When your steam plant is working at peak performance, it is the perfect time to turn your attention to preventative maintenance.
By being prepared, you can minimise system downtime and unscheduled maintenance.
Our steam experts and service teams are on hand to give you the peace of mind by avoiding lengthy downtimes.
Your steam system needs regular health checks to maximise production uptime. Keeping on top of the little things, day to day could mean that you avoid any surprises.
Minimal breakdowns, quick and easy access to spare parts and reduced Total Cost of Ownership are all within reach.
Scheduled maintenance agreements, swift replacement of parts and experienced teams on hand to install and commission are all part of our offering.
Your local Spirax Sarco engineer can help maximise system uptime and keep your plant operating within budget.
Daniel Thwaites Brewery, UK
Outsource steam trap repair and replacement activity.
Implement a three year steam trap management contract.
In addition to meeting the original objective, the brewery discovered increased system uptime and reduced carbon emissions.
For those who would like to upskill your staff in the various facets of steam applications, we offer a wide range of training courses. We offer a unique opportunity to learn with the leading experts in steam technology.
The aim is to help empower your team to effectively manage, maintain and repair your steam system.
Do you need to keep your engineers working on their core jobs without distraction?
Are you looking to reduce unscheduled maintenance and downtime?
Do you want to build steam expertise in your own team?
Wholesale gas prices have seen unprecedented hikes in 2021 which has led to many energy companies folding under the pressure. It emerged that the UK’s sixth-largest energy company with 1.7m customers, is seeking a bailout to stay afloat and this trend is set to continue.
Surveys cover a wide range of equipment including steam traps, high limit control equipment and condensate pumps. Each survey first measures your system's current efficiency and identifies areas of improvement and the potential savings to be gained.
For plant managers, two things in life are certain: manufacturing uses a lot of energy; and that energy costs money. In fact, a survey by The Daily Telegraph and YouGov revealed that 28 per cent of manufacturing companies spend more than £250,000 a year on energy . That’s enough to make anyone’s eyes water.
Implementing an effective steam trap management plan, doesn’t need to be complicated. Lowering Carbon output, increased production and energy savings are all benefits you could achieve from regular management.
Steam is an incredible heat transfer medium and, it’s come a long way from its traditional associations with locomotives and the Industrial Revolution. Today it’s an integral, clean and essential part of modern technology. Without it, our food, textile, chemical, medical, power, heating and transport industries could not exist or perform as they do.
Being held responsible for a facility where vital cancer research is conducted is no mean task for any facilities team. So having confidence that all specialist mechanical services are working at their optimum level is paramount. By streamlining maintenance of its steam systems, the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research has mitigated outstanding risk and freed up in-house resource to focus on what they do best.