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NOT LONG UNTIL DATACENTRES IRELAND…
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ataCentres Ireland will bring together over 1600 industry professionals from 19-20 November 2019 at RDS, Dublin, Ireland.
Last year, Ireland saw 16 new data halls come online, taking the total
number to 53. However, the real story is that an additional 29 data centres have received approved planning permission and are under development. Capacity is forecast to rise from 600MW to 1200MW in the next five years. This level of investment means there are huge opportunities for
investors, suppliers and service providers operating in the data centre infrastructure sector. The Irish Data Centre Sector report, prepared by Host In Ireland in
association with Bitpower, states “Inward investment from data centres has tripled over the past four years, bringing the average annual spend to €1.3bn each year, and this continues to grow.” DataCentres Ireland is the country’s largest and most complete event to
address the needs of all those involved in the Irish Data Centre market. Featuring over 60 speakers and panellists, the multi-streamed
conference will again host a Strategy Steam, as well as another addressing operational issues, to ensure relevance to all involved in the data centre sector, as well as other mission critical environments. Funded through the exhibition, all aspects of DataCentres Ireland are free
to attend.
DataCentres Ireland 01892 779992
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BESPOKE ENCLOSURE PROJECT W
hen Amelec needed a new ultra-slim enclosure for its process signal splitter, it turned to Hitaltech.
Amelec’s David Mundye was already familiar with Hitaltech’s
connectors and enclosures, so when the company needed an ultra-slim enclosure for its latest process signal splitter, he took a closer look at the Hitaltech range to find something that would suit. Within the range, Mundye found an enclosure “that appeared to be
suitable for both TS 35 ‘top-hat’ type Din rail and TS 32 ‘G’ rail mounting, and, importantly with this dual mounting option, within a single mould.” Although the enclosure was the closest Mundye had found to being
ideal, this wasn’t to be an off the shelf solution. The Din rail hooks would need modifying and strengthening, which would require additional tooling to achieve this. “There were also possible heat dissipation issues to consider when
customers mount multiple units directly side by side along the mounting rails, so Hitaltech also managed to modify the ultra-slim enclosure cover to add ventilation slots at the rear,” says Mundye. “We worked together to marry our internal PCB layout to the enclosure, ensuring the terminal arrangement on the enclosure was able to slot up to our PCB, and that the modifications didn’t create any unwanted knock-on effects.” