‘Baseefa’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release Cable glands and connectors win approvals from Hawke International UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "Hazardous area cable gland and electrical connector specialist, Hawke International, has achieved significant approvals for its product range from Russian and Chinese authorities.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Company offers new actuator options from Orange Instruments: "Orange Instruments positioners use analogue signal conversion, comparison of desired and actual position and the operation of the actuator drive to bring the actuator to a stable position. ".

In April 2007, we covered the news from Michell Instruments - take a look at Transmitter released in intrinsically safe version which says: "Michell Instruments' Easidew TX IS is a low -cost, rugged impedance dew-point transmitter for continuous measurement in industrial gas applications. ".

Take a look also at the news release from Kopex International, Flameproof gland gains IECEx certification, as well as Cable glands gain DNV approval from Hawke International UK, and Gearboxes and gearmotors are ATEX approved from Wyko Industrial Services.

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Certificates open door for dual marking (September 2006)

Renowned for the quality of its ATEX certified cable glands and hazardous connection products, Hawke International has now received a suite of five IECEx certificates from BASEEFA.

Flameproof glands are ATEX approved (September 2006)

The Kopex International HAM, HAMM and HAMS ranges of ATEX flameproof glands are approved for use in Zones 1 and 2 hazardous area classifications.

Hydraulic solenoid valve goes offshore (August 2006)

The DN5 Series is ideal for actuator and wellhead control, the valves delivering leak-tight shutoff and the ability to switch safely and reliably at high pressures.

Weighing assemblies take to hazardous environments (August 2006)

The Clevermount II range of weighing assemblies are ideal for precise, reliable and safe weighing in harsh environments.

New venue for hazardous area event in 2007 (July 2006)

HazardEx will be held on 21st and 22nd February 2007 at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham and will once again comprise an exhibition, conference and an awards ceremony.

Cable glands are approved for marine applications (June 2006)

Hawke International has achieved type approval from the American Bureau of Shipping for its complete range of hazardous area cable glands for use in marine applications.

Basic guide to specifying conduit systems (June 2006)

Martyn Turner of Kopex International explains the basics of conduit choice and the subjects that need to be considered to stay cost-effective and, in some cases, legal.

New UK representation for Technor (May 2006)

The Technor Group has announced the launch of their first UK sales representation at the new production facility of their wholly-owned subsidiary Technor-ISIS in Malton, North Yorkshire.