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Wolf sheds new light
W
olf Safety has enhanced its ATEX safety
torch with LED range with the addition
of new Zone 0 and 20 primary cell LED
torches for use in potentially explosive gas,
vapour, mist and dust atmospheres.
ATEX and IECEx certified, the new safety right
angle (TR-35+) and straight (TS-35+) torches use
the latest technology for safe use in Zones 0 (gas
groups IIC/T4) and 20 (dust group IIIB/T130degC),
plus approved to Group I for use in mining
applications.
Delivering a piercing white spot beam combined
with a wide-angle flood of fringe light from a high
power LED, the new torch has an output of up to
130 lumens for task illumination in a hazardous
area. Two primary alkaline ‘D’ cells provide light
duration of up to 17 hours, while a low battery
power indicator allows the user to monitor the
battery state as it diminishes and warns when
battery replacement is required.
It is available in straight or right angle body
versions, and, according to Wolf, is “extremely
robust and reliable, with shock protection even at
sub-zero temperatures thanks to the rubber
armoured lens ring and end cap. The toughened
glass lens is scratch and chemical attack resistant
and the full torch enclosure is sealed dust tight
and protected from water immersion to IP67.
The compact and lightweight torch body gives
improved grip and comfort for the user with easy
single-handed switching, even with gloved hands,
plus the replaceable high strength clip (on the
right angle model only) allows for hands free use.
All torches are supplied with wrist strap and clip
ring.
Alex Jackson, Wolf Safety’s managing director,
commented: “We strive to offer our end users the
widest choice of hazardous area portable lighting
equipment based on requirements for specific
certification and technical specifications, and this
latest addition now adds Zone 0 gas and 20 dust
specific torches to this already very popular range
of right and straight angle torches.
“We also ensure all our products are very low
maintenance with quick and easy parts
replacement, offer a full spares service for all
internal and external product fittings, and expect
the LED light source to last the product’s lifetime.”
www.wolf-safety.co.uk
Wolf’s new ATEX safety torch is available in straight or right angle
body versions
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Yokogawa in Bharat
Petroleum win
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okogawa India Ltd has won a turnkey
project order valued at R730 million
(US$11 million) to automate truck loading
terminals for Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Ltd (BPCL).
Under the terms of the contract, Yokogawa India
will deliver its Terminal Logistics Suite VP terminal
automation systems (TAS) and ProSafe-RS safety
instrumented systems to 11 BPCL truck loading
terminals in northern and eastern India.
Terminal Logistics Suite VP is used for monitoring
and control of storage tanks as well as the
gantries and other loading/unloading facilities at
each of the BPCL terminals. It is also designed to
meet various operational demands such as quality
management, inventory management, and
loading schedule management for the BPCL’s main
oil, fuel, and chemical distribution terminals.
Yokogawa India will have single-point
responsibility for the engineering, procurement,
installation, and commissioning of these systems
at the 11 terminals. Engineering will be carried out
at a Yokogawa India office in Bangalore. All work
will be done in co-operation with other companies
in the global Yokogawa Group.
Automation of the truck loading terminals will
meet BPCL’s requirements for state-of-the-art
technology and safety guidelines set out in a
report prepared by the MB Lal Committee, an
advisory group formed by the Indian government
that issued a set of recommendations in 2010 to
address safety issues in the country’s oil & gas
industry
Yokogawa India says it came out ahead of its
competitors and was selected by BPCL for the
project because it can provide all the safety
products specified in the comm ittee report and
has a strong track record in engineering,
installation, and commissioning services. Work on
all 11 terminals is to be completed by March
2016.
Tsutomu Murata, managing director of
Yokogawa India, commented: “The order, won
against stiff competition and entry barriers, was
another affirmation of our growing capability in
the oil & gas sector, as demonstrated by recent oil
terminal projects for customers. We are confident
that BPCL will derive great benefits from the
solutions that will be implemented.”
As a key strategy for its control business under
the ‘Transformation 2017’ mid-term business plan,
Yokogawa is targeting the entire energy supply
chain, from upstream to downstream. The
Japanese group has wide experience in
implementing solutions for truck loading terminals
and other facilities that serve as way stations
between oil and natural gas plants and end users.
Encouraged by this order, Yokogawa says it will
accelerate its efforts to expand its control business
for the entire energy supply chain by increasing
sales of Terminal Logistics Suite VP and other
solutions.
Meanwhile, parent group Yokogawa Electric
Corporation has announced that its subsidiary
Yokogawa Europe BV has bought its Turkish
distributor, Birleşik Endüstriyel Sistemler Ve Tesisler
(BEST), which is based in Izmir. The deal was
completed on 25 November.
With the acquisition, Yokogawa is strengthening
its focus on Turkey as a market with substantial
growth potential. It will allow the group to extend
its position in promising sectors such as the power
industry.
“BEST has been Yokogawa’s distributor since
1977 and has already built an excellent
reputation in the oil & gas industries, where it
will continue to provide great value to
customers,” said Yokogawa Europe’s president
Herman van den Berg. “We are committed to
working with customers as partners to help them
get maximum value from their plant operations,
and this acquisition is a major step forward in our
plans to grow in emerging markets, and
specifically in target industries including power
and energy.”
Yokogawa celebrated its 100th anniversary
in 2015.
www.yokogawa.com
Condition monitoring
Compressors
Blowers
Pumps
Hydraulics
Systems
Service
S
iemens has developed the Siplus CMS1200 Condition Monitoring System to monitor
mechanical components.
It is an expansion module for the S7-1200 controller that is based on the SM 1281 Condition
Monitoring Module. The user creates a monitoring system by combining up to seven SM 1281 modules,
to each of which four vibration acceleration sensors and one speed measurement sensor can be
connected. This can be used for continuous monitoring of mechanical components such as motors,
generators, pumps and fans.
When Siplus CMS1200 is used for predictive maintenance, significant changes as a result of wear, for
example, can consequently be detected at an early stage, enabling maintenance activities to be better
planned and carried out on schedule.
By means of the TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation) engineering framework, the Siplus
CMS1200 is integrated into an automation group containing HMI (human machine interface) devices,
controls and motion control components. The recorded signals are easily evaluated with the CMS
analytical software on the SM 1281 modules, or archived with a time stamp in the 800MB memory for
further analysis. Trend values, raw data, frequency ranges and messages can be recorded.
www.siemens.com/siplus-cms
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