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Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2007
Q8Oils on the engineering
shop floor
Q8Oils, UK, has announced a new
initiative for engineering lubricant users.
Called ‘Q-Care’, the service offers
engineers practical advice, help and
solutions on all aspects of lubricants,
including health and safety.
Phil Davies, UK technical manager
explains: “When we talk to engineering
firms, we often find they could
be getting a lot more from their
metalworking fluids and lubes.
Sometimes they’re having problems
because they are diluting fluids too
much – or even not enough.
“Other firms can often be using more
expensive lubes than they need.
Mistakes like these are costing them
money.”
Q-Care’s engineers produce detailed
records of each machine and its
lubricants, they track trends and
provide detailed action plans.
These plans form an important Health
& Safety audit record for businesses.
The initiative also offers a dedicated
business-to-business website containing
information on fluids management,
health and safety advice and lubricants.
The engineers carry what is, in effect,
a portable laboratory in their cars. This
means that there is no need to wait
while samples are taken off-site and
analysed – the Q-Care engineer can
carry out the analysis and produce a
report while on-site.
Q-care is designed to be a
complete support package for the
metalworking and engineering sector
and is supported by Q8Oils’ team of
specialist engineers covering the UK.
All are qualified and have undergone
a comprehensive Q8Oils training in
lubricants, their uses and how to fix the
problems that can arise from them.
Q-Care also offers managers the
chance to have their machine operators
trained in the correct use of fluids,
again providing a vital HSE record.
Mike Phillips, technical sales manager,
added: “Q-Care offers a whole suite of
certificated training packages – training
is one of the most effective ways to
make sure firms are using lubricants
correctly. It clears up any ambiguity or
uncertainty and sets a standard staff
can aim for – and reach.”
Q8Oils – UK
Email:
Website:
Q-Care engineers carry portable analysis equipment, enabling reports to be completed on-site ▲
New line of media control
cables from Coleman
Coleman Cable Inc, USA, has launched a
new series of media control cables for the
structured wiring industry.
These new products are engineered to
meet or exceed the protocols for the AMX®,
AMX AXLink™, Crestron®, Cresnet®, Elan®
systems and Via!® touch screens.
A variety of constructions are offered which
include low capacitance shielded twisted
pairs or Cat 5e for control, two conductors
for power, and an optional RG59 for video.
Colour-coded riser rated jackets (teal with
a yellow stripe, teal with a red stripe, and
solid purple) provide easy identification.
Designed for the professional contractor,
these combination cables will stream-
line installations on all commercial and
residential job sites, including applications
such as home offices, commercial offices,
hospitals, educational institutions, or
any locations where multi-media and
automation controls are installed.
“Sophisticated control systems require
multiple runs of multi-purpose cable to
each location,” said Deane Myers, product/
market manager at Coleman Cable.
“With our new media control cables,
installers can save time and money on
the job.”
Coleman Cable also manufactures electrical
and electronic wire and cable products for
the security, sound, telecommunications,
electrical, commercial, industrial, and
automotive industries.
Coleman Cable Inc – USA
Fax: +1 847 689 1192
Website: A sample of the new media
control cable
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