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There is little doubt that the ‘smartening’ process of industry and manufacturing is going to changethe face of global industry forever, and smart maintenance has a key role to play within an Industry4.0 strategy. Intelligent, connected machines will create efficiencies in maintenance through beingable to predict failures and trigger maintenance activity autonomously, without any manualintervention.PWE’s regular monthly Smart Maintenance Management focus will help readers take advantage ofthis technological leap forward, providing readers with the most up-to-date in-depth specialistinsight and analysis to help readers realise a smart manufacturing strategy as well as highlighting therange of opportunities the Fourth Industrial Revolution can potentially offer.

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Smart MaintenanceManagement Focus

There is little doubt that the 'smartening' process of industry and manufacturing is going to change the face of global industry forever, and smart maintenance has a key role to play within an Industry 4.0 strategy. Intelligent, connected machines will create efficiencies in maintenance through being able to predict failures and trigger maintenance activity autonomously, without any manual intervention.

PWE’s regular monthly Smart Maintenance Management focus will help readers take advantage of this technological leap forward.

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This year's editorial programme reflects key changes and developments within UK manufacturing and engineering. Specifically, PWE will be looking at Smart Maintenance and Industry 4.0, while continuing to cover our regular topics.

2019 Editorial Programme

Circulation ProfileCIRCULATION BY JOB TITLEDirectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTALManaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 687Works/Plant/Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Operations/Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2048

Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTALWorks/Plant/Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1613Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382Operations/Production/Technical. . . . . . . . . . . . 622General/Engineering/Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972Facilities/Estates/Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642Warehouse/Stores/Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377Purchasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Health and Safety/Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922

Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5982

Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL

Chief/ Works/Plant/Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 851

Manufacturing/Production/Process. . . . . . . . . . 473

Mechanical/Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Facilities/Energy/Site Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978

OVERALL TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,031

CIRCULATION BY BUSINESS ACTIVITYDescription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTALMining and Quarrying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Food/Drink/Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1506Basic Metals & Fabrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911Wood & Wood Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Leather & Leather Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Transport, Communication & Banking . . . . . . . . . . . 144Hotel & Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Pulp, Paper Products, Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Mechanical Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1033Non-Metallic Mineral Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Rubber & Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750Textile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Electrical/Electronic Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . 885Motor Vehicle & Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

National & Local Government. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737Coke, Refined Petroleum Products . . . . . . . . . . . 122Electricity/Gas/Water Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371Machinery Manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336Other Transport Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Other Manufacturing Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,031

CIRCULATION BY COMPANY (Employee size)Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL1 - 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3698100-199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016200 - 499 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2243500 - 999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7911000+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283TOTAL CIRCULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,031

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| Plant & Works Engineering | October 2016

Process, Controls & Plant Focus on: Industrial cooling

Glycol is fundamental to the smoothoperation of any chiller system andif speci=ed incorrectly, it can causeserious issues, including reducedheat transfer and corrosion. It’s not thatdi<cult to save time and money byconsidering glycol speci=cation and its e;ecton the operational life of a chiller system.

Never use automotive antifreezeAutomotive antifreeze is formulated forengine cooling rather than process orindustrial cooling applications, so when it isused for the wrong applications, it can causeproblems with >ow rates/pressures andreduced heat transfer. Many automotiveantifreeze products are not glycol-based andcontain other alcohols or glycerine, as wellas silicate-based inhibitors, which can coatheat exchangers, attack pump seals, andform a gel, signi=cantly a;ecting >ow rates.

Only use inhibited glycolUninhibited glycol and water mixtures arevery corrosive, often even more than plainmains water. Modern process and industrialglycols contain inhibitors alongside a pHbu;er and biocide to protect againstcorrosion, scale formation, and rust. For asystem to be contamination-free, it needs tobe properly >ushed, cleaned and sanitisedbefore the addition of a suitable inhibitedglycol and water mixture.

Don’t mix glycols Di;erent types and brands of glycol

shouldn’t be mixed. Most modern glycolscontain inhibitors and are dyed foridenti=cation.  If they are accidentally mixed,incompatibilities can lead to separationand/or reaction, resulting in gel formationwhich will clog =lters, strainers, and pumpsuctions, as well as causing a deterioration inheat carrying and transfer properties.

Checking your local environmentalrulesSome areas have regulations regarding theuse and disposal of particular glycols andantifreeze solutions, concerning things suchas ground structure, the water table anddrainage. Be sure to consult your localauthority to check the local environmentalrules.

Businesses should also consider using abio-glycol as an environmentally-friendlysolution. Bio-glycols are derived from asustainable source and are non-toxic, non->ammable, non-hazardous, andbiodegradable.

Be aware of the effects of antifreeze ona systemPlain water is one of the most e<cientpumped >uids for absorbing and carryingheat. However, when any other chemical isadded to it, this ability is a;ected. Addingglycol will cause an increase in the >uid’sviscosity and density, and decrease its heattransfer and heat carrying properties. Theseproperty changes will not a;ect the overallfunctionality of your chilling plant and

system as long as they are understood anddiscussed beforehand as they will result in aslightly reduced cooling capacity, anincreased pumping power consumptionand an increased >uid temperaturedi;erence (or an increased >uid >ow).

