Chemical Technology April 2016

AtlasCopcobacks JacarandaWater Drive in thewake of SouthAfrica’s drought Sustainable productivity solutions pro- vider Atlas Copco bequeathed a helping hand to relieve the plight of people in some of South Africa’s drought-stricken areas.

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Atlas Copco South Africa’s Managing Director, Frans van Niekerk, became aware of local radio station, Jacaranda FM’s water drive initiative in conjunction with Pureau. “Pureau happens to be our bottled water supplier and recognising the dire need of our country’s people, we decided to heed the call for support in donating water to areas that were severely affected by water deficiencies,” explains Atlas Copco South Africa and Sub-Sahara Communications Manager, Kgothatso Ntsie. Ntsie adds that this particular initiative was of special signifi- cance owing to the fact that Atlas Copco has a CSI initiative called ‘Water for All’. “Through the Water for All project, we set out to make clean, potable water a possibility for all. The more recent ben- VEGA has introduced a new display and calibration module, PLICSCOM with Blue- tooth, which makes the adjustment of sen- sor parameters so much easier. VEGA is the first instrument manufacturer in its field to bring a Bluetooth solution to market. Equipped with Bluetooth 4.0 technol- ogy the user can now make adjustments without having to uninstall the sensor or even remove the sensor housing cover. This means adjustments can be made from a safe working area up to 25 m away, eliminating the need to climb up high silos in dangerous conditions or to operate in hazardous areas. With no wiring necessary, adjustments are made using a smartphone or tablet via

comprising of 14 748 five litre bottles donated and delivered to communities in the North West and Free State Provinces. For further information contact: Kgothatso Ntsie, Corporate Communi- cations Manager on tel: +27 11 821 9058; or email: kgothatso.ntsie@za.atlascopco.com

eficiaries of our initiative were learners from the Mhlazane Primary School in Rorke’s Drift, Kwa-Zulu Natal.” Atlas Copco’s donation of R100 000 to the Jacaranda FMwater drive equated to 41 500 litres of water. The entire initiative along with the involvement of other organisations culmi- nated in a total of 73 740 litres of water Bluetooth Low Energy technology. Simply download the VEGATools app which is avail- able on IOS and Android platforms. The layout of the application follows the same logical process as PACTware. If the sensor is accessible, a magnetic pen allows contactless adjustment right through the viewing window of the closed lid. The instruments are thus always well protected against bad weather and soiling. The magnetic pen operation and Bluetooth communication offer another advantage: costly and involved authorisa- tion for working in hazardous areas is not necessary. However, the best feature is the back- ward compatibility, which means that

It just got easier to adjust sensor parameters … under virtually any conditions

the Bluetooth PLICSCOM can be used on the entire installed base of VEGA plics ® sensors, many in operation since 2002. For more information contact: Chantal Groom on +27 11 795 3249 or email: chantal.groom@vega.com

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Chemical Technology • April 2016