Article archive for Cooper Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd Hazardous Area Division
Maintenance equipment for hazardous areas (29 October 2010)
The servicing and maintenance of electrical equipment in hazardous areas can be time-consuming and costly, particularly if engineers are not provided with the right tools to carry out the job quickly and safely. Custom designed equipment is now available to assist
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Ex electrical connectors for firedamp environments (27 August 2010)
A range of explosion-proof connectors have been developed to simplifiy the commissioning and decommissioning of electrical equipment installed in hazardous firedamp environments, including underground mines.
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Explosion proof enclosures (29 March 2010)
A range of explosion-proof enclosures from Cooper Crouse-Hinds (CEAG) are being used by MCI Electrotechnics Ltd, a leading supplier of electrical instrumentation and control panels, to protect a variety of electrical equipment destined for offshore and onshore oil, gas and petrochemical applications.
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Assembler for explosion-protected electrical equipment (17 September 2009)
A systems builder and installer of explosion protected electrical equipment has been set up in the Midlands region. The company is focused on providing customers with rapid response, engineering-led assembly, panel building and wiring services for installation in the petrochemicals, oil and gas and pharmaceuticals industries.
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Hazardous Area Standards Update (01 September 2009)
The standards that apply to electrical production equipment used in hazardous dust areas are changing rapidly. For those equipment owners and manufacturers that do not keep abreast of these changes, there can be serious consequences, warns Gordon Low of Cooper Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd.
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Hazard Proof (02 August 2009)
PDC Systems, a leading supplier of hazardous area electrical instrumentation, is using explosion-proof enclosures from Cooper Crouse-Hinds (CEAG) to protect fire and gas monitoring and control systems that it supplies to a wide range of hazardous gas applications. The enclosures provide high reliability and easier access for the end user to carry out maintenance work on internal controls.
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Dust in the Workplace: An Explosive Topic... (16 January 2009)
Graham Doran, Sales & Marketing Director at Cooper Crouse-Hinds (UK) Ltd, discusses how companies can reduce the risk of dust explosions occurring in the workplace and the current standards relating to explosion-proof electrical equipment installed in these areas.
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