Electrical Engineering
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Contents… NEWS
4. Power distribution for marine building 6. New laboratory for super grid testing 8. Test it, measure it, control it, discover it
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
Cable Management... 35. Cable saddles for power plant FEATURES
Test & Measurement... 14. PAT testing - risk and reward 17. Making the right choices
Machine Safety... 18. Power presses receive safety overhaul
TEST & MEASUREMENTUREMENT ST & M
UPS & Standby Power... 22. Cleaner, greener and running on air 25. Considerations for availability 26. Power through integration
Event Preview... 28. Designed to deliver
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Panel Building... 30. Form a queue for significant savings 33. Design tools aiming for panel perfection
Building Controls... 34. Early choices, long term implications
Batteries & Chargers... 37. Lift trucks just keep on going
Editor’s Choice... 40. Protection from arc flash
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Electrical safety and efficiency COVER
BUILDING CONTROLS: Early choices, long term implications
Publishing Director Kathryn Ambrose
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installation should be to reduce the number of workplace electrical incidents and
down-time to zero. Connector specialists, MARECHAL, explain how electrical engineers can balance the trade-off between cost, safety and long term
reliability in applications ranging from a motor disconnect socket to a full ATEX rated installation
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Power through integration
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