Knowledge that moves you forward.

Learning pathways

From a chapter to a tool.

Each pathway pairs a Library chapter that explains the method with the tool that applies it.

• Appraise an equipment investment

  Learn what NPV, IRR and payback each answer, then appraise a purchase with your own figures.

  Learn

  NPV, IRR and payback answer different questions: reading investment measures when they disagree in Investment Appraisal and Business Cases

  Apply

  Equipment Investment Appraisal (NPV, IRR, Payback, B/C, EUAC)

• Develop a flat blank for a bent part

  Learn how the neutral axis and K-factor set bend allowance, then size the blank for your own bend.

  Learn

  Neutral axis, K-factor and bend allowance in Sheet Metal Parts by the Numbers

  Apply

  Sheet Bend Allowance and Deduction

• Measure and value equipment losses

  Learn how OEE separates availability, performance and quality losses, then analyse a production period of your own.

  Learn

  Measuring productivity: output per input, labour measures and overall equipment effectiveness in Lean, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement

  Apply

  OEE and Downtime Analysis

• Find what compressed-air leaks cost

  Learn how pressure setting and leaks waste compressor energy, then audit the leaks in your own system.

  Learn

  Set the pressure and stop the waste in Compressed Air Plant by the Numbers

  Apply

  Compressed-Air Leak Audit (Leak Flow, Power, Cost and Repair Payback)

• Check whether a cold surface will sweat

  Learn how vapour pressure sets the dew point, then check your own surface against it with a margin.

  Learn

  Water in air: vapour pressure, humidity and dew point in Condensation Control by the Numbers

  Apply

  Moist Air Dew Point and Surface Condensation Check (Humidity Ratio, Enthalpy, Dew-Point Margin)

• Measure how wet your steam is

  Learn what dryness fraction means and how a throttling calorimeter measures it, then work out the dryness from your own reading.

  Learn

  Reading the steam table in Process Steam by the Numbers

  Apply

  Wet Steam Dryness by Throttling Calorimeter (Dryness Fraction, Calorimeter Validity)