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Free IECEx and ATEX Information Poster

ExVeritas (a UK ATEX Notified Body and IECEx Certification Body) have just updated their popular IECEx and ATEX Information poster and are will send you one free if you contact them via their website.

The poster is Ideal for hazardous area project engineers, inspectors and equipment manufacturers. The poster has been completely revised for the latest edition of the Standards, including the latest Inspection and Installation standard (2014) charts and changes. (Read More)

Routine Turbine Handling In Offshore Conditions

The Gerritsen On- & Offshore Services BV company have handled a routine turbine maintenance procedure being undertaken on an offshore location in the Southern North Sea.

This involved four of their personnel, utilising an air operated hoist unit manufactured by the J D Neuhaus company for the safe and effective lift and manoeuvre procedures for a turbine lift load of 12000kgs. (Read More) 

New Non-Intrusive Flow Measurement System Added To BSRIA Instrument Solutions Product Portfolio

Hot off the rollers and now available to purchase from BSRIA Instrument Solutions is the new Flexim Fluxus F721 non-intrusive flow measurement system which can measure volume flow in virtually any kind of liquid, from the smallest tubing to the largest pipework, independent of the pressure inside the pipe. (Read More)

Plant Protection

Hima-Sella to upgrade a P1 Alarm system for a major Oil & Gas refinery in Norway

Specialist Safety Instrumentation Systems provider Hima-Sella announced at this year’s Offshore Europe conference and exhibition in Aberdeen that it has received an order for the design, manufacture and installation of an upgrade to a large Norwegian oil and gas refinery’s P1 Alarm system. (Read More)

Pilz launch new PUWER Assessment service

Pilz Automation Technology has launched a new PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations) Assessment service that aims to provide customers with an efficient yet detailed assessment of their machinery to PUWER.

PUWER covers virtually all work equipment from something as basic as a hand tool to a complex production line. Jamie Walton CMSE® from Pilz Automation Technology explains, (Read More) 

Are you ready for the new Standards and Certification Requirements for non-electrical equipment and assemblies?

International Standard ISO 80079-36 and 37 will address for the first time the requirements and protection concepts for mechanical explosion protected equipment (Ex) on an international level. Examples of non-electrical equipment are: couplings, pumps, gearboxes, brakes, hydraulic and pneumatic motors and any combination of devices to realize a machine, fan, engine, compressor or assembly. (Read More)

Top turret performance from Abtech’s Nautilus

The Nautilus is an IP68 rated, Ex e terminal enclosure manufactured from marine grade 316 stainless steel.Capable of being submerged to one hundred metres depth, the Nautilus provides a unique solution for maintaining critical electrical connections during periods of temporary submersion whilst ensuring Zone 1 hazardous area protection under normal operating conditions. (Read More)

The aching limbs and blisters didn’t stop Martin, general manager at BEKO TECHNOLOGIES’ from completing a 40km run along with 35 runners from the Redditch running club to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice. The run consisted of 8 park runs, each 5km starting at 7.30am at Cannon Hill in Birmingham, then onto Brueton Park at 9.00am, 10.30am Perry Hall, 12.00 Walsall Arboretum, 2.00pm Kingsbury Water, 15.30 Coventry, 5.00pm Leamington before arriving at Arrow Valley Park at 7.00pm in the evening for the last run. When they arrived at Arrow Valley Park in Redditch, the home of the running club they were met by over 200 supporters to see them on their final race of the day.

It is widely accepted that the BEKOMAT condensate drain from BEKO TECHNOLOGIES Ltd is the world’s most reliable condensate drain. With over three million fitted worldwide, it is also the most prolific by a long way.

The problem is that BEKOMAT is so reliable that customers often neglect to undertake the simple servicing requirements- indeed we have seen many examples of BEKOMAT’s functioning reliably after many years use without having ever been serviced! This is fine so long as the drain continues to work- the BEKOMAT is designed to operate for at least one million cycles between each service- it is indeed the Mercedes Benz of the condensate world! But you wouldn’t invest in a Mercedes and then not service it for 10 years, would you! Of course not, you would want your investment to be properly looked after so you get the best performance and value from it.

Exloc Instruments UK Ltd are the sole UK distributor of GM International products.

In this issue we focus on the expanded range of SIL certified relays and switch repeaters that have been designed and engineered to meet the requirements of modern niche projects.

The switching of Safety-Related circuits demands the use of specific SIL certified Relay Output modules, capable of delivering the highest rate of availability and functional safety. (Read More)