PECM Issue 30 2018 | Page 3

Engineering MANUFACTURING Sections Editors Choice 6 Southern Manufacturing Show 40 Boilers & Maintenance 47 Control & Automation 52 Electrical & Electronics 55 Facilities Management 60 Fastners & Fixings 65 Fluid Handling 66 Gears, Drives & Motors 68 Health & Safety 69 Lifting & Handling Equipment 74 Machining & Machinery 75 Measurement & Monitoring 85 News & Events 96 Process Technologies 98 Product News 102 Software & Systems 103 Switches & Sensors 106 Valves & Flow Control 110 Inside... Process Inside Issue 30 THE AEMT ENSURES ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS MAINTAINED DURING SERVICE AND REPAIR An extensive joint research project conducted at the University of Nottingham found that energy efficient motors remained within plus or minus 0.5% of their original efficiency after being repaired by a good service centre. PROLONGING THE SERVICE LIFE OF A CONTROL VALVE THROUGH PROPER SELECTION AND OPERATION Control valve usually known as the final control element is integral equipment in the oil and gas and process industries because they are used to control the flow of fluids. IMPROVING COOLING TOWER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE One of most conspicuous process equipment is the cooling tower. The cooling tower is used to cool hot process cooling water streams, which is widely in use in all process plants, so as to recycle it back for use in various temperate units and especially for steam regeneration. QUESTION AND INTERVIEW ON PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER Plate heat exchanger (PHE) is an important equipment commonly used in refineries and plants. It was invented by Dr Richard Seligman in 1923 and soon revolutionized methods of indirect heating and cooling of fluids without the usage of electricity. Issue 30 PECM 3