Buyers Guide 2021

FREUDENBERG SEALING TECHNOLOGIES has announced it is expanding its sealing portfolio for hygienic systems in the process industry to include two new products: Hygienic Forseal and Hygienic Pressure Seal. Both are specially developed for food applications that experience high pressures and temperatures. The company says the unique combination of high-performance elastomers (EPDM or Fluoroprene XP) and premium PTFE materials (Quantum) also makes the seals resistant to a wide range of aggressive media. Based on the proven Forseal from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, the new hygienic version features a design that has been adapted to the extreme conditions and requirements of the food industry. While the classic version of the Forseal uses a steel spring to ensure contact pressure, the hygienic solution uses an elastomer ring. In addition, the Hygienic Forseal offers a flat surface to the product medium and has no undercuts whatsoever in terms of hygiene. The assembly is possible in an undivided installation space. The high-performance, low-wear Quantum PTFE used also has the usual industry-specific approvals for food and beverage applications, in contrast to the standard material of the proven Forseal. Double seals, anti-rotation devices and many other customized adaptations are possible. The Hygienic Pressure Seal and Hygienic Forseal from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies can enable customers to achieve the highest standards of purity. Flat contact surfaces with the process medium successfully prevent dead spaces. t | 01332 524422 e | fst-food-beverage@dichtomatik.co.uk w: | https://foodandbeverage.fst.com/en/products/innovations/#HygienicPortfolio https://foodandbeverage.fst.com/en www.fst.com DAWSON SHANAHAN, a specialist precision engineering firm, says it looks set to exceed its investment targets this year to meet increasing demand from the power distribution, e-mobility and medical sectors, which is expected to increase further in 2021. As part of an ongoing strategy of investing in manufacturing assets for maximum long-term benefit, so far in 2020, Dawson Shanahan has committed over £500,000 on new machinery. Despite Covid-19 and its impact on the plant – 50% of the staff were furloughed – Dawson Shanahan says it has still met the growing demand for precision engineered products and services. As well as a further Citizen ABX and a Schmid T200 Orbital Forge which will be used initially for making plasma nozzle components reducing both material waste and cycle times. w | www.dawson-shanahan.co.uk Sensor manufacturer SICK has announced it has launched a pioneering open software service that creates ready-made IO-Link function blocks to integrate data from any IO-Link device into a wide range of common PLC control systems. The company says the SICK Function Block Factory is the first web-based service of its type that enables users to create function blocks automatically from any IO-link device with an I/O device description (IODD), no matter what the device type or its manufacturer. Creating function blocks from scratch can be a laborious task and errors can easily creep in and be repeated. Using the SICK Function Block Factory service, users without specialist IO-Link knowledge can configure and create their own function block libraries and reuse them in their PLC programs as often as needed. t | 01727 831121 e | andrea.hornby@sick.co.uk. w | www.sick.co.uk Open service for IO-Link function blocks ARI ARMATUREN UK Ltd. is a subsidiary of a large German engineering company, reputed to have the largest valve stock in Europe. It specialises in pipeline equipment for the steam and condensate loop, hot water, thermal oil and products, including an extensive range of valves, controls and steam trapping equipment in cast iron, SG iron, cast and forged steel and stainless steel. These include: • Control Valves • Isolation Valves • Safety Valves • Steam trapping • Heat Exchange Systems These products are produced to exacting German, European, ANSI other internationally recognised standards, and covered by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance DIN EN ISO 9001. The company says it has completed many successful projects including for the NHS, food and beverage and EfW sectors, as well as smaller process and building services projects. It also supplies prestigious OEMs where quality, price and consistency are vital. w | www.ari-armaturen.com Extensive range of valves ESAB’s OK AristoRod 38 Zn is a solid wire with a specially alloyed formula that can minimise porosity and spatter on galvanised steels. The company says it significantly reduces or eliminates rejects and rework, delivering optimised results when welding the galvanised steel components used in transportation, white goods, agricultural tanks and troughs, HVAC systems and ESAB says through tightly controlled micro-alloying elements in its formulation, OK AristoRod 38 Zn addresses the root cause of porosity and spatter associated with standard ER70S-6 wires without the expense or increased risk of burn through associated with metal cored wires. ESAB says it conducted head-to-head tests against other common options for welding galvanised steel and the results were conclusive: OK AristoRod 38 Zn offers the best performance at the lowest total cost of production. t | 01992 702442 w | www.esab.co.uk 30 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk Annual Buyers’ Guide 2021 Process, Controls & Plant Solid wire reduces spatter Precision engineering machines meet demand Hygienic sealing portfolio