Maintenance, Repair and Operations Feature Library

Operations Engineer's library catalogues editorial features going back five years.

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31/08/2023 Real-time digital twins Germany’s International Centre for Networked Adaptive Production (ICNAP) recently explored some of the technical issues of using digital twins in real time » Read More


20/02/2023 Thermal imaging tips and tricks Thermal cameras continue to come down in price and are entering the mainstream industrial world to provide help in maintenance and inspection tasks. However, they are not necessarily as simple to use as they appear, with the emissivity ... » Read More


14/10/2020 Are digital twins double trouble? Why should you bother making a digital twin, and how do you go about creating one anyway? By Jody Muelaner » Read More


02/11/2018 Making obsolescence obsolete 3D printing offers the opportunity to make parts when they are needed – anywhere in the world – provided a digital model is available. Might this provide a way to duplicate parts that are no longer available to buy? » Read More