RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Guidance on specifying ceiling treatments for healthcare, office, and leisure applications is contained in a new brochure from Armstrong Ceilings.

Ansell Healthcare’s new cut-resistant HyFlex 11-502 glove is intended for light assembly tasks. Alongside “higher levels of cut protection” than the company’s popular HyFlex 11-800/11-801 gloves, the silicone-free, knitted dipped lightweight glove provides “the same superior comfort, durability, and dexterity protection, when handling small edged pieces”.

Trend building energy management systems (BEMS) can now be easily integrated with a wide range of thirdparty devices and systems used for controlling and monitoring building services with the launch of the Trend Open Network Node (TONN).

This year’s Ecobuild show at London’s ExCel in March will be the launchpad (on stand S2015) for Hamworthy Heating’s new, “highly specified” Fleet range of wall-hung and floor-standing condensing commercial boilers.

Zip Heaters, the instant boiling and chilled filtered water system specialist, says it is “bucking the trend of the economic downturn”, and has significantly extended its HydroTap range for commercial applications.

Marshall-Tufflex’s Odyssey Bio cable management system, with built-in antimicrobial properties, is helping to prevent infection within the refurbished neonatal unit at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, which treats more than 800 premature and sick babies every year.

Develop Training, in conjunction with AVM Services, has announced the re-launch of its Sterilisation / Decontamination training courses from its Burn Hall site near York.

Spirax Sarco says its new steam training prospectus provides details on all the courses necessary to help stay abreast of the latest legislation and improve the efficiency of steam plant operations.

The speed and ease of electrical safety testing of electrosurgical devices is said to be “significantly improved” with Rigel Medical’s new 377 high performance analyser.

JAOtech has unveiled what it claims are the world’s first range of large screen ultra-thin medical LED TVs with an in-built embedded computer.

Emerson Network Power has upgraded its original midsized modular UPS, the Chloride MP-NET, to provide up to 120 kVA of uninterruptible power.

A new HTM-compliant, nurse call system upgrade from Static Systems Group is said to fulfil many hospitals’ need to update and improve their systems “while staying within tight cash constraints”.

Berchtold says it can now offer HD functionality on its ChromoVision camera systems for use in surgical applications.

Brandon Medical’s Optica 388 illuminated magnifier has a central magnifier surrounded by high intense lighting to maximise vision for the user.

Vernacare Technical Services is offering customers a £200 discount when they “trade in” their vintage V750 macerators for a “new generation” Vortex machine.

Schneider Electric can now offer its MITA trunking range incorporating a new antimicrobial additive, claimed to offer “99.9% success” in reducing bacterial count, including MRSA and Klebsiella pneumonia

MK Electric has revised its extensive suite of components for the healthcare sector.

Electronic Temperature Instruments’ new portable RF ThermaData wireless loggers are battery-powered devices that remotely monitor the temperature of appliances and buildings.

High performance glazing film supplier Dymond Products has introduced a film calculator service to enable accurate assessment and specification of solar control films for any project, and to provide accurate payback calculations.

Glazing specialist Fendor (HEJ – November 2010), has published a new brochure that addresses the specific glazing needs of the healthcare market and should help specifiers identify the best systems to use for particular applications.