Maintenance record keeping program
Avert II for Windows 95-98/NT operating systems provides relational data base power to give information on all facets of maintenance record keeping with regards to pressure relief devices, control/process valves, pumps/compressors, and vessels. This includes addressing the Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements of OSHA 1910.119. Avert allows users to generate and analyze data plus create reports without hours of work.
Avert affords the user an opportunity to become proactive with respect to OSHA PSM. Avert helps with record keeping, inspection frequency, historical records, recognized procedures, and OSHA inspections. Many features are specifically designed to address the many needs of OSHA/EPA requirements.
Source: Avert System Corp., 952, 808-4th Ave. S. W., Calgary, AB T2P 3E8.
Petroleum hydrocarbon bioremediation
As an extension of its environmental product line, this firm has developed and introduced Petrox, a patented microbial product designed for fast, effective bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons.
Petrox is composed of patented strains of live vegetative microorganisms that are freeze dried and stabilized.
With this process and handling procedure, only living bacteria are applied to the contaminated area, thus eliminating guesswork and ensuring fast cleanup of the site.
Because Petrox cultures are harvested and placed in suspended animation at their hungriest stage, they go to work immediately, without presoaking and waiting.
Biodegradation with Petrox helps eliminate the liability and cost of hauling material to hazardous waste disposal sites, and helps meet soil/groundwater remediation requirements.
Source: Osprey Biotechnics, 2530 Trailmate Drive, Sarasota, FL 34243.
New guide to marine products
A new free guide to specification of marine products features a range of buoys, fenders, floats, and booms.
The 24 page color brochure offers a comprehensive introduction to this firm`s full products range for boat and ship manufacturers, ship repair, and port maintenance, as well as the offshore marine and oil and gas operations.
The brochure provides an in depth overview of products in the range, as well as a guide to selection of materials and sizes. The marine information includes a thorough explanation of the materials and construction of each line of products, as well as an overview of the polyethylene and polyurethane foams used in their manufacture.
Source: CRP Marine Div., CRP Group Ltd., Stanley Way, Stanley, Skelmersdale, Lancashire WN8 8EA. England.
New system monitors valve performance over internet
The new Field Browser system makes it possible to monitor smart field instruments for operation status and performance changes from any computer with an intranet or internet connection. An on-line intranet/internet connection to valves, as well as instrument products, systematically detects status changes and sends priority warnings to plant personnel via web page, e-mail, or mobile phone before processes are disturbed.
Field Browser monitors each field instrument connected to it via a HART multiplexer network. The system collects messages and converts them to an html document that can be accessed from anywhere in the world. The collected information is stored in a data base, which serves as an information bank that a customer can use to evaluate and develop a current or historical perspective on an individual valve`s performance.
The system identifies most valve problems long before they can disrupt the process. In the event of a field instrument error or failure, a warning is immediately sent to a web page, e-mail, or one of many other possible destinations. Typical errors include a valve not following a predetermined control signal or failure of a positioner to operate.
For more in depth insight into the nature of a problem, the valve can be accessed and remote diagnostics performed through any computer linked to your intranet using Valve Manager software.
Source: Neles Controls, Box 8004, Shrewsbury, MA 01545-8004.
Portable gas analyzer
The new Gasmet Dx-4000 portable, multicomponent gas analyzer features small size (18 by 18 by 9 in.) and light weight (31 lb).
Its mobility is enhanced by its rugged design, stable interferometer, rapid deployment and setup, and optional 12 v dc operation, the maker points out.
The unit can simultaneously detect and analyze as many as 30 inorganic or organic gases or vapors in 1 sec. It has a wide dynamic range, measuring concentration levels from ppm to percent.
The unit has a temperature controlled gas sample cell, which can be heated up to 200? C.-eliminating condensation and complying with EPA FTIR methods. The gas cell`s long-term corrosion resistance enables continuous monitoring of hot, wet, corrosive samples.
Source: Avacus Inc., 12407 Mopac Expressway N., Suite 100, Austin, TX 78758-2429.
