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Don t Buy Gas Detectors

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All gas detectors go into alarm. And, they all need maintenance. So finding the right gas detector is not your most difficult decision. That’s the easy part. The hard part is deciding what t...

New Solution for the HART Communication Protocol with Entire Line of Explosion Proof Flame Detectors

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The HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) Protocol is the global standard for sending and receiving digital information across a 4-20 mA analogue signal between smart devices and a control/m...

ATEX Certified Total Volatile Compound Monitor for Zone 2 Areas without Safety Barriers

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Ion Science (UK) introduces the ATEX approved 3 wire TVOC (Total Volatile Organic Compound) monitor, for use without safety barriers in Zone 2 hazardous areas. The ATEX certified TVOC monitor can...

US pipeline explosion evidence open to lawyers

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Lawyers of a case involving the death of six workers at a Connecticut power facility are being allowed to view the evidence from the site. According to the Hartford Courant, items gathered from the...

Internal Safety Shutoff and Operating Valve

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The Shand and Jurs (USA) 96330 Internal Safety Shutoff and Operating Valve provides automatic, foolproof, quick-acting shutoff of product flow in tanks and manifold lines. “The 96330 is extr...

Lots of Approval for Spectrex Flame Detectors

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SharpEye 40/40 Series Flame Detectors offer unmatched performance and reliability - including patented, IR3 (Triple IR) Multi-Spectrum detectors that enable detection of small fires at distances up...

Detection of Gas Flames Just Got Better

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Until recently, it was difficult to detect industrial gas flames/fires as the radiation output from gas flames is generally much lower than that from liquid hydrocarbon fuels; thus detection distan...

Testing Flame Detectors

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Using a Spectrex Flame Simulator is the only sure way to perform a full functional test on your SharpEye Flame Detectors and system. It avoids the cost of scaffolding or supports to access the dete...

Personal safety measures need improvement in oil industry

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The personal safety of many young people in the US is being threatened by inadequate regulations regarding oil tanks, it has been suggested. Writing for the New York Times, Robbie Brown claimed str...

Canada explosion hasn t affected local pipeline

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An explosion at a refinery in Canada that killed five people and risked the personal safety of others has not affected a pipeline feeding the facility. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, which operates...