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The water industry needs a lubrication partner it can trust

by James Goodgame

There’s something extraordinary about Lubrication in the Water Industry, where we’re not just focused on reducing its operational costs and its carbon footprint. Less common, in the face of ever-increasing demand, is the requirement to lower the cost to the customer. And almost unique is the need to keep 64 million consumers supplied, day in, day out, with a 100% safe product. That’s why the water industry needs a partner able to meet all its lubrication flow: ensuring the taps keep running, the toilets keep flushing, and the industry keeps its head above water.

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Unidentified production problems can't hide from ERIKS Digital Reliability Services

by Peter Mitchell

There are many factors that can determine the efficient running of your production line. But when inefficiencies arise, it’s not always straight forward to identify the root cause. Unless you're able to monitor online... Welcome to ERIKS Digital Reliability Services.

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Power is Knowledge: Virtually improving your skillset

by Richard Ludlam

Every year we grow even more complacent with our skillsets and expertise, in fact, the average skilled person with 20 years’ experience is several years behind in skill despite years of training and qualifications achieved.

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Industrial supply chain: the need for speed

by Richard Ludlam

We’re living in a 24/7, always-on world.  A world where we expect and want everything now.  Many of us have become conditioned by the Amazon model, especially if we subscribe to Amazon Prime where we can manage and track our transaction online and next – or even same – day delivery is the norm.

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Fulfilment Centre of Expertise - exploring the anatomy of a 21st century supply chain...

by Richard Ludlam

In normal times, the subject of industrial supply chains is unlikely to set pulses racing.  But we’re no longer living in normal times...

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Fulfilment Centre of Expertise - exploring the anatomy of a 21st century supply chain...

by Richard Ludlam

In normal times, the subject of industrial supply chains is unlikely to set pulses racing.  But we’re no longer living in normal times...

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ERIKS Haydock - A Super Servo Service

by Stewart Royle

Have you ever considered how your metal cutting machines create that precise motion for milling or bending those perfect lines in hard surfaces during metal fabrication processes? The answer, a specialised Servo Motor.

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How untangling hoses saved £26,000

by Mark Carpenter

Hoses can tie-up money. Leak cash. Spray budgets up the wall. And their associated health and safety considerations can easily trip people up. That’s why a concerned engineering manager called in ERIKS to take a close look at the hose assets of a major Scottish Malt Whisky distillery. 

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A major step towards higher energy efficiency

by Alex Mills

Electric motors are one of the most widely used applications in factories worldwide. In fact, according to According to ‘Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Electric Driven Systems,’ a 2011 report produced by IEA, they account for 46% of all electrical consumption.

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Vacuum equipment - a step forward in confectionary handling

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A famous fictional chocolatier once said: “Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.”  Care to take a guess at who?

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