ERIKS Know+How Hub

The new home for ERIKS blogs - bringing you the latest industry news, views and features, plus technology updates, comments and information.

 

Anti-Freeze for People

by Paul Skade

Unless they’re ski instructors or snowplough drivers, few people enjoy working in freezing or very cold conditions. It’s tough enough to maintain productivity when you’re cold, but that’s not the only problem. In some cases, very low temperatures can cause actual physical harm.

Continue reading

Is Oil Damaging Your Equipment?

by Chris Dixon

The very thing that should protect your equipment could be putting it under threat of catastrophic failure.

Continue reading

When Failure Should Not Be an Option

by Andy Cruse

There is a clear correlation between improving the reliability of critical assets, extending their Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), and reducing their maintenance costs. 

Continue reading

How to Save 12 Weeks Downtime

by Trevor Hilton

Could your production line, or your entire operation, survive 12 weeks of downtime? It’s doubtful. But if one of your medium or high-voltage assets fails, that’s the kind of delay you could be looking at before you can get a replacement manufactured and back in action. So one day of Partial Discharge testing to avoid three months of lost production looks like a highly rewarding investment.

Continue reading

The New Standard for Hand Torque Tools

by Jon Whitehouse

EN ISO 6789:2017 is the new standard for hand torque tools. The 2017 edition was published at the end of February and is considerably modified from the 2003 edition.  This article is designed to explain the key differences and how the new standard is intended to be used.

Continue reading

Leader by Name, Leader by Nature

by Garry Wakeling

A new brand launched recently by ERIKS has a name that couldn’t be more appropriate. Leader Gasket Technologies is already leading the way with its product range – and in particular with its new Elastagraph® emission reduction gasket, which sets new standards in its field.

Continue reading

Compressed Air Treatment – A Guide to Filtration and Drying

by Mark Carpenter

Compressed air produced by a compressor is hot, wet and dirty. It contains water and hydrocarbon/oil vapour, liquid (aerosols) and solid particles. Professional Compressed Air Treatment is the best way to achieve Clean Compressed Air.

Continue reading

Top 5 Factors When Selecting Replacement Linear Systems

by James Goodgame

When a linear system has reached the end of its useful life, often the easiest thing to do is to replace it with a like-for-like linear system from the original equipment supplier (OE-fitted brand). However, this may not necessarily be the best choice for your machine or your business. Replacing a linear system with a product from an alternative linear supplier could be more beneficial, both in the short term and over the complete lifecycle of your machine.

Continue reading

Use Innovation to Save Money in Maintenance, Production & Design!

by Jon Whitehouse

Why are LOCTITE engineering adhesives and sealants used so widely throughout the world? Simple: because they’re a great way of reducing downtime, improving reliability, cutting costs and re-using worn parts. There are specific products for a vast range of applications, and each one is designed to deliver the very highest levels of performance, time after time. 

Continue reading

Smart Factories Need Smart Suppliers

by Chris Dixon

A highly automated, integrated, state-of-the-art production plant demands more than just a comprehensive range of reliable products. What customers really need is smart solutions. Key partnerships between ERIKS Flow Control and leading manufacturers can provide exactly that. 

Continue reading

Latest Articles

Take a look at our latest updates...

Full steam ahead - Scottish distillery with Grundfos

Nick Lees

There’s steam and there’s high-quality steam. There are pump solutions and intelligent pump solution...

Delivering for the dairy - greater milking efficiency with ERIKS and Spirax

Nick Lees

Leaking control valves were leaving a dairy product manufacturer feeling pretty cheesed off. Fortuna...

Join the Conversation

Subscribe to our News, Products & Services

How to Contact ERIKS

Get in Touch

Looking for a custom Product quote? Need an answer to a Technical question? Looking for Careers/HR support? Want to work with us? Interested in our Digital Trading solutions? Have a finance question? Send us your enquiry and a member of the ERIKS team will be with you quickly.

How are we doing?

We strive to deliver exceptional quality service and products. As part of this goal, we encourage customers to submit feedback on their experiences so we can resolve any issues and concerns.

Chat, call or find your local Branch

At ERIKS we strive to deliver the best quality service and products. As part of this goal we encourage customers to submit feedback on their experiences so we can resolve any issues and concerns.

Call us: +441215086000 

leslie shields