‘Explosive Atmosphere’
An Engineeringtalk guide
Start with the news release
Pressure transducers measure up to 20,000psig from
Endevco, which we summarised at the time by saying "Endevco has announced the 8511A series, a range of piezoresistive gauge pressure transducers designed for maximum reliability in extreme measurement environments. ".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Dragon Runner robot supports military troops from
Qinetiq: "Qinetiq has been awarded a contract to supply almost 100 Dragon Runner robots, associated spares and technical services to support of current military operations in Afghanistan. ".
In November 2009, we covered the news from Parker Hannifin - Parker Sales UK
- take a look at Nitrogen generators cut costs of food packaging
which says: "Phil Green, at Parker Hannifin's industrial division, explains how the latest nitrogen-generation technology can help food and beverage companies increase their operational efficiency and cut costs. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Elta Fans, Fastlane publishes heat recovery brochure,
as well as Smart-Trak mass-flow controller utilised by MBARI from Sierra Instruments,
and Resilient metal seals can take the heat from HTMS.
Latest stories...
3M pumps have permanent magnet-drive system (September 2009)
Pump Engineering is offering 3M's T Mag-M horizontal, sealless peripheral pumps with permanent magnet-drive system and no mechanical seals.
KAC manual call point is LPCB approved (September 2009)
KAC has announced its intrinsically safe, addressable indoor manual call point.
Blow-Off Station removes coolant, chips and dust (September 2009)
The Blow-Off Station from Royal Products is suitable for the removal of coolant, chips and dust from workpieces and other components.
ATI announces explosives and modeling course (August 2009)
The Applied Technology Institute has announced a course for technical and administrative professionals in aerospace, defence, explosives technology and modeling.
Bulgin connectors suit hazardous environments (August 2009)
Bulgin Components is launching Explora, a range of connectors developed for the oil and gas industries, at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen.
Cordex supplies XPG digital cameras (August 2009)
By adding Centurion XPG digital cameras to its service arm, Whessoe Total Automation has added a documentation, safety and quality control capability to its portfolio of services.
ITT expands Mil-DTL-38999 hermetic connector range (August 2009)
ITT Interconnect Solutions has designed a hermetically sealed connector with a lightweight aluminium shell for low-pressure water immersion or fording applications.
Laser welding suits precision-welding processes (July 2009)
Laser Lines has explained the key advantages of laser welding.
Further reading
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New BSI explosive atmosphere standard and handbook
BSI Business Information is promoting publications relating to explosive and flammable atmospheres.
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Infra-red cameras for explosive atmospheres
The Ex-CAM AF Series of fixed-mount infra-red camera systems is designed specifically for use in explosive atmospheres.
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