productDosebadge launching
Noise monitoring specialist Cirrus Research has unveiled its doseBadge Mark V which has a host of new features.
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productHVAC smart probes sync wirelessly with smartphones
RS Components (RS) has introduced professional wireless HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) test and measurement instruments optimised for use with smartphones and tablets.
articleHearing protection: A personal approach
Hearing conservation as a topic isn’t getting any quieter in the industrial and manufacturing arenas. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 48 people per 100,000 lost their hearing in the past year. Mick Whitaker, director and founder of ProtectHear comments on hear protection issues and outlines a solution
articleChillers help fish firm keep its cool
When Five Star Fish, part of the 2 Sisters Food Group, embarked on a cold store refurbishment project, Rotormotion, its engineering consultant, appointed Aggreko to design and implement a complete cooling scheme. Matthew Watson, business development manager at Aggreko, explains more about the rental solution
productStainless steel interlock switches
The latest stainless steel interlock switches from Fortress Interlocks are for high purity applications such as food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical processing and are also suitable for outdoor use. Manufactured from 316 stainless steel and modular in design, the amGardS40 range can be configured to suit many industrial applications.
articleComfort boost for brewery workers
When production workers at the oldest working brewery in the world requested new safety footwear, it not only had to be compliant with the safety standard EN ISO 20345, it had to be comfortable to wear and waterproof. A rigorous two-year product-testing period resulted in the development of a new type of S3 safety footwear from HAIX utilising GORE-TEX Extended Comfort Laminate.
articlePPE: It’s not all created equal
Here Neil Hewitt, divisional director quality and technical standards at Arco, talks to IP&E about the issue of non-compliant, CE marked, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and what industry needs to do to minimise the risk of these products entering the European market
productLatest laser scanner
SICK’s new safety laser scanner, the microScan3, uses SICK’s patented scanning technology, safeHDDMTM (High Definition Distance Measurement), based on advanced time of flight measurement.
productModifications made to security room design
Securikey, has made modifications to its Modulprim security rooms. The bespoke modular vault solution is suitable for both new builds and existing buildings and is said to be a convenient and cost effective method of adding a high security strong-room to a building.
productLight curtain unveiled
Switches, sensors and enclosures specialist, Bernstein, has added a new safety light curtain and safety multi-beam light barriers to its range to ensure reliable protection for operators against hazardous machines in production environments.
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