Around the Industry

At a time when Manufacturing is looking to balance the cost of their cleaning process, whilst ensuring critical cleanliness and awarenes of EU Legislation, the opportunity to meet and talk to specialists is a welcome opportunity.

Solution selling has always attracted Paul Wilson and was one of the main reasons behind his decision to join FLIR as its new Area Sales Manager for the South. “I really enjoy being able to get to grips with the needs of an application and supplying a product that can really make a difference,” he said. “FLIR thermography fits that profile perfectly.”

At a time when issues of Emissions to atmosphere and fears of Chemicals that cause Cancer prevail, the Kyzen Corporation visit South Yorkshire in June 2009 to illustrate the advantages of water based cleaning processes.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced that it has been presented with the ACHEMA 2009 Innovation Award for the category of Laboratory and Analytical Techniques. The PROCESS Innovation Award honors the most innovative technologies and equipment at ACHEMA, the world forum of the chemical engineering, environmental protection and biotechnology industries, which in 2009 had more than 4000 exhibitors. The ground-breaking Thermo Scientific Exactive was selected from a field of eighteen entrants. The ACHEMA Innovation Awards are presented by the publishers of PROCESS, PharmaTEC and LaborPraxis magazines.

Close to Borroloola in Australia’s Northern Territory, in an area with some of the world’s largest mineral ore bodies, a Greerco Colloid Mill from Chemineer is helping a mining company produce high quality explosives for its zinc and lead extraction work.

Invetech today announced that TearLab Corporation’s revolutionary TearLab Osmolarity System has been recognised for its innovative design with a prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA). TearLab Corporation retained Invetech to assist with the development and industrial design of its instrumentation. The TearLab Osmolarity system is the first technology that can quantitatively and objectively measure Dry Eye Disease in a doctor’s office in seconds. Dry Eye Disease is a chronic and progressive condition that if left untreated can lead to serious eye damage.

Security and IT work together in the powerful new IP based FOCAL POINT Security Program from Access Specialties International. FOCAL POINT is a simple, effective and scalable program that utilizes IP access control for alarm monitoring, building automation control and distributed intelligence.

Portable fuel filtration trolley units, developed and manufactured by the Racor Division of Parker Hannifin, are being used by a number of leading Italian bus operators to extend the life of diesel engine filtration systems and reduce overall operating costs.

Cathro Compressors Ltd, a family run business based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, is celebrating its 20th year as an Atlas Copco Compressors re-seller providing sales, service and installation of new and used stationary, oil-lubricated, industrial air compressors, pipework and ancillary equipment.