Around the Industry

CEA Systems, Inc. has signed a five-year agreement to donate the Plant-4D® Design Suite Professional to SAIT Polytechnic for use in the Process Piping and Drafting Fast Track program, Continuing Education courses as well as Corporate Training. Students at SAIT will get hands-on experience by learning on a leading industry tool.

Hayward Tyler Ltd is pleased to announce that David Boughey has been appointed as Group Managing Director.

With over 50% of Data Centre energy being consumed by the cooling of technology, improving the efficiency of Data Centres has now become a key priority. Rittal offer liquid cooling packages (LCP), which not only solve the high density heat issues up to 70kW, but can also improve the cooling efficiencies of the Data Centre with the added benefit of reducing cooling energy costs. It is estimated that with the use of LCP it is possible to use 100% free cooling for nearly 70% of the year within the UK.

SKF has developed processes to deliver maximum reliability and availability at coal-fired power plants and hydrocarbon processing plants via structured maintenance programmes that are integrated into daily operations and proactive in nature.

Ethernet Direct Corporation has developed a pioneering and innovative solution in offering Industrial Ethernet equipment by means of providing a Single Global Website with Multiple Global Location Support.

Aerotech has recently updated and expanded the Vacuum Preparation section of its Engineering Reference tutorial. Available online at the www.aerotech.com website in HTML or in downloadable PDF format, the section details important design considerations and recommendations for high precision motion control systems in vacuum levels categorised from low vacuum (10-3 Torr), through standard (10-6 Torr) to high vacuum (10-8 Torr).

“Training is one of those rare activities where everybody gains,” says Chris Roberts, Human Resources Manager at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Rencol. “The trainees gain because they have better and more marketable skills, the company gains because we have a highly skilled workforce, our customers gain because that workforce can deliver even better products and services, and the industry as a whole gains because training makes more skilled people available.”

The Racor Filter Division Europe of Parker Hannifin has released a catalogue dedicated to commercial diesel engine filtration. The publication provides detailed information on the latest generation of filtration products and makes it simple to specify the right components for any commercial application.

Catalog Data Solutions today announced that Hi Plains Filtration, a Pampa, Texas based supplier of filtration equipment has selected the online CDS Catalog™ to present its products online.

The Bac’Run range of safety footwear from Sperian Protection is expanding with the introduction of 11 new models. Combining modern design with improved performance in terms of lightness, safety and comfort, the new Bac’Run Free shoes will further reinforce the leadership and success of this collection of safety footwear that has been widely adopted across Europe.