Intrinsically Safe (Ex I) Direct Acting Solenoid Valves For Use In Harsh Environments
ASCO Numatics has introduced two intrinsically safe solenoid valves with Ex ia IIC T6 certification.
The solenoid operators are designed for use on the 327 range of direct operated solenoid valves and are available in epoxy coated aluminium or stainless steel. The solenoids are certified to ATEX, Category 1G/2D and Equipment Protection Level (EPL) Ga/Db. Both operators are IECEx approved and (Read More)
Portable Hand Lamp For Zone 1 And 2 Hazardous Areas
Cooper Crouse-Hindshas launched a new explosion protected hand lamp certified for use in ATEX Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous areas.
The new HE 9 Basic Ex-Hand Lamp is well suited for inspection, maintenance, control, and repair work that needs to be carried out in potentially explosive atmospheres, including industrial chemicals, petrochemicals, and pharmaceutical plants, (Read More)
Fume Extraction System Shortlisted For Bauma Innovation Award
Volvo Construction Equipment’s extractor for bituminous fumes has been shortlisted for a bauma Innovation Award. The innovative design improves the operator environment on the company’s ABG pavers by substantially reducing fumes without significantly increasing fuel consumption, noise or affecting visibility into the auger channel. (Read More)
Rugged ATEX Computers and Battery Packs
Steatite, through its divisions Steatite Rugged Systems & Steatite Batteries has a long history of supplying equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Steatite supplies Rugged Mobile Computers and high-temperature lithium battery packs into the Oil & Gas sector, which when required to be used in potentially explosive atmospheres, have to meet certain testing standards including; (Read More)
GE’s PanaFlow HT is World’s First SIL-Rated Ultrasonic Flow Meter
Allows Users to Benefit from Ultrasonic Technology in Safety-Critical Applications
Billerica, MA, USA, 4 February 2013. PanaFlow HT from GE Measurement & Control is the first ultrasonic flow meter for liquids, which has been engineered to meet Safety Integrity Level (SIL) accreditation to allow its operation in a Safety Instrumented System (SIF). This has involved extensive third party testing and certification of every component of (Read More)
Scott Safety announces the introduction of the Protégé ZM Single Gas Monitor – a zero maintenance single gas monitor that is easy to use and delivers high performance in a small, ergonomically designed package.
The Protégé ZM is a zero maintenance solution, (Read More)
Thermal Fluid Specialist Puts Food-Grade Oil On The Menu
Thermal oil specialist Global Heat Transfer is calling for the food and pharmaceutical industries to ensure they use compliant food-grade (FG) thermal fluids in heat transfer applications.
The company believes that, although the use of FG fluids is a regulatory requirement imposed by several bodies including the FDA and NSF, it is one that many manufacturers are entirely unaware of. (Read More)
Halifax Fan Ltd Reports Two Record Years.
While the global economy is still struggling and major UK high street chains are failing, one Yorkshire based traditional engineering company reports two bumper years.
Halifax Fan Ltd, based in Brighouse enjoyed sales growth of 30% in 2000/11 and followed that up with a record 43% growth over the last twelve months.
Established in 1965 to serve the local (Read More)
CorDEX Instruments, the UK manufacturer of instrumentation and equipment for hazardous environments, is introducing a new intrinsically safe product at MAINTEC 2013 that is a well suited for anyone involved in predictive maintenance.
It takes a proven method of inspection and not only extends its scope of application into explosive environments but also adds in RFID technology so that findings can be tagged to a location and trends easily documented. (Read More)
Hazardous Area Certified Enclosures - A Solution For Every Application
Pepperl+Fuchs the world’s leading manufacturer of intrinsically safe explosion protection and electronic sensors acquired UK based Walsall Ltd to increase expertise and capacity in the manufacture of mechanical explosion protection products for use in hazardous areas and harsh environments.
Walsall Ltd had over one hundred years of UK heritage dating back to the early days of Walsall Conduits PLC, (Read More)
