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Hazardous Area Equipment

Efficient mobile access management with tablets for hazardous areas

As part of a digitization offensive, a petrochemical company in East Asia searched for the perfect mobile device for its access management. Ease of use, efficiency and security – the Tab-Ex® tablet series for hazardous areas from ECOM Instruments scores well on all of these criteria and helped to significantly speed up the processes.

South Korea's industry is going digital – one reason for this change are definitely the incentives provided by the South Korean government. For companies in the oil and gas industry as well as in the petrochemical industry, the challenge is to adapt the…

Scientific GORE-TEX Test Labs Virtually Accessible in a 360° View

GORE-TEX products for professional use are valued globally for their high quality and durable performance.

The design and manufacture of membranes, laminates and seam sealing tapes ensure that technical garments, footwear and gloves have the durability to survive the harshest working conditions and meet or exceed required standards for first responders, technical rescue, firefighters or defense personnel. To certify a product's functionality over time, rigorous scientific tests are performed in the GORE-TEX labs around the world. Now, for the first time in the brand’s history…

Wieland’s safety light curtains provide access control for enhanced safety

SLC Series safety light curtains from Wieland Electric have been designed to protect operators from dangerous areas or as access control against unauthorised trespassing.

Featuring slim, rigid housings that enable easy adjustment and stable operation, with integrated double-scan technology that avoids unwanted downtime in even the harshest operating conditions, the robust and reliable SLC Series safety light curtains provides effective and economical optoelectronic protection customisable to nearly any machine application.

When using multiple systems, mutual interference is avoided by…

EC Electronics offers global manufacturing services

EC Electronics is the leading UK electronics manufacturing services provider for OEMs and product innovators from a variety of markets — including industrial, automotive, marine, security, medical and the Internet of Things ( IoT) .

As a global electronics manufacturing services provider, EC Electronics’ manufacturing and supply operations span the world, with four facilities across the UK, the Netherlands and Romania. From these facilities, EC Electronics provides a complete electronics manufacturing solution across key services.

EC Electronics Ltd are now newly certified to ISO/IEC…

SICK Launches Combined Electro-Mechanical PLe Safety Lock Solution

SICK has combined its proven MB1 mechanical safety bolt for enclosed hazard areas with its advanced TR110 non-contact safety lock to deliver a high-performance PLe ( EN ISO 13849) safety solution with maximum machine availability.

With IP67 or IP69K rating, the SICK MB1 and TR110 together deliver a robust electro-mechanical door locking and monitoring package for the highest level of personnel protection in machinery and integration into advanced, factory-wide safety systems.

Together the SICK MB1 and TR110 are easy to fit and reliable in operation, offering built-in safe release for…

PPE designer to deliver speech at electrical seminar

Designer, manufacturer and supplier of personal protective equipment, Skanwear, is hoping to raise awareness of arc flash risk and highlight the importance of selecting and wearing suitable arc and FR PPE at the upcoming PALM ( Plant Asset Life Management) seminar and exhibition.

Representing Skanwear will be the organisation’s technical director, Anthony Long. The son of a clothing salesman, Long aims to draw upon his family’s background in clothing and textiles and combine this understanding with his own in depth knowledge of the electrical industry to deliver a detailed speech…

Proximity switch for Ex zone 0/20 for direct connection to 24V

Introducing the IGEX20a inductive proximity switch, EGE provides a very compact sensor for zone 0/20 hazardous areas that can be used without additional amplifiers. IGEX20a is certified according to ATEX and IECEx.

The IECEx certification simplifies worldwide use of the sensors. Certified for use in Ex zones 0 and 20, the proximity switches can be employed in hazardous areas with gas or dust atmospheres, for example in gas stations and facilities with gas-conveying parts. The switching function is indicated by an LED on the back of the device. The sensors are available in an M12, M18…

New ‘A1-Plus’ hi-vis tapes

Fisco Tools’ new ‘A1-Plus’ hi-vis tapes offer excellent value measuring from the UK’s long-standing favourite brand.

With an EC Class II measuring accuracy, these new Hi-Vis Tapes are stamped with the Fisco brand hallmarks of quality and reliability.

With a tough ABS case that has a high-impact rubber overmould, these tapes combine hardwearing reliability with ease of use. There are 3 different models, available in 5 and 8 metre lengths with 19mm and 25mm blade width variants.

With a handy belt clip, a self-zeroing end-hook and a ‘positive action’ brake, these…

Europa Launch new Reflex Pendant Stations

The new Reflex range of single-row push-button stations offers an innovative design delivering ease of installation and high performance. Ideal for heavy-duty applications such as hoists and cranes, the range is available in eight sizes with 2 to 12 buttons, each with various controls and switch configurations.

Exposed materials are shock proof and resistant to atmospheric agents, oils and temperature changes, whilst rubber gaskets provide protection to IP65. All buttons are marked with international symbols. NC contacts feature guaranteed opening performance conforming to EN…

How to reduce injuries on sharp edges and blunt impacts

Contact with sharp edges is routine in many engineering and construction jobs. Personnel injuries such as; severe cuts and blunt impacts are common:

1. for employees working offshore or onboard seagoing vessels;

2. for maintenance personnel involved in the heavy duty industries;

3. for people involved in handling sheet or strip metal;

4. while working at presses, where metal with sharp edges are handled frequently;

5. while working with scrap metal;

6. for operators of machinery, cutters or tools fitters.

"Exposure to sharp steel edges and strapping should be eliminated or minimized so…