November 2019

AIRBENCH has announced an upgraded range of AOF oil mist filters. The AOF range is designed for extraction of oil mist and smoke from machining applications. AOF units can be machine-mounted, or supplied with separate stands where required. Airbench says AOF is designed to use the wind shear principle for initial separation of mist from airstreams. As the contaminant loading on the fan is very low, typically they do not suffer from loss of impeller balance and so can be serviced in-house at relatively long intervals. Units are supplied as standard with a high-grade final filter with an estimated life of up to 3600 working hours. Usually available from stock, and supplied complete with all parts required for mechanical installation, AirBench says it can solve most mist extraction issues quickly and simply. w | www.airbench.com/mist On the 2nd October the sales team from WINN & COALES (DENSO) were invited to take part in the annual United Utilities Developer Day held in the DW Stadium, Wigan. The United Utilities Developer Day aims to provide a stage for housebuilder associations, suppliers and other utility companies in the North West to promote their products and services. Area sales managers Mat Holland and Andy Banks were present on the day to showcase the high-performance Winn & Coales (Denso) P1 and P2 Systems to asset managers and contractors - both systems effectively protect ferrous pipes, joints and fittings from the costly effects of corrosion. The systems are fully compliant with the P1 and P2 Civil Engineering Specifications for the water industry and can be easily applied on-site before the pipe is buried. t | 020 8670 7511 e | mail@denso.net ESAB WELDING & CUTTING PRODUCTS has launched OK AristoRod 38 Zn, a solid wire with a specially alloyed formula that minimises porosity and spatter on galvanized steels. The company says as a result, it significantly reduces or eliminates rejects and rework, delivering optimised results when welding the galvanised steel components used in transportation, white goods, agricultural tanks and troughs, HVAC systems and construction (roofs, facades, gates, fences, stairs, catwalks). “Through tightly controlled micro-alloying elements in its formulation, OK AristoRod 38 Zn allows the zinc vapor to escape. It addresses the root cause of porosity and spatter associated with standard ER70S-6 wires without the expense or increased risk of burn through associated with metal cored wires,” says Jose Abal-Lopez, global product manager. t | 01992 702448 e | Carolina.marino@esab.co.uk w | www.esab.com BRAMMER BUCK & HICKMAN, a leading UK supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, has announced a new supply contract with the Swift Group, incorporating a substantial number of industrial vending machines. Swift Group is a manufacturer of touring caravans, motorhomes and holiday homes with a workforce of over 1,050 employees. The new contract utilises Brammer Buck & Hickman’s Invend service featuring 31 industrial vending machines across Swift’s two large sites at Mexborough and Cottingham in Yorkshire. With one site spanning seven acres, the Invend solution will deliver products line side resulting in a reduction in downtime and an increase in operational productivity. The Invend solution will be serviced from Brammer Buck & Hickman’s local branches and will be stocked with a variety of Swift’s most used PPE products. w | www.bbh-rubix.com/Invend Sorting solutions swiftly THORITE, a leading UK supplier of air compressors, air tools, pneumatics, hydraulics, vacuum, process products and systems has announced its New go-to 2020/2021 catalogue has been published. The company says this brand-new edition of the Thorite catalogue is the most comprehensive yet, with 800 pages of compressed air and fluid power equipment featuring world class products from over 70 globally recognised brands and the new catalogue is the go-to reference manual and product purchasing tool for anyone involved in the compressed air or fluid power industry. Ross Gowler marketing director: “Industry is continually evolving and looking at new ways of improving production, reducing downtime, reducing costs and improving quality, which is why we invest heavily in technology, innovation and support, to ensure that we always bring customers the best in solutions, new products, services and expertise.” t | 0800 051 7606 e | info@thorite.co.uk w | www.thorite.co.uk Less is more TOTAL UK says its unique new service enables open gear drives to be cleaned in as little as one hour, without the need to shut down equipment, saving up to 48 hours of downtime.Total UK reports it has become the sole UK distributor of LUBRICLEAN EP, a solvent that cleans open gears while in operation, even under heavy loads and in dusty environments. It has been developed primarily to meet the needs of customers in the cement and mining sectors. Conventional methods of open gear cleaning usually require around two days to complete, which leads to costly downtime. LUBRICLEAN EP, developed by specialist lubricants manufacturer, LUBRILOG, can effectively remove dirt and grease from open gear drives used in a range of industrial applications, particularly mining and cement production. t | 01977 636303 e | lubesorders@total.com w | www.total.co.uk/lubrilog-lubriclean-EP Open gear cleaning solution Maintenance Matters November 2019 www.pwemag.co.uk Plant & Works Engineering | 19 United Utilities Developer Day Upgraded mist filters 2020/2021 catalogue launched