Cloud-based solutions
for thermal applications
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) now have access to Honeywell’s
cloud-based monitoring system for thermal processes. Part of
Honeywell’s asset performance management (APM), this system
helps to effectively monitor and manage thermal process equipment,
minimising unplanned downtime and maximising uptime.
A cybersecure offering, Honeywell Connected Plant Thermal IQ is
a remote monitoring solution for industrial and commercial thermal
applications. It securely connects combustion equipment to the cloud,
making critical thermal process data available in real time on any smart
device. With Thermal IQ, maintenance engineers and plant managers
can more effectively monitor and manage their thermal process
equipment.
“Thermal IQ was designed to give operators greater insight into how
that equipment is performing and lead to better asset performance,”
said Steve Kenny, general manager EMEA, Honeywell Thermal Solutions
Honeywell Connected Plant is a suite of applications that delivers
higher levels of safety, reliability, efficiency and profitability. These
proven industry solutions are based on decades of domain knowledge
and controls experience. They turn data into actionable insight so
industrial manufacturers can optimise operations, predict plant failures
and eliminate unplanned downtime.
For more on Thermal IQ 2 go to
https://combustion.honeywell.com/thermal-iq
Setting the benchmark for
the toughest EN standards
Falling from height remains one of the leading causes of work-related
injuries and death.
Established in 1914, MSA Safety, which develops, manufactures and
supplies safety products, continually invests in testing its products.
When carrying out cold conditioning tests on its LadderLatch and
TowerLatch systems, the company noticed an issue with the 2014 version
of the EN 353-1:2014 standard relating to the test of vertical fall arrest
systems.
“When testing these systems before introducing them to market, we
noticed a slight mistake in the 2014 version of the standard,” explained Tim
Bissett, technical manager at MSA Latchways.
“The test required the guided type fall arrester to be immersed in water
and then subjected to a temperature of -30°C. Unfortunately, this didn’t
represent real-life working conditions, so a request for a correction was
made with the Standards Authority.
“The outcome of this correction is the publication of EN 353-1:2018.
It’s perhaps testament to MSA’s own diligent testing regime and decades
of experience that it was able to assist in this issue.
EN 353-1:2018 has now gone live. The new Personal Protective
Equipment Regulations 2016/425 came into force on 21st April 2018, and
combined with testing to EN 353-1:2018, MSA is delighted to announce
its guided type fall arresters have successfully achieved EU type approval
under the PPE Regulations.
http://gb.msasafety.com/
“Incorporating a number of dynamic tests that covered all eventualities,
the EU type-examination process for EN 353-1:2018 was suitably
rigorous and put all elements of working at height equipment through
its paces,” says Tim Bissett, technical manager at MSA Latchways
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