The first day of the GEAPS Exchange, held in Louisville, KY, featured a series of presentations coined the Idea Exchange. The second of two sets of presentations, "What's New?" featured a new product showcase. The following is the final installment of three-part series covering the new product presentations.

Better lighting 

Lower energy use, better color rendering are a couple of the benefits you’ll reap from XP LED/MHD LED lighting from Rig-A-Lite, Houston, TX. Ross Blanford, a segment manager for the company, pointed out that the lighting offers long operation life, even under continuous operation. The company showcased two different systems. Each offers cost-efficient lumens/watt, with various options to fit your facilities needs.

Temperature-resistant coating

Corrosion protection in an easy-to-use viscous elastic coating put Viscotaq on the “What’s New?” product list. The product, which stays in the same physical state regardless of temperature, is easy to install, keeps moisture out and provides a permanent coating solution that serves many needs, explained Gregory Hardig, corrosion engineer for Viscotaq. The product is available in paste, caulk and tape forms.

Facility coatings

Abrasion resistance coatings got attention with CCS Group’s introduction of AR-111 epoxy. Nate Eldred from CCS explained that the product can help “anywhere grain flows.” It’s easy to install, has no VOCs, is light weight, offers exceptional chemical resistance and adds tensile strength.

Toxin testing

To improve mycotoxin testing processes, Charm Sciences is rolling out its ROSA WET Mycotoxin Quantitative Tests, said Gary Dorrell, an accounts manager for the company. The easy-to-use test needs only five minutes to deliver quantitative results and is GIPSA approved on 16 commodities.

Rail control system

MU&GO “plus” rolled out its remote control system for locomotives. Humorously referred to as a “giant toy” by David Tenney, locomotive products manager for Control Chief Corp., the product provides some management advantages. The unit is portable, weighs less than 85 lbs., takes about ten minutes to set up on a locomotive and lets an operator direct the locomotive remotely.

"You should save on labor, equipment resources and fleet management while improving safety," Tenney pointed out. 

Make sure to check out Part 1: Insects and Part 2: Safety of our GEAPS Exchange 2013 coverage.