CPM’s Manchester Service Centre is the first company in Europe to be awarded the coveted EASA accreditation following a 2 day audit. The Electrical Apparatus Services Association (EASA) is a world-wide trade association with 1900 members with a stated aim as being recognised globally as the Electro-Mechanical authority. EASA promotes best practice in the repair

The top 10 selection criteria for choosing an Electro Mechanical Service provider: The number one answer, ‘Quality of Service Work’, has been the most important factor for the last 3 surveys back to 2003! The second most important criteria, ‘Knowledge and Availability of Field Engineers’ has not been seen in the top 10 before, showing

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

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.

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

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

At CPM we recognise that repairing rotating equipment when the customer needs it, to a reliable standard and at a cost which doesn’t break the bank is vital when equipment fails but that’s only part of the story. Ensuring the maximum life of the repair is where there are big savings to me made. We

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

Long before equipment fails it will experience a significant rise in temperature. Although you cannot physically see this rise in temperature, you can use certain tools to recognise it. The application of thermography detects temperatures via infrared radiation and converts it into visible light, which allows for a condition monitoring engineer to detect static electrical

Lots of papers and articles have been written on the costs of industrial downtime caused by the unplanned failure of rotating machines and the consequential effect caused by loss of production, health & safety issues, process contamination and the resources required to get the plant operational again. Much less however, has been written about the

I don’t think many of us would argue with the following definition when determining Critical Spares for a production or manufacturing facility: “A criticality analysis reveals that probable failure of the equipment under review would affect employee safety, environment, or the ability of the production process to run effectively.” At CPM Engineering we assist customers

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.

CPM Engineering are one of only 50 service centres worldwide and the only one outside of North America to achieve EASA’s accreditation. This third-party audited scheme provides the guarantee for the users of electric motors that by using ‘best practices’, the energy efficiency of their machines is maintained and the reliability returned to that when

CHistory The sampling and analysing of lubricating oils dates back more than 70 years when it was first used in the railway industry to detect deterioration in the quality of the lubrication in trains and locomotives. Since that time it has been used in many applications both in civilian and military and latterly as part