HPM Legrand opens new distribution centre
12 March, 2009
HPM Legrand has set up a new national distribution centre as a centralised location from which to distribute products across Australia.
Identifying faulty portable electrical tools and equipment
16 February, 2009
A safety bulletin recently issued by WorkSafe Victoria, stressing the importance of testing and tagging, highlights a business opportunity for the electrical industry.
Archicentre warns of hot weather stress on electrical wiring
16 February, 2009
Recent hot weather is placing condiserable load on electrical wiring in homes, but exposing some residents to the risk of fires due to sub-standard or inadequate installations.
Tradies’ Bluetooth headset
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: Plantronics Pty Ltd
The Explorer 370 is a ruggedised Bluetooth headset designed to withstand harsh conditions so outdoor workers and tradespeople can answer calls and continue working.
Surge protection
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: Novaris Pty Ltd
The SLT range of threaded instrument protectors provides surge protection for most forms of industrial monitoring and control.
Stainless steel cable tray
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: Pentair
The Hoffman Clean Tray range of UL Type 1 stainless steel cable tray for power and data cable management in sanitary food and beverage processing and packaging environments has been expanded to include additional fittings and sections for easier installation and optimal sanitary performance.
Single-sided fibreglass ladders
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: CABAC
The Cablad single-sided fibreglass ladders are available in three models, varying in height from 1.5 to 2.4 m, and are manufactured in high-visibility yellow fibreglass.
Load break switches
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd
The Sirco M range of modular load-break switches and accessories manufactured by Socomec is a modular switching concept, covering the range 16-125 A and combining seamlessly with the existing Socomec range of load-break switches to offer solutions to a variety of power switching and control applications, ranging from 16 to 4000 A.
Programmable transfer switches
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: Vertiv Australia Pty Ltd
The ASCO transfer switches deliver a solenoid operating mechanism for the high-speed transfer of loads between alternate sources of power. Combined with a programmable controller, they facilitate advanced methods of transferring many types of loads, such as motors, electronic drives, UPSs and microprocessor-based systems to mitigate interruption or complete loss of electrical power.
SDR-240 DIN rail power supplies
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: ADM Systems Pty Ltd
The SDR-240 is the first model in the Meanwell Slim DIN rail product series of DIN rail power supplies. The slim design of 63.5 mm in width saves space on the rail and makes it 42% smaller in size in comparison to its predecessor model.
Benchtop drop saw
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: Power Machinery Pty Ltd
The Willy 225 industrial strength sawing machine is a small bench-model sawing machine that is built entirely from cast iron and features bronze gear, case-hardened grounded worm screw and screw-locked swivelling head for mitre cuts of 0 to 45° left.
Quick-connect wiring system
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
The M16 powerfast wiring system comprises cordsets and 2-, 3- and 4-pin connectors and tees in compact form factors for machine power distribution and motor control, providing a time- and cost-saving replacement for traditional hard-wiring installations.
Rack-mountable hot air exhaust system
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: LeisureTech Electronics Pty Ltd
The Cool-Stack III, manufactured by Active Thermal Management, is a rack-mountable one-unit high hot air exhaust system that utilises four 120 mm fans that are claimed to pull up to 70 cfm of hot air out from tightly packed racks, while generating low noise levels of 26 dB. Heated air is exhausted through the perforated front panel, or exhaust fittings and tubing provided with the unit, to move hot air away from a cabinet.
Harmonic filtering solutions for VSDs
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd
NHP’s Advanced Active Front End/Regenerative VSD solutions produce a very low level of harmonic distortion in addition to providing benefits for managing regenerative energy back into the mains power grid.
Crimp lugs for flexible cables
03 February, 2009 | Supplied by: Crimp-Tech Australia Pty Ltd
Dual System by Elpress AB is designed for crimping copper lugs onto flexible or welding cables. The copper lug is first crimped with a conventional hexagonal crimp, then, while the hex dies are still closed, a sequential indent crimp is performed.
