EoW September 2008

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Goodfellow EFSOP® system

Installation made easy

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 Email : stuart.arkell@dartsystems.co.uk Website : www.dartsystems.co.uk

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 Email : goodfellow@ca.tenovagroup.com Website : www.tenovagroup.com

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EuroWire – September 2008