Market for industrial valves to reach $56bn in 2012
Over the next five years, demand for industrial valves in China will approach that of the US according to the McIlvaine Company
Surging demand for valves and actuators
Rising demand from diverse process industries supports steady growth in global valves and actuators market
Sensor market is forecast to grow
Frost & Sullivan predicts the market for sensors will grow, largely due to the development of sensors with greater functionality
Adopting a holistic approach to safety
Didier Turcinovic, founder and President of the Safety Users Group, explains the importance of a holistic approach to safety management
A lifecycle approach to security management
Karl Williams outlines how a novel lifecycle approach to security management is setting a new process industry standard
Wireless plant and the process environment
Hartmut Wallraf, Chief Technology Officer with Invensys Process Systems Europe, Middle East and Africa, outlines where the technology is now and what the future holds for it


Plastic safety barriers : a viable flexible alternative

Innovative material use and product design provide performance benefits and cost savings. qqqA-Fax Ltd plastic safety barrier products are manufactured from extruded polypropylene plastic material which, the company says, offers performance and cost benefits when compared with barriers made from more traditional metal materials.

All the barriers in the A-Fax product range are based on two designs, a three-rail post and rail system, primarily for pedestrian protection, nd a lower level single circular rail modular post and rail system, primarily for traffic segregation, traffic way delineation and equipment/structure protection.
The high impact absorption, deflection and dissipation properties exhibited by all of the available barrier versions are due to both the material of manufacture and the product design. Both these factors are responsible for the inherent strength.


A-Fax Ltd is based in Halifax, UK. ww.a-fax.com