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Published 18 Nov 2019
Modular V Sealed For Life Maintaining Ex Lighting Part 1 – What’s the Difference? In this 4-part series, Raytec compare between ‘modular’ and ‘sealed for life’ LED Ex luminaires, and how the design and certification of these different approaches impacts how easily maintenance can be carried out. In this...
Published 15 Nov 2019
27th November uploaded by Chris Dodds - Thorne & Derrick Sales | Marketing Manager Thorne & Derrick, the Specialist Distributors of Hazardous Area Process, Heating & Electrical Equipment, have partnered with First Integrated Solutions to provide an exciting opportunity for Oil & Gas industry professionals to learn and discover...
Published 11 Nov 2019
Modular V Sealed For Life Maintaining Ex Lighting Part 3 – Environmental Impact In this four-part series, Raytec compare ‘modular’ and ‘sealed for life’ LED Ex luminaires, and how the design and certification of these different approaches impacts how easily maintenance can be carried out. In the penultimate part...
Published 11 Nov 2019
Modular V Sealed For Life Maintaining Ex Lighting Part 2 – Downtime In this four-part series, Raytec compare ‘modular’ and ‘sealed for life’ LED Ex luminaires, and how the design and certification of these different approaches impacts how easily maintenance can be carried out. In the second blog of...
Published 07 Nov 2019
what is silicone? F. S. Kipping first coined the word silicone in 1901 to describe polydiphenylsiloxane by analogy of its formula, Ph2SiO, with the formula of the ketone benzophenone, Ph2CO. Silicones are polymers, which are large molecules composed of many repeated sub-units. These polymers are made up of siloxane – a chain of...
