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Peppers Cable Glands are world leaders in the design, manufacture, and supply of Hazardous Area Connectivity Solutions for use within industries such as Oil, Gas, Marine, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical and Food.

The Peppers product range includes a vast array of Elastomeric Seal and Barrier Cable Glands for use with armoured, unarmoured cables and conduit systems. Alongside an extensive range of enclosure accessories like Blanking Plugs, Thread adaptors and Breather Drains

Peppers understands your requirement for simplicity in all its forms, from initial contact and quotation to ordering and final delivery. Their simplified processes ensure that within 24 hours they can not only provide a quote, but in many cases and due to holding stock, they can often dispatch on the same day; by using a clever "component manufacturing" processes it allows them to remain agile and react fast to customer demands.

With an unfaltering reputation for knowledge and expertise in the industry, when charged with supplying products into hazardous areas, customers need to know they're receiving accurate technical information that they can rely on; and this is an integral element of the service Peppers provides.

Innovative gland styles such as the new Eclipse Liquid Barrier range provide added versatility to their existing barrier range. The EC-S*M & CR-S*M, unlike any other gland on the market, known as a "Conduit Stopper Box", can effectively stop explosions from either direction. Peppers has also integrated its ingenious MAC system and Deluge protection concept into various gland designs, ensuring even more installations are completed without mistakes.

Peppers maintains a quality management system approved to ISO 9001 :2015, BS EN ISO/IEC 80079-34:2020. Application of quality systems for equipment manufacture and an Environmental System approved to ISO 14001:2015 as well as operating within Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHS) to ISO45001.

Semiconductors have changed the way we live and continue to play a key role in our future. As the number of production facilities increase, so the potential for harmful emissions also rises. Sensor technology supports the semiconductor industry by enabling consistency and uniformity, while at the same time protecting those working directly on the fabrication process, and off-site emissions that can potentially impact local communities.

With product standards and safety requirements so crucial, the highest quality standard of sensors and monitoring is imperative. ION Science, leaders in PID (photoionisation detection) technology are experienced in delivering those solutions.

Demand for semiconductors is at an all-time high with a wide spectrum of usage including smartphones on a small scale, electric cars on the medium scale and within smart factories on an industrial scale. Whatever their end application, they require extremely precise fabrication.

Different types of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and gases are used in the development of integrated circuits on silicon wafers. Determining and ensuring the exact amount of VOC exposure is crucial, both for consistency and for personal health. Unaccounted-for VOCs have the potential to interfere with the creation of a wafer and ruin a circuit, potentially even a whole batch.

The Water Jetting Association, the UK member organisation for water jetting, has introduced an annual audit system to help set uniformly high standards across the industry.

The measure is designed to ensure all members fully understand and meet the criteria for joining the WJA and continue to meet those standards as their membership is renewed each year.

It also promises to give members a commercial edge as they will be able to promote their audited status with a special WJA logo.

Jeff Haigh, a member of the WJA Ruling Council, is leading the audit initiative. He said: “Members have responded very positively to our new audit system.

“It is allowing us to be more certain that organisations seeking to join the WJA meet our criteria and that members continue to meet these standards as their activities develop.

“We’re also able to give companies who want to join the WJA better support and advice, as well as identifying where we can improve ongoing advice for members and raise standards still further.

In response to regulatory change and industry demand for safer assembly solutions, Henkel has exchanged certain raw materials in selected products in its LOCTITE® range of Instant Adhesives in line with these new regulatory classification requirements. Spearheaded by the introduction of the new ultra-performance cyanoacrylate adhesive, LOCTITE 402, this initiative combines raw materials that comply with the latest regulatory requirements and the high quality and reliability synonymous with the LOCTITE brand.

This has been achieved without compromising any of the key properties that have come to define the LOCTITE Instant Adhesive range including fast fixture times, high bond strength, material versatility, and temperature resistance.  And the result is a comprehensive range of instant adhesives and accelerators that will allow industry to take full advantage of the technology’s potential to simplify design, improve reliability and increase productivity while also enhancing occupational safety through a reduction of hazardous substances.

