RS attends Offshore Energy Exhibition first time

Distributor delivers competitive pricing and quality without compromises

Haarlem, Nederland, 31 Augustus 2017:

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, celebrates its first presence on Offshore Energy Exhibition. Visitors can find the distributor on October 10 and 11 in Amsterdam RAI at position 1.093.

The harsh environment in the Marine & Offshore industry requires products which have the special approvals and features to cope with extreme conditions.  RS is there to serve its customers with all they need even on the most solitary locations around the globe. The company is working closely with its suppliers to provide the relevant brands and products for their repair and maintenance procedures.

The distributor offers thousands of products with special certificates needed from the most important shipbuilder authorities like ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, GL or LR. In addition to the products RS provides customers with the certificates required for their documentation. They can be downloaded easily from the technical reference areas on the RS websites or from the Product Data Library on DesignSpark. Launched in 2010, the DesignSpark ecosystem offers online design resources and free downloadable tools. The DesignSpark community is available at www.designspark.com

Especially on offshore platforms which extract oil and gas it is essential to also consider products which are ATEX / IECEx certified for use within hazardous area environments. RS offers a huge range of approved products. But when selecting the right equipment, striking the right balance between quality and cost is a paramount consideration. But what if both were an option. That’s the bread and butter of RS Components’ RS Pro brand. The range offers customers a combination of quality, performance and value. All products are backed by the RS Seal of Approval, representing leading industry standards for audit, inspection, test and certification. The own-brand portfolio contains more than 40,000 high-quality competitively priced industrial products and electronic components.

Recently the distributor has introduced an innovative RS Pro range of painted die-cast aluminium enclosures that are designed for use where there is a potentially explosive atmosphere. Offering ATEX and IECEx certification, the series has been built to provide a high quality yet cost-effective protective option for equipment deployed in hazardous environments. Targeting maintenance engineers, panel builders and electricians, this extended RS Pro range of enclosures meets the rigorous demands of the marine and offshore sector. In addition to ATEX and IECEx certification, mandatory for equipment deployed in environments where there is a high risk of explosions, the range meets the IK09 impact rating and comes with a series of waterproof standards up to IP68. The series also meets further approval standards, including cULus, CE, RoHS and GOST-R.