JULY/AUGUST 2014 CONTENTS
REDEFINING EFFICIENCY FOR industrial cooling applications
COVER STORY 06
DUST & FUME EXTRACTION
Centralised vacuum systems greatly reduce health risks among workers
8
WAREHOUSE SAFETY
Interlocking drive-away prevention devices ensure loading bay safety
19
INSPECTION & MEASUREMENT
Single and dual column test frames radically cuts set-up times
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Redefining efficiency for industrial cooling
As part of its 25-year celebrations ICS Cool Energy is making its i-Chiller range available for sale and hire both in the UK and global markets
NEWS
4. Manufacturing facilities achieve zero waste to landfill
5. Flying the flag for Yorkshire businesses
FACTORY FOCUS Dust & Fume Extraction
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8. An effective way for industrial plants to address the issue of dust is to install centralised vacuum systems
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10. With a high incidence of risk from respiratory sensitising dusts, downflow booths meet food industry demands
FEATURES Facilities Management
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12. An air rotation heater is delivering highly efficient heating in a warehouse with additional loading bay heating from a VPC 90kW floor standing warm air heater
14. Air intake screens sit in front of essential HVAC equipment acting as a filter for particulates with little impact on air flow
Health & Safety: Warehousing
18. Specialist in-building mobile communications helps provide a safer working environment
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19. Greencore has installed Castell’s drive- away prevention system at four UK sites where the interlocking device is providing loading bay safety
20. Cutting edge technology tracks both trucks and pallets in real time throughout the warehouse, reducing costs, increasing efficiency and improving safety
Drives, Controls & Transmissions
22. Two major automotive suppliers are using Driven Track Systems (DTS) to ensure they meet stringent quality and production requirements for the manufacture of critical components
Inspection & Measurement
24. A family of single and dual column test frames radically cuts set-up times and expands the scope of post-test analysis, helping to improve productivity in demanding manufacturing environments
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