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Industrial Safety Redefined: Discover OTEGO Textile’s Innovations at A+A 2023
Dive into the heart of industrial safety innovation with OTEGO Textile at A+A 2023. The long-awaited event is fast approaching, and with it the presentation of three OTEGO revolutions. In…
Otego launches Oteplace
Otego, world leader of technical textile, launches its revolutionary marketplace: Oteplace This new digital platform open wide horizons for the professionals of industrial protection, by allowing them to connect and…
Different Types Of Heat – Hazards In The Work Environment
Occupational health and safety is a critical concern in any work environment. In some cases, particular hazards can present a danger to employees. One such hazard is heat caused by…
Growing Trend In Using Assembly Robots In Heavy Industries
The usage of robots in heavy industries has been increasing over the years. The logic behind this is that robots are often able to perform required tasks in these industries…
Protective Poncho – Different Uses Of Poncho As PPE
For centuries, people all over the world have used ponchos to protect themselves from the elements. Today, the poncho is still an essential piece of clothing—but it's also become an…
Should I Invest In Art? – 5 Things You Should Know
Art is an interesting and engaging addition for diversifying any investment portfolio. However, investing in art has its own unique set of risks that should be considered before investing. To…
The Need For New Technologies For Recycling Tire Rubber
It's no secret that rubber tires don't last forever. In fact, the average lifespan of a car tire is only about four years. And while some tires are made to…
Semiconductor Processing Equipment And Processes
While there seems to be an ongoing global chip shortage, the semiconductor market for consumer electronics is not showing signs of slowing down. Estimates show that the global market growth…
Buildings And Artworks – EU Cultural Assets Damaged By Fire
The European Union is home to many iconic and priceless historical buildings and artworks, some of which have sadly been damaged by fire. Fire can devastate cultural heritage, with irreplaceable…
What You Need To Know About Artwork Insurance
If you're a collector or an art curator, chances are you've thought about artwork insurance at some point. But what is artwork insurance? Does art insurance coverage matter? …
PPEs and Survival Poncho For Forest Fire Firefighters
The Increasing Frequency of Forest Fires Recent heat waves have caused fires to break out across much of Europe. Almost 346,000 hectares (1,370 sq miles) have been recorded as burnt…
Changes In Cultural Heritage Preventive Conservation
In 2018 in France, only around 17% of museums had an Emergency Plan, today it’s around 35% and growing. The tragic fire that consumed the Notre Dame Cathedral in…
OTEGO Is Going To The INTERSCHUTZ Trade Fair
INTERSCHUTZ is the world's leading exhibition for fire prevention, disaster relief, and safety and security. It opens a great opportunity to network with other professionals in the field, and discover…
Protecting Aircraft During Forced Storage
The Covid-19 Pandemic at its height was unprecedented in scope and scale. The entire world was shut down and entire industries ground to a halt. With everyone under lockdown, the…
Global Textile Shortage – Impact On Businesses And End-Users
The eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic created a whirlwind that threw the global economy in a tailspin. This resulted in supply shortages that impacted countless businesses around the globe. Many…
Laser Cutting Technology: Protecting Machines from Fire Hazard
The laser cutting machine has dramatically revolutionized industries and their work efficiency. In many ways, it has changed the landscape of manufacturing and production, making it more streamlined while reducing…
Hot Air Flexible Ducting: Applications and Materials
Hot air ventilation is vital in industries that need to maintain a constant temperature during operation. Flexible ducting is necessary for sucking out warm exhaust gas accumulated in the work…
Our Carbon Neutral Future: The Trends and Impact on Businesses
Carbon emissions have been steadily increasing in the past few decades, and there are serious concerns that it will continue to do so in the coming years. The undeniable effects…
Proximity suits and heat stress: How to prevent it?
Heat Stress in Proximity Suits: Preventing Firefighter Fatigue Firefighters are subjected to a variety of life-threatening dangers, such as extreme radiant heat, flames, smoke, hazardous chemicals, and unstable structures. Despite…
Firefighter Regulation in China
Current Status of Firefighting in China Besides smoke intoxications, burns belong to the most common human injuries worldwide during fire incidents. In China, hundreds of thousands of people annually need…
The Impact of Electric Vehicles on Tires
The electric vehicle market continues to grow year on year ever since it debuted globally in the early 2000s. Fast forward to the year 2019, there are now about 7.2…
Complying With Oil And Gas Regulations In The EU
A large portion of the oil and gas production in the EU countries takes place offshore, with almost a thousand installations in European waters. According to the European Commission, the…
Flash Fire Test Explained
Test Method applied to evaluate the protection of proximity gear for protection against flames engulfment using an Instrumented Manikin. The Flash Fire Test is a standard based on the ISO…
Rubber Cement in Tire manufacturing industry
1. What is rubber cement? Tire manufacturing is complex and requires different rubber parts to be manufactured separately before to be put together for curing. The building tackiness of the…
EN 1486: European Textile Standard for Firefighting
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Bellows cover for 3D printing technologies
Trending in the manufacturing industry, 3D printing technologies have recently advanced to become a real keystone to produce small quantities for cheaper cost. Consuming less material, they are easy to…
What is the CIMT? (China International Machine Tool Exhibition)
Founded in 1989, The China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT), is a specialized trade show that gathers manufacturers of machine tools, laser cutting machines and other tools products. With their…
The Ethical Business
In the last decade, the important space dedicated to ethical business has become a growing marker of companies' growth. Linked to the social and environmental constraints of a mutating world…
Reduce CO2 emissions, a major concern of the industry
The 21st century marks a turning point for the industry. After the unprecedented growth of the 20th century with its digital revolution, today more than ever, it must evolve to…
The Ecovadis rating, a good indicator of the environmental commitment for companies?
