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New DVD training aid for Boom Lift operators.

aug 16 7New DVD training aid for Boom Lift operators.

The new ‘MEWPs Safety – Boom Lifts’ DVD is a comprehensive training aid for everyone involved in training Boom Lift operators.

The hazards involved with operating Boom Lifts (aka Cherry Pickers) are legendary in the construction and allied industries: being trapped against a structure; the machine tipping over; falling from the platform - to mention a few. YouTube has some pretty horrendous examples of the potential for disaster. (Read More)

Hoists And Cranes – The Captains Of Industry

aug 16 6Hoists And Cranes – The Captains Of Industry

The importance of an ever-expanding industrial world should not be underestimated. After all, long-term, sustained industrialisation is a key driver for economic development, a fact recognised by the world’s most important leaders.

It was no accident, for example, that President Obama made a personal appearance to open the planet’s largest industrial exhibition, Hannover Messe, earlier this year, becoming the first US president ever to do so. (Read More)

Arc Energy Resources Announces Acquisition Of CLG Engineering

aug 16 5Arc Energy Resources Announces Acquisition Of CLG Engineering

Gloucestershire-based Arc Energy Resources, the weld overlay cladding and fabrication specialist, has acquired precision machining company CLG Engineering, based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.

Arc Energy Resources provides corrosion-resistant weld overlay cladding services to a variety of clients in industry sectors ranging from oil and gas to defence, power generation, petrochemical, water and nuclear. (Read More)

Unique DSEAR Area Classification & Explosion Risk Reduction Course - 6th-8th Sept 2016, Wrexham, UK

aug 16 4Unique DSEAR Area Classification & Explosion Risk Reduction Course - 6th-8th Sept 2016, Wrexham, UK

This 3-day course is designed to provide personnel with the skills to conduct or manage area classification and explosion risk assessment, ascertain plant explosion safety and compliance with ATEX 137 (DSEAR in the UK). (Read More)

Parker Releases New Air Driven Liquid Pump

aug 16 3Parker Releases New Air Driven Liquid Pump

Parker Autoclave Engineers, part of Parker Hannifin – the global leader in motion and control technologies, has released an innovative new air driven liquid pump, the AHL118.

A high volume, double-ended, double actinghigh pressure pump, the AHL118 is designed for use in oil and gas, chemical, industrial and research applications. (Read More)

Infrared Cameras for Monitoring Manufacturing Operations

aug 16 2Infrared Cameras for Monitoring Manufacturing Operations

FLIR Systems GF-Series infrared cameras are being used by chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and many other manufacturing industries worldwide to ensure that existing air quality or internal systems for removing chemicals are functioning properly.

Regulations exist in most industrialized countries that specify thousands of inspection points around a manufacturing operation (Read More)

Elfab launch first range of products for the Tank Protection Market; Flame Arresters & Breather Valves

aug 16 1Elfab launch first range of products for the Tank Protection Market; Flame Arresters & Breather Valves

With over 80 years manufacturing experience, Elfab can now offer customers a higher service level by enabling customers to source a wider range of products from one supplier.

Specifically designed for the tank protection market, both Flame Arresters and Breather Valves offer additional safety relief protection joint with significant cost and performance benefits. (Read More)

E2S showcase new premium STEx family at ONS Norway 2016

stex at ons16E2S showcase new premium STEx family at ONS Norway 2016

E2S Warning Signals is showcasing its new STEx premium stainless steel flameproof warning device family for use in aggressive onshore and offshore environments on Stand 5250, Hall 5 at ONS, held from 29 August – 01 September in Stavanger, Norway. E2S, the world’s leading manufacturer of audible and visual warning devices, has developed the STEx family specifically for use in environments where corrosion is a particular issue. (Read More) 

SPM Instrument UK Hosts International Management Meeting

12jul 1On the 20th to 22nd of June, Manchester based condition monitoring specialist SPM Instrument UK Ltd. hosted a meeting with the CEO of SPM International and Managing Directors of its fourteen subsidiaries in Europe, USA, Singapore, and India.

The biannual SPM Management meeting is an integral component of the SPM International corporate structure and an important part in setting the course for the further development of the Group and its activities. The meeting is an itinerant event which the different SPM companies take turns organizing. This time, SPM Instrument UK was chosen to host the meeting, held at the Hilton in Manchester and rounded off with a social event at the Lakeside Hotel & Spa in Newby Bridge.

To Prime Or Not To Prime – That Is The Question.

june 16 22To Prime Or Not To Prime – That Is The Question.

Why are surface primers and conditioners necessary?

With a vast array of different surface primers available, it can become difficult to understand exactly why they should be used and what is actually achieved when they are used. Essentially, primers, sometimes known as surface conditioners, are undercoats which are used to enhance the performance and longevity of the top coating with which they are used. (Read More)