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TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION OKW’s COMTEC Plastic Enclosures For Touch Screens And Displays
These modern desktop/wall-mount enclosures feature rounded contours and a recessed top that is inclined 10° for comfortable viewing and operation. There is a large area for mounting connectors large components.
COMTEC is available with or without a lid for a battery compartment. Screw-in battery cradles (accessories) hold 4 x AA, 1 x 9 V or 2 x 9 V cells. Inside there are fastening pillars for PCBs and other components. Self-adhesive case feet ensure reliable desktop positioning.
These ABS (UL 94 HB) enclosures are available in seven sizes from 120 x 150 x 42.8 mm to 290 x 200 x 75.5 mm. The standard colours are off-white (RAL 9002) and black (RAL 9005). Custom colours are also available.
Accessories include wall suspension elements, battery cradles, battery clips, a plug-in contact (9 V), and self-tapping screws for PCBs.
OKW’s COMTEC sloping-front plastic enclosures are increasingly being
Versatile COMTEC is ideal for a wide range of applications including data collection terminals, communications devices, access control/ security, medical/wellness, laboratories, point-of-sale, measurement, control and industrial regulation.
OKW ENCLOSURES LTD 01489 583858
sales@okw.co.uk
OKW can supply COMTEC fully customised. Services include: CNC machining, lacquering, printing, laser marking, decor foils, EMC shield- ing, special materials and installation/assembly of accessories.
For more information, view the OKW website:
https://www.okw.co.uk/en/Plastic-enclosures/Comtec.htm
The link between digitalisation and maintaining food safety The food industry is the
UK’s largest
manufacturing sector, with around 12,000 businesses. But despite this, the industry is falling behind others when it comes to adopting advanced technology. Food safety has never been more critical and implementing change
to processes can secure this. In this article, David Sarhok, Account Manager Europe for food and beverage processing and equipment at industrial technology company Watlow, shares the importance of digitalisation in maintaining food safety.
Food safety has never been subject to more scrutiny than now. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an estimated 600 million people fall ill each year after eating contaminated food. In the UK, contamination and allergen issues are the biggest cause of food recalls, showing a lot still needs to be done to improve around maintaining food safety.
So, how can manufacturers ensure they follow best practices in ensuring our food is safe?
Managing risks If we look at the production of processed food products on a large WATLOW
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commercial scale, there is generally good practice in most factories. The food and beverage industry has been slower to adopt a formal regulatory framework than industries such as pharmaceuticals, for example. If we look at global trends, the tendency is to hold suppliers responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, in the case of ‘from farm to fork’. Even the best-managed factory depends on the quality of its raw materials. But sometimes processes can be interfered with, making vigilance along the supply chain as important as inside the processing plant.
Keeping ahead of audits
Food safety management systems are multifaceted, making them complex. They will incorporate everything from hygiene and plant organisation through to maintaining records of production parameters and equipment calibration, as well as the traceability of batches in case a product is recalled.
Digitalising records
Keeping paper records onsite without any possibility of backup is particularly if operators at various process steps record temperature readings in handwriting.
The solution is the digitisation of data, as well as the automated recording of process data around critical control points. Digitised data is easily transmitted from place to place and may be backed up without compromising integrity. It also creates a ‘digital thread’ running from ‘farm to fork’ that provides suppliers with instant access to critical data for audit and for internal quality check tests.
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