productEnhancing man-machine collaboration
ABB is embedding extended safety I/Os within its series of robot controllers to improve the flexibility, safety and reliability of collaboration between robots and people.
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articleMachine safety: A hot topic
Managing director of Derbyshire-based Thermal Fluid Solutions (TFS), Richard Franklin, explains why companies with hazardous work conditions need to adopt a continuous risk assessment and management programme, and how doing so can save money as well as lives.
articleKey Developments in Construction Plant Hire Discussed at CPA Plant Conference
More than 150 key contacts from the likes of A-Plant, CITB, Clee Hill Plant, Costain, GAP, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), Highways England and Skanska attended this year’s Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) Plant Conference which took place at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre near Coventry.
productSmart pneumatic grid
Aventics and Boge Kompressoren have intelligently networked compressed air generators and compressed air consumers with their joint project, the Smart Pneumatic Grid.
newsCompany fined £880k after ‘horrific’ fatality
A recycling company has been fined £880,000 and two people have been given suspended prison sentences after the death of an agency worker who was drawn into machinery while cleaning in the area.
productKee Systems improves safety at Veolia Water
Kee Systems has supplied its market-leading range of safety solutions to the Veolia Water treatment plant in Wiltshire through its distributor, Ash Safety to provide effective protection for maintenance teams, ensuring full compliance with current health and safety requirements.
productCompressed air drains
Hi-line Industries has launched its new HTD condensate drain into the UK market. Featuring an isolation valve for strainer cleaning to 250 micron, the latest-generation HTD offers a 100% ED rated solenoid coil and multi-voltage timer controller to ensure automatic compressed air system drainage.
productMobile plant apprenticeship
Mentor Training Solutions’ level 2 mobile and static plant apprenticeship programmes are now underway after the first apprentice was signed up in October 2017.
productLeisure centre systems
Big Foot Systems has supplied custom frame non-penetrative systems to support and secure rooftop plant at a new, state-of-the-art leisure centre.
productBiomass cleaning
Quirepace have designed and installed six central vacuum cleaning and bulk removal systems for one of the largest biomass projects in a UK power station conversion.
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