HMA Group wish all our customers and suppliers a very happy festive season and prosperous 2019. Some of our offices may be closed over this period and for your information please refer to the opening dates below: Our Australian offices will be closed from 5pm on Thursday 20th December 2018
SIL 2-Capable PointWatch Eclipse® can detect methane and butane in 1.5 seconds Detector Electronics Corp. (Det-Tronics) recently announced the availability of fast-response options for the PointWatch Eclipse® PIRECL infrared gas detector, a SIL 2-Capable infrared point gas detector that detects methane, propane, ethylene, butane and other combustible hydrocarbon gases. The new fast-response detector has
At the upcoming Australian Gas Conference, John Devine of Firye will be presenting “A New Approach to Turbine Combustor Flame Sensors” and will be discussing some field testing results. HMA has been proud partners of Fireye for nearly 20 years. Fireye Product Range
The CHPP Maintenance and process team at a Rio Tinto’s Hail Creek CHPP reached a significant milestone of 2000 day lost time injury free. The last incident that stopped a person returning to normal duties the next day was in January 2012. (5 ½ years year ago) On average HMA currently supply 8
HMA Group's recent South African Fireye agency agreement has been officially announced. 'The Fireye range of flame monitoring and combustion control equipment for industries as diverse as petrochemical and power generation is now available from HMA South Africa, the newly-appointed exclusive distributor for the region.' HMA Group have been Fireye agents in Australia and
Inpex floating production, storage and offloading facility (FPSO) project named 'Ichthys Venturer' finally departs from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Korea. The 336 metre-long ship-shaped vessel will be used for condensate dewatering, stabilisation, storage and export. The vessel is on its way to Bladin Point in Australian waters and will be connected
Six Keys to Successful Fire Detection and Mitigation Mike Hosch of Det-tronics (represented by HMA Instrumentation) recently wrote an article on using flame detectors in aircraft hangers. Please click here to read the full article. For more information on Det-tronics fire and gas detection range please refer to the HMA Instrumentation website by clicking on the links.
A new coating option is available for select Kurz Flow Meters. We have coated the flow sensors with a harder, tougher and more erosive resistant shielding. Titanium Aluminum Nitride offers all the sensitivity and responsiveness of our traditional sensor with a significant increase in durability and lifespan. Erosive gas flow with high heat, grit and
HMA Wear Solutions were recently able to provide an innovation to improve the lifespan of a bank of classification cyclones. The improvement extended the life cycle by approximately 1,000,000 tonnes, with the ROI so successful it has funded the next stage of upgrades. Classification Cyclone Case Study
Today’s Oil, Gas, Petrochemical and Industrial markets are demanding higher levels of safety and subsequently, better protection of their plants and employees. An area which is often overlooked is the implementation of appropriate safety measures to stop flame propagation in low pressure gas and vapour systems. Using flame arresters, emergency tank vents, and pressure/vacuum relief
