After the disruption brought about by the pandemic, Alfa Laval welcomed figures from a host of UK industries to its Advanced Service Centre in Camberley, Surrey, to explore how effective servicing and maintenance can help reduce the carbon footprint of industrial processes.
Among the headline findings was that 2.5% of the world’s carbon emissions could be prevented if the heat exchangers currently installed in process lines are properly serviced.
The day opened with a short talk from managing director Mikael Hellborg, followed by a presentation from Cedric Domont, global service sales director at Alfa Laval, on the future of sustainability through service.
Guests were then invited on a guided tour of the site’s servicing facilities, with service engineers providing live demonstrations of each part of the servicing process. A complimentary buffet lunch followed, after which staff and visitors alike were allowed the opportunity to network.
The afternoon concluded with talks from Baris Butut and José Argiro on connectivity and digitalisation of equipment. Here, it was revealed that unplanned downtime can be rectified in a third of the usual time through digital services.
Alfa Laval also offered virtual reality sessions with MediaMedic on the day, allowing visitors to experience an internal view of a decanter of gasketed plate heat exchanger.