Integrated Global Services (IGS) today announced the expansion of its Automated Field Welding Services with the opening of a new operational hub in Radom, Poland. The facility will support welding procedure development, project qualifications, and specialized mock-ups, serving customers across Europe and other global regions.

The expansion broadens IGS’s global operational capabilities and complements its existing HVTS® (High Velocity Thermal Spray) technology. Together, these services offer a range of surface protection solutions to address corrosion and erosion challenges in demanding industrial environments.

Expanding Surface Protection for Global Industries

IGS began offering welding solutions in 2003. While the company transitioned its main focus to HVTS® in 2012, it continued to support welding projects in key regions such as Africa. Now, in response to growing customer demand and the opportunity to offer a full-service model, IGS is expanding its automated field welding capabilities with three complementary services:

• Weld Build-Up – Restoration of base material to original specifications
• Weld Overlay – Engineered protection against corrosion and erosion
• Specialty Welding – Advanced, code-compliant repair and upgrade services

These services are initially available across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, supported by the new hub in central Europe.

Weld Overlay Applications Across Industries

Weld Overlay is designed for high-risk operating environments and is suitable for a wide range of industries, including:

• Refineries – Protection from naphthenic acid, H₂S, CO₂, HCl, and ammonia corrosion
• Chemical Processing – Acid and erosion resistance
• Waste-to-Energy Boilers – Protection against high temperatures, corrosive gases, ash, chlorides, and sulfates
• Biomass Boilers – Resistance to alkali corrosion
• Pulp & Paper – Protection of black liquor recovery boilers and digesters

• Execution and Integration Approach

  IGS delivers automated field welding and surface protection services through a structured approach focused on consistency, integration, and quality. Projects are managed by in-house teams, supported by coordinated logistics and the ability to mobilize from regional hubs worldwide.

  Welding services may be integrated alongside HVTS® and other surface protection technologies, enabling efficient project execution across multiple scopes. This consolidated delivery model streamlines planning and coordination, helping reduce reliance on multiple contractors.

  When used together, Weld Overlay and HVTS® provide a complementary solution that enables both the restoration of degraded surfaces and protection against future corrosion and erosion. This integrated approach is designed to extend equipment life, support safer operations, and contribute to long-term asset reliability.

  “The expansion of our Automated Field Welding Services enhances our ability to support asset owners across a broader range of applications and geographies,” said Rich Crawford, CEO of IGS. “This investment reflects our ongoing commitment to deliver the capabilities our customers are asking for. By aligning welding with HVTS® and our other solutions, we’re enabling a more unified and efficient approach to surface protection.”

  Global Growth and Talent Expansion

  In response to rising global demand, IGS is recruiting Automated Weld Operators, Team Leaders, and Equipment Technicians to support operational growth. These roles will help maintain agility and readiness across international projects.

  Interested candidates can explore current opportunities at IGS Careers.

   To learn more about IGS Automated Field Welding Services, click here.

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EEMUA has released a new edition (Edition 2) of its publication EEMUA 222, ‘Guide to the application of IEC 61511 to safety instrumented systems in the process industries’.

Written by leading experts, including from EEMUA member companies and with input from the GB Health and Safety Executive, EEMUA 222 provides guidance and recommendations on the application of the IEC 61511 standard for the specification and implementation of safety instrumented systems designed to bring a process plant to a safe state should a hazardous incident occur.

EEMUA 222 is intended to explain how to use the IEC 61511 standard effectively and addresses the responsibility and deliverables of organisations involved in the specification, supply and maintenance of safety instrumented systems.

The second edition of EEMUA 222 has been extensively revised to reflect the greater maturity of the standards and the understanding of functional safety in general. There is new coverage on points of difficulty that are likely to be encountered and where standards currently lack detailed guidance.

EEMUA 222 is available to purchase directly from EEMUA. 

EXAIR’s new Ultra Duty Line Vacs™ offer the most powerful and durable pneumatic conveyors yet. Engineered specifically to withstand highly abrasive conveying tasks, the Ultra Duty Line Vac’s design combines a hardened alloy and ceramic material that provide exceptional resistance to wear over extended periods of time. This makes it the ideal choice for moving abrasive materials such as peat, sand, glass, powders, and other fine media commonly found in blasting, grinding, and finishing operations.

            The Ultra Duty Line Vac utilizes a small amount of compressed air to create an intense vacuum with throughput 50% higher than EXAIR’s standard Line Vac, making it the best solution for facilities needing maximum durability and performance. Its efficient design ensures instantaneous response, high throughput, and the ability to convey materials over long vertical and horizontal runs. Housing a ceramic insert, the Ultra Duty is especially resistant to wear over longer periods of time and offers a longstanding conveyance solution perfect for filling operations, hopper loading, waste removal, sampling, and much more.

