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GLASSCAPE from RAFI : increased quality thanks to glass sensors produced in-house
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Demag tandem hoists promote workplace safety ot-galvanising company, Helling & Neuhaus,
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conjunction with Terex Material Handling and with input from the industrial employers’ mutual insurance association, has developed a solution which allows operators to work beneath suspended loads. The lift and lower sections of the two Helling & Neuhaus conveyor lines have each been equipped with two Demag double chain hoists, which are connected by means of a tandem control system. According to the manufacturer, this concept, which satisfies the requirements of BGV D8 Plus hoists, is an innovative solution, which provides maximum safety for a wide range of industrial applications. In many production facilities, including galvanising plants, it is necessary for operators to work beneath suspended loads, which are held by chain hoists. Applications such as these are subject to special safety requirements, which are laid down in the BGV D8 safety regulations. Helling & Neuhaus GmbH, part of the Seppeler Group, operates two parallel production circuits at its plant in Gütersloh, Germany.
Demag Tel: 01295 676100 Web:
www.demag.com
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ith the robust control units featured in the GLASSCAPE range, RAFI ranks among the leading suppliers of capactive touch input systems for industrial applications. RAFI has recently started up production of glass sensors for touchscreens with large screen diagonals up to 24". This enables RAFI to increase the quality and cost-effectiveness of its devices and simultaneously reduce dependency on Asian suppliers that devote their capacities to the mass market for smartphones and tablet computers. Up until now RAFI has used foil sensors in which a transparent indium tin oxide coated foil with microscopic conductor track structures is laminated on the back of the front glass. However, because many suppliers devote their production capacities to the production of smaller foils, this resulted in delivery delays and drastically decreased product quality in some cases. In addition many manufacturers would only accept minimum orders in the thousands – volumes that no longer met the needs of premium manufacturer RAFI in a specialized market. To ensure the availability and high quality of the required sensors, RAFI has decided to use glass sensors produced in-house in the future.
RAFI GmbH & Co. KG Tel: +49 751 891 307 Web:
www.rafi.de
wenglor acquires MEL Mikroelektronik GmbH
englor is expanding again: Since Friday August 16, 2013, the Munich- based sensor and measuring system expert MEL Mikroelektronik has been part of wenglor sensoric GmbH based in Tettnang, Germany. With
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around 40 employees, the company brings more than 25 years of experience and know how in the field of optical laser measurement technology and will be able to use their potential to the full through wenglor's global sales network. For wenglor, the acquisition means a strategic expansion of the product portfolio and another addition of new technologies. MEL Mikroelektronik GmbH was founded in 1985 and has its headquarters in Eching near Munich. Following failed attempts to find a successor for the family enterprise founded by Hans-Jurgen Langer, a fusion with wenglor was taken into account. After numerous meetings and negotiations over many months, MEL managing director Langer and the wenglor management team led by Dieter, Fabian and Rafael Baur came to an agreement. Since Friday last week, MEL is now part of wenglor. Despite the takeover, Langer will continue to work for MEL in his previous role for the next two years to allow a smooth transition of the company management.
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New floor gap for Troax Machine Guard Panels
Troax has increased the panel height throughout our Machine Guarding range to 2050mm. “We have listened to our customers who have been asking for a lower floor gap to make their machine guarding systems safer” says Product Manager Josephine Granell.
“This also adapts well with current standards in
Asia and North America. Heights within all Mesh, Polycarbonate, and steel panels in the machine guarding ranges will be increased by 50mm, from the 2000mm to 2050mm, and the 1200mm panel height to 1250mm. This new panel height will still work within all Troax fixing systems such as Smart Fix and Rapid Fix. The overall System Height remains at 2200mm, however the floor gap has been decreased from 200mm to 150mm. “With a floor gap of 150mm it is still easy to clean under the machine guard” says Josephine.
The new panel has
been available since early 2013, even though within the Machinery Directive there currently aren’t any requirements for a floor gap of 150mm; within the updated standards for Robots, ISO 10218, there are requirements for a floor gap of 150mm in some cases.
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The Troax group is currently represented in 27 countries, of which 17 are independent sales companies and production facilities in Sweden, England and
China.For the construction and real-estate market, we manufacture and supply apartment storage facilities and lockable garages.
Machine safety systems,
Storage and Warehouse partition wall systems, mesh shelving, and collapse protection for pallet racks are products which we manufacture for the industry. In total, Troax has 320 employees and an annual turnover of around 70m EUROS.
Troax UK Ltd. Enterprise House, Murdock Road, Dorcan, SWINDON, Wiltshire SN3 5HY Tel. +44 (0) 1793 542 000 Fax +44 (0) 1793 618 784 Email:
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troax.com Web:
www.troax.com
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