Turning needs into solutions

Over time, we have seen how orders and jobs in the metalworking industry have been coming back to Sweden. Customers appreciate swift deliveries and efficient collaborations with subcontractors. This place higher demands on the metalworking industry to continue to deliver to their customers, and often means increased industrial automation to maintain both profitability and productivity. In this article we discuss different ways forward to automate industrial processing.

As a step towards improving safety and reducing potential health risks associated with the use of biocides, the European Commission has now decided to lower the specific concentration limit for the biocide BIT (1,2-Benzisotiazol-3(2H)-one) from 500 ppm to 360 ppm. This means that products containing BIT at or above 360 ​​ppm are now considered harmful if in contact with the skin, eyes or lungs and will need to be labelled with a hazard symbol.

There are several challenges associated with operating open recirculating cooling systems in the industry. The conditions in these warm and moist systems are ideal for microbiological growth such as Legionella bacteria. These bacteria can, in worst case, cause Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever. Therefore, the management of recirculating cooling systems is essential to prevent the spread of Legionella bacteria. In this article, you will learn more about today's challenges with water purification in the industry and how the growth of Legionella bacteria can be prevented.

Despite recent decades of automation and robotization in the metalworking industry, process fluids are still handled manually and inefficiently. New solutions are now available, and the results are increased productivity, lower costs, and an improved work environment.