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Products Health & Safety
Innovation in light curtains
New handlamp a shining example
Wolf Safety Lamp Company’s new Weight is reduced by 30% and
Design technology from Sick is extending the frontiers Atex-approved Wolflite XT hand- battery duration between three
of light curtain safety performance to new applications lamp, is said to be a significant and nine hours on full power,
with the launch of the miniTwin 4. Now sender and development in safety handlamps. depending on model, is extended
receiver elements are combined in a single miniature The Wolflite XT, incorporating up to 18 hours in power-save
housing and the miniTwin 4 achieves continuous end- the latest LED technology, deliv- mode. The high-performance
to-end field coverage with no blind spots. ers 200 lumens output on full lithium-ion batteries are re-
Sick safety specialist Seb Strutt says: “The miniTwin power, which is an charged three times faster,
solves applications where traditional light curtains increase of five enabling the lamp to be
would be too big and awkward to install and do not times the light fully charged in three to
offer as much value for the performance.” output from four hours.
The new modular Sick miniTwin 4 units are 120mm the the previ- The two-shot moulded
to 1200mm long and can be cascaded or daisy chained ous Wolf H- body and lens ring enclosure, in
end-to-end to 3600mm. Rapid response times permit 251A handlamp. black and yellow house colours,
safety monitoring with reduced reach distances for With spot and flood beam offer all the safety and operational
operators and therefore smaller machine footprints. options in the same unit, the features of previous Wolflite
Sick (UK) T: 01727 831121 Wolflite XT range offers a flexible models.
www.sick.com Enter 302 solution for all portable lighting Wolf Safety T: 0114 2551051
requirements.
www.wolf-safety.co.uk Enter 303
New safety device can reduce costs
Hard hat for
Specialist in sensors, Leuze
Electronic has launched its new side impacts
multiple light beam safety device,
a three-beam transceiver system JSP has launched a high-performance,
with various function classes for side-impact industrial safety helmet
access guarding, along with inte- which meets the new European
grated muting control. Standard EN14052, and was formerly
The new MLD 300 (type 2 PLd) presented with the accreditation certifi-
and MLD 500 (type 4 PLe) series cate by the British Standards Institute at
were developed so a device can the A+A exhibition in Dusseldorf.
be chosen from the range that Called the EVO8, the helmet protects
matches the requirements of the against forces three times harsher than
application and so saves cost. those defined by the standard EN397
The individual models of each and is said for the first time to protect
series are equipped with various the head from side impacts as well as
features and capabilities, or func- from severe impact to the crown.
tion classes. Start/restart interlock muting application set-up. Higher ing mirror posts. Ranges up to 70m The EVO8 is designed for high-risk
and contact or monitoring func- MLD function classes feature an and operating temperatures down environments such as mining and tun-
tions are available and various integrated muting indicator and to -30˚C are possible. Alignment is nelling, demolition, construction, refin-
muting modes can be selected. seven-segment display to monitor simplified by integrated lasers at ery, marine and offshore working. Its
External muting devices are not sensor behaviour. the top and bottom of the column build quality complements the stan-
required, which simplifies instal- The series is suitable for Leuze Electronic T: 01480 408500 dard of design and materials which go
lation, lowering costs during perimeter guarding using deflect-
www.leuze.co.uk Enter 304 into the helmet, including features
such as a high density liner as well as
Next generation of sound level meters
a comfortable new harness design. The
high performance in dus trial helmet
protects against impacts which may
Specialist in the design and development of large, easy-to-read colour OLED display. New soft- otherwise result in brain injury, skull
noise measurement equipment, Cirrus ware allows voice tags to be recorded for future ref- fractures and neck injury; some emer-
Research, has introduced a new generation erence. As for ongoing flexibility, optimus users will gency services now have helmets
of sound level meters under the brand name be able to upgrade their instrument at any time in which meet the new European Standard
optimus featuring smart design and the future should their needs change.” EN14052, but now JSP has manufac-
advanced technology. To ensure the measurements made with an opti- tured an industrial
James Tingay, group marketing manager mus sound level meter can be validated, all of the version which
for Cirrus Research says: “Health and optimus instruments feature the LifeTime archive. meets the
safety professionals are looking for This automatically stores the most important standard.
sound measurement equipment parameters into a protected and secure section
which is easy to use, flexible and of memory which can only be accessed and
upgradeable. Our new optimus range downloaded using a special software program.
meets their requirements exactly. The first models in the optimus range –
“It takes just three button presses to ‘optimus red’ sound level meters which are
make a noise measurement using our aimed at the occupational and noise-at-work JSP
optimus meter, ‘On’, ‘Calibrate’ and markets – were unveiled at the A+A Health and T: 01993
‘Start’. The instrument then takes all Safety exhibition in Dusseldorf, in November. 826050
the measurements simultaneously Cirrus Research T: 01723 891655
www.jsp.co.uk
before displaying the results on a
www.cirrusresearch.co.uk Enter 305 Enter 306
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