‘Static Electricity’
A Processingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Tetra Pak - latest company news from
Tetra Pak, which we summarised at the time by saying "11 March 2010 - Tetra Pak has announced net sales of EUR8.95bn (GBP8.12bn) in 2009 - up 1.2 per cent from 2008 in comparable terms.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release ZS screw blower reduces energy use by 30 per cent from
Atlas Copco Compressors: "Atlas Copco has introduced the ZS screw blower, which is on average 30 per cent more energy-efficient than lobe technology for air-blowing applications. ".
In March 2010, we covered the news from ABB Automation Tech - Drives and Motors
- take a look at ABB drives power UK's largest pumping station
which says: "Six 1,250kW ABB industrial drives will be powering the UK's largest pumping station, protecting 700km2 of land in the Cambridgeshire Fens from flooding. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Efficient Air, Heatcatcher generates power from onsite waste heat,
as well as Landia pumps and mixers optimise biogas production from Landia,
and V-Cone flowmeter suits challenging applications from McCrometer.
Latest stories...
Auma Actuators - latest company news (March 2010)
1 March 2010 - The construction of Auma Actuators' 12,000m2 premises, which will showcase advanced environmental building technology, is on schedule for completion in the second quarter of this year.
Turning down fans could slash carbon emissions (February 2010)
If half of Britain's electric motors reduced their speed by 10 per cent, it would reduce carbon emissions equal to 9.8 million executive saloon cars.
Small companies losing out on energy deals (February 2010)
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is urging small businesses to shop around for better deals after new figures suggested big companies are securing far cheaper energy prices.
Warner provides brakes for large wind turbines (February 2010)
Warner's ERS series of spring-engaged, electrically released brakes is helping to further the growth of wind energy by providing the braking function for large turbines under maximum wind conditions.
Trinergy could cut energy wasted by UPS users (February 2010)
Chloride has announced that its Trinergy UPS technology could significantly cut the energy wasted by the UK's biggest users of electricity and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).
Finning supplies plant with emergency power system (February 2010)
Finning Power Systems has been awarded a USD16m (GBP10.4m) framework agreement from Saudi Kayan to provide the emergency power for the Saudi Kayan petrochemical complex.
Fortress exhibits Phantom metal detectors (February 2010)
Fortress is to show Phantom metal detectors aimed at the food, pharmaceutical, lumber, plastics and textile industries at the Total Processing and Packaging Exhibition, at the NEC on 25-27 May 2010.
Wellman supplies containerised boiler for Muller (February 2010)
Muller has called upon Wellman Robey Hire Division to provide a containerised boiler unit while its main steam plant is shut down for annual inspection and routine planned maintenance.
Further reading
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Earthing clamps protect against static electricity
Static grounding (earthing) clamps connected by cables to ground-points prevent electrostatic charge accumulating in flammable and explosive atmospheres.
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Have you identified risks from static electricity?
Have you identified risks on your plant that might arise from static electricity? If you have, then Newson Gale has the solution to your problem, in a self-testing earthing clamp for drums
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