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Start with the news release ABB wins IECEx conformity mark licence from ABB Automation Tech - Drives and Motors, which we summarised at the time by saying "LCIE-Bureau Veritas has awarded an IECEx conformity licence to a range of ABB's low- and high-voltage motors. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Cambridge Sensotec - latest company news from Cambridge Sensotec: "8 March 2010 - Cambridge Sensotec has been appointed as a distributor for Status Scientific Controls.".
 
In February 2010, we covered the news from AMOT - take a look at Diesel-engine safety brochure available online which says: "The newest Chalwyn diesel-engine safety products brochure is available for online viewing or downloading. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Emerson Process Management, Emerson releases X-Stream XE process gas analyser, as well as Asco Numatics launches low-power Ex d pilot valve from Asco Numatics, and AMS acquires range of float switches and valves from AM Sensors.
 

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Okazaki simplifies sensor compliance process (October 2009)

Chris Chant, business development manager at Okazaki Manufacturing Company, says firms are still making mistakes with regard to certification requirements for the installation of temperature sensors.

Impress introduces range of smart DP transmitters (September 2009)

Impress Sensors and Systems has launched the XMD range of smart differential-pressure (DP) transmitters for process industry applications.

Auma upgrades actuators at Indonesian tank farm (August 2009)

Auma has supplied explosion-proof actuators to a tank-farm installation at East Java Port, Tanjung Perak, Indonesia.

Trimec Exd housing is made from stainless steel (July 2009)

Trimec Europe has introduced an Exd explosion-proof stainless-steel housing that can be specified for its range of RT and EB field-mounted flow instruments when used in challenging applications.

Parker offers electrical coils for Lucifer valves (July 2009)

Parker Hannifin has launched ATEX-certified 37mm electrical coils for use on its Lucifer range of stainless-steel solenoid valves and the brass and aluminium X valves.

Irex gas detector has four-second response time (July 2009)

Crowcon has announced that the Irex infrared (IR) pellistor-replacement flammable gas detector has been proven suitable for offshore use following tests by Micropack Engineering.

Cordex Instruments - latest company news (July 2009)

6 July 2009 - Cordex Instruments has unveiled its new factory for the manufacture of Centurion XPG intrinsically safe and flameproof digital camera systems.

K Controls supplies position monitors to refinery (July 2009)

K Controls has supplied a major UK refinery with 160 stainless-steel position monitors for retrofitting to a variety of different rotary and linear valve actuators.

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Further reading
  • New loop powered 4/20mA flameproof indicators

    To compliment their extensive range of intrinsically safe and Type nL certified 4/20mA loop powered indicators, BEKA have introduced two new five digit flameproof loop powered models
  • Flameproof X-Stream process gas analyser

    Emerson has unveiled the Rosemount Analytical X-Stream flameproof process gas analyser, which can be installed in Class I, Zone1, GroupIIB + H2 hazardous areas requiring ATEX or CSA-C/US certification
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