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Safety - Page 54
- From The Welder
Autodarkening helmets offer optical clarity in large viewing area
- Apr 29, 2016
- Product Release
Weldcote Metals’ Ultraview and UltraviewPlus autodarkening helmets allow a wide range of colors to be viewable while in light mode, providing optical clarity in a large viewing area. Both helmets feature standard 4-1/2- by 5-1/4-in. cover lenses, four sensors, solar power with battery backup,...
- From The Welder
Welding helmet comes with four filter options
- Apr 22, 2016
- Product Release
ArcOne® has introduced the ZigTig welding helmet as part of its Vision® series. The lightweight helmet provides full coverage and a sleek, modern design, the company reports.
It comes with ComfaGear® II headgear and four filter options: iDF81, X81VX, X54V, and X60VX.
- From The Fabricator
Protective gloves include touchscreen capability
- Apr 20, 2016
- Product Release
Ergodyne has released the ProFlex® Trades series gloves. Included are a mix of eight updated and six new models. The new models feature touchscreen capability, enhanced cut resistance, and improved abrasion resistance, the manufacturer says. Incorporated technologies include abrasion-resistant...
- From The Fabricator
Clarcor Industrial Air brings back DustHog brand
- Apr 14, 2016
- News Release
Clarcor Industrial Air, Overland Park, Kan., which now includes the United Air Specialists business, has announced it will bring back the DustHog® brand with a new logo. The brand has not been in active use for a decade. The line of dust collection equipment features such media technologies as...
- From The Welder
Autodarkening filter offers 7-sq.-in. viewing area
- Apr 12, 2016
- Product Release
ArcOne® has introduced the 4500V autodarkening filter. It has a light state of 4, dark state of 9-13, four sensors, and a 7-sq.-in. viewing area.
The filter comes with a replaceable battery and fits in any of the company’s Carrera™ welding helmets.
- From The Fabricator
Scientific Dust Collectors launches new website
- Apr 8, 2016
- News Release
Scientific Dust Collectors, Alsip, Ill., has launched a new website at www.scientificdustcollectors.com. It provides information on the company’s baghouse dust collectors, cartridge dust collectors, cyclones, and bin vents. The firm has added a new section on engineering capabilities,...
- From The Fabricator
Encoders simplify machine safety designs
- Apr 4, 2016
- Product Release
Heidenhain offers Leine & Linde 850 shaft and 862 hollow-shaft encoders. This technology allows incremental encoders to be applied where safe operation of machinery is necessary without requiring a redundant encoder or secondary sensing device. The products are certified for SIL2/PLd, Category 3...
- From The Fabricator
FMA names Plymouth Tube as winner of 2016 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence
- Mar 31, 2016
- News Release
Rockford, Ill.-based Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) has announced Plymouth Tube of Streator, Ill., as the winner of the 2016 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence. The award, presented by FMA and sponsored by insurance provider CNA, was created by FMA’s Safety Council to...
- From The Fabricator
Airgas donates $50,000 in PPE to FSU welding engineering students
- Mar 30, 2016
- News Release
Radnor Township, Pa.-based Airgas has donated $50,000 worth of personal protective equipment to students enrolled in the welding engineering program at Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Mich. The donation includes enough welding jackets, hoods, gloves, and safety glasses for each of the...
- From The Fabricator
Safety glove offers reinforced cut/abrasion protection with secure grip
- Mar 29, 2016
- Product Release
Brass Knuckle® has introduced the SmartCut™ BKCR3520, an ANSI Cut Level 3 glove. Offering medium-level cut protection, the glove features a slip-resistant foam nitrile palm coating and a reinforced thumb crotch for abrasion resistance. The glove’s seamless shell is made of 15-ga....
- From The Fabricator
OSHA updates eye and face protection standards in final rule
- Mar 28, 2016
- News Release
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington, D.C., has published a final rule that updates requirements for personal protective equipment for workers in general industry, shipyards, longshoring, marine terminals, and construction. The final rule, which reflects current...
- From The Fabricator
Extraction unit designed for removal of flammable dusts from laser processing
- Mar 24, 2016
- Product Release
Ult AG has introduced the LAS 300.81-HFM054, an ATEX-certified extraction and filtration unit with H-class filtration that is suitable for the removal of combustible dusts. The unit has been developed for extraction and filtration of dry dusts that occur during laser cutting, engraving, and...
- From The Fabricator
FMA/CNA announce Safety Award winners
- Mar 24, 2016
- News Release
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) and CNA have announced the recipients of its 2016 Safety Awards. Open to all FMA and Tube & Pipe Association Intl. (TPA) company members, the awards program recognizes metal fabrication companies that have an ongoing commitment to excellence...
- From The Fabricator
Kemper ventilation system named best welding product at STOM trade fair
- Mar 24, 2016
- News Release
Vreden, Germany-based Kemper’s CleanAirTower general ventilation system has been named the best product in the field of welding at the STOM trade fair in Poland. The system, designed according to the displacement flow principle, features patented contamination-free dust disposal. It extracts...
- From The Fabricator
High-visibility safety apparel designed to stay looking clean
- Mar 22, 2016
- Product Release
Ergodyne has introduced six new GloWear® Hi-Vis garments with black accents on the front or bottom to make dirt and grime less noticeable in high-wear areas. The black accents are available on the 8289BK Type R Class 2 black front T-shirt, 8291BK Type R Class 2 black front long-sleeve...
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