The IECEx Personnel Competence Certificate
It is a requirement of the European Union and the IEC that personnel working in potentially explosive atmospheres are competent.
The industry is confronted with the challenge of having to prove this. One of the most rigorous ways to demonstrate competence is through the IECEx Personnel Competence Scheme, and with approximately 300 certificates issued to individuals working in hazardous areas to date, the scheme is gathering pace. (Read More)
indEx Enclosures – Simplifying your Supply Chain
In our industry there are often long supply chains with each entity adding value until the end product reaches the final customer, in our case standard or custom ATEX Enclosures, Cabinets and Control Stations.
Some entities are in place to compensate for poor upstream supply chain performance thus not directly adding value to the final customer at a heavy cost. (Read More)
NE Expertise Collaboration Produces Unique Vessel
Close collaboration between two Northumberland engineering companies has resulted in the production of a unique marine vessel which is certified for work in the most extreme Hazardous Areas.
Blyth-based Alnmaritec, the UK’s premier commercial boat builder, and the nearby Ashington-based A-Belco Group joined forces for the production of a line and hose handling boat which is to be installed on the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) (Read More)
CAD Control Systems Deploy Extronics Hazardous Area UPS In Blow-Out Prevention Control System
Background: CAD Control Systems, headquartered in Broussard, Louisiana, is the industry leader in the design and manufacture of Control Systems and High Pressure Test Systems for the world’s leading drilling contractors. Operating in over 30 countries, a key product for CAD is their Blow-Out Prevention Control System which is used in drilling operations throughout the world. (Read More)
Electricity Company Practices What It Preaches
When it comes to high voltage electrical inspection a high end thermal imaging camera is undoubtedly the best choice.
Quite simply, a more powerful camera allows an image to be seen in far greater detail over distance. And this is vital for the safe thermal inspection of high voltage lines and substations.
For this reason the Electricity Supply Board (Read More)
Alternators For Hazardous Area Use.
Gencoeec Ltd of Ketton Lincolnshire UK have developed a special type of brushless non sparking 4pole [1500-1800RPM] alternators specifically for use in hazardous environments in mines and oil fields.
The machines comply with European and North American specifications for zone 2 EExnA/BIIT3 and ATEX compliance.
All the units are totally enclosed intended to (Read More)
New Intrinsically-safe Infrared Thermometer from Fluke
Fluke, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced a new, intrinsically-safe, infra-red (IR) thermometer, designed for electrical and HVAC installation and maintenance technicians and plant maintenance professionals working in hazardous (Zones 1 & 2) gas and vapour environments in process industries such as petroleum, oil and gas, chemical and pharmaceutical. (Read More)
CCTV Hire Supports Excellence In Drain Services
With more than 40 regional drain cleaning service centres across the country, Metro Rod provides a 24 hour service to anyone with blocked or damaged drains, pipes, toilets, sinks etc.
To support this capability, the company and its franchisees maintain a fleet of the latest equipment such as tankers, high pressure jets, excavators, pipe liners and CCTV surveying equipment. (Read More)
Upping The Standards Of Thermal Inspection
In terms of suitability for hazardous engineering applications, IRISS infrared windows for thermal inspection are in a class of their own.
This is because they are the world’s only industrial grade windows able to withstand ambient temperature extremes, high humidity, continuous vibration, high frequency noise and high duty cycles.
Whilst fluoride crystal windows may be (Read More)
Game-changing Zone 2 iSiS1302 HMI earns ATEX, IECEx and AEx certification
The iSiS1302 – a light, bright and slim HMI that wowed the market when it was launched at OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) in May – is now officially ATEX, IECEx and AEx certified.
The iSiS1302 combines light weight with a super high bright projective capacitive touch screen to create a state-of-the-art ATEX, IECEx and AEx certified Zone 2 Class 1 Div 2, (Read More)
