NEW PRODUCTS
OIL-FREE ROTARY SCREW COMPRESSORS Kaeser Australia has released its latest class 0 oil-free compressor. The CSG.1 rotary screw compressors have air flow rates ranging from 4 to 15 m³/min and pressures up to 11 bar. Users are offered the choice of air- or water-cooling, and can select an optional integrated refrigeration dryer or an i.HOC (heat of compression) dryer. The CSG.1 can be specified as a fixed speed, fixed flow rated machine or, for applications with fluctuating compressed air demand, variable speed controlled SFC versions are available with IE5 Ultra-Premium Efficiency synchronous reluctance motors. The risk of potential product contamination by oil from the rotary screw compressor is evaluated and minimised by means of an HACCP analysis and certified by the TÜV Rheinland for a residual oil class 0 certificate in accordance with ISO 8573-1. The CSG.1 has also been certified according to ISO 22000:2018, which covers the manufacture of food and beverage equipment. To further formalise the supply chain’s integrity, users can also option the CSG.1 with pharmaceutical, food or engineering industry certification packages. Certification is also available that the machine is free of silicone contamination, as per VW PV 3.10.7. Kaeser’s Sigma Profile rotors now feature a wear-resistant PEEK coating, which results in an airend that will exhibit no air flow loss during its lifetime. Developed in-house, the coating has three layers; nanoceramic, PEEK basecoat and topcoat. This coating is biocompatible, FDA-certified and compliant with European requirement VO 1935 for food contact materials, making it suitable for use in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Kaeser Compressors Australia
ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Electrical failures and malfunctions due to corrosion can be easily mitigated with the proper preventive maintenance plans in place. A form of protection suited to electrical enclosures is Cortec’s Vapour phase Corrosion Inhibitor (VpCI) technology. This may be applied in the form of a VpCI-101 device, or a VpCI-105 or VpCI-111 Emitter cup placed inside the control panel or cabinet. Vapour
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phase Corrosion Inhibitors diffuse out of these devices, disperse throughout the enclosure and are attracted to metal surfaces where they adsorb, forming a protective molecular layer that inhibits the corrosion reaction.
SIGNAL COLUMNS
These molecules do not interfere
On machines or in automated processes, signal
with electronics performance and
towers are important visual aids for controlling
simply float away when the enclo-
complex processes. Now, APS Industrial has
sure is opened.
brought to market a new range of Siemens
VpCI Emitters can offer pro-
SIRIUS signalling columns that are much more
tection to electrical and elec-
than just an on/off light.
tronic equipment during various
Thanks to professional signalling technology,
important processes, including:
the SIRIUS signalling columns optimise visibility of plant
shipment of new components;
operations and, in turn, increase plant availability. The new-to-
preventive maintenance of control
market units are capable of signalling different states and offer a variety
panels, circuit breaker boxes and
of signalling levels and functions for flexibility. The wide range of signalling variants includes an individual mode that allows a
electrical enclosures; and the mothballing and layup of facilities.
user to activate each of the segments separately; and multicolour LEDs, enabling the setting of
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more than 1M colours. Different light effects encompass Continuous, Blinking (3/2/1 Hz), Flashing
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(1x/2x/3x) and Rotating light (70 rpm). SIRIUS command, signalling and detecting devices are a good choice when it comes to control, command and monitoring. APS Industrial www.apsindustrial.com.au
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