Mindful that not everybody wants to wear heavy, unfashionable steel-toed boots in the workshop, Mac Tools has designed a smart new alternative: the Safety Trainer which is lightweight and flexible when crouching. Finished in an attractive black suede with a reinforced panel over the toes and featuring the red Mac Tools logo, this new item of footwear is much more than just a great-looking training shoe. Conceived with safety as a priority, the design meets and exceeds CE EN345 safety standards. (Read More)
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Igus Linear Drive Modules For Extreme Conditions
Combined motor and drylin linear unit for use under water or in a vacuum
Linear motion specialist igus UK augments the motor programme for its drylin leadscrew units and belt drive modules by introducing new and ready-to-install combinations of motor and linear unit for use under water or in a vacuum.
The drylin ZLW toothed belt drive module, with variable stroke length, is particularly well-suited for (Read More)
Cyberhawk Appoints New CEO And Increases Focus On Technology Innovation
Cyberhawk Innovations has appointed Craig Roberts as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead the expansion of the company and the further commercialisation of its aerial inspection and surveying services for the oil & gas and utilities markets including renewables. Cyberhawk are the world leaders in the use of remotely operated aerial vehicles (ROAVs) to carry out engineering inspections of live assets such as flares and transmission towers and also deliver state of the art land surveying services.
Craig Roberts has extensive international business experience and a deep understanding of non-destructive testing (NDT), which is at the heart of Cyberhawk’s service offering. Craig was formerly the CEO of Mechanical Integrity Inc., a leading proponent of advanced NDT for the oil and gas industry, headquartered in Houston, Texas. (Read More)
CSA- Sira Launches Training Programme For 2012/13
CSA-Sira provides a comprehensive range of courses for those working in potentially explosive atmospheres and the environmental monitoring industry.
Training in the principles of: IEC; ATEX 94/9/EC & 137; DSEAR; IEC 61508 Functional Safety; MCERTS Environmental Monitoring (Air & Water); IECEx Certification of Personnel Competence & Competence Professional Schemes. (Read More)
Mutech Dons Hard Hats For A Team Building Exercise Down Under
Staff at Mutech Ltd, one of the UK’s leading electronics design and manufacturing companies, put aside their oscilloscopes and soldering irons in favour of hard hats and miner’s lamps when they took part in a team building exercise at the National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCM) based at Overton, near Wakefield.
Mutech’s approach to the corporate team building experience was part of the company’s annual Summer Day Out. (Read More)
Draeger Safety UK says its new X-act 5000 is a major step forward in measuring hazardous gases in the oil and gas industry. The new X-act 5000 uses a unique new pump concept, which when used in conjunction with Draeger-Tubes, allows spot-check measuring and sampling of gases – the first ever dual function of its kind.
This is designed to make life easier for oil and gas industry operatives who routinely use gas detector tubes to test for potentially hazardous atmospheres. As well as speeding up the entire gas testing process by up to 20%, the state-of-the-art pump also eliminates operator error by automatically transferring and storing all measurement data, improving personal safety levels and efficiency.
Optimised for a range of offshore scenarios, including confined spaces such as leg-working, tank testing and potentially explosive gas atmospheres, the X-act 5000 is the first line of defence for measuring and detecting gas hazards including including hydrocarbons, hydrogen sulphide, benzene and oxygen depletion.
Kevin Honner, a portable gas detection specialist from Draeger, says: “Early feedback suggests that the new Draeger X-act 5000 is proving popular with our customers in the oil and gas industries, helping to transform the landscape of both short and long-term gas/air measurement and testing.
“This is hardly surprising, not only from a personal and plant safety perspective, but also when considering test efficiency. Our customers are increasingly under pressure to keep to strict project timescales and the X-act 5000 allows them to do exactly that. By eliminating manual intervention and boosting personal safety, the device provides fast and reliable sampling, whilst freeing up time so that operators can concentrate on other tasks.
“We pride ourselves on the fact the Draeger name is synonymous with innovative safety solutions that protect lives, and we are delighted to launch yet another product into the marketplace that does just that.”
CSA-Sira provides a comprehensive range of courses for those working in potentially explosive atmospheres and the environmental monitoring industry. Training covers: IEC; ATEX 94/9/EC & 137; DSEAR; IEC 61508 Functional Safety; MCERTS Environmental Monitoring (Air & Water); IECEx Certification of Personnel Competence & Competence Professional Schemes.
Loctite® Adhesives Deliver The Highest Safety Standards
Rollercoasters have come a long way in engineering terms. With their origins in fifteenth century Russia, they are now the stuff of adrenalin junkies worldwide. And the latest generation of these machines have taken performance to another level, creating forces that demand the highest standards of engineering and maintenance. And it is for this reason that one of a new breed of hypercoasters relies on Loctite® engineering adhesives for its threadlocking and retaining needs. (Read More)
Fraser Provide Static Solution For Kia Slovakia
Fraser Anti-Static Techniques and EXIM – TECH (its representative for Slovakia and the Czech republic) have worked together with KIA Motors Slovakia to overcome contamination issues directly caused by static charged particles at the outer entrances of the chassis paint spray lines. Their originally installed system of contaminant removal pre-painting was not performing effectively. (Read More)