types of conditions, making it ideal for a range of lagging applications.
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	Maintenance & Asset Management Editorial We are about to enter the last year of the decade known as the ?noughties?, a change that, as usual, will be rung in by one of Britain?s true icons: Big Ben, the bell of the towering timepiece, the Great Clock at Westminster, that features in everything from the HP sauce logo to the opening titles of ?News at Ten?.
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	The Restoration Work On The Great Clock at Westminster Heritage items need special consideration when maintenance is involved, and none more so than Big Ben (or the Great Clock at Westminster to give its proper name), the icon of the British Nation.
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	See Page 36 - The Restoration Work On The Great Clock at Westminster
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	See Page 36 - The Restoration Work On The Great Clock at Westminster
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	See Page 36 - The Restoration Work On The Great Clock at Westminster
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	See Page 36 - The Restoration Work On The Great Clock at Westminster
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	See Page 36 - The Restoration Work On The Great Clock at Westminster
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	See Page 36 - The Restoration Work On The Great Clock at Westminster
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	Diagnosing Machine Bearing Faults Several of the techniques employed in vibration-based condition monitoring of bearings are discussed, and the differences between them explained. Some observations on their relative usefulness, and on their implementation, are also included.
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	See Page 43 - Diagnosing Machine Bearing Faults
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	See Page 43 - Diagnosing Machine Bearing Faults
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	See Page 43 - Diagnosing Machine Bearing Faults
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	Energy Purchasing Energy Quote?s Gary Worby explains how industry can achieve optimal energy purchasing in today?s complex markets.
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	See Page 47 - Energy Purchasing
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	Dunphy combustion services from concept to commissioning
	Run Out of Steam?
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	Product Review - British Engineers Steam to Land Speed Records Spirax Sarco has provided specialist support and equipment to British engineers who have successfully broken two land speed records for a steam powered car.
	Product Review - Funding For ?250K Energy-Saving Project When Spirax Sarco supplied EasiHeat? energy-saving heating and hot water systems to a Kettering Hospital, they also helped to get funding for the project by calculating that switching from calorifiers to the new systems would reduce the energy consumed in two of the hospital?s plant rooms by between 6 and 10%.
	Product Review - Improvements In Efficiency and Energy Cold store specialist O Turner Insulation Ltd has improved insulation at one of its clients? distribution centres with the purchase of RapidRoll doors from Stertil Stokvis.
	Product Review - Wellman Robey Raise Steam in Nairobi Wellman Robey have supplied 3 ?Sygnette? steam raising boilers (rated at 5000 kg/hr with working pressures of 10.3 bar g) to a Hospital in Nairobi, with G.P Ltd - also part of the Wellman Thermal Group (WTG) - supplying modulating burners which fire light oil.
	Product Review - The Ultimate In Lighting Energy Efficiency? LED Eco Lights believe they have the greenest light, with their LED High Bay Luminaire.
	Product Review - Save Money and Reduce Carbon Output Ever wanted to do more with less? Too many customers, never enough time? Fuel usage and carbon emissions spiralling out of control? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then Miquest Toursolver is the answer.
	Product Review - Energy Efficient Compressors from ABAC ABAC?s SPINN Series of air compressors has been extended to include four smaller versions.
	Product Review - Hamworthy Provides The Perfect Back-Up Wessex ModuMax condensing and high efficiency boilers from Hamworthy Heating are providing the perfect back-up for a biomass boiler at a Leicester High School, reflecting the current trend for integrating renewable and traditional products.
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	Science Friction: FM and Manufacturing - The Start Of An On-Going Debate? As assets become smarter and CMMS/EAM packages become more integrated across various asset classes within a manufacturing company, responsibility for facility management (including facility maintenance) has become spread over multiple departments.
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	See Page 51 - Science Friction: FM and Manufacturing
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	Genuine Site Access Support -Layher Allround Scaffolding
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	The Intelligent, Distributed Maintenance of Forklift Trucks Managing a fleet of materials handling equipment can be a challenge. Combine routine maintenance with accidental damage and breakdowns and you have a situation in which a critical component of a picking operation can sometimes fall down.
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	NEW EAL Certificate in Engineering Maintenance
	Dust and Fume Extraction Hoses from Masterflex
	Spill Protection From Denios
	Industrial Doors
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	Job Done
	3 Day Workshop - Lean Maintenance Strategy
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	Amended EU Machines Directive Will Come Into Force On 29 December 2009 You may have seen recent articles in the trade press claiming ? ?The implementation of the ?new? Machines Directive will be delayed for up to three years!!? Like lies, even more lies and then there are statistics, rumours have a way of seemingly promoting the truth!
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	Choosing Noise Measurement Equipment - A 5 Point Checklist The UK?s, Control of Noise at Work Regulations (CNWR) 2005, designed to protect hearing and noise related stress in the workplace, are becoming tougher and more widespread and in order to gather meaningful information you must have the right instrumentation, particularly sound level meters which can cost as little as ?20 (internet) to over ?5,000.
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	Anti-Slip Fibreglass Grating - Dura Tread
	Lifting Businesses
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	See Page 58 - Choosing Noise Measurement Equipment - A 5 Point Checklist
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	Looking for Specialist Noise Management Training?
	Training & Competency
	Room Temperature Blacking
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	Catching-Up With COSHH and LEV Guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in May 2008, together with training and equipping of its inspectors, was intended to improve the application of the latest Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations.
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	DustX
	Step On Safety Anti-Slip Flooring Specialists
	MiniTec Profile System...Save Time!
