June 2021

A key supplier to advanced manufacturing and technology firms, STREET CRANE COMPANY, is celebrating its 75th year of continual innovation in crane technology. Having made a solid reputation for reliable lifting in the traditional manufacturing sector, in the last few decades the company says it has focussed attention on the advanced manufacturing sector. Smart lifting technology originally developed for automotive, aerospace and military customers, has led the company into new sectors with recent crane applications for Fanuc Robotics / 4IR and a specially engineered ‘Doughnut’ crane for the AMRC’s Factory 2050 facility in Sheffield. Advance features that make Street cranes attractive to technology led manufacturers include automation and extensive condition monitoring. Programmable speed control and load dependent speeds give precise movements for accurate and safe load positioning. t | 01298 812456 e | Mark.Hadfield@Streetcrane.co.uk w | www.streetcrane.co.uk Many workers in hazardous environments could be wearing protective workwear that is not fit for purpose, according to workwear supply and laundry provider, ELIS.Elis says it works with thousands of businesses around the UK, advising them on their protective clothing requirements, supplying the workwear and then regularly laundering and maintaining it. The company has in-house PPE expertise in recommending workwear based on risks and hazards present in industrial working environments and estimates that around 60% of business are using at least some workwear that is not fit for purpose. Elis says it has has been operating its workwear supply and laundry service for over a hundred years and runs a nationwide service, with in-house PPE expertise and a national network of industrial laundries and delivery fleets. t | 0800 616691 w | https://uk.elis.com/en/sectors/industrial PARKER HANNIFIN a leader in motion and control technologies, has announced an innovative oil condition monitoring technology that is set to help marine operators reduce downtime, reduce costs, and protect assets. Developed in close collaboration with marine experts, the DIGI Plus has been designed to offer rapid on-site and on-board oil condition monitoring to improve productivity and increase uptime for the marine industry. The company’s DIGI cell technology, which was introduced in 1993, has become a go-to solution for the marine sector to monitor oil condition. The DIGI Plus combined test cell, the latest innovation in the range, enables operators quickly and easily to test for water in oil and for the base number of oil samples. It also will help users to detect out-of-spec oils and lubricants and identify potential problems before they become critical. w | www.parker.com/digiplus Oil condition monitoring technology Hand protection specialist UNIGLOVES has announced it has just launched a new range of industrial gloves and specialist electrical safety gloves. The company says this new range ensures truly comprehensive hand protection against all major risk categories, including chemical, cut, impact, thermal and electrical hazards. “The ranges are a truly comprehensive addition to our existing single use protective gloves, enabling us to offer workers across all major industries enhanced hand protection against the major workplace hand hazards,” said Karen Cresswell, sales manager - technical of Unigloves UK. t | 0800 049 6602 e | enquiries@unigloves.co.uk w | unigloves.co.uk New reusable hand protection solutions Key supplier celebrates 75 Years Protective clothing requirements The innovative design features and benefits of a robust pressure sensor have been recognised with the Innovations Showcase Award which was recommended by a panel of experts at the recent Process Expo event in Chicago. The award, within the Dairy Product category, was given to sensing and instrumentation specialists BAUMER for its PP20H pressure sensor. The sensor prevailed against the 17 finalists due to its wide range of features ensuring outstanding performance in challenging hygienic applications. A senior product manager at Baumer confirmed that features such as a condensate resistant silicon measuring cell providing exceptional precision across the entire temperature range, combined with an IO-Link interface, were pivotal to the performance of the sensor and to securing the award. t: 01793 783839 e | sales.uk@baumer.com w | www.baumer.com/gb/en/ w | https://www.baumer.com/gb/en/product-overview/process-sensors/pressure-measurement/ hygienic-pressure-sensors/with-hygienic-connection/pp20h/p/38450 46 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk June 2021 Industry Update Award winning pressure sensor WIELAND ELECTRIC says designed with maximum functionality in mind, its samos PRO is a compact modular safety controller for machine and automation control. Part of the samos range of safety systems, it has multi-functional base modules that are modularly interlinked, extending its safety functions module by module.The company says the compact design of samos PRO means it offers the highest possible degree of flexibility, consisting of function modules of only 22.5mm wide and programmable safety solutions from a width of 45mm. These modules can be easily plugged together and are available as input/output, input or relay output units and gateways in conjunction with the controller. A single contact terminal also fulfils CAT. 4 (EN954-1) requirements. The range also offers universal I/O which is configured on samos PLAN. t | 01483 531213 w | www.wieland.co.uk Compact modular safety controller