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NEWS COMMENT S
afety is one of the most significant issues facing machinery owners today, and the electrical element is an essential consideration for keeping machine operators and maintenance personnel safe. Electrical safety is a set of rules and precautions that protect against potential electrical hazards. The regulations are designed to guard against electrical risks such as arcing and electric shocks. Due to the enormous influence that electrical components have on the reliability and quality of a product, machinery and processing equipment must meet several legal safety criteria. With this in mind, how electrically safe is your machinery? Learn more from the experts at TÜV SÜD on page 28 of this issue.
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Victoria White - Editor
ELEMENT14 COMMUNITY LAUNCHES “EXPERIMENTING WITH EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS” DESIGN CHALLENGE
lement14 is launching the “Experimenting with Extreme Environments” Design Challenge. Ten experimenters will have the opportunity to build projects that are able to withstand extreme environmental conditions, such as drastic temperature changes, dust, humidity and more, by using the provided kit to build an electronics system, house the system in an enclosure and perform experiments to test the enclosure against extreme conditions. “IoT solutions are
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“The customer evaluated Blackline’s connected safety devices in comparison to products from their long-term supplier. It took less than a week for G7c to stand out for its broad connectivity range, and the ability to see where their lone workers might be in imminent danger so they can make sure their people are safe,” said Sean Stinson, president and chief growth officer, Blackline Safety. “The company was also impressed with the
increasingly being implemented around the world, which means that electronic devices are frequently being installed in, and exposed to harsh and extreme environments,” said Andreea Teodorescu, global director of Product Marketing & element14 Community. “We want this challenge to showcase that environmental impact firsthand and educate our members on the importance of safeguarding measures, specifically the use of electronic enclosures.” Participants will receive a kit with components to design their electronic system and will be able to test their systems by simulating extreme environmental factors using water sprays, vibrations, dust, impact and other forces that mimic what electronics are exposed to outdoors.
Applications are open until 8 March 2024. Once selected, participants have until 18 May 2024 to conduct their
experiments and submit a detailed summary blog post. Participants can earn extra points by publishing up to five extra blog posts by 17 May 2024. Winners will be announced in May 2024. The grand prize winner will receive a Fluke Thermal Imager as well as a Multicomp Pro Bench Power Supply, the runner-up will receive an Analog Discovery Pro 3000 Series: Portable High Resolution Mixed Signal Oscilloscope, third place will receive a Solder Pot and a Rachet Crimp Tool Kit both from Multicomp Pro and other finishers of the challenge will receive a Tiny ML Kit from Arduino. To learn more about the Experimenting with Extreme Environments Challenge and to enter the competition, please visit
https://community.element14.com/challenges- projects/design-challenges/experimenting-with -extreme-environments/.
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EXO area monitor’s ability to monitor rigs, tank batteries, and wellsites during repair and maintenance operations. With no power, Wi- Fi, or infrastructure requirements, EXO’s drop-and-go setup is exactly what they were looking for,” Stinson added.
Blackline’s award-winning G7 personal gas detectors and EXO area gas monitors - built for extreme conditions, with location-enabled technology - provide layers of protection to ensure a critical lifeline during an emergency. G7 Dock is Blackline’s simple solution to calibrating, bump testing and charging G7 devices without any complicated ethernet or Wi-Fi connection requirements.
This new deal provides protection for over 800 workers so they have the confidence to do their job and get home safe at the end of their day. The multiyear contract demonstrates that companies are looking for reliable, all-in-one connected safety solutions for lone workers, gas detection, and area monitoring to better protect their workers.
Blackline Safety
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BLACKLINE SAFETY WINS $2.7M DEAL
lackline Safety has announced a four-year contract valued at $2.7 million with a major US upstream energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company selected Blackline to provide over 800 G7c cloud-connected wearable safety devices, 40 EXO cloud-connected area monitors, and 75 G7 Docks. This new fleet marks a shift away from a competitor’s products, which the company had used for 30 years.
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The decision to upgrade was driven by the company’s dedication to safety and need to better protect their workers - especially those working alone - by ensuring consistent, reliable cellular coverage across a vast geographic area. Ultimately, Blackline’s features such as SOS latch, fall and no motion detection, push-to-talk, and real-time connectivity sealed the deal.
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