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Association for Professional Appliance Testing encourages and supports review of health and safety regulation
The Association for Professional Appliance Testing (BAPAT) welcomes Professor Lofstedt's recommendations to review the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 in respect of the In-service Inspection and Test of Electrical Equipment (PAT Testing). A spokesperson for the Association said that "any review that provides clarity over the requirements to undertake testing and maintenance; to ensure a safe working environment, has to be welcomed and we ... [more]
Cable cleats vitally important in the protection of a cable installations comments Ellis
Ellis raises the importance of cleats in cable installations by delivering a paper on the subject to major industry conferences in Kuwait and London. The paper, Why cable cleats are vitally important in the protection of a cable installations, was researched and written by the company’s development manager, Andy Booth and was presented to the CIGRE GCC* conference in Kuwait on November 22nd and the IET** Reliability of Transmission Distributio... [more]
EnOcean launched a complete energy-autonomous system
EnOcean launched the third generation of its mechanical energy converters, the ECO 200 energy converter. Combined with the PTM 330 transmitter module the result is an entire system for batteryless wireless operations. This new pairing creates an optimum basis for speedy and simple implementation of energy harvesting switching solutions. EnOcean again shows the way for new possibilities of various self-powered wireless switching elements – in bui... [more]
New educational facility, ABB Energy Centre, connects education and industry with the latest low carbon technology and methods
City College Plymouth built a new facility aimed at encouraging the uptake of energy efficient, sustainable technologies in industrial, commercial and residential projects in the UK. The hi-tech facility, supported by ABB, named the ABB Energy Centre, is the centrepiece of a pioneering new initiative being led by the College to connect education and industry with the latest low carbon technology and methods. Working with its local partner, We... [more]
Fluke offers free IR/contact thermometer with a 3-phase power logger
Until 31st March 2012, Fluke is offering a new 1735-IR Kit in the UK. The kit contains a rugged Fluke 1735 three-phase portable Power Logger, designed for commercial electricians and industrial maintenance engineers, plus a Fluke 561 Infrared (IR) Thermometer which can be used to check for overheating cable connections at a safe distance. The power logger can be installed in seconds and is easily downloadable in the field. The kit is priced such ... [more]
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