On March 11, 2011, the most powerful earthquake ever known to hit Japan occurred off their Pacific coast.  The earthquake triggered massive tsunami waves which travelled inland, causing three nuclear reactors to meltdown. 

The aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami created a humanitarian crisis of epic proportion--a reported 15,867 dead, 6,109 injured and 2,909 missing.  Over 340,000 people were displaced from their homes and the area suffered shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel. 

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMOD) immediately mobilized their Self Defense Forces (JSDF) to search for and aid survivors.  In their medical relief efforts, they dealt with widespread power outages and serious problems locating and deploying gaseous oxygen in the field to the victims. 

To learn more about this story and how they have prepared for future disasters with the help of Essex, see the attachment.

Essex industries has introduced a new Safety brochure featuring fire-safe valve assemblies and actuators, as well as emergency breathing equipment for industrial applications.

The brochure provides detailed information on Essex fire-safe and electro-thermal ball valve assemblies and butterfly actuators designed to open or close lines automatically when hazardous situations occur.  Multi-port ball valve actuators and custom fire-safe valve assemblies are also available.

For personal breathing protection in emergency industrial situations, the brochure includes the VRU+, a self contained device which can provide up to 60 minutes if respiratory protection and the Plus 15®, single-use air-purifying respirator. 

To check it out click here.  

Essex Industries is pleased to announce that they have been issued U.S. Patent 8,402,965 on the MODS, Mass Oxygen Distribution System. This low pressure, portable 75 liter liquid oxygen storage and gaseous distribution system is capable of supplying up to 64,500 gaseous liters of on-board oxygen. As many as 150 patients can receive oxygen at the same time through the use of the Patient Distribution Kits (PDK) connected to the MODS.

The MODS requires no external power so it can be deployed and set-up anywhere. Once in use, the system requires very little manpower, so rescue personnel can focus on the needs of their patients. The main components of the MODS are adapted from Essex military life support systems with decades of field experience. The MODS is certified to DOT 4L for safe LOX transport and has FDA 510k clearance. 

For more information about the MODS, click here.  

The Spring 2013 Excerpts is now available. Click here to read this edition. 

The Essex sales team, engineering group and key executives journey around the globe to meet with customers and uncover new business opportunities.  Now when they travel, they can take their desktop applications with them.

The IT department at Essex recently virtualized its data center infrastructure and desktops, improving service and extending capabilities to end users in the company.  Virtualization goes way beyond email, allowing Essex personnel full secure access to their network files and software such as CRM, ERP and CAD no matter where they are.  This latest technology enables them to be more productive while traveling and also gives them more immediate access to information that customers may require.

Essex utilized an end-to-end infrastructure from Dell^® for this project and was featured in a case study detailing the benefits, including achieving major cost savings, enhanced business continuity and increased the responsiveness of service for customers.
 

To read the full case study, click here.