The costs of poor power quality
17 May, 2012 by Ganesh Ganeshkumar, Fluke Australia | Supplied by: Fluke Australia Pty LtdProductivity is the key to survival in today’s globally competitive environment. When the basic inputs to production including time, labour and materials are considered, there isn’t much room for optimisation. Organisations operate 24 hours per day, labour is costly and choice in materials is limited, which means every company must use automation to gain more output from the same inputs, or perish. Organisations that rely on automation need to ensure continuous operation.
ABB delivers advanced asset management solution to Australian electricity companies
15 May, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdPower and automation technology group ABB has signed an agreement with SPARQ Solutions, the IT services provider for Australian electricity distributors Energex and Ergon Energy. Under the terms of the agreement, SPARQ has licensed Ellipse 8, the latest release of the Ventyx enterprise asset management (EAM) and resource planning (ERP) solution.
ODU heavy-duty cylindrical connectors
14 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic SolutionsODU’s heavy-duty cylindrical connectors are designed for industrial applications and are divided into two groups: Series 200 and Series 300.
Socomec Green Power 2.0 UPS range
05 May, 2012 | Supplied by: SOCOMEC AustraliaThe Green Power 2.0 UPS range - available from 10 to 400 kW - has been developed to meet the needs of data centre operators.
LSIS range switchgear
02 May, 2012 | Supplied by: NAW ControlsThe LSIS range of industrial switchgear products consists of numerous brands, which include the Susol moulded case and air circuit breakers and accessories; the Metasol range of contactors and overloads; and the LS range of miniature circuit breakers.
ODU ROB robotic connectors
01 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic SolutionsThe ODU ROB robotic connectors are suitable for the application area of ‘robot technology’, ie, welding robots in the automotive industry.
Submarine communications cable connects vital infrastructure across the Narrows
01 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Madison TechnologiesMadison Technologies has been commissioned by MC (QCLNG) JV to provide the backbone communications cable network and associated passive equipment for communications infrastructure, which will run the length of the Narrows Crossing that consists of a 42″ gas pipeline and fibre-optic cable crossing of the marine channel, mangrove creeks and intertidal mudflats between the export header pipeline and the main gas plants on Curtis Island.
ODU MAC - the jack of all trades
29 April, 2012 by Dr Ing Wolfgang Jacobi | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic SolutionsA developer once told me, "I throw out the connectors wherever possible. They take up space, they cost money and they are one of the main causes for device failures." The man was right. But: globally, there are more than 2000 connector manufacturers, there are more than 200 completely different basic series (D-SUB, RJ45, USB, DIN cylindrical connector, etc) and there are individual manufacturers who produce more than 10,000, 50,000 or even 100,000 different models. Then why? Because such a wide variety of connectors is necessary!
Docking systems - a special kind of connector
29 April, 2012 by Dr Ing Wolfgang Jacobi, ODU | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic SolutionsThe term ‘docking systems’ might not mean much to most readers. Perhaps they would think of their laptop, which is placed on to a docking station, or they might think of an airplane that docks.
For the heart - connectors in medical technology
28 April, 2012 by Dr Ing Wolfgang Jacobi, ODU | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic SolutionsThe following discussion gives a brief explanation of some of the highlights and features of connectors in medical technology, and also a few examples.
Hager B&R’s Performa range panelboards
24 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Hager Electro Pty LtdHager B&R’s Performa range of panelboards achieves safety through attention to new design features and increased cabling space. The Add-On-Block pairs effortlessly with any hager three-phase MCB up to 63 A, creating an RCBO combo that requires four poles of space in total.
ILME MIXO insert
20 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty LtdThe MIXO insert allows the use of contacts for fibre-optic and contacts for coaxial cables. To protect against electromagnetic interference and for the realisation of galvanic separations on BUS applications of Profinet/ethernet fields, solutions with optical fibres are recommended.
R&M LC Duplex compact fibre-optic connector system
19 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Reichle & De-Massari Australia P/LThe latest generation of LC Duplex compact fibre-optic connector system features integrated laser protection and a lock for the connector. The system is suitable for use in office buildings, residential buildings and highly compact computing centres.
CST-600 All-In-One Combination Prep Tool
18 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Rojone Pty LtdTimes Microwave Systems has released the CST-600 All-In-One Combination Prep Tool for use with LMR-600 low-loss coaxial cables.
Times Protect LP-BTR surge arrestor
17 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Rojone Pty LtdThe Times Protect LP-BTR high performance surge arrestor series addresses applications in the 200-1000 MHz spectrum. The DC blocking technology employed in this design provides optimum isolation of the antenna port from the protected equipment port for maximum surge protection.