Along with the challenges brought by the climate change and the necessity for companies to reduce drastically their environmental impact, monitoring the efficiency of their actions in regard to sustainable policies has become…
Rubber ROI Waste Release Liners
In the last decade, the tire industry has faced tremendous pressure to recycle and optimize usage of rubber materials. This is a combination of economic, environmental, societal and legislative factors.…
New trend: Roof Cover Bellow for large CNC machines
CNC Machines: always better, always bigger With the development of high precision machining tools, it is nowadays faster and easier to work on complex parts by working directly from a…
Fire Escape Poncho
Often carried by the firefighters on their belt during firefighting operations as an emergency protective gear against fire entrapment, the aluminized poncho is a piece of equipment that can be…
Flexible bellow covers: single-layer or multi-layers?
Flexible bellow covers are usually used to protect linear guides of machine tools against scraps and debris, and come in different sizes and shapes. A bellow is a cover made…
FMVSS 302 Standard: Vehicles interiors
Introduction to the FMVSS 302 standard Engineer must design cars to comply numerous standards. Since 1971, the FMVSS 302 has been the standard for any vehicles' interior to ensure the…
Firefighter safety in wildland ground fires
Because of unexpected weather patterns, wildfires tend to occur at a higher rate and higher intensity in recent years. Wildfires are dynamic and can spread to large areas. Terrain topography,…
The benefits of silicone polymer in textile
Silicone is a synthetic polymer often used in medical and cooking applications thanks to its heat resistance and its non-toxic property (FDA grade required). Applied to textile, silicone polymer can…
The common issues with flexible bellow covers and how to prevent them.
Metalworking is one of the key industries in our modern society and consists on processing metals to produce parts and structures for a wide array of industries such as aircraft,…
RoHS Explained
1. What is RoHS Officially named Directive 2002/95/EC, RoHS is a directive of the European Union restricting dangerous substances mainly used in electronic and electrical products. Applied since 2006, the…
Risks of Underground Coal Mining, Safety Measures, and ATEX
Coal plays a critical role in the world’s electricity generation. Today, it takes part of 38% of the total electricity supply worldwide and is also used a lot in certain…
ALUMINIZED PPE FOR STEEL WORKERS : Why and when to wear ?
Primary and Secondary PPE In steel works, it is important to make the distinction between Primary Protective clothing and Secondary Protective clothing. The primary PPE are designed to protect the…
REACH explained
What is REACH? The Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals aka REACH is a regulation program developed by the European Union in order to set up a framework for…
Airbus Standard ABD0031: Toxic Smokes
During an aircraft conception, it is necessary to respect numerous standards. Among them ABD0031 certifies the materials of the aircraft, not only for their fire resistance, but also for the…
Hot Work & Safety Measures
Every year number of fires occur around the globe due to the negligence or the ignorance of employees performing hot works. Those fires can easily be prevented by applying the…
Impact of the robot covers on productivity
Automation : Industrial automation is accelerating on a global scale. Compared to human, robots allow companies to reach much higher efficiency, performance and uniformity for a given task. They have…
Laser cutting machine bellows : FR or Flameproof ?
With the development of laser fibers and the increase of the general level of performance in laser cutting technologies, laser cutting processing has become widely used in the manufacturing industry.…
How to decontaminate and properly clean your aluminized PPE ?
Aluminized PPE are often used by firefighters (ARFF) and steelworkers as protection against radiant heat. Because aluminized fabric is the most effective material to reflect infrared heat waves from a…
The butyl inner liner of a radial tyre
Butyl inner liner and tube are critical components of the tire. This thin layer provides better inflation pressure retention and helps decrease rolling resistance, a key component of the fuel…
ISO 11612: 2015 Standard for Protective Clothing against Heat & Fire
ISO 11612 is a standard that tests six different types of resistances against fire and heat threats. Each parameter is associated with a letter and a level of resistance: A1…
What is the composition of a tyre?
Introduction to the tyre industry The composition of a tyre is mainly rubber but not only. The manufacturing process of a tyre is complex, and consists in a set of…
How to pick your PPE by knowing the risks of your working environment
What is the highest temperature your fabrics could resist? We are often asked this question from our end users. The heat transmitting is indeed a very complex matter when it…
Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Tire industry
There are many factors in the work places that cause sick leaves. MSD (Musculoskeletal Disorder) is one of them; these are all the pains related to the muscles, the joints,…
FIRESHIELD : New solution for Firefighting
The recent past few years have seen record numbers of fires that have caused millions of dollars in property damages, endangered entire wildlife species and too often resulted in human…
How to choose the right bellow for machines tools ?
Bellows protect valuable parts and workers. By protecting the guide-ways and machine components the bellow covers help to the proper functioning of the machines. In fact, the machine tools, machine…
Comparison between EN 1486, NFPA 1971 and GA 634-2015 standards
EN 1486, NFPA 1971 and GA 634-2015 standards are the certifications that manage the personal protective equipment (PPE) against high temperatures, radiant heat, metal splashes, etc. Heat protection PPE Industry…
