Plant, Process and Control
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Eye of the tiger

When a new hand held photoionisation detection (PID) instrument was required by Van Walt, a supplier of environmental sampling and monitoring equipment, the Tiger volatile organic compound (VOC) detector from Ion Science was considered the best solution on the market.

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New premises seal the deal

The Moontown company was established in 1996, operating as a distributor for PTFE spring energised seals, together with associated fluid sealing products. With an expanding customer base, the company is reported to have established a reputation for the supply of quality products supported with technical advice.

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Lighter & robust

The new Teseo AP68 aluminium piping expands the AP modular compressed air and fluids transfer system to give a pipework range from 22 to 68mm OD.

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Pipework range expanded

The new Teseo AP68 aluminium piping expands the AP modular compressed air and fluids transfer system to give a pipework range from 22 to 68mm OD. AP68 with a smooth internal bore diameter of 63mm will flow 1712cfm @ 10 Bar over 30m, equivalent to the flow rates of a 250kW compressor.

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Health & safety:  Policy issues

Various reviews of health and safety policy have taken place over recent years and recommendations made. The most recent Governmental action resulted in a much-trumpeted withdrawal of outdated or no longer required legislation. Greg Bordiak, technical officer, BCAS considers the wider context

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Closed-loop capabilities

Engineered for flexibility, simplicity and reliability, Parker Hannifin’s AC30 series of variable speed AC drives has been extended to cover the range from 0.75 kW to 75 kW and is also available with a pulse encoder feedback option, bringing closed-loop capabilities to the drive.

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Rental-free cylinders

Since Air Liquide launched the ALbee brand in 2010, it is reported to have grown from strength to strength, filling a gap in the industrial gas market with over 180 approved stockists throughout the UK and Ireland.

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Cylindrical sensors

Panasonic says its new cylindrical sensor range offers the user a high quality product at economic pricing levels.

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Major process line installation

Leading manufacturer of tier 1 and tier 2 aerospace parts and sub-assemblies, Gardner Aerospace, is benefiting from a major process line installation from Plasticraft – part of NHE.

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Short wave system

Short wave infra-red emitters from Heraeus Noblelight have allowed Mettis Aerospace to reduce the time required for the heating of tools and dies used in the manufacture of high specification titanium aircraft components to one seventh of the heating times required by a previous gas system. 

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