Knock-Out Drum Corrosion Solution for Leading Oil & Gas Operator
Knock-out drums or pots (KOD) are widely used in the Oil & Gas industry for separating components of a vapour-liquid mixture and are highly susceptible to corrosion due to the aggressive chemicals and high operational temperatures.
Their service environment is corrosive due not only to the non-hydrocarbon constituents naturally present in crude oil such as sulfur, nitrogen, water and inorganic salts, (Read More)
An Efficient Calibration Process Is Automated And Paperless
Every plant has a process on site for performing and managing calibrations, but there can be many different types of calibration processes and they vary in terms of quality, efficiency and productiveness.
The calibration process starts from the planning and scheduling of the calibration work and includes performing of calibrations as well as documentation of results. An efficient calibration process saves time, (Read More)
Axair Provide Powerful Protection from Hazardous Fumes
Powerful, energy saving and quiet, it’s hard to ask for more from a fume extraction fan but the new SEAT S50 has all those attributes and more.
Designed for exhausting fumes from hazardous manufacturing processes, the S50 is the latest addition to SEAT’s S Series and can support perilous processes such as PCB manufacturing, component washing and etching. (Read More)
Strong Performer for Zone 0 Signalling
E2S has launched high-performance, intrinsically safe alarm horn sounders and combination devices with aluminium enclosures.
The IS-D105 sounder and IS-DL105 combination device are approved to IECEx and ATEX standards for Zone 0 and the IP66 sealed marine grade aluminium enclosure is phosphated and powder coated, offering enhanced protection for on and offshore applications. (Read More)
MAC Solutions, developer of the ProcessVue® suite of alarm management software, has announced a cross-sourcing partnership agreement with Intelligent Plant, a provider of enterprise visualisation and business intelligence solutions for the oil & gas sector.
Both considered market leaders, the agreement will enable the companies to draw on each others’ strengths and to offer integrated, enterprise-wide solutions to oil and gas customers that cover all of their products and services.
ProcessVue® is a suite of software that provides clear, relevant and prioritised information to plant operators, supervisors and managers, enabling them to make better-informed decisions about their processes and plant safety. The software combines the (Read More)
According to provisional casualty figures, more than 70 people died in this latest major explosion at a Chinese factory. Dust was ignited by an open flame, which then led to an explosion. No one knows better than REMBE, the explosion protection specialists from Germany, that tragedies of this kind are avoidable. “The biggest problem is that many companies (Read More)
Belzona Repairs and Protects Water Pumps at Historic Reservoir
Every day, the Queen Mary Reservoir holds 910,000,000 litres of water.
The water is drawn in from an intake channel fed from the Thames, before it is turned into enough fresh water to supply one of the busiest cities of the world. After nearly a century of activity, and following several refurbishments to machinery and equipment throughout the years, the centrifugal pumping system was ready for another major upgrade. (Read More)
Linear Measurement Over Long Sensing Distances – Now With Atex Approval
Sensors UK has expanded its wide range of laser distance sensors with the addition of ATEX (EX II 2G EEx d IIC T6) approval for its flagship model the FLS-C-10.
The FLS-C laser distance sensor measures absolute distances up to 500m, contact free, with an accuracy of ±1mm. The repeat accuracy is ±0.3mm with measurement values being updated at a frequency of up to 200Hz. (Read More)
New Sound Level Meter From Shawcity
New, and now available to buy from Shawcity in the UK are two intrinsically safe sound level meters from 3M, designed to work in challenging oil and gas environments.
Class/Type 1 SE-401-IS and Class/Type 2 SE-402-IS are extensions to the Sound Examiner SE-400 Series of sound level meters. (Read More)
Svantek Offers 24-Hour Noise & Vibration Monitoring At Kings College Hospital Construction Site
Portable environmental sound and vibration stations meet contractual requirement for real time measurement in surgical and external environments.
When 24-hour real time measurement of noise and vibration levels was required by McLaughlin & Harvey, one of the UK’s leading construction companies, for a building project at Kings College Hospital, three SV212 portable environmental (Read More)
