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AirBench, the UK’s leading manufacturer of downdraught benches and cross-draught systems, is pleased to announce the release of VertEx VX – an ATEX rated version of the popular VertEx cross-draught system.

For the fifth year in a row, the team at Dust Safety Science has compiled and analyzed combustible dust incidents from around the world.

As of December 31, 2020, they captured almost 1000 incidents in their  incident reports along with a detailed analysis of the materials, industries and equipment involved.

Communication amongst teams is an essential part of conducting an efficient, effective and safe business.

But when it comes to selecting a communications device to appropriately safeguard the lone workforce, with a growing number of options, choosing the right solution that addresses the needs of employees and the business as a whole, can be challenging. Businesses need a way to combine different functions, such as communication and lone worker protection into one streamlined device. 

There are a number of considerations to take into account. For example – do staff need to be contactable all of the time? What if employees work in remote parts of a plant alone, in the evenings or at weekends? For those workers to feel safe and the employer to fulfil its duty of care, there must be a way for them to raise an alarm to get the immediate support they require in the event of an emergency. 

Due to demand in the lifting industry for more innovative products to make rigging quicker, safer and more efficient.

Modulift, a technical expert and manufacturer in the lifting industry based in the UK, have added a new product to its portfolio that is compatible with their full modular spreader beam range. The Clevis Drop Link and Delta Plate is designed to replace the standard Drop Link for certain specific rigging situations. 

BEP Europe in Bruges, a manufacturer of testing systems for assembly lines in the automotive industry, utilises HBK’s range of HBM T40B torque meters and a TIM-PN measurement amplifier for the calibration of braking forces in new test benches.

To minimise the error margin of the measurement data as much as possible, BEP has defined a precise procedure for calibration/verification. The manufacturer of test benches uses the measured values of HBK’s torque meters as a reference value for the roller test benches.

As part of Burke E. Porter (BEP) Group, BEP Europe is one of the leading manufacturers of testing systems for assembly lines, that are supplied to the plants of practically all the well-known automotive brands. The testing systems are set up at the end of the production lines for the testing and adjustment of various vehicle parts and functions, including brakes, suspension and road handling. They adjust lighting, wheel alignment and test sensors for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Head-up Display (HuD) and assisted parking.

Vibration is all around us. In fact, to the untrained ear, vibration might seem to be part and parcel of the manufacturing environment. To some extent, that’s true – vibration is a common by-product of the rotating tools used in milling – but to machine specialists, vibration can lead to chatter and be the cause of poor-quality parts and excessive cycle times.

In order to avoid chatter and eliminate its impacts on performance, including increased tool wear and poor surface quality on components, machine operators spend a significant proportion of their time determining the ideal setup of individual jobs. This approach often centres around trial and error tactics – from reducing speed and adjusting feed rates through to varying axial and radial depths of cut.

As engineering managers cope with relentless pressure to deliver improved productivity, often with fewer skilled hands and tighter budgets, the benefits of professional tool storage and management become stronger than ever.

Snap-on Industrial’s Level 5™ automated total asset management system brings order to any workplace, enabling engineers and technicians to track tools from one central point.  It provides complete reports on everything managers or supervisors need to keep an eye on, even advising when a tool needs to be refilled or re-ordered. 

Ineos, the global chemicals company, has had five new Hart Industrials doors installed at its Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham, site in a project being carried out by Hawkins Construction. 

Four Speedor Storms and one Speedor Mini were part of the rebuild and refurbishment of the Ineos facility. 

“We have installed 25 doors on the site in recent years,” says Gordon Kipling, Hart’s regional sales manager. “It is good to see quality and reliability of product remains a priority.” 

Mr Kipling adds: “Speedor Storm is an external high speed door designed for frequent use in high traffic situations where wind resistance is required on large openings up to 8m. 

Hydrogen - a clean, carbon neutral energy source emitting no CO2 - is often described as the fuel of the future, though it’s already being used across a growing range of applications in the UK and overseas. 

While acknowledging that hydrogen’s ‘green planet’ credentials are highly encouraging, technical experts at Wolf Safety believe the risks it can potentially cause should not be underestimated. 

Save cooling tower energy and maintain performance through simple tasks - Gary Dicker, Technical Sales Director, DHD Cooling

A cooling tower allows building owners and operators to take advantage of   low cooling water temperatures and higher rates of heat rejection per square metre inherent in evaporative cooling systems. A well maintained cooling tower enables cooling systems to perform at optimum efficiency, reliably and cost-effectively, with contractors who maintain cooling systems able to service their customers with comprehensive and routine cooling tower maintenance programmes that should maintain cooling performance for many years..