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CCTV Hire Supports Excellence In Drain Services

dec-2013-11CCTV 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

dec-2013-10Upping 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

dec-2013-9Game-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)

IS loop powered 4/20mA Set Point Station reduces cost

dec-2013-8IS loop powered 4/20mA Set Point Station reduces cost

BEKA associates have introduced a new intrinsically safe panel mounting loop-powered 4/20mA Set Point Station [set point generator], which is ATEX and IECEx certified for use in all gas and dust hazardous areas.

Enabling manual set point adjustment from within a hazardous process area, it incorporates a bold five digit display which may be calibrated to show the engineering variable represented by the 4/20mA current, plus a thirty one segment (Read More)

EJX Pressure Transmitters

dec-2013-7EJX Pressure Transmitters

The EJX range of transmitters is Yokogawa’s premium performance line of Dpharp pressure transmitters.

Released in 2004, it offers the most technologically advanced solution with class-leading performance and stability specifications.
Additionally, the EJX family offers unique features such as standard IEC61508 certification, optional contact output, advanced diagnostics, multivariable mass flow measurement and ISA100 wireless capability. (Read More)

Asecos Q Range – Proven Fire Resistance of 90 Minutes

dec-2013-6Asecos Q Range – Proven Fire Resistance of 90 Minutes

Asecos Type 90 storage cabinets provide extremely safe, regulation-compliant storage of hazardous materials in laboratories and other work spaces.

Each cabinet variant is furnace tested in accordance with EN 14470-1 and proven to give fire resistance of 90 minutes. Extremely robust in construction for maximum torsional rigidity and with tamper proof lock and indicators built in, every ASECOS cabinet has GS (Read More)

Hazardous Area Weighing for the Chemical Industry

dec-2013-5Hazardous Area Weighing for the Chemical Industry

Anyone specifying weighing equipment in a hazardous area must comply with ATEX regulations.

So it is key to have a clear understanding of your safety requirements to ensure compliance and avoid expensive mistakes.

Gain expert guidance on hazardous area weighing. METTLER TOLEDO’s white paper, webinar and poster provide a comprehensive (Read More)

Hansford Sensors Publishes White Paper On ATEX Directives

dec-2013-4Hansford Sensors Publishes White Paper On ATEX Directives

A new publication from Hansford Sensors, the leading manufacturer of industrial vibration sensors, will help process and manufacturing engineers gain a better understanding of the latest ATEX directives.

Available as a free White Paper download from the Hansford Sensors’ web site, the new publication helps engineers understand the regulations implemented by the ATEX 95 Equipment Directive 94/9/EC (Read More)

FULL OF BEANS

dec-2013-3FULL OF BEANS

BVC have design and installed a central vacuum cleaning/ bulk removal system for an international food processing company.  

The system removes beans, hulls and flaked materials conveying them to a filter separator via a rotary valve, discharging them into the waste product skip.

This enables operators to use hoses and tools for general heavy industrial vacuum cleaning. (Read More)

IET introduces Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management

dec-2013-2IET introduces Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, formerly the IEE) has launched the Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management which has been developed by IET Standards.

The new Code provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of electrical safety, as well as a systematic process for assessing and managing electrical safety in any business. It provides a good practice practical guide in the form (Read More)