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RINA acquires Logimatic Solutions

RINA HAS announced its acquisition of the entire share capital of Logimatic Solutions, a leading software company, headquartered in Denmark. The company, with a turnover of about 6 million Euros, will be fully integrated within the RINA Group and its nearly 50 employees will continue in the current structure from its offices in Denmark, Singapore and Chile.

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Efficiency gains in vacuum technology

In addition to representing the interests of the UK compressed air industry, the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) is the only trade association in the UK dedicated to low pressure and vacuum distributors, manufacturers and end users. Here, the Society explains more about vacuum systems.

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Supporting strong UK supply chains

To further strengthen its support for manufacturers and suppliers across the UK’s engineering market, the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) continues to work with Reshoring UK and its other industrial engineering partners. Here, Julia Moore, chief executive at Reshoring UK explains to AirUser how this unique collaboration of 33 leading industrial engineering associations is continuing to grow.

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Under Pressure? Getting to grips with the PSSR

The aim of the Pressure System Safety Regulations (SI. 2000 No 128) (PSSR) is to prevent serious injury from the hazard of stored energy as a result of the failure of a pressure system or one of its component parts. Roy Brooks discusses what this means for owners and operators of compressed air systems.

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Training: Pick a place and a pace to suit yourself

Wherever your work takes you in these uncertain times, you can rest assured that BCAS training is on hand to help – at a place and at a pace – that works for you; whether that’s the office, or the comfort of your own home.

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Navigating the ISO 8573 air quality standard

In a typical compressed air system, there are a wide range of contaminants that require treatment if the system is to operate safely, efficiently and cost effectively. Here, Roy Brooks outlines the basic principles of ISO 8573, the international standard for air purity (quality).

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Compressed air gun use in machine workshops

A RESEARCH study has been carried out in an aerospace machine workshop to understand why machinists rely on compressed air for cleaning work and whether increased awareness of health and safety risks would result in them adopting different cleaning methods if these were suitable and safer? Claire Bailey reports on the findings.

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Navigating the PSSR

In this latest column for Industrial Plant & Equipment, Roy Brooks, Technical Development Officer at the British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) explores the Pressure Safety System Regulations (S.I. 2000 No 128) (PSSR), explaining how businesses can abide by the rules while ensuring a safe and compliant working environment

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Maintain to gain

We caught up with Vanda Jones, Executive Director at the British Compressed Air Society, who are event sponsors of this year’s Maintec event, to find out more about the importance of an efficient maintenance regime for compressed air.

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