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New Inter-Connection Technologies Group within GAMBICA's Industrial Automation Sector(05/03/2010)
Nine GAMBICA member companies including four new members have formed a new Inter-Connection Technologies Group, within GAMBICA's Industrial Automation Sector. The Group's inaugural meeting appointed Stuart Jaycocks, from Weidmuller, as chairman and welcomed new member companies ContaClip UK, Phoenix Contact, Wago and Wieland to the roster. The other member companies in the group are ABB, Legrand, Rockwell Automation and Schneider Electric. ... [more]
Manufacturers working to the new IEC 61439 standard still need to exercise a high level of skill and caution(10/02/2010)
IEC 61439, the new series of international standards for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies, will soon be implemented in the UK as BS EN 61439. GAMBICA'S Controlgear Group Technical committee has welcomed the long-awaited publication of these standards but warns that manufacturers working to the new standard still need to exercise a high level of skill and caution in relation to the ratings they adopt for components used in the... [more]
New President for GAMBICA(21/10/2009)
GAMBICA is the Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK. It has a membership of over 200 companies and covers the following five principal sectors of the industry: - - Industrial automation products and systems - Process measurement and control equipment and systems - Environmental analysis and monitoring equipment - Laboratory Technology - Test and measurement equipment for electri... [more]
Small investment in Variable Speed Drives to improve motor efficiency provides real savings(21/09/2009)
Whilst managers in UK industry are aware of the scale of rises in electricity prices and the environmental consequences of its excessive use, there is limited knowledge of how electricity costs can be effectively reduced. Electric motors consume huge amounts of electricity; about two-thirds of all industrial energy use. Even a simple electric motor, costing a few hundred pounds, can be expected to consume many tens of thousands of pounds worth of... [more]
Lack of investment constitutes main barrier to improving energy efficiency(11/03/2009)
GAMBICA is the Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK. It has a membership of over 200 companies. Following an invitation to the launch of the Government's Low Carbon Industrial Summit earlier this month, GAMBICA took advantage of an open session to highlight investment needs within industry. GAMBICA's Steve Brambley drew attention to one of the main barriers to improving energy efficienc... [more]
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