TSA Insight Magazine Issue 16 - Magazine - Page 30
nowadays, the challenge now
is to further adapt the existing
technologies. To contribute to
environmental protection and more
sustainability in the industry, many
new technologies and processes are
introduced that are more sustainable.
For example, the importance of
LNG, green ammonia or hydrogen is
constantly rising. As liquified gases
under pressure, these products are
complex to work with as they are
highly flammable and have a high risk
of explosion. As this example shows,
it is important to optimize existing
technologies to make sure that they
can be applied to new use cases.
for use in the highly dangerous ATEX
Zone 0, ensuring that workers no
longer have to expose themselves
to high health risks despite wearing
extensive safety equipment.
The ETS fleet of nitrogen vaporizers
enable the work with systems
and
system
components
that
contain highly flammable liquified
substances. As nitrogen is an inert
gas that does not react with other
substances, it can be used to render
inert the containers and safely flush
the substance outside where it can
be destroyed in combination with a
mobile vapor combustion unit. This
makes the ETS nitrogen services
perfectly suited for maintenance
work, degassing or emergency
projects involving containers filled
with liquified products that need to
be cleaned or emptied.
The companies of the ETS Group
also offer the ATEX Zone 0 robot as
a rental service. The robot enables
the remote-controlled cleaning of
industrial tanks and can be operated
via two joysticks from a safe distance.
A monitor shows every movement in
real-time. Due to its small size and
mobility, the robot can be used in
many industries and for a wide range
of materials.
Enhancing safety in the ATEX Zone 0
Ensuring the safety of employees
in industrial facilities as well as
the security of the people living
in
surrounding
communities
from dangerous gas emissions
is as important as protecting the
environment. Therefore, ETS Group
offers two technologies that enhance
occupational health and security in
industrial facilities and that are certified
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The mobile ATEX Zone 0 blower skid
enables the safe extraction of vapors
from components such as plants,
tanks and vessels. The blowers
are available in different capacities
– depending on the customer’s
requirements – and are easy to use
due to their small and compact size.
Additional equipment such as piping
networks, flame arrestors and liquid
separators are available as well.
Helping customers world-wide to
reduce their emissions
With offices in Germany, the
Netherlands, France and the Middle
East, the ETS Group companies work
world-wide and have successfully
completed more than 3,000 projects
all over Europe and in Northern Africa.
Some of these projects have of course
been in the United Kingdom, too.
Recently, for example, SIS has
deployed a 5 MW mobile vapor
combustion unit to the UK for a
tank degassing project. For the
degassing of the propane tank, the
Flying Combustor was applied, a
I N S I G H T
M AG A Z I N E
versatile, flexible and safe mobile
vapor combustion unit. The unit has
integrated power generation, propane
vaporizing and storage, Zone 0
blowers and automatic stack erection.
Furthermore, it has four internal and
four external gas detectors as well
as numerous other integrated safety
features.
Another UK project carried out
by ENDEGS involved the ATEX
Zone 0 robot. Over several weeks,
the team presented the robot to
different companies in the entire
United Kingdom. Besides showing
all features and advantages of the
ATEX Zone 0 robot in exemplary tank
cleanings, the project also included
training the on-site operators in the
use of the robot and answering any
questions the customers had.
For more information, please contact:
David Wendel, Managing Director
ENDEGS, Managing Director & CCO
ETS Group, at d.wendel@e-t-s-group.
com
Find out more at www.endegs.com
and www.s-i-s.com
Author
David Wendel, Managing Director
ENDEGS GmbH, Managing Director SIS
GmbH, Managing Director & CCO ETS
Group