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Foreign Object Search and Retrieval Tools

January 24, 2010 – 11:35 pm

It can happen… Even the smallest objects can cause large expenses for your facility. Foreign Object Search And Retrieval (FOSAR) tools, Loose Parts Retrieval Tools, Foreign Material Exclusion Retrieval Tools (FME) and Foreign Object Debris Retrieval Tools (FOD) will locate and remove foreign material from your system. A good Foreign Material Exclusion Program Will include [...]

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Foreign Object Retrieval Tools Remove Loose Parts and Debris From Inside Industrial Systems

October 18, 2009 – 7:06 pm

Foreign Material Exclusion programs are part of safe operating precedure at any industrial plant. Infortunately, sometimes loose parts, foreign material, tools and other potentially hazardus objects find their way into industrial systems. Traditionally, plant engineers have had to resort to cutting lines or dissembling equipment in order to gain access to difficult to reach areas [...]

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Motorized Alligator Jaws Retrieve Foreign Objects

September 10, 2009 – 6:46 pm

It is common for items such as cell phones, car keys, rolls of duct tape to be dropped into industrial systems during a plant turn around or outage. Loose parts may also cause blockages that could delay plant start up and cost millions of dollars for time delays.
Sometimes simple things work best. A broom stick [...]

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Retrieval Tools are Part of a Complete Foreign Material Exclusion Program

August 11, 2009 – 10:56 am

Planned and un-planned outages cost time and money. A dropped hard hat, tool, cell phone or other foreign material may find its way into the most hard to reach area in your plant, despite the most rigorous Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) efforts, and keep you from returning to full operating capacity. Foreign object search and [...]

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