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Manchester Recycling Firm Saves £17k with CPM Smart Sensor Technology

Manchester Recycling Firm Saves £17k with CPM Smart Sensor Technology

Working with a Manchester Recycling Company, savings of £17,000 were achieved by detecting an impending failure on an electric motor as a result of installing CPM Engineering's Smart Sensor technology. The problem – the common cause, cost and inconvenience of motor failure Dust and dirt contamination is a common cause of expensive motor failure in
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Pump Testing saves £42,000 a year

Pump Testing saves £42,000 a year

A Chemical industry operator was experiencing repetitive failures with a lobe pump. The pump was failing every few months due to mechanical seal damage. In these instances identifying the root cause of the failure is critical to resolving the problem and performance testing is an integral part of this alongside understanding the application and duty in which the pump is

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Lobe Pump Repair – Case Study

Lobe Pump Repair – Case Study

In a Nutshell Industry: Chemical Product: Lobe Pump Problem: Repetitive failures due to mechanical seal damage MTBF < 5 months Solution: Analysis of root cause failure Pump modification – installation of pressure relief system Results: CPM’s Pump Test complete Cost Savings: approx. £12,000/year Downtime Savings: approx. 30 days/year CPM recently assisted a client in the

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Case Study: Over 50 Smart Sensors Installed for a Single Customer

Case Study: Over 50 Smart Sensors Installed for a Single Customer

During the last quarter, CPM completed the installation of over 50 smart sensors on a customer’s critical production lines. CPM’s Smart Sensors Offer We invest in our customer’s plant by supplying and installing the sensors and encompassing the ‘CPM Offer’ as part of a fixed term agreement. CPM can provide different service packages and also

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Our repair, replace, manage and maintain delivers value!

Our repair, replace, manage and maintain delivers value!

From emergency repairs to scheduled maintenance we focus on root cause failure analysis. This helps our customers to identify underlying problems and rectifying them before they result in a breakdown. At CPM we believe that we need to have the capability to offer the customer the best option in every instance in order to achieve

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Intelligent Motors

Intelligent Motors

Servo motors are expected to exceed 12 billion dollars worldwide in the next few years and are becoming an everyday occurrence in automated processes. Much is written about their features and capabilities but not so much about their maintenance and repair. So should they be repaired just like any other electric motor?

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Everything You Need to Know About CPM Engineering Smart Sensors

Everything You Need to Know About CPM Engineering Smart Sensors

What is predictive maintenance? Predictive maintenance is more or less what it says, it is a systematic method which helps determine the condition of in-service equipment in order to predict when maintenance should be performed. What are Smart Sensors? As the cost of sensors tumble it now makes continual monitoring of machines affordable with all

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Repair, Replace, Manage, Maintain – CPM Philosophy

Repair, Replace, Manage, Maintain – CPM Philosophy

Repairing should only be one aspect of a maintenance programme. CPM believe that they need to have the capability to offer the customer the best option in every instance in order to achieve the best return for every £ spent. That is why CPM developed the REPAIR REPLACE MANAGE MAINTAIN philosophy which means every solution is tailor made for you.

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Predictive, Preventative and Reactive Maintenance of Motors

Predictive, Preventative and Reactive Maintenance of Motors

Post War and into the industrial age maintenance has become an important everyday practice for most companies. Initially maintenance was based around corrective actions, a “fix it when it broke” – reactive approach. From there an evolution in maintenance professionals have added more and more proactive elements to their maintenance strategy – preventative.

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Environmental Responsibility, Check! CPM Is Now ISO 14001 Certified!

Environmental Responsibility, Check! CPM Is Now ISO 14001 Certified!

In times when there is increased focus on the impact that any business has on the environment, companies are under pressure to meet their clients’ requirements as well as achieve their own standards. CPM is continually mindful of achieving new goals and has successfully completed the ISO 14001 accreditation. An Environment Management System based upon

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