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Fortress Develops Modern amGard Pro Range of Heavy Duty Interlocks


Seaward tester tastes success at UK coffee machine producer


espresso coffee machines is using the advanced multi-function ClareHAL 104 from Seaward to improve product testing at its West Midlands engineering and manufacturing site.


manufacturer of stylish and innovative commercial coffee machines for coffee shops, boutique hotels, gastro bars and restaurants. It supplies products to markets around the world and was the first company of its type to achieve the ISO 9001 quality standard. At its Birmingham facility,


newly produced coffee


machines are designed and tested for reliability to ensure they operate correctly and to the highest standards of performance and safety. All products have to be electrically safety tested to ensure they are safe for use by customers once they leave the factory gate. This involves the accurate recording of test results and storing them for quality control and traceability purposes. So, in a move to improve this process and provide greater flexibility Fracino is now using a ClareHAL 104 on one of its two main production lines. This forms an integral part of the quality control processes at the factory, which produces over 3000 machines a year, and enables the company to undertake fast and accurate electrical safety and run testing without damaging product.


Seaward Electronic Ltd. Tel: 0191 586 3511 Web: www.seaward.co.uk


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The UK’s only manufacturer of cappuccino and Fracino is a brand leading


ndustrial safety specialist Fortress Interlocks has significantly developed its amGard range of heavy duty, safety gate switch interlocks to create amGard Pro. amGard Pro builds on the recognised modularity and robust design of the existing amGard range but with added features and benefits identified by market feedback. Some added features include forward and backward compatibility, stainless steel heads, emergency release options, anti-vibration parts and non-contact technology. The Pro range integrates modern technology to deliver new control functionality but still offers the option for traditional lockout retro-fitting, creating a variety of new configurations not previously available. amGard Pro has been tested to withstand up to 10KN retention force, making it Fortress’ strongest yet.


I Fortress Interlocks Ltd. Tel: 01902 349 000 Web: www.fortressinterlocks.com enter 831


roseal has further extended its range of vacuum tray sealers with the launch of a model specifically designed for skin packs. The Proseal GT1VS features a servo-driven infeed conveyor and high accuracy tray positioning system and accepts randomly spaced trays in all types of materials at sealing speeds of up to 24 packs per minute depending on the product. Skin packs feature a special film that seals


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to all surfaces of a tray – rim, sidewalls and base – to tightly cover the entire contents. The packs have been used predominantly for fish products in the past but are being increasing seen for other types of foods such as ready to cook meals, game, meat and sausage products, and mini joints. Wrapping the seal around the contents means products can be vacuumed packed for extended shelf life without the need for gas flushing. At the same time, because there is no gas headspace required, tray heights can be reduced, thus saving on packaging materials.


The sealing system also means product can extend


over the height of the tray. Environmental benefits include lower weight and reduced handling and storage costs for the packs, and the minimising of food waste.


Proseal UK Ltd. Tel: 01625 856 600


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ieland Electric is launching a new range of safety relays that are only 22.5mm wide and have been designed for universal use.


The new SNO 4083KM relays are suitable for most mechanical engineering applications, particularly special machine engineering or for smaller serial machines. SNO 4083KM relays are suitable for almost all safety functions, from conventional emergency stop and safety door monitoring and monitoring of electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE) – type 4 (safety light curtain) – to the monitoring of pressure mats or coded magnet switches with open/close contact pairs. Additional functions such as a selective automatic or manual monitored restart of the safety function, synchronous time monitoring of 0.5 or 1.5 seconds for all two-channel applications, or the integrated Monoflop function for higher device availability make this new range a breakthrough in safety relays.


Wieland Electric Tel: 01483 531213 Web: www.wieland-electric.com


James Walker to slash manufacturing lead times on a growing number of the company’s static, rotary, hydraulic and custom-moulded sealing products. Over 560 lines of high performance ‘O’ rings are now


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ew production processes plus continued investment in people and plant has allowed seal manufacturer


available for same-day dispatch plus ‘make to order’ times have been cut in half. These improvements are in addition to James Walker Xpress priority manufacture and dispatch services which cover Walkersele® rotary seals and on-site joined OSJ® versions; Chevron® and Solosele® hydraulic seals plus high-performance ‘O’rings.


James Walker UK Ltd. 28 Tel: 01270 536000 Web: www.jameswalker.biz enter 834 enter 833


Nordson EFD micro spray marking


system Micromark®


Prevents skipped shots, reduces maintenance, increases output


clogging. High transfer efficiency and quick cutoff improve part appearance and keep work areas clean Reduces maintenance and downtime, increases


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output. Two valves spray nozzles available to define the pattern of the spray: 787MS valve enables 3,3 to 5 mm sprays, 781S-SS valve allows round or oval shaped covers from 5 to 30 mm.


Ideal for color coding and indication of pass/fail status.


Nordson EFD Tel: 01582 666334 Web: www.nordsonefd.com


roduces neat, consistent spots and stripes from 3,3 to 30 mm wide without overspray and


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