Intrinsically Safe Measurement Avoids Blasts

Test instruments need to be explosion proof for machinery and process applications in hazardous areas

Test instruments is one of the most common types of intrinsically safe equipment used, primarily due to the fact that testing needs to be carried out regularly on machinery and other applications inside explosion-risk environments, explains Barry Atkins, (Read More) 

Beamex Focuses On Making The Work Of A Field Calibration Technician Easier And More Efficient

Beamex focuses on making the work of a field calibration technician easier and more efficient by launching a global “Ready for the field?” campaign.

The campaign focuses on the challenging work of a field calibration technician and how the right gear can make (Read More) 

New lower-price Fluke high resolution Visual Infrared Thermometer with AA battery flexibility

Fluke, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, has introduced the new Fluke VT04A Visual Infrared Thermometer - a lower-priced version of the Fluke VT04 with a manufacturer’s recommended price of £495. (Read More)

Five Top Tips For Maximising Steam System Productivity

Steam systems are efficient and reliable. Even so, many users are not utilising these valuable assets as hard as they might be. Paul Mayoh, Technical Manager at Spirax Sarco UK, offers five basic strategies that everyone could be applying to increase productivity and achieve more ‘bang for their buck’. (Read More)

Riello extends monobloc burner range to 12MW

Riello has extended its RS-RL-RLS range of monobloc low NOx burners.

Outputs have now been increased up to 12MW following the introduction of the models 1000 and 1200. These new models build on the popular features of the well-established R Series with key advances in power output control and ventilation. Suitable for gas, light oil or dual fuel application, advanced (Read More)

Babcock Wanson Treads Carefully... Retreading Tyre Company Installs Babcock Wanson Steam Generator

Retreading tyre specialist Vacu-Lug has installed a second Babcock Wanson ESM2000 Steam Generator complete with flue gas economiser to serve its curing process.

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All CERTUSS Steam Generators are type tested according to European Pressure Equipment Guideline DGRL 97/23/EG.

CERTUSS offer seven construction groups within their range of fossil fuel Generators with outputs ranging from 80kg/hr to 2000kg/hr and operating pressures of up to 32 Bar G.

To accompany the Generator, CERTUSS also  (Read More)

CORRECTLY SIZING A STEAM BOILER – WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?

“The correct selection of a steam boiler output is critical to its operation, efficiency and performance” Carl Knight, Fulton Ltd

If undersized for the system load, then steam pressure will rapidly decrease thus causing the boiler to collapse its steam space, in turn causing low water alarms and ultimately burner lockout. (Read More)

G P BURNERS’ DIGITAL CONTROL CONVERSION FUELS IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Swindon based combustion equipment manufacturer, G P Burners, has launched a digital burner control and variable speed drive (VSD) conversion initiative.

Under the programme, the company’s extensive range of analogue controlled gas fired burners may be retrofitted (Read More) 

Nissan Jig And Grid Floor Cleaning Facility Gains From Lanemark Process Heating And Tank Installation Design

The process gas burner expertise that is central to the leading reputation of Lanemark International Ltd., is now seen in conjunction with the company’s tank design and installation capability at a refurbished facility for one of the UK’s leading automotive manufacturing organisations. (Read More)

The facility, at the Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK plant in Sunderland, replaces an existing caustic wash unit and features both a Lanemark TX gas fired immersed tube heating system and a bespoke tank and lid design – configured to meet the precise requirements of the customer.  

“We have manufactured a fully insulated dip tank measuring some 3m x 1.7m in footprint and with an overall height of 1.5m,” comments Lanemark Director Jeff Foster, “and which also includes a hinged lid that is connected to an integral fan assisted extraction system.  This is designed to remove fumes and vapours from the process, whether the lid is closed or when the lid is opened to its full extent of almost 90°, with flexible duct connections to the extraction system operating in conjunction with the hinge arrangement.”

The caustic wash facility, located ahead of a rinse tank, features a Lanemark TX30 gas fired immersed tube heating system.  This comprises a 150 kW burner firing through the wall of the tank into a 3-inch multi-pass, immersed tube heat exchanger.  “A four pass heat exchanger is designed into the tank construction – along the length and one end of the tank,” continues Jeff Foster, “which in turn connects to an extraction fan that pulls the products of combustion through the system.  Both this exhaust fan and the lid extraction system are then connected to a duct system to the exterior of the building.”
The installation at the refurbished Nissan facility is central to the operation of a number of painting lines that require a series of regular maintenance operations to be carried out.  This includes the cleaning of components – such as jigs, grid floor panels and walkway sections – all of which pass through the caustic dip tank facility.   Reliable cleaning performance is thus a vital and continuous requirement, with the accuracy of Lanemark’s TX gas fired immersed tube heating technology making an important contribution in this regard – an operating temperature of between 98°C and 100°C is consistently maintained.  Moreover, the Lanemark TX gas fired immersed tube heating system operates in excess of 80% efficiency – of particular relevance in terms of both process performance and operating costs.

“The name of Nissan is associated with high volume, high quality automotive production worldwide and thus we are fully aware of the company’s commitment to manufacturing processes of the highest standards,” concludes Jeff Foster.  “We believe the decision to specify our equipment in this context pays testimony both to its performance and to the reliability and consistency that can be achieved with our process burner and associated tank designs.”

Lanemark International Ltd.
Lanemark House
Whitacre Road
Nuneaton
Warwickshire        
CV11 6BW

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