productWhenever plastics are being recycled there is a risk that the input stream may contain metallic contaminants with the potential to damage downstream equipment. The Plasticon metal detection system from S+S Inspection has been designed specifically to detect and remove metal fragments before cutting mills, chippers and shredders can be damaged.
productWhile an increase in demand from around 12,000 cereal bars a day to more than 20,000 was welcomed by manufcturer Devonvale, it brought with it the problem of how to increase production in a relatively small space.
productProducer and user of recycled feedstock, Centriforce Products of Liverpool has installed three S+S metal detection systems to remove even the smallest pieces of metal from its recycled polymer before it can damage the extrusion machines.
productSifCeramiBac is a new ceramic backing, self-adhesive from Weldability-Sif. It is supplied in sectional strips, pre-aligned on a selfadhesive aluminium backing tape to allow secure, accurate positioning on the backside of the weld joint.
productDates for Murex Welding Products City & Guilds Accredited Gas Equipment Inspectors training courses have been announced. Both Certification and Recertification Courses will suit those responsible for the safety of oxy-fuel gas systems in places of work or for training.
productWith its new easy to operate, magnetic carriage unit, the MagTrac F61, Kemppi offers a fast and economic way of changing from manual MIG/MAG welding to productive mechanisation.
productLewis Clelland of Babcock, Rosyth has been crowned top welder in the 2012 ESAB Shipweld competition for shipyard apprentices that concluded recently with the grand final at BAE Systems in Portsmouth. Jack Thompson of Babcock, Appledore was named runner-up and the shipyard welding team award went to Babcock, Rosyth.
productEngineering Utilities has introduced, TIPWIZ, a compound that is claimed to sharpen tungsten electrodes to a far greater degree of accuracy than grinding – the traditional means by which welders sharpen tungsten electrodes – or any other means of sharpening, thereby allowing welders to be more precise in their work.
productUK-based Weldability-Sif has launched its 132 page The Welders One-Stop Shop 2012 catalogue which is available free of charge upon request, or can be viewed on line at www.weldabilitysif.
productInverter Fusion is a UK manufacturer of technically advanced digital inverter welding machines. Its Fusion range of professional welders consists of robust, efficient products that can be used in all environments, giving a 100% duty cycle even at high ambient temperatures.
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