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Dialight Introduces High Efficiency Zone 1 SafeSite® High Bay
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ew Certification Allows for Use in New Hazardous Environments in Europe, Middle
East, and Australia
Dialight today unveiled the first-ever High Efficiency ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 SafeSite® High Bay. Offering outputs from 9,650 to 23,500 lumens and with efficiencies of up to 110lm/w, the high bay provides superior illumination for oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other hazardous area applications. The ATEX/IECEx SafeSite LED High Bay features Dialight’s latest world class in-house designed power supply and is L70 lifetime rated for more than 150,000 hours and operates in temperatures ranging from -40oC to +60oC. This is all backed by a full 10-year, full performance warranty.
Dialight 01638 561735
www.dialight.com
hen a standard clamp meter just won’t fit, Martindale Electric, leaders in electrical safety, has the solution with its
new range of True RMS flexible current meters, designed to help electrical professionals get to those hard to reach conductors. Ideal for measuring conductors of different shapes and sizes including fuse holders, the latest series of meters from Martindale Electric includes the CM95 for high resolution measurement down to 1mA and the CM100 for measuring high current up to 3000A.. Using advanced flexible current sensors, the most recent additions bring high performance to flexible measurement opening up new low current applications without having to break into the circuit.
Martindale Electric 01923 441717
www.martindale-electric.co.uk
Apollo launches new Mobile App A
pollo Fire Detectors has launched a new mobile app for iOS and Android devices to help users to be compliant with BS 5839-1 rules and regulations when installing fire detection and notification devices.
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addition to the guide, there is an installation checklist enabling installers to monitor what has been completed. The app, which is available to download from the Apollo website, Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store, also features an XPERT Card and DIL Switch addressing system. This tool will be valuable for anyone addressing Apollo detectors on a system. The XPERT card can be simply addressed by inputting the address to see which pips to remove, or alternatively by selecting the removed pips to check the address of a pre-addressed XPERT card. Similarly with the DIL Switch, the installer can find out how to set the switches to create the address required. This process can also be reversed to discover the address of a pre- addressed unit.
Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd 023 9249 2412
www.apollo-fire.co.uk
Safety during CIP ensured with IP69K-rated interlocks and safety switches from Fortress
Any interlocks and safety switches installed on safety equipment must also be IP69K-rated. Unfortunately most interlocks currently available offer very limited flexibility, focussing solely on achieving IP69K but failing to take into account other safety hazards manufacturers need to safeguard against. If, for example, access to a machine subjected to CIP is required but there is a possibility that a worker could be hidden from view while inside the machine, there needs to be an effective safeguard in place to ensure the guard door cannot be locked closed and the machine restarted until the worker leaves the danger zone. The most effective and simple method to achieve this is with a safety key which a worker takes inside the machine to prevent inadvertent start-up.
With this in mind Fortress developed the amGardS40, a range of highly S
trict health and safety standards in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries require all machinery used in the production process to be thoroughly sanitised at regular intervals to keep equipment clean and eliminate the risk of bacterial contamination. This automated cleaning process, known as Cleaning in Place (CIP), uses a mix of chemicals, heat and water to clean machinery, vessels or pipework without having to dismantle plant. Because of the high pressures, harsh chemicals and high temperatures used
in CIP, an adequate safety system is needed to protect personnel. This safety equipment must itself be able to withstand the CIP process which can seriously damage electronic circuits and instrumentation and cause substances such as dust and food waste to penetrate the equipment, causing it to fail. This usually requires an ingress protection (IP) rating of IP69K – the highest rating available.
Fortress Interlocks Ltd 24 AUTUMN 2016 | INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE 01902 349000
robust, IP69K-rated, stainless steel electro-mechanical safety interlocks and switches specifically designed for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Modular in design, they allow for many different configurations to satisfy almost any safeguarding application, allowing customers to purchase modules and build up their ideal safety system over a period of time. Each module of the amGardS40 has a slim 40mm body allowing it to be easily fitted to a 50mm guarding section or other areas where space is limited. The range also enables users to incorporate basic machine control functionality into their interlocking devices. All control elements, including push buttons, lamps, selector switches and e-stops are IP69K-rated and can tolerate extreme CIP conditions. This minimises downtime while simplifying the access procedure as ‘gate release/ machine restart’ can be controlled at the point of entry.
As the amGardS40 IP69K range maintains optimal performance even after being repeatedly hosed down by high-pressure washers and subjected to harsh CIP chemical cleaning agents, it helps manufacturers achieve a high Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) rating. It also allows electrical engineers to rest easy, knowing that machinery will not experience constant interruptions due to electrical failures as a result of dust and/or food waste penetrating the casing of the safety switches.
www.fortressinterlocks.com / INDUSTRIALCOMPLIANCE
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