New personal airline system
Here’s the new NIOSH approved supplied airline respirator with a 5 or 10-min self-contained air cylinder for emergency entry or escape in potentially hazardous environments.
The PAS Colt combines versatility, ease of use, and the latest in breathing apparatus design using a supplied airline respirator, configured for as long as 300 ft or 12 hose length sections from the air source.
The hip-mounted unit with a harness design helps make it easy to don and doff quickly. It is lightweight and ergonomic for stability and comfort. The unit is versatile and is used effectively in applications and environments ranging from chemical spills and decontamination operations to routine maintenance tasks.
The new harness and the mask material meets requirements of EN137 heat and flame resistance, which tests the equipment up to 1,742° F. Any flame will self-extinguish within 5 sec. The unit is fully machine washable. The material used is antistatic and is inert to chemicals and oil and impervious to most acids and alkalis.
Source: Draeger Safety Inc., 101 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1057.
Encoders offers stainless steel housing option
These H25 and H20 incremental rotary encoders are now available with a stainless steel housing option.
Units offer a 304 series stainless steel encoder body and bearing housing. The maker says this provides resistance to the corrosive agents often found in wash-down and chemical and petrochemical plant environments.
The H25 (image below on the right) offers features such as EMI shielding, 40 lb dual, preloaded ABEC 7 bearings, matched thermal coefficients on critical components, and custom high-efficiency optics. The H20 is a compact encoder that features heavy-duty bearings, shock resistant disk, and conforms to NEMA 4 and 13 requirements.
Source: BEI Technologies Inc., Industrial Encoder Div., 7230 Hollister Ave., Goleta, CA 93117-2891.
