BFM® fitting TR Lock-Out Safety System Helps Protect Workers’ Hands
The latest innovation from the world’s leading flexible connector manufacturer, BFM® fitting, offers an extra level of safety to help protect workers’ hands in potentially dangerous connector locations, such as above rotary valves or rotary knives.
The ‘TR Lock-Out Safety System’ is an exciting new option to enhance the level of safety provided by the popular BFM® fitting Tool Release (TR) range of connectors.
Whilst a standard BFM® fitting connector is fitted and removed easily without the use of any tools, the snap-band of the BFM® TR connector range is manufactured to have a much firmer fit than a standard BFM® fitting connector, making it virtually impossible to remove the connector by hand. A special ‘TR Tool’ is needed to release the cuff by inserting it through a hole in the top ridge of the spigot. This TR tool should be kept secure to limit access.
But what if you are still concerned about staff improvising other tools to access a TR hole in a spigot and want an additional safety back-up? Then the TR Lock-Out Safety System is the ideal solution.
How Does the TR Lock-Out Safety System Work?
A ‘TR Lock-Out’ Tube is welded to the outside of the spigot over the tool release hole in the top ridge of the BFM® fitting Spigot. Any simple padlock (≤ Ø6.5mm shackle) can then be inserted through the hole in the top and bottom of the Lock-Out tube, blocking access and making it impossible to insert anything through the TR hole without removing the padlock.
This means that only authorized staff who hold the key or combination to the padlock can gain access to the TR hole to insert a Tool Release tool to remove the connector.
The TR Lock-Out Safety System can be purchased through BFM® fitting’s Global Distribution network and is easily retrofitted to existing BFM® Spigot installations. It’s just one more way to give peace of mind that you are doing everything you can to protect staff from injuring themselves in potentially harmful production environments.
For more information on the new BFM® TR Lock-Out Safety System, go to here
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About us
BFM® Global Ltd is the New Zealand based manufacturer of the BFM® fitting system, a revolutionary snap-in flexible connector and spigot that eliminates the problems associated with traditional hose clamp systems.
Traditional hose-clamp fittings have been used in manufacturing for more than a century… and the associated problems they bring have just been accepted as standard. Apart from the difficult nature of removing and refitting the hose-clamps, leakage is the main problem. If your process involves pressure or vacuum, any hose-clamped connection is a potential point for product and air leakage.
While hose-clamps are generally a cheap initial solution, the loss of valuable product, daily clean-up costs, and potential associated health and safety issues will, in the long term, significantly affect your bottom-line.
The more cost-effective solution being used by many of the world’s leading manufacturers is the revolutionary BFM® fitting system.
BFM® fitting has revolutionised industrial flexible connectors
A BFM® fitting generally fits between two pieces of machinery, either where a stationary machine connects to a moving one, or where access to product flow is needed. It comprises two steel spigots (or flanges) that are welded to your pipes and a snap-fit flexible, blue-band connector, or sleeve, that seats on the inside of the shaped portion of the two spigots, holding it securely in place.
Because they seal from the inside, BFM® fittings provide a 100% sealed connection, even if there is pressure or vacuum running through the system. This means no leaks, so no loss of valuable product and a much cleaner, safer and more efficient operating environment.
BFM®s patented blue band connectors provide superior performance:
- 100% sealed, no mess, no leaks
- Seals tighter under pressure
- No product build-up means better hygiene
- No tools required for fitting
- Snap-in design makes installation easy
- Explosion resistant design for added safety
- More durable materials last longer
- Standardised connector sizes mean you need to keep less stock
The BFM® fitting is used in a wide variety of applications, especially those involving dry dust or powders, to supersede old hose-clamped systems:
- Vibrating & oscillating sifters/sieves
- Conveyors & Feeders
- Fans
- Baghouses
- Silos & bin inlet & outlets
- Cyclones
- Blenders
- Vibro tubes
- Rotary valves
There is a full range of materials and specific connector designs that offer solutions for virtually any processing application or environment.
Compliant with global food and safety regulations
We pride ourselves in meeting global certifications across food safety, explosion and materials, making us the product of choice across the world. We have a wide variety of products that conform to important global standards such as 3A, USDA, FDA, EC & ATEX and our products and production facility has been certified as both Halal and Kosher compliant.
BFM® fitting is being used by some of the biggest names in the global food, pharmaceutical, chemical and mineral industries.
The BFM® fitting range of products are available from more than 50 Authorised Distributors who sell to over 70 countries around the globe – to find a local Distributor, visit www.bfmfitting.com/distributors.
Where we supply to
UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America
Industries we supply to
Chemicals, Consultants
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