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Increase safety for almost any confined space by completely covering its opening with a physical barrier and safety message. 8 types of Confined Space Safety Covers are now available from Brady Corporation.

Rubix UK has completed the acquisition of specialist hydraulics services supplier, Hydra Engineering Services (Hydraflow Hydraulics), in line with the Group’s network development strategy.

Hydraflow Hydraulics specialises in the repair and reconditioning of large cylinders and offers considerable expertise in MRO services. These services include on-site fault-finding and testing of hydraulic pumps, power pack refurbishment, build and custom design, as well as valve repair.

Karl Lycett – Rittal UK’s Product Manager for Climate Control

Failing Dry January? 2020 Resolutions already broken? This time of year can be depressing – so much so, they even call January 20th “Blue Monday”!

Well, why not make one resolution now, which could completely transform your working environment this summer?

The contract involved the installation of four Speedor Storms and four Hart roller shutters, three of them insulated.

Gordon Kipling, Hart’s North East’s sales manager, says the contract was for work at Nissan’s on-site plastics processing plant. “Working in a “live” environment has been challenging, with time pressured dates for certain parts of the project,” says Mr Kipling.

A Texas refinery achieves improved performance from API barrel pump with an ROI of just 35 days

Productivity targets are a key performance measure in any process industry and the refining business is no exception. Increasing output from a large refinery to meet market demand does present its challenges, however, dealing with the pumps does not need to be one of them. Sulzer has proved that a retrofit can provide the most cost-efficient solution, when carried out by a provider with the right design experience and manufacturing expertise.

Pointfuse is helping engineers design and develop an electric plane that will take part in the Air Race E competition later this year. The world’s first electric air race will see eight international teams, including Canada based Team Outlaw, simultaneously race electric aircraft around a 5km circuit, just 10 meters above the ground and at speeds of up to 450kmh. Using as-built plans created from laser scanned data and processed using Pointfuse, Team Outlaw are planning to replace the traditional motor with a battery powered electric unit before competing in the race which is described as NASCAR in the air.

To help landlords and installers comply with Building Regulations, Elta Fans has expanded its de-centralised mechanical extract ventilation (dMEV) fan range with the introduction of the MORI dMEV II 150HT.

Elta Fans’ dMEV range provides ultra-quiet, low-energy ventilation for use in kitchens, utility rooms, bathrooms, shower rooms, en-suites and toilets. These continuously running units are designed to provide improved performance over intermittent extract fans for the existing homes market, as they are able to provide a guaranteed ventilation rate and do not have a high dependency on background ventilators, such as trickle vents in windows.

FLIR T540

Troubleshoot hot spots, find hidden faults, and confirm repairs quickly with the ergonomic, high-resolution FLIR T540. This 161,472 (464 × 348) pixel thermal imaging camera has a bright 4" LCD and a 180° rotating lens platform, so you can easily and comfortably diagnose electrical or mechanical issues, even in hard-to-reach areas. Advanced on-camera measurement tools such as 1-Touch Level/Span, plus laser-assisted autofocus, ensure you’ll record accurate temperature measurements every time.

Now available from Dichtomatik Ltd, the authorised UK distributor of food and beverage related products manufactured by Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, come two sealing materials with high purity levels that are ideal for food industry applications, as well as those in the pharmaceutical sector. In fact, these advanced Freudenberg silicone elastomers - 70 VMQ 117055 and 60 VMQ 117117 - have just achieved compliance with two important food industry regulations in China, adding to a host of existing certifications applicable in the EU and US.

When a manufacturer of centrifugal pumps for water-treatment applications was developing a new high-speed design, it could not understand why test-rig trials indicated a higher running temperature than the original concept. Duly concerned, the company contacted NSK, which sent an AIP+ (Added Value Programme) expert to the company´s site in France to perform a full vibration analysis. NSK´s investigation, which was carried out as part of its Condition Monitoring Service (CMS) that analyses the health of bearings and associated components, saved the customer €34,500.S032018-N-
Image1.jpeg - NSK´s Condition Monitoring Service is a sensitive and comprehensive method of detecting the early signs of wear.