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	Product Review - Waterproof Coating A flexible waterproof coating is available from Watco for brickwork, concrete and stone and can be used, both internally and externally, for basement walls (and lightly trafficked floors), retaining walls, subways, tunnels, archways, concrete storage tanks, etc.
	Product Review - Superior Security For Enclosures Mesan, the enclosure and cabinet fixtures manufacturer, has launched fourteen new ranges of high security swing handles and multi-point locks in response to users requiring greater protection.
	Product Review - Cromford Railway Station JG Speedfit?s Underfloor Heating System has been installed in the Grade 2-listed Cromford Railway Station in Derbyshire.
	Product Review - Red and Blue Manifolds JG Speedfit offer 2, 3 & 4 port, brass manifolds fitted with colour coded hot and cold knobs that give control over individual pipe runs, allowing them to be isolated for replacement or service without having to turn off the water to the whole building, thus making them ideal for bathrooms in flats or multi outlet installations such as basins, toilets or showers in domestic or commercial applications.
	Product Review - Vinyl Matting Protects Against Slipping Flexigrid and Firmagrip, from Plastic Extruders Ltd, are strong, heavy duty matting designed to be resistant to the toughest industrial environments.
	Product Review - Protecting British Sugar's Screw Conveyor Winn & Coales Archco-Rigidon corrosion resistant and anti-abrasion linings have been used to protect a conveyor system for British Sugar.
	Product Review - Void Filler Protects Jetty Cranes A recent joint venture contract completed for the MOD by Morgan Est AMEC was the construction of the Valiant floating jetty for servicing Astute Class submarines at Faslane.
	Product Review - Sweden Improves Working Conditions UK and European legislation is making employers take steps to improve working conditions, with many industrial welfare programmes now having to include solutions for reducing workplace fatigue.
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	Product Review - Driving Up The Pressure Several years past Hi-Tec Spray Ltd (HSL) designed and commissioned their first Mobile Rig that used the Graco A-20 Reactor from their range of Plural Component Proportioners.
	Product Review - Putting Safety First As a leading provider of lifting equipment and services, Demag Cranes & Components Ltd is focused on the continual improvement of workplace safety.
	Product Review - New Ultra-Compact Blast Machines Hodge Clemco has introduced a range of compact and portable abrasive blast machines for use in confined spaces and small areas requiring maintenance.
	Product Review - Get Connected With Boge Logair Boge has introduced Logair, a wireless communication system that provides remote monitoring of a compressed air system via either a PC or mobile phone.
	Product Review - Access The Tightest of Spaces Bahco has trimmed down its popular ERGO? Adjustable Wrench with a new slim jaw design that is 45% thinner than the standard wrench, allowing it to get into the trickiest and tightest angles.
	Product Review - Knee & Elbow Protection Comprehensive range to suit every application. Ergonomic design. Comfortable and secure fit
	Product Review - New Managing Director Buck & Hickman, who distribute Tools, Maintenance and H&S products, has appointed a new Managing Director.
	Product Review - Robust Nitrile Matting COBA?s Solid Fatigue Step Nitrile and Fatigue Step Grit-Top safety matting, manufactured from 100% nitrile, offer superior resistance to oils and chemicals.
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	Product Review - Welsh Engineers Get The Call From Canada M&A Engineering, a specialist engineering company, has completed a ?0.75m contract to machine oil pipeline tubes in Canada.
	Product Review - Drax Harvests Benefits Demag Cranes & Components, has installed a bale handling crane system at Drax Power Limited?s new biomass processing facility.
	Product Review - Export Success WorkPoint are celebrating a major AirBench export success. China Light and Power, the largest electricity supplier in Hong Kong, have taken delivery of a large order of AirBenches for use at Black Point Power Station.
	Product Review - New Multfunctional Safety Controller Pilz Automation Technology is launching the PNOZmulti Mini multifunctional configurable safety controller for applications up to BS EN ISO 13849-1 Ple and BS EN 62061 SIL 3.
	Product Review - FREE Air Quality Test Service Nederman now offers a free service to measure airborne contamination, including weld fume, vehicle exhaust, oil mist and dust of varied particle sizes (1-10?m).
	Product Review - ESAB Gloves Master The 3F's Welding equipment manufacturer ESAB is offering gloves designed to make it easier to weld safely.
	Product Review - New Oil Service Unit The new ARGO-HYTOS UMPC-045 oil service unit allows the user to gain control over their hydraulic cleanliness levels.
	Product Review - Rigorous Safety Processes Reinforced By Traka Key management innovator Traka has helped power company Scottish & Southern to underline its safety practices with the installation of electronic L-Series key cabinets at Fiddlers Ferry, a power station already recognised by the British Safety Council for its high safety standards.
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	Product Review - Serving The Needs of Industry Dust Extraction Group Ltd design, manufacture, install and commission dust extraction systems to serve the needs of industry.
	Product Review - Next Generation of Sound Level Meters Noise measurement equipment specialist, Cirrus Research, launches optimus ? a new generation of sound level meters which set new standards for ease of use, flexibility and practicality.
	Product Review - Limescale Protection Hydropath Ltd offers water conditioning products for domestic & commercial heating and plumbing applications.
	Product Review - Video Demo of New Electrical Installation Tester A short film from Seaward provides a guide to the PowerPlus 1557 electrical installation tester.
	Product Review - New High Bay LEDs Deliver Huge Energy Savings Dialight?s new 150W SafeSite? High Bay LED luminaire will perform for over 10yrs in the most demanding situations.