Mines must choose PDS to comply with safety law March 2017 While many mines consider proximity detection systems (PDS) a ‘grudge purchase’ to comply with the revised Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA), there is still considerable legal onus on both users and suppliers ...
RS introduces Pro enclosures for Ex usage March 2017, RS South Africa RS Components has introduced its innovative RS Pro range of painted die-cast aluminium enclosures that are designed for use where there is a potentially explosive atmosphere. Offering ATEX and IECEx certification, ...
Fighting corrosion: a guideline February 2017, WIKA Instruments How measuring instruments for the oil and gas industry are designed in accordance with the NACE standard.
Electrical components and systems for explosion protection February 2017, Pepperl+Fuchs The range of applications in potentially explosive areas is virtually limitless. Even for standard applications, completely different sets of requirements exist depending on type of protection, sector, ...
Handheld RFID reader is Ex certified January 2017, Extech Safety Systems, Industrial Wireless The latest addition to Extronics’ passive RFID range, the iRFID500 handheld Bluetooth passive RFID reader, is designed to integrate with existing business processes and IIoT networks to improve efficiency ...
Yokogawa releases enhanced version of ProSafe-RS January 2017, Yokogawa South Africa Yokogawa has announced the release of ProSafe-RS R4.02.00. With this latest release of the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system, a number of functional safety management (FSM) related functions have ...
Barcode scanner for use in hazardous areas January 2017, Extech Safety Systems, Industrial Wireless Managing inventory and tracing assets can be a laborious and time-consuming process, especially in hazardous areas, but Extronics now offers a cost-effective solution to the problem – the new iSCAN range ...
Reliable handheld gas detection device December 2016 The new generation IP68 rated Sentient handheld unit is a cost-effective, sophisticated and low maintenance gas detection device for the mining industry. The instrument, available from Booyco Electronics, ...
Protection of people and assets above and below ground November 2016 Booyco Electronics’ fully integrated proximity detection system (PDS) represents the latest generation of this technology and offers a supply of information, enabling the safety intervention capability ...
Safety range from RS Components November 2016, RS South Africa Industry-leading range of safety products, advice and support from RS helps customers tackle tough safety concerns.
Safe monitoring of under speed October 2016, ifm - South Africa The speed monitor DU110S from ifm electronic has been developed for safety-related minimum speed monitoring required, for example, for slip or V-belt monitoring.
An application example is the industrial ...
Safety light curtain made simple September 2016, SICK Automation Southern Africa The introduction of the deTec4 Core and deTec2 Core safety light curtains has made protecting hazardous points and access points easier than ever. Now, the newest member of the family, the deTec4 Prime, ...
The benefits of safety lifecycle management September 2016 Industry standards mandate safety lifecycle management. Most industrial organisations are aware of and comply with those standards. However, it may be difficult to demonstrate compliance if the necessary ...
Aegex IS tablet achieves dust and fibres certifications September 2016, Extech Safety Systems The Aegex10 intrinsically safe tablet has attained the highest North American certification for protection against dust and fibre flyings.
The Aegex10 was the first Windows 10 tablet to gain global certifications ...
Emerson introduces new flame detectors September 2016, Emerson Automation Solutions Emerson has announced the release of the Rosemount 975 flame detectors, a complete line of optical flame detectors designed to perform in the harshest environmental conditions and connect directly to ...
Aegex10 intrinsically safe tablet certified for mining August 2016, Extech Safety Systems, Industrial Computer Hardware Aegex Technologies has added a mining certificate to its portfolio of global certifications for safe use in hazardous industrial operations.
The Aegex10 intrinsically safe tablet is globally certified ...
Smart and safe mining machines August 2016 Legislation mandating the use of pedestrian detection systems (PDS) came into being in South Africa in 2015, driving the deployment of Booyco Electronics’ locally manufactured systems on local mines. ...
