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)
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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)
Early Detection Of Leaking Oil Coolers Can Reduce Repair Costs And Oil Losses.
Using Fluorescence with no significant turbidity affect, the TD-4100C On Line Oil in Water Monitor from Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments can detect lube, hydraulic, fuels, etc. in water below 1 ppm.
The TD-4100C directly measures oil content in the water without any sample preparation, reagents or chemicals. The response to a concentration (Read More)
Static Electricity – The Hidden Danger In Hazardous Areas
Static electricity is an ever-present and significant hazard for operations taking place in flammable, combustible or potentially explosive atmospheres.
The uncontrolled build up and discharge of electrostatic must be avoided in these environments in order to prevent ignition and protect people, plant, processes and the environment. Every year, hundreds of electrostatic-caused incidents occur across the globe in the process industries, including oil & gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints (Read More)
‘O’ Rings Sweeten Sour Gas Processing
The Dupont™ Kalrez® Spectrum™ 6380 is a non-black sealing product, that has been specifically developed for chemical processing applications involving hot and aggressive amines. Amine plants are operated throughout the world, typically in oil refineries and gas plants for the removal of H2S (hydrogen sulphide) from a product stream such as natural gas. New sources of oil and natural gas fields in the Middle East can incorporate up to 30% of H2S which (Read More)
ATEX Certification Proves Dynamite For Siemens Range Of Hearing Instruments Launched For Those Working In Explosive Atmosphere Environments
Siemens has expanded its range of ATEX certified hearing instruments to provide exceptional sound quality to those working in explosive environments.
Five of Siemens Hearing Instruments products have been cleared for use in potentially explosive atmospheres such as mines, factories, (Read More)
Frankfurt am Main/Germany, 2 July 2012, AlWaFlon® pressure tubes supplied by Wallstein Ingenieur GmbH of Recklinghausen/Germany are made with DuPont™ Teflon® polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This enables them to resist even the highly corrosive media present at flue gas desulphurization plants of coal-fired (Read More)
New Loop Powered Rate Totalisers Have A Large Display
BEKA associates new field and panel mounting loop-powered 4/20mA Rate Totalisers have large easy to read displays which can simultaneously show rate and total flow in engineering units. All models include a root extractor, lineariser and calibrator with optional dual alarms and a backlight that can be loop or separately powered.
Field mounting models have a robust IP66 GRP (Read More)
Crowcon ‘Clip’ and ‘Clip+’ Single Gas Fixed-Life Monitors Deliver Compliance
Personal monitor with hibernate feature, extending life and reducing lifetime costs
The new Crowcon Clip and Clip+ single gas monitors are simple to use and designed with one thing in mind: compliance with regulations and company procedures in the oil and gas industry. Intended for use in hazardous areas, they offer reliable and durable fixed life monitoring in a compact, lightweight and maintenance-free package. (Read More)
BEKA publish Application Guide describing installation of Ex nA instrumentation
In this new 26 page Application Guide AG310 the well known guru Chris Towle explains the philosophy of Zone 2 apparatus and how extra low voltage Ex nA certified instrumentation may be safely installed in these low risk areas. Current ATEX and IECEx standards are discussed together with installation practice, constructional requirements, documentation and routine inspection. Of particular interest is the use of Ex nA certified apparatus with instruments using... Read More