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The forthcoming Euro 7 emission standard will drastically reduce particulate matter levels for all new vehicles - regardless of the type of drive. As a result, brake systems are coming under increasing scrutiny. The solution: brake discs with low-wear hard coatings, because less wear means less particulate matter.

NAGEL is well prepared for this development. All the technologies for the environmentally friendly brake discs of the future are already available at the Nürtingen plant in the form of 2 prototype lines.

These include laser cells for coating using the high-speed LMD process and finishing on high-precision double-sided surface grinding machines. Fine dust emissions are reduced by 80% or more after machining. NAGEL supplies the entire process, i.e. the complete lines for coating and grinding with all peripheral equipment, e.g. for handling the coating powder, for extraction, cooling or rinsing agent preparation.

Also very important: precision systems for continuous quality control. When it comes to measuring, NAGEL can draw on a wealth of experience in fine and ultra-fine machining.

Not all coatings are the same. Different requirements call for individual coating thicknesses, coating compositions and surfaces. NAGEL's process development guarantees the right result for every purpose and can create coating systems on the two existing prototype lines and qualify them together with the customer. Thanks to the in-house development of abrasives, surface topographies can also be achieved in any desired quality.

The customer orientation continues with the automation. NAGEL supplies every conceivable configuration to increase productivity to the desired level, e.g. line linking or industrial robot solutions. Thanks to the modular design, the systems can be scaled very easily and quickly. Machine production, peripheral assembly and customisation are all carried out under one roof at the main factory. Customers receive a complete package "Made in Germany".

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Utilizing HPDI™ Technology to Accelerate the Decarbonization Efforts

of Global OEM Customers

VANCOUVER, BC (July 19, 2023) – Volvo Group (VOLVb.ST) and Westport (TSX: WPRT / Nasdaq: WPRT), a leading supplier of advanced alternative fuel delivery systems and components for the global transportation industry, have signed a non-binding letter of intent to establish a joint venture to accelerate the commercialization and global adoption of Westport’s HPDI™ fuel system technology for long-haul and off-road applications. Volvo and Westport share the vision of creating sustainable transport solutions to accelerate the decarbonization efforts of global trucking, engine, and equipment manufacturers for their customers and society.

Westport’s HPDI fuel system is a high-performance solution supporting significant carbon reductions in hard-to-abate sectors like heavy-duty and off-road mobility. HPDI enables the world’s trucking and off-road equipment manufacturers to address the challenges of meeting the regulatory requirements of Euro 7 and the US EPA while offering end users affordable options that are powered by carbon-neutral fuels like biogas, zero-carbon fuels like green hydrogen and other renewable fuels. While Volvo will be a key customer of the joint venture, the joint venture’s mandate will be to enhance commercialization of HPDI through the addition of new trucking and equipment manufacturers as customers.

Westport will contribute current HPDI assets and activities including related fixed assets, intellectual property, and business into the joint venture. Volvo will acquire a 45% interest in the joint venture for the sum of approximately US$28 million (approximately SEK 300 million), plus up to an additional US$45 million (approximately SEK 500 million) depending on the performance of the joint ventureVolvo’s ambition is to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emission-enabled products, solutions, and services by 2040. Volvo believes that the future will demand diverse propulsion solutions for diverse applications to meet customers’ needs and environmental demands. Volvo advocates for a three-pronged approach: battery-electric, fuel-cell electric and internal combustion engines.

 “Decarbonization with internal combustion engines running on renewable fuels, especially with HPDI, plays an important part in sustainable solutions. HPDI has been on the road in Volvo trucks for over five years and is a proven technology that allows customers to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions in LBG (liquefied biogas) applications here and now and is a potential avenue for hydrogen,” says Lars Stenqvist, chief technology officer of Volvo.

“Westport is advancing fuel system solutions to help our customers affordably address the most pressing challenge of carbon reduction, while continuing to utilize existing manufacturing infrastructure,” said David Johnson, chief executive officer, Westport. “The joint venture with Volvo is a natural extension of both companies’ commitment to accelerating global carbon reduction and we are proud to partner with such a bold supporter of the future of the internal combustion engine. Combining our expertise strengthens HPDI’s position in the market and underscores Westport’s commitment to developing affordable fuel system technology that supports significant CO₂ reductions in hard-to-abate sectors like heavy-duty transport and off-road applications, including a pathway to power equipment with zero carbon fuels like hydrogen.”

Completion of the joint venture is conditional on the successful negotiations and execution of a definitive investment agreement, joint venture agreement, supply

agreement, and development agreement. The joint venture is expected to launch in the first half of 2024. 

