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Tratos announces new cost-effective overhead conductor
Tratos launches an innovative new MV Overhead Bare Conductor made with annealed aluminium extruded around a supporting steel core. The conductor has been developed in conjunction with Italy’s largest power company Enel SpA, Cesi Ricerca SpA and De Angeli Prodotti SpA as a cost-effective alternative to standard Overhead Conductors. With the cost of copper and aluminium base metals having risen dramatically during the past decade and set to con... [more]
Birmingham City Council's new offices use Modular Wiring Systems flexible solution
Birmingham City Council’s new 10 Woodcock Street office, located next to Aston University, is the Council’s largest single investment in a new staff workplace in over a Century and boasts seven sustainability features, including rainwater harvesting and a brown roof for wildlife. It will be home to 2200 fixed desks over five storeys together with a further 500 "touchdown" work areas within the building to enable maximum flexibility of the space.... [more]
Messe Frankfurt partners for the first time with Indian associations for Light India 2012
Messe Frankfurt partners for the first time with the Electric Lamps & Components Manufacturers’ Association of India (ELCOMA) for the 2012 edition of Light India which will be held 5 – 8 October 2012 at Pragati Madian in New Delhi, India. Light India is recognised as India’s largest lighting exhibition in terms of exhibitor and visitor numbers, and according to Mr Shyam Sujan, Secretary General of ELCOMA, the 2012 show will be “an even larger ... [more]
LED Engin's new connector boards enable faster, easier assembly of solid state lighting fixtures
LED Engin, Inc. launches a family of metal-core printed circuit boards (MCPCBs) with integral connectors that eliminate soldering during the assembly of LED fixtures. The poke-home connectors, which accept 18-24 AWG wires, offer quick, solderless assembly of fixtures and can eliminate the need for OEMs to use sub-contractors because the work can be taken in-house. The boards utilize a common 50mm footprint for both the LuxiGen LZC 12 die and L... [more]
Legrand is the first to respond to regulation changes
Legrand responded first to an amendment to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations that means the vast majority of metallic cable trunking systems are no longer suitable for use with single insulated (non-sheathed) cables. BS7671: 2008 – Amendment No. 1: 2011 came into force for all new designs on January 1st, 2012 and Section 521.10.1 stipulates the need for trunking to deliver IPXXD or IP4X protection when used with single insulated (non-sheathe... [more]
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