Automation Parts

Beko Introduces Measurement Technology Programme Beko Technologies offers a comprehensive programme of systems designed to save energy and improve efficiency in the application of compressed air. From the company's perspective, one of the key areas requiring attention in most production facilities is the acquisition and analysis of data regarding compressed air use. According to Beko, many plant managers are simply unaware of how much air is used or how much each cubic metre of air costs. With its new Metpoint range, Beko offers a product portfolio that is said to fill this gap, offering facility managers the opportunity to accrue valuable data on the performance of one of the most expensive energy sources - compressed air. The range includes 24/7 online evaluation of oil vapour content; a dewpoint meter; accurate measurement of compressed air moisture content; portable dewpoint monitoring; and compressed air consumption logging.

Bearing Programme Saves Lost Production Costs The NSK bearing substitution programme has saved a major producer of frozen food products GBP5,984 a year in downtime and lost production costs. The savings are a result of solving a problem of repeated heat-related bearing failures in a heat shrink tunnel used for packaging beef burgers. The failures, on a hot-air circulation fan, were a major cause of concern to the food producer, as each time they resulted in costly downtime and lost production. NSK engineers visited the frozen food plant to view the application and obtain samples of the failed bearings for inspection and analysis. The subsequent report, compiled by NSK, confirmed that the main cause of failure was the excessive temperature the bearings had been subjected to. In view of this, NSK suggested that its HLT Self-Lube inserts would be more suited for the application. HLT Self-Lube inserts can allow companies to reduce maintenance, downtime and replacement costs at temperat...