An Army captain was killed when mechanical failure caused his military helicopter to crash, an inquest has heard.
Simon Hill, 28, was returning from training cadets when the Gazelle helicopter nosedived into a field in Batcombe, near Bruton in Somerset.
The jury at the inquest at Wells Town Hall, Somerset, heard a vital piece of equipment which held the rotor blade in place had corroded.
Lieutenant Colonel William Henderson, accident investigator and flight safety officer, showed the jury a presentation of the investigation into the failed aircraft.
He said an examination of the wreckage, spread over a one kilometre area, showed failure and impact while the helicopter was in the air.
Two separate investigations had showed that a torsion bar, which was filled with stainless steel wires and holds the main rotor head, had corroded and failed after moisture entered through plastic casing. - Source – BBC News
Industries and Applications
Below are some applications and industry sectors where chambers have been sold and used. Please send me your comments or feedback as the more information we can share the better for all of us to understand more about the whole corrosion test industry and the opportunities these offer.
- Application – Steel Fences, Rain Water Tanks, Roofing
- Industry Sector – Building Products Manufacturer
- Website - www.stratco.com.au
- Application - Natural and renewable cashew nutshell liquid technology
- Industry Sector – Paints & Coatings Industry
- Website - www.cardolite.com
This A potential global sales lead is ABB a manufacturer of products for Wind Farms, Off Shore Applications and much more use Ascott chambers for corrosion testing on the products they produce. Their website for further information and potential locations in your own region is http://www.abb.com/
This Check out this site there may be an opportunity for you to approach one of their sites in your region.
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Ascott Distributor Training September 2013.
Ascott Analytical Ltd held its latest distributor training at Tamworth from 23rd September to 27th September. From left to right are; Mr. Sumpun Kanyarat & Mr Piya Chokjunchanok from Astro Instrument Co Ltd, Thailand, Mr Martin Ryley (Customer Services Manager, Ascott), Mr.Gerkman Marko from Labsys.d.o.o., Slovenia, Mr Asi Bar Simon Tov from
OZ -Metal Heat Treatment and Phosphating Ltd and Mr Samo Djuzic from Labsys.d.o.o., Slovenia.
Our training programs help our distribution partners to understand much more about Ascott products including:
¡¤ Differences in chamber types and their applications.
¡¤ Chamber installation and requirements
¡¤ How the chambers function and how they function in each mode
¡¤ Care and maintenance – user
¡¤ Care and maintenance – service engineer
¡¤ Service training – how to service them, how to calibrate them.
¡¤ Some training on accessories, their applications and their care.
These distributors are now better placed to quote the best product, are able to advise customers on installation, provide internal service/calibration training to their own engineers.
Please contact us for more information about our next distributor training program - Jeff Lewis jeff.lewis@ascott-analytical.com. |