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CSA-Sira provides a comprehensive range of courses for those working in potentially explosive atmospheres and the environmental monitoring industry. Training covers: IEC; ATEX 94/9/EC & 137; DSEAR; IEC 61508 Functional Safety; MCERTS Environmental Monitoring (Air & Water); IECEx Certification of Personnel Competence &  Competence Professional Schemes.

Loctite® Adhesives Deliver The Highest Safety Standards
Rollercoasters have come a long way in engineering terms.  With their origins in fifteenth century Russia, they are now the stuff of adrenalin junkies worldwide.  And the latest generation of these machines have taken performance to another level, creating forces that demand the highest standards of engineering and maintenance. And it is for this reason that one of a new breed of hypercoasters relies on Loctite® engineering adhesives for its threadlocking and retaining needs. (Read More)

Fraser Provide Static Solution For Kia Slovakia
Fraser Anti-Static Techniques and EXIM – TECH (its representative for Slovakia and the Czech republic) have worked together with KIA Motors Slovakia to overcome contamination issues directly caused by static charged particles at the outer entrances of the chassis paint spray lines. Their originally installed system of contaminant removal pre-painting was not performing effectively. (Read More)

OMS Completes Pipe End Measurement Surveys For GRTgaz
Specialist pipe measurement technology company for the oil and gas industries, Optical Metrology Services (OMS) Ltd, has successfully completed a series of pipe measurement surveys for GRTgaz, France’s largest natural gas operator.

GRTgaz operates and markets natural gas to the Public Distribution Systems in France and to consumers (industrial customers). GRTgaz operates more than 32,000km of steel pipelines and 26 compressor stations and is currently implementing the Artere des Hauts de France II project, which involves the installation of (Read More)

PFA Linings Aid Safe Transport Of Hazardous Liquids
PFA lined pumps and valves fixed to road and rail tankers and wagons are helping to ensure the safety of European roads, railways and waterways as the amount of dangerous liquids being carried increases.

The standard DIN EN 14432, “Tanks for the carriage of dangerous goods – equipment for tanks for the carriage of liquid chemical products – product shut-off and gas exchange valves” has now been in force since January 2011 and all equipment must now adhere to this European standard. (Read More)

XRF Rental Helps Assure Component Quality
A specialist manufacturer of high quality components for critical industrial applications has employed the latest analytical technology to guarantee the metallic composition of the products it provides. Employing a portable XRF analyser from Ashtead Technology, UK based Wulfrun is able to quickly check the quality of raw materials, work in progress and final products, in order to meet the tight specifications required by the market sectors for which quality is critical. (Read More)

Seeing Clearly - The Importance Of Protective Eyewear In The Workplace
Workers often face many hazards in industrial environments; not least those that may cause serious eye injuries.

Brammer, the leading pan-European distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, is urging employers to ensure workers are protected against these hazards with the provision of appropriate safety eyewear. (Read More)

J D Neuhaus – ‘Engineered For Extremes’
With nearly 270 years of experience in the design and manufacture of high performance handling and lifting equipment, the J D Neuhaus company has updated their ‘logo and slogan’ to a design which more closely represents their latest products, including new developments, designed for applications in some of the toughest markets and environments. (Read More)

Norbar Australia Management Moves
Important structural changes to the management team at Norbar’s representative company in Australia are taking place that also affect Norbar companies in New Zealand and Singapore.

Matt Packer is to become Managing Director of Norbar Torque Tools Pty, based in Adelaide, South Australia and with offices in Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. He is to take over the position from his father Leigh Packer, who will remain Executive Director of the company and be able to (Read More)