Use the correct waterMost systems use ordinary mains ‘tap’ water,and while good for human consumption, itcan be quite damaging to any chiller and itsassociated machinery and systems. Therelative hardness (and hence the mineralcontent) varies from region to region, soapplying the appropriate inhibitors andbiocide is of vital importance. Evenmicrobiological contaminants vary, giving adegree of unpredictability to using townmains water or any other uninhibited watersource. Using a ‘pure’ water – distilled,demineralised, de-ionised or RO water – willremove this unpredictability.On its own, pure water can be damagingto heat exchangers due to its tendency toattack certain metals within the chiller andwater circuit. It also has very lowconductivity which can be a problem withsome chillers and systems. We recommendthe use of pure water with a suitable(minimum 20%) inhibited glycol mix to givethe ultimate system protection. The addedglycol will increase the solution’sconductivity to a level which is compatiblewith both the system materials and anyconductivity-based instrumentation.It is important to never use continuously

9 tips for getting themost out of your glycol

Brent Hall, technical manager at ICS CoolEnergy, o;ers nine top tips for using glycol inchillers and chilled water systems.

Ethylene glycol molecule

| Plant & Works Engineering | October 2016

Maintenance Matters14Focus on: Condition Monitoring

Maintenance has undergone arevolution over the last fewdecades. In the past, machineswere serviced at regularintervals – whether or not there was aproblem. Under this regime, machines werealso liable to fail unexpectedly, as thecondition of components such as bearingswas not monitored continuously. This allchanged with the concept of predictivemaintenance – and the widespreadacceptance of techniques such as vibrationmonitoring.

While there are several ways to monitorthe ongoing health of a machine, vibrationmonitoring is one of the most common andreliable. Very simply, it works by analysingthe vibrations emanating from elements ofthe machine – such as the bearings – andmaking maintenance recommendations.The technique is so powerful because it candetect problems in their early stages, andremedy them before they become serious.

As maintenance regimes increasinglyfavour prevention over cure, techniques likevibration monitoring are being used morewidely – and this is likely to continue. Arecent report from Markets & Marketsestimated that demand for vibrationmonitoring systems will reach nearly $1.5billion by 2020. That’s an increase of around50% compared to today – with a compoundannual growth rate (CAGR) of more than6.5%.“Vibration monitoring can detect faultsand machine deterioration before theoccurrence of other symptoms like heat,sound, greater electrical consumption, andlubricant impurities,” says the report.“Therefore, it is an integral part of themachine condition monitoring programmeand remains the most preferred conditionmonitoring tool.”

Another reason for this growth is thatvibration monitoring is now used to monitorrelatively small assets: where once it was

reserved for high value assets such as asteam turbines, modern maintenance teamscollect data from many lower value assets –including blowers and pumps. As a result of this, the number of channels– and the volume of recorded data – willalso increase: monitoring the performanceof assets will then become more complexand challenging than ever before. The relatively low cost of vibration sensorsmeans that they can be @tted to just aboutevery machine, no matter how small. (At thesame time, multiple sensors can be @tted tolarger, more complex machines.) Thechallenge is then to manage the mountainof data that is created, in order to run ane>cient maintenance programme.

Online Vs offlineData can be gathered in two distinct ways:o?ine – usually via a handheld data-gathering device that ‘interrogates’ a @xedsensor; or online, where the data is

The wide availability and low price of vibration monitoring equipment givesmaintenance engineers an e=ective way of protecting all their assets – including thoseof relatively low value explains Chris Hansford, managing director of Hansford Sensors.

Keeping tabs on all your assets

| Plant & Works Engineering | September 2016

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Premises & Facilities Management

T he ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) isseemingly everywhere and the useof Big Data to monitor customerbehaviour is on the rise. As a result

of these technologies, one majordevelopment has come to light for facilitiesmanagers (FMs) – the introduction of “smartsystems”. Smart systems have the ability toprovide a new, more e9ective type of power

management. These smart systems are revolutionary asbuilding services, infrastructure issues andenergy usage can now be monitored byFMs. Monitoring energy usage is so vital now

as every day, energy wastage causes

companies to lose money. This is not onlydetrimental to the companies themselves,but also to the environment. By 2025,buildings are expected to be the largestconsumers of energy. This means that theywill be consuming more energy than thetransportation and industrial sectorcombined. In 2014 emissions from buildings

alone accounted for 37% of total UKgreenhouse gas emissions. This troublingstatistic shows just how detrimentalbuildings can be to the environment. Thus it

is imperative that companies considerimplementing smart energy systems. Thiswill allow existing buildings to becomemore e:cient in their energy use, savingmoney and making progress towards

