Page 48 - Climate Control Magazine September 2018

New Products
ABB develops safety mat
ABB AUSTRALIA HAS developed a new Mag- netic Insulated Barrier to help save lives.
The insulated barrier shields people working with electrical equipment from live electrical components to provide a safer work environ- ment. The innovative use of flexible magnet strips enables users to easily and safely apply and remove the barrier when working within the vicinity of live components.
The idea resulted from a hazard alert raised by an employee in 2015. The alert detailed an incident where an extra low voltage cable dis- lodged during testing, causing a spark where the cable came into contact with the equip- ment’s metal frame.
ABB consulted with safety regulators, utili- ties, customers and competitors and found only limited solutions available. It lead to ABB Australia, in conjunction with electrical safety supplier Legend Power Group, developing the
Industry regulators believe the magnetic insulated barrier will help save lives.
new magnetic insulating barrier. The barrier is a lightweight, semi-transparent mat that can be made in various sizes, calibrated and certi- fied to withstand certain voltages. The mat acts as a barrier when placed over potentially live electrical components.
The flexible magnets make it is easy and safe to apply when fault finding low voltage and extra low voltage circuits within switch- gear control cabinets.
The product is now available through electri- cal wholesaler Legend Power Group.
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Coating services for contractors
Described as
“shark tough” GulfCoat protects HVACR equipment from corrosion.
RECTORSEAL HAS BEEN named the master distributor for GulfCoat by Modine Coatings which provide coil coating services.
Under the partnership RectorSeal will mar- ket GulfCoat, a contractor-applied HVACR sys- tem coil, component and cabinet corrosion-re- sistant coating throughout Australia and North America. In Australia is managed by RectorSeal Australia Pty Ltd in Brisbane.
GulfCoat is available in 12-ounce (340- gram) aerosol cans. The water-based synthetic polymer blue or clear coating significantly ex- tends new HVACR coil lifecycles in corrosive environments with negligible thermal heat transfer loss.
GulfCoat offers contractors a field or shop- applied coating protectant equivalent to the re- nowned Insitu, Modine Coatings’ industry-lead- ing, factory-applied spray coating process that’s preferred by specifying engineers and commer- cial OEM manufacturers for HVACR equipment installed in corrosive environments.
Dubbed as “shark tough,” GulfCoat was de- signed to protect new and existing HVACR equipment from corrosive coastal air and passed ASTM B117 test standards for salt spray. It also passed multiple marine and industrial ASTM
test standards for resisting ultraviolet (UV) rays, acid rain, high concentrations of urban vehicle emission air pollutants and other outdoor con- taminants that prematurely corrode unprotect- ed coils and components.
Unlike some protective coatings, GulfCoat’s thin 0.4 to 1.4-mil coating boasts a minimal ther- mal degradation of less than one-percent and ac- tually helps maintain optimal thermal heat transfer over the coil’s lifecycle, because its smooth gloss finish deters debris, dirt, mold and moisture accumulation. Likewise, GulfCoat’s finish also helps maintain system static pressure and airflow efficiency.
One can of GulfCoat coats a residential uni- tary split system, mini-split or light commercial HVACR unit of up to 2.5-tonnes or a maximum eight-square-feet (0.7-meters2) of coil space. Multiple can applications can also be contrac- tor-sprayed uniformly throughout coils two- rows-deep and less on any packaged rooftops, large condensers, modular air handlers, air- cooled chillers and other equipment. Compo- nents, as well as exposed line sets and other cop- per piping are also ideal coating candidates.
An application instructional video is available at www.rectorseal.com/gulfcoat.
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