Industrial electricians can be wearing their hard hat for up to – or sometimes over – eight hours a day. Around 2,000 hours a year. That’s a lot of time. And during it all, its job is to protect our most important asset and greatest tool – the brain. A complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, and every process that regulates our body. It’s a pretty tough and important job. That’s why, at MSA Safety, we see hard hats as much more than merely a protective shell. We see them as an electrician’s companion – your companion. One that’s with you throughout most of the working day, five days a week, 12 months a year. And one that might just be a lifesaver.

In this article we’ll walk you through a day in the life of an industrial electrician’s safety helmet. Why? Because we want to bring to life what hard hats withstand on a daily basis and reveal how quality head protection not only keeps electricians safe but contributes to increased confidence, wellbeing and greater productivity. It’s time to shine a light on your most important – yet lesser celebrated – companion.

9am: the workday begins

It may be the end of a long week, but your electrician helmet with integrated arc-flash visor needs to show up and set about its job: being ready to save your life. It’s an important job. You need to feel confident that your hard hat can withstand whatever’s thrown its way. So, what are the characteristics of a quality helmet with integrated full-face shield that that makes it robust enough to do its job, day in, day out?

• A protective arc-flash resistant foam at the top of your face shield helps enhance the seal between shield and hard hat, elevating your safety.
• An anti-scratch coating face shield – that’s also anti-fog – means your vision is unimpeded.
• A reusable storage bag means you can stow away your hard hat and keep it protected when not in use, helping it to stay at the top of its game. It can also help increase the service life of the hard hat, providing an added cost-effective bonus.

Precision equipment manufacturer Link Instruments has won the title of Level Indicator Instrument Manufacturer of the Year in the sixth annual UK Enterprise Awards 2022. The judging took into account a range of criteria including client dedication, innovation, business growth, longevity, online reputation, customer feedback and business performance.

The Awards are open to exceptional small and medium-sized businesses in the UK and they recognise the dedication of companies in overcoming the hardships of the past two years.

"It is very gratifying to receive this public recognition for all the hard work we have put in, particularly over the last couple of challenging years," said Link Instruments' Dominique Christie.

One of the company's flagship instruments is a fire extinguisher fill checker for quickly assessing banks of fire extinguishers. Known as the ULLC IS, the hand-held unit uses ultrasound to locate the boundary between the liquified and gaseous gas in the cylinder so that the amount of extinguisher fluid present can be calculated.

Rated for use in hazardous areas, the ATEX approved instrument is particularly in demand in industries such as oil, gas and marine, especially on LPG carriers.

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SFC Energy launches EFOY Hydrogen fuel cell products together with Oneberry Technologies in Singapore at the grand opening of the new Oneberry Technologies headquarters

Brunnthal/Munich, Germany, May 06, 2022 - SFC Energy AG (F3C:DE, ISIN: DE0007568578), a leading supplier of hydrogen and methanol fuel cells for stationary and mobile hybrid-power solutions, celebrates another milestone together with its long-standing partner Oneberry Technologies in the corporate development of the two Groups. Today, Oneberry Technologies, the Singaporean provider and innovator of security and surveillance technologies, opens its new headquarters with a grand opening ceremony.

The Guest of Honour of the event was the Senior Minister of State from the Ministry of Communications and Information Singapore, Dr Janil Puthucheary. Dr Puthucheary obtained on site a personal impression of the new Oneberry Technologies headquarters including the environmentally friendly and energy-efficient solutions of both partners. SFC Energy and Oneberry Technologies have been working together for twelve years, shaping the transformation of the energy landscape towards sustainable solutions. Thus far Oneberry Technologies has purchased more than 1800 EFOY fuel cells for deployment in numerous applications such as flood early warning systems, highrise littering, and ad-hoc and mobile surveillance to name a few.

Safe, durable and efficient: Manufacturing, construction professionals and facilities managers can say goodbye to complicated and time-consuming scaffold structures with PAXTower, an innovative new modular tower system. The new range, launched in February 2022 by leading access equipment specialist ZARGES, is equipped with a range of new features to make working at height safer and easier than ever before.

With both user convenience and versatility at the forefront of its design, the PAXTower offers the perfect all-in-one solution for carrying out maintenance work or jobs at height within a factory or site setting.

