Plant & Works Engineering September 2022 Issue

HART DOOR SYSTEMS, has announced it is stream-lining its Speedor range with the introduction of Speedor ECO which will complement Hart’s successful Speedor Storm, Speedor Mini and sub brands such as Speedor Conveyor and Speedor Cleanroom, further strengthening Hart’s overall high-speed door offer. Hart’s chairman, Doug Hart, explains that the new Speedor ECO is a new mid-range variant suitable for external use up to Class 3 and available up to 5m x 5m size whereas the Speedor Mini is for internal use only to a maximum 4m x 4m size. The focus with these two Speedor options is on lower price and high-speed doors that can be tailored to meet clients’ budgets. Mr Hart says: “The new Speedor ECO is a mid- priced high-speed door variant with state of the art direct drives and controls which are BSEN safety compliant. ECO offers single or variable speed motor, heavy fabric and hand chain operation if necessary. This adds to ECO’s safe operation, reliability and ruggedness. “Without doubt there is demand for a mid-priced high-speed door variant such as ECO and given our considerable experience, we are the ones to deliver it,” he adds. “ECO will appeal to companies requiring a high-speed door solution but within a tight budget. It is for frequent use, high traffic situations where low maintenance is a priority. “In all cases across our range of brands, we comply with the new code of practice announced by the DHF Door Hardware Federation and we are ever mindful of post installation maintenance costs. So while Mini and ECO cater for less demanding environments, Speedor Storm’s increasing success is based on its improved, rugged, design predominately for external use up to 8m x 6m/6m x 8m) often in robust operating conditions with high wind loads.” Hart Door Systems, now in its 75th year, is a global business supplying a range of door and shutter systems to many sectors. t | 0191 214 0404 e | sales@hartdoors.com w | www.hartdoors.com New Speedor variant Supply chain hardware, software and services company RENOVOTEC has formed a partnership with enterprise mobility solutions specialist Social Mobile, the two companies announced recently. Renovotec says the move will support its rapid expansion in doorstep delivery and field service markets. Social Mobile provides mobility solution design and manufacturing services that bring innovative, enterprise- grade devices to market quickly and efficiently. Target sectors for the new partnership include transportation, logistics, healthcare, retail and hospitality, amongst others. Renovotec will distribute Social Mobile solutions in the UK and Ireland, providing support across the region. Renovotec CEO Richard Gilliard (pictured) says: “We select our partners for the value they bring to our marketplace and for the benefits of their products for our users. Social Mobile is also notable for its strong focus on R&D and its speed of delivery from requirement to build.” w | www.renovotec.com w | https://socialmobile.com 40 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk September 2022 Handling Matters Fast-to-market mobility solutions The varied and specialist services available from HOIST & WINCH have come to the rescue of a cement industry customer that was looking to replace a large rotor used in its production process. Thanks to the design, manufacturing, test, certification and installation services offered by Hoist & Winch, the cement works was able to avoid the long lead times associated with buying original OEM equipment, and successfully complete a highly complex and challenging lifting operation. In essence, the objective was to lift and replace a large rotor fitted with pivot-mounted hammers that break down the media as part of the cement manufacturing process. Located at the base of a very large production enclosure, a pair of bearing journals provides support for each end of the rotor. Hoist & Winch had to design and arrange manufacture of equipment that would help to lift the worn and replacement rotors in and out of position in a precise manner without damaging any adjacent equipment, including the main drive motor and gearbox. The cement works last performed this particular maintenance lift to replace a worn rotor in 2010 using a pair of lifting lugs that had since been disposed of. New replacement lugs were only available from the original supplier of the cement production process equipment on a very long lead time, which did not meet the requirements of the customer’s programme. With a total design weight of 80T, rotor lifting was courtesy of a pair of tandem-controlled 41T SWL (safe working load) wire rope hoists located on monorail beams arranged at 90° to the rotor bearing journal stub shafts. t | 08450 171126 e | sales@hoistandwinch.co.uk w | www.hoistandwinch.co.uk Impact protection equipment specialist BRANDSAFE says improved safety and security of power control systems, equipment and products in industrial workplaces can now be provided with its range of modular cages and enclosures. The company says manufactured from high performance galvanised steel and simple-to-install on-site, the security cages and enclosures provide the workplace with an enclosed area for equipment and products, reducing the chances of workers being injured by tripping over stored items or hazardous equipment. The modular system comprises impact resistant posts with tough mesh panels that can be configured easily on-site for a flexible and effective protective solution. Also lightweight, units can be removed and relocated elsewhere, if necessary, while additional sections can be integrated as and when required. w | www.brandsafeprotection.com Cementing the benefits of specialist services Industrial workplace equipment security