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What you need to know about PCB contaminated Transformer Oil
By I.A.R. Gray-Oilwatch Transformer Services
What are PCBs?
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are a group of synthetic oil-like chemicals of the organochlorine family. It was first described in...
Pepperl+Fuchs High-Tech Sensor Technology for Explosion-Protected Areas
Technology Migration from Factory Automation to Process Engineering
The highly dynamic world of factory automation relies on sensors with a large variety of technologies. And...
New material could better protect soldiers, athletes and motorists
SOLDIERS, athletes, and motorists could lead safer lives thanks to a new process that could lead to more efficient and re-useable protection from shock...
Two die in Milnerton refinery explosion
A large explosion rocked the Astron Energy refinery at about 4am on Thursday morning , leaving two people dead and six others injured. The...
Explosion-proof hoists for Kusile coal conveyors
CONDRA has completed manufacture of eight explosion-proof, high-lift hoists – four of them articulated – for Tenova Bateman.
All are custom-built, two-speed machines that utilise...
Managing the fire risk of transformer explosions
ONE of the largest and busiest airports in Africa, OR Tambo International in Johannesburg, was plunged into temporary darkness on Sunday 12 December after...
Gas tanker explosion rattles Worcester
The Breede Valley Municipality said that a gas tanker went up in flames early on Wednesday morning. The fire spread to a nearby building.
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