            These units are available in 1-1/4², 1-1/2", and 2" sizes that fit standard hose or tube diameters. The Ultra Duty Line Vac has no moving parts, requires no electricity, and ensures maintenance-free operation. Optional mounting brackets simplify installation, and flow can be easily controlled with a pressure regulator. Like all EXAIR products, the Ultra Duty Line Vac is CE compliant and meets OSHA pressure requirements. It is available for immediate shipment from stock, starting from $1,372.00. https://exair.co/190-udlv

 A new pump from Borger has significantly enhanced process efficiency at a facility where high quality drywall is manufactured.

Conveying well-water that is combined with gypsum to produce the drywall product, Borger’s BLUELine CL 390 rotary lobe pump is self-priming, valveless, and has reversible operation.

Handling viscous and abrasive materials with ease, the compact Borger pump is capable of flows up to 7500gpm.

Reliable, powerful and robust, the pump is designed with Borger’s classic Maintenance-In-Place for very easy servicing, requiring no special tools.

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For sludge tank mixing applications in the North of England, a total of three Landia Chopper Pumps have now replaced units that were causing irritating operational and financial issues for a water company.

Frustrated not only by a broken seal, but the prohibitive cost and time delay to replace it, the water company first switched one sludge tank’s pumping and mixing duties to a Landia Chopper Pump, with immediate positive results.

A further two of the failing costly pumps have both also now been replaced by the Landia Chopper Pump, which is in its 75^th year.

In addition to the broken seals, exorbitant parts’ costs and excessive waiting times, the existing pumps were causing the water company unanticipated labour because they also required constant adjustment, whereas the long-proven Landia Chopper Pump (the world’s first, back in 1950) does not.

“Furthermore,” reports Landia’s Howard Burton, “our pumps, being close-coupled, have far smaller footprints.  This means they can slot into more confined spaces, and so can be used in applications where larger pumps simply won’t fit.”

He added: “The water company says that the level of pumping and mixing for the sludge tanks is still every bit as effective, if not better, and without all of the burdens caused by the troublesome and increasingly expensive previous units.”

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SAB Bröckskes presents SABdynamic 900 and 910, a new generation of CSA and UL/cUL approved cables – made in Germany for worldwide use. The special cable manufacturer thus extends its range by permanently flexible control and data cables, which are equally suitable for drag chains and robot-compatible torsion applications. Both cable variants can withstand over 10 million bending cycles and over 10 million torsion cycles up to ±180°/m or 5 million up to ±360°/m. An added advantage of the new generation is the reduced cable capacitance. The SABdynamic 900 and 910 data variants achieve very high signal integrity, due to the reduced material thickness of the SABIX-based insulating sleeve. Therefore, they ensure interference-free and loss-free data transmission for real-time applications even with cable lengths over 20 m. The new SABdynamic 900 and 910 cable series, each manufactured in control and data versions, are designed for voltages up to 350 V and 600 V respectively and can withstand temperatures between -40 °C and 90 °C. In addition, they have an excellent TMPU-tested oil resistance according to EN 50363-10-2 and VDE 0207-363-10-2 as well as good chemical resistance to acids, alkalis, solvents and hydraulic fluids.

They are UV-resistant according to HD 605, ozone-proof according to DIN EN 50396, saltwater-resistant according to UL 1309 as well as RoHS-compliant and LABS-non-critical. In addition, both versions are PFAS-free, which offers users operational safety even in the event of a PFAS ban. Thanks to the halogen-free material mix with a flame-retardant, self-extinguishing PUR jacket, both product series meet the approval criteria for the North American market. SAB Bröckskes supplies S900 Data by default in the format 12 x 0.14 mm² as a multi-core

unshielded cable as well as in four multi-pair shielded variants. The S910 Data version is available in three standard versions. SAB Bröckskes offers standard control cables as two multi-core unshielded and two multi-core shielded options. On request, the manufacturer develops and produces bespoke solutions with customer-specific dimensions, different sheath colors and individual cable designs.

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Dan Widdel has become the new President of Illinois-based Lakeside Equipment Corporation, who since their formation back in 1928, have become a highly renowned provider of wastewater treatment systems, including screens, grit collectors, clarifiers, screw pumps, and biological processes.

With Lakeside for 25 years, Dan steps up to replace retiring President, Karen Wolk, who served the employee-owned company for 40 years. Karen had been in the head role for the past three years, following the sudden passing away of Lakeside’s much-admired President, Steve Eckstein.

“This is a huge honour for me to follow in the footsteps of those who have led Lakeside Equipment Corporation so diligently for almost a century,” said Dan Widdel.

“Despite some challenging times in our long history, including the Pandemic, and the tragic loss of our former President, we have stuck together as a very solid team, determined, no matter what, to deliver the very best solutions for our customers. I would like to sincerely thank Karen Wolk for her huge contribution in pushing Lakeside forward”.

Jim Snyder (Lakeside’s Production Manager), who has been with the business for 43 years, moves up to become joint Vice President, sharing the new mantle with Jim McKee (National Sales Manager), who has been at Lakeside for 25 years.

Meanwhile, Jamie Marshall has joined Lakeside as its new Controller. She recently completed her Master of Business Administration, together with achieving a human resources graduate certificate.