RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Visitors to the DOP Solutions stand will be able to see its low particle shedding tools for use in cleanrooms and theatres. The company says such tools are now widely used in the pharmaceutical sector, where they are proving to be durable, easy-to-clean and reliable.

Drax (UK) will show for the first time its Connect AMX1 alarm management system. A “powerful, bespoke approach to systems integration”, the AMX1 can integrate existing standalone third party systems, including fire detection, security, lighting and plant, into one “easily manageable, convenient and simply controlled system” without compromising individual system integrity.

Being shown on the joint Trend Controls/ Intelligent Building Controls stand (the latter is Trend’s Irish agent), the new Trend Controls IQ3xcite building management system controller is said to represent “a massive leap forward in technology”.

Healthcare Ireland has been chosen by City & Kent Cleaning to launch its new, specialised hospital and healthcare deep cleaning service, Intensive Deep Clean Systems (iDCS).

Induchem Components, which partners HVAC hydronic performance specialist Flow Control Industries in Ireland, says Flow Control’s DeltaPValves use “fundamentally different technology” to that utilised in conventional hot and chilled water system design to provide a 25-35% reduction in system energy consumption.

Speciality chemical manufacturer Amity will show new variants of its Virusolve family of cleaning solutions, including Virusolve+ EDS, for rapid cleaning / disinfection of medical, surgical, dental and endoscopic instruments in one application.

Distributor of emergency response, infection control and health and safety products to the Irish healthcare sector Patron Distributors will feature on its stand the “Demistifier” negative pressure system for the isolation and containment of infectious patients in hospitals.

The latest mobile digital radiography, surgical imaging and ultrasound systems will be on display for demonstration on the Xograph Healthcare stand.

Celtic Linen will be launching a microfibre mop rental service at Healthcare Ireland 2008 in conjunction with Bunzl Ireland and Vermop.

Ardmac Group, which claims to be one of the leading interior contracting companies in the Republic of Ireland and the UK, has offices in Dublin, Craigavon and Manchester and over 30 years’ experience in delivering fit-out, refurbishment and turnkey solutions to the healthcare, commercial, retail and biopharma sectors.

The new IEC 62353 international standard for in-service testing of electromedical devices forms the focus of Rigel Medical’s presence at Healthcare Ireland 2008.

Door and doorset manufacturer Leaderflush Shapland Ireland will showcase its Hygieniform high impact anti-bacterial PVC, which incorporates Hygienilac, a new doorset coating the company says will provide significant benefits for the healthcare sector, particularly for environments where C. difficile is of concern.

Manufacturer and installer of specialist furniture, work surfaces, independent panel systems, bespoke reception desks and nurses’ stations for healthcare and laboratory environments Carella will introduce its versatile, spacesaving new Flexmodule storage system.

A sophisticated £1 m Vanguard Healthcare mobile operating theatre will be among the stars of the show at Healthcare Ireland.

Schneider Electric will launch the new Thorsman MWU 300 and MWU 500 medical bedhead trunking systems for the Irish market, providing hospital wards with easy access to power, lighting, communications and gas for medical purposes.

Just Washroom’s new Sensaflush water management system is specifically designed to “drastically reduce water consumption by eliminating unnecessary and expensive wastage from urinals in washrooms”.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has bought over 300 Fireco Dorgards for fitting to fire doors throughout its hospital wards, health centres, community homes, and bungalows for people living with learning disabilities.

According to System Sensor, reportedly the world’s largest manufacturer of fire detectors, Greater Manchester fire crews spent over 97,000 hours in 2006 alone dealing with 13,500 false alarms from automatic fire alarms.

Service engineers at Maquet, which supplies operating theatre and intensive care unit equipment, are now carrying advanced new instrumentation designed to test medical devices both in-service and post-repair in compliance with the new IEC 62353 standard.

Luxo has supplied 286 of its specially designed Air Modular task lights to London’s UCL Cancer Institute, which undertakes “leading edge” research in biomedicine, for use throughout the facility.