For additional information, please visit our HPDI website at https://wfsinc.com/technology/hpdi.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new magazine, Engineering Hydrogen Solutions. The first edition will be published in September 2023. The magazine will run alongside our popular stable of magazines, which include Engineering Maintenance Solutions, Hazardous Engineering Solutions and Industrial Director. The magazine will be circulated to a global audience of 30,000 engineers responsible for implementing hydrogen technology and innovation. For all advertising enquiries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and to submit press releases please email articles and associated images to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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The Department for Business and Trade has today announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for businesses.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has today announced its intention to indefinitely extend the use of CE marking for businesses, applying to 18 regulations owned by DBT.

This comes as part of a wider package of smarter regulations designed to ease business burdens and help grow the economy by cutting barriers and red tape. Following extensive engagement with industry, British firms will be able to continue the use of CE marking alongside UKCA.

The Business Secretary acted urgently on this issue, to prevent a cliff-edge moment in December 2024 when UKCA was set for entry. This intervention will ensure businesses no longer face uncertainty over the regulations and can cut back on unnecessary costs freeing them up to focus on innovation and growth

This comes as part of a wider package of smarter regulations designed to ease business burdens and help grow the economy by cutting barriers and red tape. Following extensive engagement with industry, British firms will be able to continue the use of CE marking alongside UKCA.

The Business Secretary acted urgently on this issue, to prevent a cliff-edge moment in December 2024 when UKCA was set for entry. This intervention will ensure businesses no longer face uncertainty over the regulations and can cut back on unnecessary costs freeing them up to focus on innovation and growth.

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UK Government announces extension of CE mark recognition for businesses - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Following recent expansion, Steve Noakes has been appointed as Managing Director of Pioneer Safety Group (PSG), a worldwide leader dedicated to industrial safety solutions including explosion protection for hazardous areas.

The Group comprises Pyroban, Pyropress, Euro Access, and the recently acquired Ex-tech Signalling and Ex-tech Solution.

To lead Pioneer Safety Group during this period of expansion and beyond, Steve Noakes is appointed Managing Director, and will also continue in his role as Managing Director of renowned safety company Pyroban Ltd.

“It is a time of real change and evolution for Pioneer Safety Group,” says Steve. “I’m excited to lead the Group’s growth as we look to the future. We’ll be seeking even more opportunities to develop closer relationships with our customers through a diverse range of safety and hazardous area products aligned to specific end user needs.”

“The international customers and global OEMs we work with know how committed we are to providing the service they need to protect people, their investment, and our environment. It’s   great to have the opportunity to apply our purpose and values across the whole Group,” he continues.

Pyroban, headquartered in Sussex, UK, will continue to offer explosion protection solutions for materials handling equipment, diesel engines, and offshore equipment, alongside Ex microsensor solutions, Ignition Hazard Assessments (IHA), inspections, audits, training and Ex engineering solutions for fixed plant and process equipment to third parties as part of its EXSolutions offering.  

UK-based Pyropress will continue its design, certification, manufacture, and global supply of flameproof (Ex d) and intrinsically safe (Ex i) switches and transmitters to reliably and safely monitor pressure, temperature, and fluid level.  This core activity now extends to the Ex-tech Signalling product range of explosion proof audio/visual warning solutions (AVS) which are now managed and produced in the same facility.

France-based Ex-tech Solution, designs, manufactures, and certifies a comprehensive range of Exd and Exe enclosures, limit switches, rotary switches, indication lights, and motor control stations for use in a wide variety of electrical installation and OEM applications.

“Ex-tech Signalling and Ex-tech Solution companies have a long history and positive reputation and we are pleased that they are now part of our PSG growth plans. We look forward to helping both brands to realise their full potential,” says Steve.

Customers can continue to contact their usual Sales or Customer Service representatives for any enquiries or support.

“Through being able to offer a wider product and service offering, developing even stronger relationships with our existing customers and establishing new customer relationships as the Pioneer Safety Group evolves is something the whole team is really looking forward to,” says Steve.

To showcase the new range of safety solutions available, Pioneer Safety Group will be attending ADIPEC 2023 from 2^nd – 5^th October in Abu Dhabi. Visit stand number 9470 to meet the team and discover more.

For further information, visit https://pioneersafetygroup.com/ .

Nine of the UK’s most prominent Safety & Health organisations have united to form the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance. It will create a platform to offer a unified 360-degree perspective on critical Safety & Health issues for the first time.

The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), British Safety Council, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM), Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 12^th 2023 to create the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance. The National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) and the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF) have since added their signatures to the Memorandum.  

