Small bore conduits
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: EC&M Electrical Pty Ltd
The Ramflex Micro Conduit is designed to meet the needs of industries that require small bore conduits to protect electric cable and optical fibre applications such as robotics, clean rooms, IT networks and control systems as well as in harsh or vandal-prone environments.
Backup power
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd
The PB256 power supply has battery backup applications in industrial, telecoms, security and access control markets. The units, connected to a lead acid battery, are built to provide uninterrupted power to a DC load in the event of a mains failure.
Space-saving MCCBs
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The Allen-Bradley 140UE moulded-case circuit breakers (MCCBs) are available in a range of IEC-rated frame sizes and current ranges suitable for standalone electrical protection and distribution, as well as machine front-end switching. Frame sizes available include H, J, L, M and N, with current ranges of 16-160, 20-250, 200-630, 300-800 and 600-1250 A respectively.
Industrial enclosure
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Rittal Pty Ltd
The MicroTCA Cube enclosure is a direct solution for an industrial environment-based MicroTCA.OR1.0 application.
Power distribution
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Raritan Australia Pty Ltd
The Dominion PX power distribution unit (PDU) allows IT administrators to remotely control and obtain detailed, real-time information on energy consumed by individual servers. Optional humidity and temperature sensors can also be placed within a rack cabinet to monitor environmental conditions that may degrade server performance or cause equipment failure.
Sensors for harsh environments
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
The uprox+ Factor 1 line of sensors has been expanded to include IP69k-rated washdown versions with temperature ratings from -40 to 100°C. These sensors are designed to be resilient to the high-pressure cleaning agents often found in the food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
Current sensors
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd
The CurrentWatch family of current sensors and switches is used to monitor current flowing in electrically powered equipment.
Junction bricks
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd
The JRBS junction bricks for Foundation Fieldbus applications provide quick connection of multiple devices to the main fieldbus trunk in remote I/O applications such as oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation and distribution, pharmaceutical and water processing and management industries.
Cable protection systems
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd
Using both common metal and polymide cable conduits and meeting the requirements of the ATEX directive for processing industries, PMA’s flexible cable protection systems are an inconspicuous solution offering mechanical strength, resistance to UV and resistance to corrosion, all within a wide temperature range.
Universal power alert
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty Ltd
The UPA-130 universal power alert is designed to reduce the risk of electrical arc flash by pre-verifying the electrical isolation from the outside of a control panel.
Vibration sensor
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
The DUV10A vibration analysis sensor assists in preventing unplanned gear-unit downtime by permitting the early detection of gear-unit wear and damage, enabling site personnel to accurately predict and plan gear-unit maintenance.
Electronic switch
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Vectek Electronics Ltd
An electronic switch has been released by New Zealand company Vectek Electronics. To achieve high reliability it is often necessary to switch to an alternative power supply quickly but without connecting the two supplies together and transferring any fault that may be present.
Mini contactors and relays
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
Three miniature components: 100-K contactor, 700-K control relay and 193-K bi-metallic overload relay have been added to the Modular Control System (MCS) product range.
Lightweight connectors
01 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
Fischer Connectors has released the AluLite range of lightweight aluminium circular push pull connectors, which are significantly lighter than typical metal connectors.
US housing repossessions increase copper theft
30 July, 2008
According to a recent report in The Boston Globe, the combination of increased copper prices and record housing foreclosures in the US state of Massachusetts has resulted in an ‘epidemic’ of house thefts.