Energy managementsystems Vs carbonfootprintsRob Morris, country manager for Powervar UK explains how innovations in facilities

management can help businesses strive for a more energy e:cient way of working.meeting national and international energye:ciency targets. For example, one of thekey targets is to limit global warming to twodegrees Celsius from 2020.Reducing energy consumption is just onetask of FMs. Finding the best price forenergy, measuring ;nancial metrics, settingand enforcing policies and complying withregulations, and communicating a robustenergy policy across an organisation aresome of the other challenges they face.These are perplexing enough individually,but often, all of them must be met within abusiness setting, which means not onlyretaining but also growing pro;ts. To further add to the complexity, often

| Plant & Works Engineering | September 2016

Maintenance Matters10Focus on: Seals, Bearings & Lubrication

Modern bearings are highlyengineered components thatare the end result of extensiveresearch into materials andbearing geometries, but their ultimateperformance depends very much on howthey are supported in duty - in other words,how they are housed.

Bearing housings are modular assembliesdesigned to make it easy to install bearingsand shafts, while protecting bearings,extending their operating life andsimplifying maintenance. Housing are available in many sizes, andgenerally fall into <ve standard categories:split plummer (or pillow) block housings,non-split plummer block housings, =angedhousings, take-up housings and two-bearing housings. These products can bedesigned to meet speci<c duty

requirements such as load, speed andoperating environmental conditions.Non-standard bearing housing designscan also be supplied to particular customerrequirements: for example, where specialshaft centre heights, unusual sealingarrangements or non-standard materials ofconstruction may be speci<ed.If ease of installation and maintenance areprime considerations, then split plummerblock housings are an excellent choice asthey not only accommodate pre-assembled

A basic guide tobearing housingDavid Oliver, channel and platform development manager for bearings atSKF describes the di:erent types of bearing housings and their applications,as well as important design criteria such as seal selection and lubrication.

shafts, but also simplify bearing inspectionsand maintenance as the shaft does not needto be disassembled. These units aredesigned for self-aligning ball bearings,spherical roller bearings and CARB toroidalroller bearings. Non-split plummer blockhousings are preferred when there are heavyloads acting in a direction other than towardthe support surface. They are also usedwhen the housing has to be mounted fromthe end of the shaft.Flanged housings provide a solution forapplications that do not have a frame parallelto the shaft. They are available in oval, circularand square formats that accommodatebearing types similar to those of plummerblock housings. Take-up housings, meanwhile,are more typically used to maintain thetension in conveyor belt applications and aremounted onto a guide frame.

Two-bearing housings have intrinsicallyaligned bearing seats, which enable rigidbearings, such as deep groove ball bearings,angular contact ball bearings and cylindricalroller bearings to be accommodated. Two-bearing housings are typically used inapplications with an overhanging load.Grey cast iron, spheroidal graphite castiron and cast steel are the most commonmaterials of construction for bearinghousings. Grey cast iron is most commonlyused and is su;cient for the majority of

applications, o:ering a combination of highstrength, good damping and good thermalconductivity. Spheroidal graphite cast iron ismore ductile and therefore provides a higherdegree of strength and toughness, beingcapable of handling loads that are almosttwice as heavy than those for grey cast iron.Where there is the threat of corrosion,bearing housings can be supplied incomposite materials, in stainless steel orcoated cast iron and cast steels.Appropriate housing seal selection willdepend upon the operating conditions.These seals are available in a variety ofdesigns, the most common being radial shaftseals. However, for extremely contaminatedor wet environments it may be necessary touse an engineered seal comprising three- oreven four-stage labyrinths in combinationwith an internal V ring for additional sealinge:ect and e;cient grease purging.Bearing housings are generally suppliedas standalone devices, requiring customersto specify all additional componentsseparately. As this can be a time consumingtask, manufacturers o:er complete pre-assembled bearing units or kits, whichinclude the housing, bearing, seals, sensorsand locating rings necessary to create aworking bearing system.

Kits such as those supplied by SKF, forexample, contain pre-matched componentsto meet customers’ speci<c needs, ensuringeasy mounting, reliability and long service life.Delivered in this way, housing kits also relievethe customer of a lot of the design e:ort.Once a bearing installation is up andrunning, the most vital consideration islubrication. Grease is the most widely usedlubricant for rolling bearings and should bematched to meet the speci<c demands ofthe application and operating conditions;

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Plant & Asset Management is the UK’s leading biennial event dedicated to allaspects of the management and maintenance of physical assets, with a specialfocus on Smart Maintenance.With the growing push for businesses to aspire to a Smart Engineering vision,Plant & Asset Management will help visitors take advantage of this technologicalleap forward, with many of the exhibitors offering technology and services able tohelp those implementing an Industry 4.0 strategy and transforming to a smartmanufacturing era, of which smart maintenance is paramount.The exhibition provides an ideal opportunity for maintenance professionals tosee first-hand these latest products and services all at one event. On offer will beeverything from smart preventative maintenance condition monitoringsystems, facilities management solutions and maintenance managementsoftware, together with training, contract maintenance and consultancyservices. Visitors to the event will include chief, plant, works, maintenance,

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