When a production plant floods, catches fire or takes a hit from an industrial incident or natural disaster, the clock starts straight away.

Plate heat exchangers seldom feature in conversations about data centre performance. They are not the racks, the chillers or the switchgear that tend to command attention. Yet in a growing number of facilities, they sit at a critical junction in the cooling chain, and their condition has a direct bearing on the metric that matters most: uptime.

The global beverage industry is currently witnessing a huge shift. Driven by a surge in ‘mindful drinking’, the low and no-alcohol (LNA) sector, comprising beers, ciders and spirits with less than 0.5% ABV, is no longer a niche market but a primary driver of innovation. However, this ‘NoLo’ revolution brings with it a significant, often invisible, technical challenge.