April/May 2020

NEWS Reynolds Contamination Control has signed a five-year distribution agreement with international commercial refuelling specialist Petro Industrial Pty Ltd. Petro Industrial will be integrating Reynolds’ Cloud-based Link monitoring system into its IPETRO fluids management and solutions portfolio – allowing it to offer its customers fuel cleanliness traceability - with full integration – within its own Cloud-based systems. Reynolds’ technical director, Wayne Hubball, says: “We are delighted to be able to forge a relationship with Petro Industrial – who have an enviable reputation within the mining, heavy equipment and commercial industries.” Petro Industrial designs, manufactures, 20 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS April/May 2020 www.hpmag.co.uk Reynolds signs five-year deal with refuelling specialist installs and commissions self-bunded storage tanks and tank farms, containerised lube stores, and equipment to offload and dispense hydrocarbon- related products. It is a global operation – with extensive local knowledge and a presence in critical market regions such as Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australasia and the Americas. Also, fluid cleanliness is critical to customer confidence – which, according to Hubball, is where Reynolds’ Link Cloud-based monitoring system and expertise will prove invaluable. Integration Petro Industrial’s managing director Africa, Chris Jacobs, says: “Reynolds’ Link system will be integrated into our fuel and lube dispense portfolio. It means we’ll be able to offer our customers added value in the form of fluid cleanliness traceability, moisture content, filter condition monitoring, monitoring tank level as well as other optional features with full integration into the existing iPetro Cloud.” The new agreement strengthens PI’s fluid cleanliness portfolio – which also includes the distribution of Pall Filtration, TTI Desiccant Breathers and Check Fluid sample valves and accessories. Hubball adds: “At Reynolds we create levels of cleanliness monitoring previously only available to the elite organisations and activities such as Aeronautical, Aerospace and Formula One racing. Such IIOT monitoring combined with a holistic approach to reliability enables enhanced performance for longer, it empowers our clients and, of course, protects our planet. Cleanliness really matters – which is why we take it so seriously.” Stress Engineering Services, Inc (SES), the consulting engineering services and solutions provider, has developed a sustainability scorecard with RPS, the global professional services firm, to assess the emissions, carbon footprint and environmental impact of systems, sub-systems and facilities in the upstream, downstream and midstream sectors, in addition to manufacturing plants, power plants, wastewater systems and processing systems. The sustainability scorecard is built upon SES’ competencies and track record in inspection, sensor technology, predictive modelling, system digital twin, data science and asset integrity monitoring. The development adds to the strength of SES’ present technology portfolio of service offering for asset condition-based maintenance and monitoring, predictive data analytics and IoT/IIoT ecosystem management. The sustainability scorecard will leverage RPS’ ComplianceMap application. Benchmarking SES and RPS state the enhanced level of services will vastly benefit those with a stake in identifying and managing risks and benchmarking their environmental impact, together with a commitment to decreasing emissions and their carbon footprint. Kenneth Bhalla, chief technical officer, SES, says: “Our commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) is unparalleled and our focus is to measurably quantify our clients’ institutional sustainability efforts and recommend strategies for proactively addressing relevant ESG risks and opportunities in the short, medium and long term. This service strengthens our product portfolio and capabilities in new and important areas. We are very excited to work with RPS to create an outstanding commercial client-focused ESG team that benefits all stakeholders and will ultimately reduce our clients’ operating costs.” Dave Buchalter, vice president of compliance at RPS, comments: “We are proud of the prior working relationship enjoyed between our two companies and we will forge a successful ESG product offering for our clients, providing operational due diligence to manage their environmental issues and costs. By combining these technologies with our professional services, we can now deliver measurable, practical and meaningful results to our clients, with the world class service and capability of both RPS and SES.” Stress Engineering Services and RPS develop Sustainability Scorecard