July-August 2021

BRAMMER BUCK & HICKMAN, a leading UK supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has announced it has launched a new interactive online Hand & Arm Protection Advisor for high quality Ansell safety solutions such as HyFlex, ActivArm and MICROFLEX which has been designed to help customers determine the right level of cut protection and comfort for hands. Featuring easy navigation and replacing the use of complex filters, the company says the new online Hand & Arm Protection Advisor makes choosing and selecting products user-friendly. Ansell’s expertise guides consumers towards the right solution through easy to use categories - Application, Hazards and Features – and advanced customer experience. Furthermore, this intuitive new tool allows users to narrow results in a few clicks based on their needs. w | https://uk.rubix.com/en/ ansellzoovu?src=ansellhomepage DRAVO has announced it has strengthened its team in the UK with the appointment of Chris Boroughs as business development manager. The company says Chris brings 13 years of HVAC knowledge and experience with him and he will be responsible for enhancing the Dravo brand and reputation as market leaders in heating and ventilation solutions as well as developing and expanding customer relationships throughout the whole of the UK. Chris will also be involved in specific projects notably on the specification side, he will be working alongside contractors and specifiers to deliver successful HVAC solutions. Chris commented “I am delighted to join the Dravo team, I am looking forward to driving the business forward and meeting customers face to face after what has been a very challenging time for the country as a whole.” w | www.dravo.co.uk A remotely-operated rescue robot built to help with disaster recovery in hazardous industrial environments has been developed by a pioneering firm. FORTH, based in the UK, has developed the rescue robot for Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria. In the event of an incident the robot can be sent in remotely and operated at a safe distance from a command and control centre. The robot is built on a 1.6 tonne JCB compact excavator platform, specially adapted to withstand conditions in hazardous environments, and fitted with robotics systems and wireless technology as well as specialist cameras and lights. The robot has the ability to tow a trailer with a fitted hopper that can disperse a bund of sand to contain any type of spillage. w | www.forth.uk.com Material handling specialist, DEMAG, has announced it has added new components to its universal KBK crane construction kit, allowing users to create even more versatile lifting systems with higher load capacities, improved use of the available space and reduced installation work. The company says the Demag KBK modular light crane system is a proven construction kit, designed to create bespoke solutions for lifting, moving and handling operations. KBK may be configured to meet the needs of specific working processes, the loads to be transported and the operational environment. The ergonomic system is suitable for standalone workstations, as well as integrated production and assembly lines with loads weighing from 80 kg to 3.2 t.New components include stronger suspensions and improved trolleys, which can be used for KBK single-girder cranes with load capacities of up to 2,000 kg. t | 01295 676100 e | uksales@demagcranes.com w | www.demagcranes.co.uk Remotely-operated rescue robot SICK has announced it has launched the IQB2S family of inductive safety switches to provide designers and operators with a unique, cuboid-shaped non-contact device - as small as a matchbox - that can be fitted easily into the smallest machine spaces. The company says the SICK IQB2S inductive safety switch uses non- contact activation by metallic machine parts to achieve reliable, safe position, presence and area monitoring in common production and logistics safety applications. The SICK IQB2S is therefore said to be ideal for many applications including, for example, checking the safe position of the axes of rotating tables to ensure safe conveying of the goods, or for the safe presence monitoring of a load on an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV). t | 01727 831121 e | andrea.hornby@sick.co.uk w | www.sick.co.uk Miniature safety inductive is a snug fit Industry Update July/August 2021 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 29 New appointment Crane construction kit The Trant Group has announced the launch of TE-TECH PROCESS SOLUTIONS. Building on Trant’s success as an EPC contractor in the water industry, the new company will be providing innovative products for water and wastewater treatment using advanced process technologies. Te-Tech’s products are designed, manufactured and assembled off-site for rapid delivery, installation and commissioning. With in-house capability including process, mechanical and electrical design, digital engineering, operational optimisation and real- time control, Te-Tech says it has the flexibility to engineer bespoke systems from standard packages to meet the exacting needs of clients in the municipal, industrial and commercial water and wastewater sectors. Business development director, Mike Froom (pictured), says “Our strategic partnership with Austrian environmental engineering group SFC Umwelttechnik allows us to offer sustainable technologies including advanced biological treatment, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and membrane bioreactors.” t | 023 8235 1600. e | enquiries@te-tech.co.uk w | www.te-tech.co.uk A new company for a new future Protection Advisor