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World Class EI
UNITED KINGDOM Asphalt Fix the mix, lock the risk

Opportunity
Results
Required replacement
• 5 installations retrofitted
with the new drive
of old mixer drives
presented the opportunity
equipped with the Mixlock
to implement a safer • 20% increased
design enabling safe throughput, reducing
isolation gravitational loading times
energy. • Reduced maintenance
costs
Solution • Risk elimination
New drive was engineered resulting in zero
to improve productivity incidents involving
and enable easy lockout uncontrolled shaft
Lee Sleight
CEO • Mixlock mechanical movement during mixer
lockout device specifically maintenance
engineered and certified • Payback < 2 years
• Mounted directly on the • 0 incidents or near
end of both mixer shafts misses while performing
maintenance
Cost: 32 kCHF per unit
(New drive and Mixlock)
Jason Lowe
Health & Safety
Director

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