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The IET has released Amendment No 2 to BS 7671:2008, the IET Wiring Regulations 17th Edition. Issued on 1st August, the free to view amendment comprises a new section, ‘722 - Electric Vehicle Charging Installations’, based on HD 60364-7-722 (April 2012). The specific requirements include
PME systems, socket outlets and con- nectors, as well as external influences, isolation and switching and RCD pro- tection. All installations designed after 31st July 2013 are to comply with BS 7671:2008 Amendment 2:2013. The Amendment is available to view for free at:
www.theiet.org/updates-pr
NICEIC and ELECSA have announced the next series of dates for its TechTalks. The events will again be tackling
technical and business issues which electrical contractors come across. For details of subject areas covered, plus a full list of TechTalk dates visit.
www.connectingindustry.com/ techtalks
Flexicon Europe has moved into a new UK headquarters - a significantly larger facility that increases manufac- turing area, office space and opera- tional efficiencies, and accommodates a larger staff.
Administrative space has doubled and includes new conference facilities for visiting customers and an expand- ed staff of technical sales personnel responsible for sales throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Fully renovated, the company owned building is outfitted with energy saving lighting and heating systems.
www.flexicon.co.uk
EPLAN’s parent company, Rittal International, has acquired Kiesling (Machine Technology). The three companies will form a global ser- vice network for customers along the entire manufacturing and pro- duction chain of enclosure and switchgear solutions - from concept development to installation. Using EPLAN’s software-based engineering solutions, the complete enclosure range from Rittal and automation solutions from Kiesling, Rittal International now possesses an integrated solution for the manufac- ture of switchgear and panel building.
www.rittal.co.uk
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8 Grant funding helps to create 41 new jobs
MAGNOMATICS, A UNIVERSITY of Sheffield spin out company which specialises in the development of green technologies, has been awarded a £1m Regional Growth Fund (RGF) by the Sheffield City Region LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership).
The grant will create at least 41 new jobs by early 2015 and allow the company to invest in developing its advanced magnetic transmission systems and high torque electrical product portfolio, including the PDD (Pseudo Direct Drive) and MAGSPLIT. Magnomatics will use the investment to develop its solutions for small and large scale applications. Chris Kirby, managing director at Magnomatics said, “The LEP’s RGF investment in Magnomatics is helping our company transition its innovative products into production for use in electric vehicles, trains and ships around the world and is creating a number of new highly skilled jobs at our company.”
www.magnomatics.co.uk
New Innovation Center under construction
EATON HAS COMMENCED con- struction work on its new Innovation Center in Roztoky in the Czech Republic.
Eaton is investing in the new facility to accommodate the rapid expansion of its European Innovation Center in Prague, which was opened in 2012. The new building will be completed around the end of 2014 with employees moving in from the beginning of 2015. Eaton’s European Innovation Center develops power manage- ment solutions for the European market that help its customers in the electrical, hydraulic, aero- space and vehicle industries to manufacture more efficient, effective, sustainable and safe
technology solutions.
In addition to its investment in the new building and heavy duty lab infrastructure, Eaton is recruit- ing and adding highly skilled engineers from across the Czech Republic and beyond. “Eaton’s investment in its European Innovation Center repre- sents a vote of confidence in the Czech Republic and its engineer- ing talent pool as well as the importance of European industry as a driver of global innovation in the realm of power management,” said Ram Ramakrishnan, Eaton’s executive vice president and chief technology officer. Jan Vondras, head of the Innovation Center, added, “The Innovation Center will be highly
energy efficient and sustainable due to the incorporation of many advanced technologies such as geothermal heating and cooling as well as water recycling systems. The building will be fitted out with labs as well as an Eaton Experience Center that will showcase Eaton’s range of power management solu- tions for visitors to the facility.”
www.eaton.com
Prysmian implements high voltage grid with eco-cable
tional XLPE technology, while the materials used for the protective sheath, the metal conductor and the outer cable screens are fully recyclable.
PRYSMIAN GROUP HAS recently tested the first electrical system that includes high voltage P-Laser cable, in Lacchiarella, near Milan.
P-Laser is the first high performance, eco-sustainable cable for electrical grids. Made with recyclable raw materials, P-Laser helps to reduce the environmental impact of electrical grids while increasing their effi- ciency and transmission capacity. High Voltage P-Laser maintains the same properties of efficiency, compatibility with the existing grid and lower environmental impact. In fact, the cable can operate at temperatures above the typical 90°C of tradi-
PryCam has been installed at the two extremes of the approximately half kilometre long P-Laser section. This new instrument, developed by Prysmian Group, allows any pulse signals generated by partial discharges to be monitored and accurately measured, thereby prevent- ing failures and the related costs, by monitoring the dif- ferent parts of the electrical grid without having to switch it off.
Fabio Romeo, executive vice president of Prysmian
Group’s Energy Business, said, “In coming years we will see a radical change in the way that the global elec- trical system operates, offering many benefits to all users in terms of efficiency, quality and safety of supply. High performance cables and smart monitoring instruments are a key part of this modernisation process, in order to ensure better risk prevention, grid load optimisation and low environmental impact.”
www.prysmiangroup.com
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