By Emma Ryde, Rittal’s Product Manager Industrial & Outdoor Enclosures

Food and beverage manufacturers of all sizes are facing huge operational challenges right now. 

Sudden increases in consumer demand, shifting expectations, changes in food safety legislation, and emerging technologies, all require companies to be responsive, agile and flexible.  There is also the matter of ensuring seamless production continuity, to ensure consumer confidence around maintaining food and beverage supplies.

Upgrading or replacing existing electrical equipment enclosures can be an expensive business given that new enclosures can easily cost several thousand pounds.

Much of the protection that the enclosure provides is around correct climate control. Focusing on this area prior to an enclosure’s installation will pay huge dividends by reducing:

Until 30^th June 2020 and while stocks last at its authorised distributors, Fluke UK is offering the Fluke 175/C25 Kit. This includes its popular Fluke 175 Digital Multimeter (DMM) with a free C25 soft carrying case at a combined 21% saving over the recommended retail price of the sum of the individual products. The Fluke 175 has the baseline features needed for troubleshooting and repairing electrical and electronic systems from problems arising in industrial electrical and electro-mechanical, and HVAC, infrastructure. The offer is just one of Fluke’s Spring Specials offers which can be found at www.fluke.co.uk under Where to Buy/Seasonal Promotions.

Whether in a workplace or public environment, the importance of people’s safety should always be a top priority.

There are various areas that can become slippery and dangerous when in contact with water and other liquids such as production floors, ramps, stairs, loading bays and walkways. These areas can present serious injuries and costly repercussions if not treated with proper care and responsibility. In Great Britain alone, there were over 69,208 employee non-fatal injuries reported by employers in 2018/19 (RIDDOR). From that figure, 29% of those incidents were categorized as slips, trips or falls on the same level. 

C.K, the leading brand from Carl Kammerling International, has been at the forefront of quality hand tool manufacturing for many years and is set to strengthen its range of Pry Bar products with the new Japanese Pry Bar 10” (T4312), a handy tool bag sized addition for easy transportation. 

This premium quality Japanese Pry Bar features a 46mm wide tip for precise removal with minimal damage of mouldings, skirting boards, cavity wall nails and is also perfect for quickly prising apart floor boards and other materials. 

Beha-Amprobe has introduced new ultrasonic diagnostic tools for HVAC/R, mechanical and electrical inspection and troubleshooting, the Beha-Amprobe ULD-400-EUR Series Ultrasonic Leak Detectors.

Combining advanced filtering technology with wide ultrasonic frequency response, the ULD-400-EUR Series allows users to quickly and easily locate gas leaks in the most noisy and challenging environments. They are ideal for testing compressed air systems, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems, valves tanks and pipes, heat exchangers, boilers and condensers, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, and motors and machinery. 

Celeros Flow Technology has been launched as a standalone company following the divestiture by SPX FLOW, Inc. of its Power & Energy division to an affiliate of funds managed by private equity company Apollo Global Management, Inc. 

Commenting on the launch of the new company José Larios, CEO of Celeros Flow Technology, says:

“Celeros Flow Technology has been established with the objective of radically altering the flow technology landscape. Our aim is to serve as a full-lifecycle optimization partner and as an experienced advisor to our customers on all matters concerning the world’s critical flow systems. 

Hereford Glass Fibre was founded in 1986 and began by manufacturing seagoing expedition and sprint racing kayaks. Since then the company has continued to diversify into closed mould technology including resin transfer moulding (RTM) processes, Vacuum Assist Resin Injection (VARI), Vacupress (vacuum closed moulding) and polyurethane foam systems.

Due to the nature of their work, HGF use a range of flammable liquids and resins in the manufacturing processes and because of risks associated with these liquids, they went to the market and sought suppliers with the credentials to provide a fully compliant storage unit to meet their specific requirements, and to that end chose Empteezy.

MSC Industrial Supply Co. (MSC), a leading national supplier of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services, has been appointed by Tenmat Advanced Materials (Tenmat), a global manufacturer of high-performance advanced materials and components. 

Within the five-year contract, MSC will supply a range of commodities including tooling, PPE and general consumables, alongside ongoing engineering support, supply chain consolidation, vending solutions and the delivery of a cost-saving programme. 

Leading research materials supplier, Goodfellow, is showing support to several initiatives in the fight against COVID-19, supplying materials that are being used to make protective equipment for frontline workers. 

Their latest donation has seen the company donate 130 kilos of polypropylene coil to Stamford School in Lincolnshire, UK, where Design Technology teachers are voluntarily manufacturing 1,000 protective face masks a day. The school is contributing to the national effort to increase the availability of PPE for frontline NHS (UK National Health Service) staff.