PECM Issue 29 2017 | Page 117

News & Events EKOGRID Technology Becomes In-Situ Breakthrough for Planet Remediation YOUR ULTIMATE PROJECT PARTNER FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT FMCG CHEMICAL ENERGY PHARMA Giving you the capability Greentech specialists Eko Harden Technologies Oy today announces that completion of a year-long controlled test of contaminated creosote soil in Canada using its pioneering EKOGRID technology allows it to proceed with the development of a breakthrough in-situ solution for the environment. Railroads authorities, oil and gas producers and timber firms can now use EKOGRID to eliminate the creosote health risk from soils previously considered untreatable and unreachable by current oxidation or bioremediation methods in the market. The completed test complements the firm's earlier results recorded from measurements of contaminated soil samples from a number of customer projects. The results of the latest test speak volumes ... groundwater poisoning BTEX's were degraded in less than a month, lighter PAHs in under half a year and heavier PAHs and remaining aliphatic hydrocarbons in less than one year. Overall, the decomposition rate of the samples was about 1,500 mg of organic contaminant /kg soil / month. www.ekogrid.fi LG Motion becomes UK distributor for Baumeister & Schack GmbH & Co. KG Basingstoke based LG Motion design and manufactures a wide range of motion control products and systems. The capability is complemented by close working relationships with a number of other international manufacturers of drive systems and components. LG Motion is now pleased to announce that it will represent baumeister & schack in the UK. Founded in 1980 the company which is located to the south of Stuttgart baumeister & Schack design, develop and manufacture DC motor drive systems and actuation products for diverse applications in the automotive, medical, machine tool and furniture industries. Tel: +44 (0) 1256 365600 [email protected] www.lg-motion.co.uk CALL US FOR A FREE CONSULTATION 01484 711 333 [email protected] www.projexsolutions.co.uk Eisele Pneumatics GmbH & Co. KG Eisele Pneumatics GmbH & Co. KG is a multinational family-owned company with headquarters in Waiblingen. With 150 employees, Eisele develops, produces and distributes premium quality all-metal connectors and has become established over the past decades as a leading supplier of innovative connection solutions. The Eisele portfolio – manufactured virtually 100% in Germany – comprises all important standard connection components, such as push-in connectors, quick-release connectors and tube fittings, as well as numerous innovative products with unique selling properties that set standards, such as an extensive line of multiple connectors. Worldwide distributors and the subsidiary Eisele Connectors in Michigan, USA, ensure the global availability of Eisele products. www.eisele.eu Sandvik sponsors and brings ‘next generation’ materials to Stainless Steel World Sandvik is among the sponsors of the upcoming Stainless Steel World (SSW) Conference & Exhibition 2017 in Maastricht, The Netherlands (November 28-30), one of the world’s most important events relating to the manufacture and use of corrosion resistant stainless steels and other corrosion resistant alloys. “We are very proud to sponsor and be so closely involved with SSW 2017. Attendees can learn about the significant operational advantages of Sandvik’s hydraulic and instrumentation (H&I) tubing. Also, our hyper- duplex stainless steels which Sandvik regards as being the ‘next generation’ in stainless steels,” said Hans Boudewijn, Sandvik’s Regional Sales Director for Benelux, France & Iberia. materials.sandvik Issue 29 PECM 117