Working together to reduce risk
Christa Sedlatschek, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, talks about the agency’s Healthy Workplaces campaign – Working together for risk prevention.
Laser marking: Colour matters
With the benefits of precise control and rapid product throughput, lasers have been introduced in many areas to improve process efficiency and provide permanent marking systems. Given the many types of lasers and materials involved, picking the best laser for a marking application can be a challenge. Howard Moore, MD of Illuminar Technologies, comments
P&SA respirators: Selection matters
Powered and supplied air (P&SA) respirators are often seen as a complex choice, possibly only appropriate where working conditions are particularly hazardous. However, they can contribute not only to the health and safety of workers, but to their personal comfort in a wide range of industries and applications, as Alan McArthur, technical services engineer with the 3M Personal Safety Division, explains.
MEDTEC IRELAND 2013
This year’s MEDTEC Ireland Conference and Exhibition (9th and 10th October, Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway) represents a powerhouse of product manufacturing efficiency and strategic knowledge for medical device professionals at companies of every size.
Keeping the wheels of industry moving
Recent developments in metalworking fluid technology are delivering increased quality and productivity for machining operations in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Mick Doxford, UK sales manager at Q8Oil explains
Temporary and fixed sub-metering solutions
Michael Farnon managing director of Micronics, a UK manufacturer of clamp-on, ultrasonic flow meters, shares his thoughts on sub-metering of potable and DHWS (Domestic Hot Water Services) and offers quotes from Micronics’ customers as they endeavour to monitor, control and manage water, energy consumption and costs.
Look beyond the short term
Here Tsubaki, manufacturer of power transmission chain, explains why it believes that the key to real world cost savings lies in an extended, low maintenance, operating cycle.
Centrifugal pumps: Potential savings
Christoph P. Pauly of KSB examines why too much energy is still being wasted in connection with pump operation and outlines a few solutions.
Of pressing concern
A ram drift lock or holding device is mandatory on all mechanical presses used in Europe. Here, Lothar Grötzinger, head of press technology, Norgren, outlines the latest innovations.
Brewing: beware of the gas
The hazards associated with CO2 in the brewing industry are well known, yet still people die in completely avoidable accidents. Chris Wilson, Crowcon’s senior support engineer, outlines the need for adequate CO2 gas safety procedures.
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