APRIL 2014 CONTENTS
TAKING THE RISK OUT OF HAZARDOUS AREAS
Custom engineered packages to meet stringent quality and safety standards
DRIVES & CONTROLS
Rotork has provided its controls to a sluice gate upgrade that has taken place on the River Stour near Dorset...
MOTORS 25
Different motor sounds can be telling when predicting potential problems. Marathon Electric’s Bill Bertram explains...
LIGHTING 28
A new lighting control solution from B.E.G is delivering energy efficiency to the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk...
COVER STORY NEWS 30 Removing hazards
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4. Joining Middle East business delegation 5. Slashing energy costs with latest UPS 6. Your invitation to join the club
FEATURES
Exhibition Preview... 10.Earls Court hosts rail infrastructure show Electrical Engineering takes a closer look at what will be on show at the tenth Infrarail exhibition taking place at Earls Court
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16. A leading role for AOI BEKA associates is using automated optical inspection (AOI) during the manufacture of its display instruments
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18. Power to the people Northern Powergrid has used DuPont to provide a solution to the dangerous hazard of arc flash
Electrical Design Software...
21. Getting to grips with design issues If you’re still modelling a UPS as two separate components in your design, it’s time to consider a simpler and more accurate approach
Drives & Controls...
22. Lightening the load TR Fastenings came to an agreement with Phillips Screw Company early last year whereby it could manufacture Phillips’ range of industrial drive systems
25. A simple solution for flood defences Electrical Engineering takes a closer look at a sluice gate upgrade, featuring controls from Rotork, that has taken place on the River Stour near Dorset
26. VSDs offers an accurate solution Variable speed drives (VSDs) from Vacon have been installed at a supplier of industrial mixers
Motors...
28. Is your motor telling you something? Bill Bertram of motor maker Marathon Electric, part of the Regal group, explains how different motor sounds can be interpreted to predict pending problems
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30. The crowning glory at ‘royal’ school A new lighting control solution from automation specialists B.E.G is delivering energy efficiency to the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk
32. An all-in-one sustainable solution High Technology Lighting and Harvard Engineering have collaborated together to install an energy saving solution at the First Direct Arena in Leeds
Cabling & Cable Management...
34. Bringing a halt to rising costs Steve Hughes, managing director of REO UK, explores how OEMs can find cost effective solutions to rising cabling costs
39. Making a difference around the world From Brazilian wind farms to power supply networks in the fjords of Norway, Nexans’ cabling solutions are making a difference across the globe in a wide variety of applications
40. Re-writing the rulebook Legrand’s steel wire cable tray has been used on the construction of the new 35,000m2 Birmingham
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