The easy-to-assemble and easy-to-use structure ensures that maximising productivity on site is readily achievable, while guaranteeing the ultimate user safety. The adjustable 7.6m working height provides access, making it suitable for a variety of different applications; while the stringently tested and ergonomic design, in accordance with the latest EN1004 standards, ensures safe working at all times. 

With Brady Corporation's complete RFID solution, assets in any industrial environment can be given unique digital identities just by applying a label. Users will be able to identify and locate labelled assets all at once, from a distance, in real time, without needing line of sight.

Your needs. Your solution.

To make RFID driven efficiency possible in any unique workplace, Brady leverages its global manufacturing capabilities and services to customise each of the components in its complete RFID solution. Label read range can be adapted, as well as all other label properties that enable labels to stay attached to any user's asset selection in a wide range of industrial environments. Sensors can be embedded to capture environmental data including temperature or moisture levels. Scanners can be equipped with custom programmed apps that processes data to unlock the benefits a specific business needs, and Brady can integrate the entire solution with existing ICT infrastructure.

Discover Brady’s RFID complete solution >>

A major leap in workplace efficiency

Well implemented, quality RFID solutions enable a major leap in operational efficiency for many industries. With a handheld RFID scanner, multiple assets can be located, identified, tracked and traced from a 15m distance without needing line of sight. Fixed RFID scanners can even cover the entire workplace to considerably accelarate asset tracking. As a result, employees can quickly find any labelled asset they need, inventories can be automated, and outgoing cargo can be checked for completeness in seconds.

Business at your fingertips

Automatically collected data on all labelled assets can help inform strategic decision making on capital asset numbers, their locations, preventive maintenance and environmental elements. Decisions on stock levels can be supported by the latest data, all generated and collected automatically, to further drive business efficiency and profitability, all by giving assets a unique digital identity.

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Brady Corporation

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For any company looking to improve the life and energy efficiency of its compressed air system, Hi-line Industries now offers its range of class-leading Vertical Air Receivers from stock to help factories and plants quickly take advantage of these innovative devices. Hi-line’s high-quality painted and galvanised vessels are available immediately at extremely competitive prices.

Vertical Air Receivers are a type of pressure vessel that receive air from the compressor and hold it under pressure for future use. Storing compressed air allows the system to average the peaks in compressed air demand over the course of a shift, delivering steady air flow. The air in the tank is even available when the air compressor is not running.

Importantly, Hi-line’s Vertical Air Receivers can reduce the load/unload cycles on the system compressor, potentially extending its service life and reducing maintenance/repair. In addition, introducing an air receiver tank markedly improves the energy efficiency of a compressed air system, typically by reducing any wasted compressed air from excessive sump blowdowns and lowering the pressure requirements for the air compressor and air network. All of these benefits contribute to lower total cost of ownership (TCO).

Four sizes of Hi-line Vertical Air Receiver are in stock at to suit virtually any application: 300, 500, 1000 and 2000 litre variants. Immediate shipping or collection is available from the company’s UK headquarters and manufacturing facility, which is centrally located in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, with excellent access to the motorway network.

A core component of Hi-line’s Vertical Air Receiver is the company’s Activated Carbon Tower, which contains either zeolite minerals or carbon to suit the suit the application. Activated Carbon Towers adsorb contaminants like oil vapour and odour, making them an increasingly popular addition to compressed air circuits, particularly in sectors that demand high purity levels, such as food and beverage, oxygen/nitrogen generation, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. It is possible to achieve “technically oil free air” without the expense of an “oil free” compressor, which in some applications is a requirement e.g. food and beverage, pharmaceutical etc.

All of the Vertical Air Receivers in stock at Hi-line are PED compliant to 2016/68/EU and powder-coated in compressed air blue (RAL 5015). Built by robots to ensure consistent, high-quality welding, the vessels are extremely robust in design and come with a 10-year warranty. 5mm plate and fittings are present throughout the build, ensuring that the Vertical Air Receivers are double the weight (pro rata) of standard catalogue vessels.

Hi-line’s Vertical Air Receivers offer 11 bar working pressure. However, the company can manufacture high-pressure vessels up to 400 bar, as well as customised tanks and vessels in any colour or design code in line with customer requirements. Hi-line can also supply the vessels with or without fitting kits to suit individual preference. Gauge and drain are included, along with a safety valve to suit the operating pressure. 

www.hilineindustries.com