Maintenance, Repair and Operations Feature Library

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

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18/03/2025 Attaining the highest standards There is stringent legislation for water quality across the globe. Mattias Feldthusen, director of products for Nordic Water, a Sulzer brand, looks at some of the common standards and the equipment that can be used to meet this legislation » Read More

10/09/2020 Brewery enters uncharted waters A new water recycling plant at the Fredericia, Denmark brewery of Carlsberg will reuse 90% of its process water and reduce overall site consumption by 10%. But how? By Steed Webzell » Read More

01/12/2009 Boiler breakthrough While innovative energy- and emissions-saving add-ons are gaining in popularity for steam-raising plant, technology trialled on marine boilers is tackling water treatment. Brian Tinham examines the final piece of the jigsaw » Read More

06/12/2004 Water Treatment - Scale solution means cash back for supermarket The Waitrose supermarket chain is generating savings on the maintenance, replacement and running costs of its water system, thanks to electronic treatment units which negate the effects of hard water. » Read More

06/12/2004 Hot water systems - Better tanks give quick and clean hot water Hot water tanks made by a small German company use a patented system to ensure that they deliver hot water soon after heat has been applied to the water. This makes them especially suited to systems fuelled by solar energy. » Read More