ABB acquires Epyon
11 July, 2011 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
ABB has acquired Epyon B.V., an early leader in electric vehicle charging infrastructure solutions focusing on DC fast-charging stations and network charger software.
Toyota digital crash test dummies
11 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Toyota Material Handling Australia Pty Ltd
Toyota has added a small female and a large male to its family of digital crash test dummies. The virtual humans, known as THUMS (Total Human Model for Safety), deliver crash-test results in much greater detail than is achievable with conventional crash-test dummies, claims the company.
How will the carbon pricing mechanism impact your business?
11 July, 2011
Under the carbon price, around 500 of the biggest polluters in Australia will need to buy and surrender to the government a permit for every tonne of carbon pollution they produce. The carbon price will start at $23 a tonne, rising at 2.5% a year in real terms.
Queensland adopts new electrical safety laws
11 July, 2011
Retailers and wholesalers selling particular types of electrical equipment to the public in Queensland are subject to new laws to help protect homeowners and renovators.
Bannerman R58B series expert registration mark sensor
08 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Bannerman’s R58B series expert registration mark sensor provides the same high-performance detection and colour contrast sensitivity of the R58E, in addition to a simplified ‘teach’ process. Teach is performed quickly via a single-click on the teach push-button on the sensor or via remote input. Teach allows the sensor to ‘learn’ the light and dark sensing conditions based on user inputs, and then can automatically adjust the sensitivity to place the operating threshold midway between threshold for the light and dark condition. By reducing the complexity and increasing the speed of teaching the mark and the background, the R58B reduces operator training and product changeover time.
Global electrotechnical experts to converge in Australia
06 July, 2011 | Supplied by: Standards Australia
The Australian National Committee of the IEC, in conjunction with Standards Australia, will be hosting the 75th IEC General Meeting in October 2011.
NECA backs calls for further safety inspections of solar panels
30 June, 2011 | Supplied by: NECA/National Electrical & Communications Association
The Australian electrical industry body NECA has backed calls from the NSW government for further inspections of solar panels after inspections found 18.5% of installations had major defects.
Noark Electric and DKSH sign representation deal
21 June, 2011
DKSH, a provider of market expansion services, and Noark Electrics (Shanghai) have signed an exclusive representation agreement for Australia.
What safety ratings mean
20 June, 2011 | Supplied by: Fluke Australia Pty Ltd
For electrical workplace safety in Australia and New Zealand, the safe design of electrical installations and testing requires compliance with local standard AS/NZ 3000.
E-learning helps address cabling skills shortage
07 June, 2011
The shortage of skilled cablers and digital installers due to the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is being met by e-learning.
UE appoints Tenix as provider of operational services
06 June, 2011 | Supplied by: United Energy
Tenix has been appointed as a provider of operational services by United Energy.
NECA warns of winter dangers
02 June, 2011 | Supplied by: NECA/National Electrical & Communications Association
NECA is reminding residents to focus on safety during a period that traditionally sees more electrical appliances used in the home.
Ilum-a-Lite founder nominated for E&Y award
31 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Ilum-a-lite Pty Ltd
Baulkham Hills-based energy savings solutions company Ilum-a-Lite has announced that the company's Managing Director Mark Rutherford has been named a regional nominee in the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.
California needs aggressive efficiency and electrification to cut emissions, report says
27 May, 2011
California can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 through bold policy, behavioural changes as well as some scientific innovation.
Spirent Wins Test & Measurement World’s 2011 Best In Test Award
25 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Matrium Technologies Pty Ltd
Spirent Communications has won Test & Measurement World magazine’s 2011 Best in Test award for the Network and fibre-optic testers category. The award, based on votes from the magazine’s readers and editors, recognises the Spirent TestCenter solution for helping companies save costs and bring products/services