Collectively the Alliance members’ competencies span the full spectrum of OSH considerations, from education and regulation to policy creation, professional standards and thought leadership. It will provide a unified voice for the OSH industry, drawing on members’ collective expertise to inform and support OSH decision-making across government policy - maker, corporate and professional levels.

The Alliance members are delighted to be announcing the formation of the Occupational Safety & Health Stakeholder Alliance, a truly historic initiative with the potential to have a far-reaching positive impact on occupational safety and health management in the UK. 

It is a non-exclusive group that welcomes wider involvement in the delivery of its aims. 

It is committed to supporting the good practice that already prevails in the occupational safety and health space and to developing and implementing programmes, initiatives and activities that enhance it. The group will leverage members’ influence to deliver joint messaging and facilitate continuous progress on crucial OSH issues. They will also work to increase the visibility and value of the Safety & Health profession and its wider set of disciplines and practices as well as highlighting its role in delivering OSH goals.

While the UK has an enviable record in safety there remains much to be done. Beyond safety, the subject of health and specifically mental health will be an immediate area of focus for the Alliance. Mental health issues associated with the workplace account for more than 50% of all workplace “incidents” according to the latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The UK is less well advanced regarding the mitigation of mental health issues than many of its EU counterparts. The consequences of this go far beyond the direct impact on individuals and their employers, including an already-stretched NHS.  An early priority for the Alliance will be to prioritise, identify, develop and implement measures to equip the OSH profession to more effectively mitigate the risk factors giving rise to mental health issues in the workplace.

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Water jetting operatives working in the drainage industry are beginning to benefit from a new training course that helps develop essential knowledge and skills for when using water jetting for surface cleaning.

The Drain, Sewer and Surface Preparation practical module, or DSP for short, developed by the Water Jetting Association (WJA), includes new instruction on surface preparation using water jetting guns.

It develops skills that discourage the use of washdown nozzles attached to jetting hoses, which have no mechanism for instantly shutting off the water supply in an emergency.

The WJA is the UK member organisation for the water jetting industry. It sets standards for high and ultra high pressure water jetting and drain and sewer jetting, in the UK and internationally, through two codes of practice.

WJA Training and Safety Committee Chairman Steve Williams said: “We have developed this course in consultation with our drainage contractor members so their operatives have the skills needed to deliver the best service for customers safely and effectively.

“Drainage operatives often use water jetting to clean contaminated surfaces, for example to deal with sewage spills, or clean access chambers and open channels.

“We want to eradicate the use of washdown nozzles for these tasks. Water jets from guns can be instantly stopped by releasing the trigger. This provides a built-in safety mechanism to control water delivery.

“By adopting the DSP course, drainage contractors can align their operational procedures with the WJA’s red code of practice for the safe use of water jetting equipment in drains and sewers, which has just been updated, and which incorporates this new thinking on surface preparation.”

During the DSP module, which has been accredited by City & Guilds, operatives undergo two practical assessments: water jetting in drains and sewer pipes; and jetting for surface preparation with a jetting gun up to 275 bar (4,000 psi) that an operative can comfortably control.

The pressure limit has been set because drainage operatives commonly use lower pressures for washdown activities. Operatives who need to carry out surface preparation tasks at higher pressures must pass the standard WJA surface preparation module.

Topics include safe use of jetting equipment, water jetting techniques, jetting gun and nozzle types, risk assessment, use of protective clothing and equipment, site set-up, and emergency first aid.

Drainage operatives can still take the standard Drain and Sewer (DS) course, which does not have the surface preparation component.

Drainage operatives must pass the class-based WJA Safety Awareness course, which is also City & Guilds accredited, and either the DSP or the DS practical module to receive their WJA training card, which must be renewed every three years by attending the Safety Awareness Refresher course.

www.waterjetting.org.uk

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Applus UK Ltd is the newest member of EEMUA’s Associate Scheme. The company’s Tank Inspection Team falls within scope of the Associate status.

The Applus Team has wide experience in the field of storage tank testing and inspection and assisting tank owners to optimise their inspection intervals based on detailed inspection data and the application of remaining-life and RBI principles. The Team’s tank inspectors are supported by tank engineers who provide specialist advice relating to storage tank inspection, repair, modification, and maintenance.

One key area of EEMUA’s activity is helping its Members, and the wider industry, in all aspects of the design, inspection, maintenance and repair of storage tanks, to keep them operating safely and efficiently. The sharing of good practice provided by involvement in EEMUA will help support the Applus UK Tank Inspection Team, and therefore their clients, in the continued safe operation of these important assets.

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