ADVERTORIAL TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
Energy savings in the can for Brammer and Ball
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Mecmesin announces new friction, peel, tear tester
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ecmesin has launched a new horizontal friction peel and tear tester. The FPT-H1 is designed for ease of use and supplied pre-programmed for all the main industry standard friction-testing methods for plastic films, paper and board.
Suitable also for peel
quality testing of labels, seals and closures, and for perforations and tear strength of sheet materials, the FPT-H1 offers flexibility and high throughput. Affordable for all users, it is robust and reliable in demanding test environments. With Mecmesin’s powerful Emperor™ software for control,
data
acquisition and analysis, the FPT-H1 is also ideally suited to detailed laboratory testing and extension into other tensile testing. Optional features include an integrated sled lift with guide rail system to meet ISO 15359 (friction, paper and board), and a heated plane for ASTM D1894 (plastic films).
Mecmesin +44 (0)1403 887501
www.mecmesin.com
xpertise in pump management and maintenance from Brammer, the UK’s leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has delivered £30,000 in energy savings for Ball Packaging Europe, a leading manufacturer of beverage cans. Ball regularly reviews opportunities for reducing energy consumption as part of a commitment to reduce the carbon footprint of its beverage cans by 25 per cent by 2020. Identifying its high pressure can cleaners as an area for improvement, they called in Brammer to conduct an extensive audit. Each of the two production lines at Ball’s Rugby site is supplied with hot water by five immersible pumps. The Brammer team, led by Del Tiwana
who specialises
in beverage and packaging manufacturing processes, found that the 10 pumps within the can cleaners were at least 20 years old, providing an opportunity to upgrade to more modern, energy- efficient models. With a run time of 8,400 hours per annum, based on the pumps running 24/7 for 50 weeks of the year, Brammer identified potential energy savings of more than 450,000 KWHh/yr. With a clear opportunity to provide more efficient, cost effective pumps which would reduce consumption and optimise flow, Brammer worked with strategic partner Grundfos pumps to recommend replacements – Grundfos MTRE64 and MTRE45 series pumps – and carry out initial energy monitoring conducted over the course of three visits. The new pumps were installed as part of a fully integrated pump, motor and variable speed drive package, and were selected on the basis of the warranty and support available within Brammer’s turnkey solution. Del
Tiwana, Key Account Development Manager,
recommendations, our technical engineers moved in to carry out reference point testing to determine the potential energy savings. Two motors were run simultaneously, powering an old pump and replacement model, to check power consumption and establish a baseline for comparison.
Brammer 08447 36 36 65
www.brammeruk.com
Cleaning booth provides effective and safe dust removal for Octavius Hunt’s employees
builds upon this approach. The company had previously tried a number of different solutions, but none provided a practical or user-friendly solution and de-dusting overalls was a cumbersome task. The company chose the ACI Personnel Cleaning Booth following extensive research. “The Company had already undertaken considerable measures to reduce the spread of dusts” states Earl Coates, Quality/Health & Safety Manager for Octavius Hunt.
The use of ACI’s de-dusting booth allowed us to reduce
“The minimal dusts present on disposable protective suits caused low level build-up of contaminated dusts within the disrobing areas. The disrobing activity was believed to be possibly creating exposure by inhalation of dust and/or by skin contact with contaminated surfaces within the hygiene areas.
ounded in 1870, Octavius Hunt is the largest smoke manufacturer in Europe. The company has unrivalled technical expertise in the development and production of smoke products and widespread experience in working with a range of insecticides, fungicides, acaricides and other substances. Products are simple and ready-to-use, reaching normally inaccessible areas such as roof spaces, inside machinery, cracks, and crevices. The smoke used is both non- tainting and leaves no residual odour which means there is little environmental impact and exposure times to operators is kept to a minimum. The production of dust during the manufacturing process of smoke products is unavoidable, and managing its containment in and around their Bristol manufacturing facility is a vital process for the company – dust can easily be deposited onto workers overalls which can then migrate around the factory, finding its way even into high risk zones if an effective method of removing it is not employed. However, the company has installed a personnel de-dusting unit to minimise dust being spread across the factory, both safely and efficiently.
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Octavius Hunt takes a robust approach to continuously managing and mitigating all potential impacts so installing an ACI Personnel Cleaning Booth
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dusts transferred both to the hygiene and disrobing areas. Subsequent inspections of hygiene areas confirms considerable reduction in dust levels and a reduction in risk of worker exposure to chemicals.” In summary, the ACI Personnel-Cleaning Booth is a self-contained, free- standing unit incorporating the company’s blower-powered, industrial-proven JetBlack personnel de-dusting system. This delivers a high volume of filtered air at low pressure, sufficient to remove dust and fibres effectively and safely, even when directed at exposed skin. In operation, the integrated JetBlack is used by Booth occupants to dislodge all dust which is then drawn down away from personnel - avoiding re-coating of clothing - through a grille floor by a vacuum effect created by and external blower. The removed material can then either be gathered in a large collection drum or vented directly into an existing exhaust system. Due to the nature of the dust being removed at Octavius Hunt, an air fed mask point within the booth has also been fitted which further minimises the risk of exposure by inhalation. The ACI Cleaning Booth is ideal for applications in many other industries including mining, quarrying, fibre moulding, construction sites, paper mills, textiles and many more.
Air Control Industries +44 (0)1297 529242
www.aircontrolindustries.com
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explained: “Following our assessment and
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