Monitoring a monolith
06 December, 2016The taller a building, the more susceptible it is to damage from lightning strikes, which can cause devastating damage to both the structure itself and to plant equipment.
ABB MS165 manual motor starter
09 November, 2016The ABB MS165 manual motor starter provides full control and protection for increased uptime of many applications.
Phoenix Contact Solarcheck RSD photovoltaic panel shutdown
19 September, 2016The intelligent Solarcheck RSD photovoltaic panel shutdown from Phoenix Contact independently puts photovoltaic rooftop systems into a safe state, protecting personnel from electric shock during installation and maintenance or in dangerous situations.
Preventive maintenance: more valuable than ever
29 August, 2016 by Farokh Ghadially, Head of Sales and Marketing, ServicesThe ability to connect one device to another is a simple concept that’s making a huge difference. While much has been made of this phenomenon in both the home and urban centres (in the form of smart homes and smart cities), the full potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution is yet to be realised in the foundation of cities — buildings.
Legrand circuit protection range
15 August, 2016Designed to meet the requirements of modern installations in residential and commercial applications, the new modular range of RCBO, RCCB and MCB products from Legrand provides effective protection of cabling against short circuits, overloads and residual current faults, avoiding risk of fire and electric shock.
Phoenix Contact CBM electronic device circuit breakers
13 July, 2016Phoenix Contact has released highly compact, all-in-one, multichannel CBM electronic device circuit breakers, designed to help save on panel space.
Eaton 93PS hot-swappable uninterruptible power supply
12 July, 2016Eaton has released the 93PS hot-swappable uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Achieving up to 99% efficiency, the 93PS is both virtualisation- and cloud-ready. It features Eaton's Intelligent Power Manager (IPM) and Intelligent Power Protector (IPP) software, which integrate with leading virtualisation and storage platforms so that IT administrators can monitor and manage their complete system from a single pane of glass.
ABB System pro M compact series Miniature Circuit Breaker S200 80 A–100 A
01 July, 2016ABB has released the miniature circuit breakers of the System pro M compact series S200 which offer high performance and safety in building installations and industrial applications up to 6 kA at Ue=400 VAC. This is according to IEC/EN 60947-2 and IEC/EN 60898-1 standards.
ABB QuickSafe surge protection device
31 May, 2016ABB has launched the next-generation QuickSafe surge protection device (SPD). The device combines the company's patented thermal disconnection technology with a new integrated safety backup system to ensure electrical equipment — including mission-critical installations for data centres, hospitals and banks — is continuously protected from damage, otherwise caused by surges in the power supply.
ABB Emax 2 smart circuit breaker
06 May, 2016The upgraded Emax 2 smart circuit breaker from ABB is equipped to manage the different power sources that make up a typical microgrid. It combines advanced protection, programmable logic, full connectivity, easy integration and comprehensive microgrid energy management into one device.
Novaris Cat6 and PoE RJ45 surge protection range
16 February, 2016Control Logic now stocks Novaris's network protection products specifically designed for the protection of twisted pair Ethernet systems, with a combination of rugged and fine grain protection elements.
Schneider Electric Encapsulated Chassis
08 February, 2016Schneider Electric has released the Encapsulated Chassis, an enclosed busbar system that reduces potential hazards for electrical maintenance workers by providing additional barriers and protection.
TE Connectivity W28 series circuit breakers
08 December, 2015The TE Connectivity W28 series of thermal circuit breakers is suitable for industrial applications including heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
Protecting cable from oil damage
19 October, 2015 by John Gavilanes*Oil can inflict molecular damage on the compounds used for cable insulation and jacketing that will ultimately result in cable failure, downtime and replacement costs. Lapp USA explains how this happens and how to prevent it.
Phoenix Contact SCB Compact string combiner boxes
15 October, 2015Phoenix Contact has launched the SCB Compact string combiner boxes with inline fuses that are even smaller, more flexible and powerful than its predecessors.