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BlacklIne Boosts safety protectIon for Workers In confIned spaces durInG turnaround and shutdoWns
maintenance activities. The company has partnered with Access
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Technology Group, a Dutch innovator in digital shutdowns and turnarounds, to integrate Blackline’s G7 EXO portable area gas monitors with Access Technology’s VISICS Digital Confined Space Monitoring system. “Through this partnership, we are now able
to link our equipment and live stream gas readings to the VISICS platform to support the new best practices of confined space monitoring and deliver even more value to our customers,” said Brendon Cook, chief partnership officer, Blackline Safety. Confined spaces are challenging work
environments, and identifying the hazards involved and then taking proactive steps to prevent them and minimise risks is paramount, Cook explained. “Minimising risks starts with knowing who’s inside a confined space, for how long, and monitoring the atmospheric conditions within it,” he said. Blackline’s first-of-their-kind G7 EXO
portable area gas monitors operate reliably in real-time to keep workers safe. Easily tailored to suit specific gas detection and safety monitoring needs, the cloud- connected monitors allow companies to accurately visualise what is happening
lackline Safety has announced that it will now offer boosted protection for the industry’s most at-risk worksite
underWater drone carrIes out fIrst autonoMous roBotIc InspectIon of WInd farM foundatIons
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around their facilities and rapidly alert teams in the event of a hazard or emergency. The VISICS system takes information from
workers’ badges and communication devices to manage and monitor their entries into confined spaces. Live camera feeds both inside and outside the space enable remote teams to centrally monitor each confined space and all activities inside and out. The integration of the two technologies
enables Blackline’s G7 EXO monitors to communicate directly with the VISICS network streaming gas readings - sampled from within a confined space - to add another layer of proactive safety monitoring and protection during turnaround and shutdowns.
Blackline safety
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enerGy savInGs for packaGInG leader
based in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Having established in 1992 specialising in manufacturing plastic hoses, Orleplast soon expanded and began to concentrate its production on a wider breadth of packaging supplies, such as bags, sacks and rolls. Today, the company produces about 600 tons of packaging products every single month. When considering an upgrade to its
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equipment, Orleplast chose to prioritise efficiency to ensure better green credentials for its manufacturing site. Upon approaching WEG, Oreplast was specified a unique WEG technology, the modern line of W22 Magnet electric motors. The W22 Magnet is a line of motors from
WEG with permanent magnets in their construction. The inclusion of a magnet works to lower the temperature of the motor, enabling a reduction of its frame size in comparison to traditional induction motors. Another important
rleplast is one of the largest packaging and disposable plastic manufacturers and is
The drone was also used to create a 3D
reconstruction model of parts of the underwater assets, which will be used to monitor biofouling, the accumulation of microorganisms, plants and algae on the turbine foundations. Maxime Duchet, offshore wind research
feature is that the torque remains constant even at low speeds, so users will not experience any decrease in productivity. According to an energy performance report,
the savings from the new installation amounted to 286,416 kWh/year - that is enough to supply 85 homes for one year. Orleplast also benefitted from a return on investment of just 2.7 years. Such savings resulted in 36.2 tons of
CO2 that are no longer emitted into the atmosphere annually.
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engineer at EDF R&D UK Centre, said: “These trials have showcased the ability of autonomous inspection drones to collect high-quality images off offshore turbine technology. These images, and the modelling they enable, will greatly enhance our ability to carry out operations and maintenance activities on-site. “Further tests are needed to estimate the time
required to inspect all of the turbine foundations, and to demonstrate the full potential of marine robotic technology. However it is clear from these initial results that the technology can ensure safer and faster operations and a reduced carbon footprint.”
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DF has deployed a uniquely customised remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to carry out what is believed to be the first
autonomous wind farm foundation inspection at its Blyth Offshore Wind Farm. The ROV, equipped and operated by researchers from the ORCA Hub, a strategic project within the National Robotarium, was modified to include cutting-edge robotic technologies for autonomous inspection capabilities and carried out visual inspections of the gravity-based foundations of three offshore turbines over the course of four days. The inspections were undertaken as part of a
partnership between EDF and the ORCA Hub to investigate a wide range of potential applications for drone technology to assess offshore wind turbines. The trials demonstrated the drone’s ability to work autonomously at the site, as it recorded videos to assess the exterior condition of turbine foundations and cables.
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