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Reduce your cost and CO² emissions, and recover energy losses with the energy box

airw j 2013aKey benefits:

  • Recovers up to 94% of the energy of the compressor shaft power resulting in huge tangible savings
  • Reduces your CO² emissions
  • Plug & Play concept with all major mechanical parts pre-mounted in the canopy
  • Easier access to compressor, motor and thermostatic valve housing for easy maintenance

 

He ain't heavy, he's my big BEKOMAT brother

beko-mat-july-13He ain’t heavy, he’s my big BEKOMAT brother

BEKO TECHNOLOGIES are the experts in condensate management for compressed air systems. The photograph shows the normal filter or air receiver drain in the foreground together with its giant twin brothers BEKOMAT 9’s about to be shipped to a client with specialised and difficult condensation collection requirements. As market leaders for this technology BEKO TECHNOLOGIES have a complete range of products suitable for turbo, piston compressors, extreme conditions of climate or location and large flows.

FOOD GRADE COMPRESSED AIR UPDATES

beko-august-13The Food and Beverage Grade Compressed Air Best Practice Guideline 102 is available from the British Compressed Air Society and contributing members such as BEKO TECHNOLOGIES. This best practice guideline has been produced because compressed air is a utility and as such its provision is normally included in the pre-requisite programme rather than the HACCP process.  There was also an opportunity to review and update the guideline.

BEKOWORLD customer magazine available as iPad application

aug-beko-2013The iPad 3 from Apple is still on the road to success. Now our clients can take advantage of an application from BEKO TECHNOLOGIES. Since last year on Apple's App Store our popular customer magazine BEKOWORLD (24,000 readers in Germany) is available for free – we have now completed the English edition of the magazine. The application has an additional value from its almost complete downloadable stock of brochures and operating manuals. 


The digital processing of the magazine and brochures also allows the integration of multimedia elements such as audio, video and links to current web content. For example an animated "how-does-it-work" which you'll find inside the BEKOMAT brochure.

 

 

HOW TO BUY A COMPRESSED AIR DRYER

beko-oct-13-2Surely it’s easy there are fridge dryers for 3°C Pressure Dew Point and desiccants for anything below that? In principle “Yes” says Chris Norris UK Service Manager for BEKO TECHNOLOGIES. “There are umpteen different ways to take it further than this simple rule. The client should ask himself several questions such as:-

  • What will be the lowest temperature in the system?
  • Does the equipment requiring dry compressed air have a specification for dewpoint?
  • What will be the flow and the variations?
  • Is power available?
  • What is the budget?
  • Does the budget include for installation
  • Will the addition of this piece of equipment and possibly filters mean raising the pressure because of inevitable pressure loss through a system
  • Will my compressor go to this higher pressure

New compressed air station from CompAir exceeds quality and efficiency targets

Compair News United Kingdom >>

ACU Pharma und Chemie GmbH (ACU) specialises in the precision milling and micronising of high-quality powders, fine powders and compound mixtures. Special air jet mills, which require very pure and dry compressed air for optimal micronisation, are used in production. As an extension of the compressed air station was required, ACU made a decision to fundamentally [...]

A Guide to the European Standard for Safety Storage Cabinets (BS EN 14470-1)

11-dec-art2Author: Greg Smith, Labtex

In this Labtex White Paper:
•    Safety Storage Cabinets Overview
•    What must a Safety Storage Cabinet be able to do
•    A comparison of the fire resistance of cabinet constructions
•    Consequences of the standard in Europe
•    Approval documentation
•    Conclusion

Bump Testing Doesn’t Have To Be A Headache

dec-2013-25Bump Testing Doesn’t Have To Be A Headache

There are many reasons why a portable gas detector may not to react to gas, some of which may not be evident to the user.

The safest way to make sure a gas monitor is working at its optimum is to regularly test the unit. This is known as a gas or ‘bump’ test.
 
The following scenario highlights the importance of bump testing:

Peter works at a local oil refinery and arrives on site in the (Read More)

Low Energy Air Filters Installed In The World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Building

dec-2013-24Low Energy Air Filters Installed In The World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Building

The Co-operative Group’s new head office in Manchester has been declared the most environmentally-friendly building in the world.

One Angel Square has Camfil M7 HiFlo 12 pocket Micro-fibre glass medium low energy air filters installed contributing to the energy efficiency of the HVAC System.
 
These air filters were selected using Camfil (Read More)

New Catalogue Features New Thomas & Betts Products For Hazardous Areas

dec-2013-23New Catalogue Features New Thomas & Betts Products For Hazardous Areas

Thomas & Betts’ extensive range of products for use within hazardous and hostile areas are featured in the company’s new 194 page catalogue.

New Kopex-Ex branded electrical conduit systems and DTS hazardous area lighting products/enclosures are featured in the latest publication.  Essential information for industry professionals on global hazardous area classifications and zones is also provided. (Read More)