09 July 2008 09:07

Final call for entries

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has made a final call for entries to its Innovation Awards. more

09 July 2008 08:55

New cancer unit gets reliable power

New cancer unit gets reliable power

Europe's largest oncology wing opened at St James' University Hospital in Leeds in December 2007 is a major Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract valued at £232m, designed to provide much needed additional cancer care for the city and surrounding areas. As with any hospital project, the electricity supply is critical more

26 June 2008 11:20

UK helped towards sustainable construction

UK helped towards sustainable construction

Wolseley, distributor of construction materials, has opened a showcase for sustainable building products and construction methods, which aims to accelerate the UK's move towards sustainable construction. more

23 June 2008 13:27

Renewables target deemed achievable

The Renewables Advisory Board (RAB) has reported the UK could generate 14% of its total energy from renewables by 2020 if a set of identified radical policy changes are put into effect quickly. Recommendations include accelerating grid studies, streamlined consenting processes, early introduction of revised support mechanisms and, most importantly, more

PRODUCT NEWS

06 June, 2008 09:26

ABB general machinery drive range extended to 22 kW

ABB general machinery drive range extended to 22 kW

The power range of the ABB general machinery drive has been extended to 22 kW. The drive is targeted at applications primarily found in food and beverage, material handling, textile, printing, rubber and plastic, as well as woodworking.

08 July 2008 15:05

ABB upgrades its NEMA range to Process Performance Motors

ABB's Process Performance range is designed for reliability and high efficiency, featuring improved cooling and is now available in a motor range designed to NEMA and CSA standards (NEMA MG-1-1988, IEEE 112-1996, CSA file C22.2 no 100.95), meeting the needs of exporting OEMs targeting process industries in countries operating to more

07 July 2008 16:07

New two-in-one instrument checkbox

Seaward has introduced the electrical industry's first dual purpose checkbox capable of validating the accuracy of both installation testers and portable appliance testers. more

07 July 2008 16:01

New earth resistance tester from Seaward

Seaward Electronic has introduced a new hand held electrical installation tester that is designed to meet the earth resistance measurement requirements of the BS7671 17th Edition Wiring Regulations. more

07 July 2008 15:17

'Cruz' control

Cruz is the name given by Thorn to a new range of technically advanced die-cast aluminium downlights, which are said to give class leading light outputs with great glare control.  more

02 July 2008 15:57

Taking inspiration from the ocean

Festo, in conjunction with the specialist display technology company, Effekt-Technik GmbH, has developed a bionic jellyfish - known as AquaJelly - to demonstrate swarming behaviour. Each AquaJelly is able to sense various aspects of its environment and to function completely autonomously, but is also endowed with communicative faculties that enable more

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FEATURES

03 July 2008 15:13

UPS systems - Uninterruptible power supplies – mitigating harmonic Pollution

UPS systems - Uninterruptible power supplies – mitigating harmonic Pollution

When designing a power continuity plan for a data centre or any other type of critical operation, power quality should feature high on the tick list. Poor power quality can be as dangerous to critical loads as a partial or complete mains power supply failure and lead to intermittent data more

03 July 2008 15:12

UPS systems - Uninterruptible power supplies – not just about power cuts

UPS systems - Uninterruptible power supplies – not just about power cuts

By Rob Morris, UK country manager, POWERVAR more

03 July 2008 15:10

UPS systems - How ‘FAT’ is your UPS system?

Peter Bentley, sales director at Uninterruptible Power Supplies, explains how ensuring UPS systems are lean and fit for purpose helps to keep data centres running more

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