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ESAB Europe Xpanse virtual welding and cutting event


features 50+ products, expert access and educational classes


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orldwide welding and cutting leader ESAB has announced that from 27 to 29 April 2021 it will hold


ESAB Europe Xpanse, a virtual event that will showcase the industry’s broadest line-up of new welding and cutting systems, filler metals and related technologies. By visiting www.esabxpanse.com, visitors can tour a virtual exhibition stand, chat live with product and process experts, watch videos on products from our influencers, participate in ESAB University online classes, and take a walk through our hall of history. Materials for the event will be available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish. ESAB Europe Xpanse mimics the company’s real-world


trade show stand, which features different product and technology centres to explore. Visitors can tour the stand with their mouse and keyboard, use an overhead map view to visit specific areas or take a guided tour based on preference.


ESAB u 01992 768515


u www.esab.co.uk Demand grows for improved water treatment systems


wastewater processing technology, says Axium Process. The filtration specialist has seen a rise in demand for


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customised membrane systems as environmental responsibility, operational costs, and discharge limitations put increasing pressure on companies to find improved solutions for trade effluents. Derek Davies, Business Development Director at Axium


Process, said “A growing number of industrial companies need to balance their discharge consent against increased levels of production and spikes in output linked to manufacturing processes. Failure to do so can result in hefty fines, snap inspections, and reputational damage. “Even similar industries have very different filtration


requirements, so the ideal solution is a purpose-designed treatment process for each application. To identify and optimise the best solution, our engineers first conduct investigative pilot trials on the feed material either at our test facility in Swansea or the manufacturer’s premises.


tringent discharge rules for trade effluents are fuelling enquiries into the benefits of the latest


The trial results will clearly identify the main requirements for the project and associated benefits.” Advances in effluent processing techniques mean


that crossflow membrane filtration can filter raw effluent and recover high quality water. It allows highly customised solutions to be developed that can meet ambitious sustainability goals. As it is a physical process no chemicals are required to separate suspended or dissolved materials. The technology has the potential to significantly reduce effluent disposal costs while recovering up to 95 per cent clean reusable water. Water recycling systems from Axium Process can be


used in almost any industry, including pharmaceutical, food, drink, textiles, chemical and automotive. They can also be used to complement other waste treatment processes such as anaerobic digestion.


Axium Process u 01792 883 882


u www.axiumprocess.com


Procentec’s Launches: The First Line of Defence for Your Industrial Network W


here do you go to shore up your industrial network defences? It seems the answer is Procentec, one of the world’s leading producers of diagnostic and monitoring tools


for PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP and EtherCAT. Throughout the day, the Dutch developer will be revealing four major solutions and a


wide subset of Osiris features, all of them focusing on network security monitoring. As with their previous product launch, today’s event will be conducted online, and engineers, technicians and managers around the world will be attending. Each of Procentec’s releases fulfil different security tasks. Uniquely, they tackle both


external and internal breaches. This will be welcome news to those concerned about threats not only from hackers and malware but also from those with legitimate access to their networks. Pieter Barendrecht, CEO of Procentec, is excited about the launch. “These days,


accidental or intentional sabotage is a huge worry for anyone who relies on an industrial network for their automated processes. Whether it’s a mistake due to inexperience with a task or protocol, or an action designed to inflict damage, it can lead to production downtime. And that hurts.” The four headliners of the launch are as innovative as they are practical. First up is


Security License, which permanently monitors changes to industrial networks that are either air-gapped from or linked to the internet. By providing centralized visibility and control, it helps network managers respond much more quickly to security vulnerabilities.


32 APRIL 2021 | IRISH MANUFACTURING “Now that many industrial networks are integrated with IT and the internet, a lot of


attention is given to intrusions from the outside world,” explains Barendrecht. “But a significant proportion of intrusions are unfortunately carried out by workforce members. So, we developed Security License to unmask both external and internal threats.” Next up is Network Compare. This gives Ethernet-based networks an added layer of


security by permanently monitoring for any changes after a status snapshot has been taken. If a change occurs subsequently, it sends out a variety of alerts, giving network managers time to act in an appropriate and timely manner. The two other stars of the show are LockBox and SeeVerify. The former is a


blockchain-based platform that provides a centrally controlled catalogue of approved firmware, the aim of which is to overcome the persistent problem of unverified and randomly downloaded software. The latter is an interactive tool that guides field technicians through routine and not-so routine tasks and that ensures key maintenance tasks are done and best practice is always followed.


Procentec u 0174-671 800 u info@procentec.com u www.procentec.com


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