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The role of technical training and its impact within the food and drink sector - Results of research carried out by MCP Consulting and Training, October 2009
 
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In recent years the extremely competitive nature of food and drink manufacturing has increased the drive for higher productivity, improved equipment efficiency and lower operational costs.  Plant reliability is paramount to achieving these requirements along with a cross-skilled and high performing workforce.

Thermoteknix Systems Ltd reacted to the ongoing H1N1 swine flu outbreak with the rapid launch of their new, low-cost FevIR Scan Skin Temperature Measurement system for mass screening of high pedestrian areas such as airports, train stations, factories and other public places. 

The system is shipping immediately ex-stock.  Now Thermoteknix have announced that FevIR Scan is available on a rental basis in mainland UK for a modest monthly fee.The miniature, discreet and ultra portable FevIR Scan Skin Temperature Monitoring system provides peace of mind with high speed sensitive temperature measurement for high volume pedestrian transit areas. 

Use of Wind Energy – Future Development The share of renewable energy sources in total energy consumption is to be increased to 20% in 2020.

Pressurex® is a thin sensor film that reveals pressure distribution and magnitude between any two contacting or impacting surfaces by instantaneously and permanently capturing and  recording a pressure profile by changing color.

Bringing together training, hr, maintenance and engineering professionals from the key food and drink organisations has led to a determined commitment  to work together to find a united way of progressing skills and training to maximise plant efficiency.

Based in Helsingborg, Sweden, Nederman is a global player in working environment products and systems. Over 60 years of experience have helped the Group develop a modern and extensive product range.

Nederman is a world leader in dust and smoke extraction, exhaust fume extraction, hose and cable reels and workplace partitioning.
With sales in more than 50 countries and its own distribution network, Nederman is the best-known brand in the industry on a global basis.

Introducing the F30 Thermo Shot, the latest Thermal Imager from NEC AVIO, with a difference. Size! This latest camera is pocket sized and ultra light weight, meaning you can take it anywhere and not only does this camera look and feel like a standard compact digital camera, its user operation is very much the same.

Making it very user friendly. No need to read the user guide for this camera! Running on rechargeable AA batteries and saving analysable Visual / Thermal data in JPEG format to SD Card, makes this camera an ideal choice for any Thermographer's equipment case and for those who do not like the orange colour, there is also a choice of Blue or Black.

Even "oil-free" components and compressors are no guarantor for "oil-free" compressed air due to impurities in the ambient air / intake air.  In most cases, a certain residual oil content cannot be entirely avoided.

Therefore precise monitoring of the oil vapour content on a constant and reliable basis is important.  In particular in critical production processes such as those found in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, food production and surface engineering. The analysis and control of compressed-air quality is a crucial factor in avoiding costly lost production and product recall.