While the new covers remove from view the contents of the swarf skips and immediately improve the visual aspect of any machine shop, company director Jason Hutt says the thinking behind the new range goes far beyond the aesthetic appeal. “The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a number of documents aimed at improving safety when working with metalworking fluids. From guides for employees to COSHH essentials and mist control: inhalation risks.
“There is a major focus from large OEM companies and businesses in their supply chain, along with the HSE and other government bodies, to improve working conditions. Our new swarf skip covers provide a positive step towards addressing this, as most of any vapours created by neat oil or water-based coolant contacting hot swarf and chips are contained within the sealed area.”
Tailor-made to exact customer measurements for any size or shape of skip or bin, the new covers are produced from a high performance polyurethane (PU) that is polyester coated on the reverse side to make it blackout and waterproof. The heavyweight high strength fabric is very hard wearing, while the double-locked nylon stitching and bespoke attachments ensure the cover locates correctly and remains in place.
“Having extensively reviewed the machine shops at many different manufacturing sites, we concluded that the only way to offer a high quality solution was to make the covers to fit each application,” says Hutt. “We then selected the best cover material, which has a proven track record in harsh environments and arduous situations in the marine and agricultural sectors.”
