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EuroWire – September 2008 31
english technology news
Dart Systems Ltd has launched the
PipeDart duct rod, a new range of cable
installation rods and accessories that are
designed to combine ease of operation
with reliable performance.
The new system features high-quality,
fibreglass rods sheathed with
polypropylene for durability and wear
resistance, specifically constructed
to provide exceptionally high tensile
strength while retaining flexibility.
The PipeDart fibreglass rod has a high
resin content that ensures greater
rigidity and strength, enabling it to
endure the additional force required for
long duct runs with multiple bends and
sweeps.
The PipeDart frames are lightweight, for
easy handling in the field. They feature
a rugged steel construction with a
tough zinc plated finish to aid corrosion
resistance.
Diameters range from 4.5mm to 11mm,
with lengths from 30m to 300m.
All systems are supplied with brass
end fittings and aluminium guide tips
but can be fitted with Sonde fittings or
adaptors on request.
9mm and 11mm systems are supplied
with wheels as standard to aid
portability.
The systems are repairable and
serviceable, with a range of accessories
from replacement tips and splices to
frames, cages and rods ensuring that
each system can be kept in service,
with the benefits of reduced costs of
ownership that this brings.
The PipeDart rodding system gives a
compact and labour saving approach
to cable installation whether the user
is installing cables in ducts, threading
draw ropes through pipes or using with
a Sonde transmitter for locating pipes
and blockages.
Dart Systems Ltd – UK
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Installation made easy
RIVA Acciaio SpA has ordered
a Goodfellow EFSOP® process
optimisation system for its EAF furnace
operations at RIVA Alpa, France.
Increased optimisation, based on
decreased electrical, charge carbon,
oxygen and methane consumption
and increased productivity is expected
as a result. Tenova Goodfellow will also
supply its water detection system for
safety within the furnace environment.
The EFSOP® system is part of an
extensive modernisation of the
meltshop automation and process
control. New automation and process
control of the 90 ton EAF will be
undertaken by Tenova, as well as
modernisation of the process control
for the chemical package for the EAF.
Tenova Goodfellow Inc – Canada
Fax: +1 905 567 3899
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Goodfellow
EFSOP® system