Maintenance

Makover for mine equipment

By devising a comprehensive upgrade programme, a Chilean mine has improved the availability of its VPA filters by 15%

Brief insight into the functioning of an HMQ diaphragm pump

When it comes to transferring difficult copper excavation material in Chile or highly concentrated fly ash in India; the HMQ series represents the ideal pump for the reliable transfer of large volumes of abrasive and aggressive slurries under high pressure.

Simulation scheme for smarter working

Hanna Hall presents a case study on the positive impact that systematic training of equipment operators and maintenance personnel can have on efficiency

Leadership in maintenance

Torbjorn Idhammar from IDCON asks you to consider what you believe in when it comes to maintenance

Clean diesel from the start of the supply chain

Wear-protected rotary valve for 60t/h dry lignite

Coperion GmbH recently supplied and successfully commissioned a wear-protected rotary valve for the RWE Power AG Ville/Berrenrath coal refinery.

Keeping a smooth operation

Protection against abrasive characters

Maurice Jones examines wear protection problems and solutions on chutes and feeders

Burner wear components for coal fired power plants

Robert Howard describes the negative impact of eroded and deformed burner nozzles and core air tubes

Actuators offer significant torque advancement

AUMA is extending its portfolio of modular electric actuators to include an SQ .2 part-turn range for butterfly and ball valve automation

Subsidies: a platform for innovation

Femke Schaefer and G Bertels consider results from the Dutch Economic Subsidy Programme concerning innovation and energy

A mine of (noise monitoring) information

Brüel and Kjær launches noise management system for mine operators

Monitor used by mining company to check employee fatigue

ReadiBand is worn continuously like a wristwatch and runs on rechargeable batteries

Overcoming market challenges with revolutionary technologies

Phil Burge explores the ways in which plant and maintenance engineers can reduce operating costs, while improving machine reliability and plant productivity, through the use of a new generation of dedicated component technologies.

New mobile dust suppression design

A helping hand

Advances in materials handling

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