News Industry British engineered power pack gets seal of approval
BRANCH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS has received the seal of approval from customer Zetatek Industries for a 2MW hydraulic power pack that it has designed and built for an earthquake simulator. During a visit to the Gloucester-based business, representatives from Zetatek Industries, along with servohydraulic test and motion simulation firm, Servotest Testing Systems, met with the Branch Hydraulic Systems team to formalise the sign-off and approval of the giant power unit. Designed to drive a large earthquake simulator for use by the Indian Nuclear Research facility, the power pack was checked for accuracy, build qual- ity and the quality of component parts. Technical director of Branch Hydraulic Systems, Alex Tatlow, commented, “Customers are often unable to visualise the size and scale of a system when they see it on paper, but when they
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see it complete, especially one like this with such giant proportions, it really takes them by surprise. Seeing it here today, finished to such a high stan- dard, it makes us feel really rather proud to be sending this to India, as an example of British engineering capability.”
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Electricity generator industry surges
economies, but are driving the rev- enues of diesel and gas generator (genset) manufacturers.
A NEW REPORT by GlobalData claims that insufficient power supply and infrastructure are dam- aging the growth of many African
According to the company’s latest research, the inability of countries across the African conti- nent to meet the power demands of their expanding industries is resulting in the large scale employment of electricity gensets, with Nigeria at the forefront of the market - mainly due to insufficient power being generated to meet usage levels and transmission and distribution (T&D) networks being in poor condition.
As the reliability of electricity in many African countries is
low, and the demand for power high, other nations including South Africa, Egypt, Angola and Algeria are also expected to dis- play strong genset growth in the future. The telecom, manufac- turing and commercial sectors of these countries are currently experiencing robust growth and increasing the need for continu- ous power.
GlobalData predicts that if little is done to improve power net- works across Africa, the continent could become the next major growth destination for interna- tional genset manufacturers.
www.globaldata.com
A new industry event organised by many of the UK’s fire industry manufac- turers will be taking place at Doncaster Racecourse on 8th-9th October. The FIM-Expo is designed to com- bine a product showcase, networking opportunities and hospitality. The Fire Industry Association (FIA) plans to hold a post event meeting of its members on the 18th October to review the success of this new style event and plan its future regional activities.
www.fim-expo.com
Tratos has recently manufactured a new cable for use in subterranean railway systems. This new cable has since been approved by Thalis in accordance with London Underground specifications. Installation of the Type C 34 earthing cable is now underway on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.
www.tratos.co.uk
EMS has launched the second ver- sion of its Android FireCell Guide phone App. This free App is now fully compati- ble with all versions of the Android operating systems, including Ice Cream Sandwich, and is designed to run on both handsets and tablets. The App, which is designed for fire engineers and installers, has been rebuilt from the ground up to include new features and this version can now be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
www.emsgroup.co.uk
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