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Polygiene launches textile- protection innovation
Polygiene launched a new innovation project, Polygiene ShedGuard, which minimises micro-fibre loss in textiles when they are washed. By facilitating the production of more durable textiles, Polygiene is putting its ‘Mindful Living’ philosophy into practice by encouraging the transition from consumables to durables and a more sustainable approach to product design and delivery.
Polygiene Shedguard consists of a unique blend of polymers that form a film around the fibre bundles. The film prevents microfibrils from separating, splitting and tearing away from the fabric structure. The company claims that Polygiene Shedguard reduces micro-fibre loss by up to 70%. At the same time, it benefits manufacturers and consumers by reducing wear from fabric abrasion, preventing fibre fragments being released into the environment, and locking in their anti-microbial and odor-control properties for longer. The Polygiene ShedGuard project is in the latter stages of development, with final testing and refinement due to take place this year, in conjunction with selected Polygiene partners. The company also launched Polygiene StayFreshBIO, which is a plant-based anti-microbial solution. It is metal- free and completely skin-safe, making it the ideal choice for manufacturers looking to deliver additional value to customers interested in 100% bio-based textile treatments.
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Omnifl ex is protecting Australia’s harbours from a silent threat
Omnifl ex has added remote monitoring to the existing cathodic protection systems at fi ve berths in Port Kembla, Australia (right). The existing impressed current CP systems vary in age – some installed as far back as the 1980s – and the port owners, NSW Ports, enlisted Omnifl ex to install remote monitoring to these CP systems to enhance their surveillance and provide accurate energy monitoring.
The available space to mount remote monitoring equipment inside each CP system enclosure was diff erent, so Omnifl ex designed custom confi gurations for each monitoring system. CP systems on both concrete and steel structures are monitored with diff erent numbers of transformer/rectifi ers, anodes and reference electrodes, which further complicated the monitoring requirements. “Monitoring CP systems involves measuring T/R output voltages as high as 60V, individual anode currents using existing current shunts which are only millivolts, and reference electrodes which require very high input impedances,” said David Celine, Omnifl ex Managing Director. The measurement data is sent via the 4G mobile phone network to the NSW Ports Data2Desktop web portal, which integrates these CP systems at Port Kembla into the NSW Ports existing remote
6 February 2024 | Automation
Port Kembla, Australia
berth monitoring. This single portal monitoring all the NSW Ports CP assets provides a convenient single point for monitoring of cathodic protection performance and energy consumption. “Traditionally, checking cathodic protection functionality is done by inspection once every six or twelve months,” said Celine. “Corrosion is silent and any failures such as disconnected anodes or failed power supplies could go unnoticed for up to a year, leaving structural steel unprotected.”
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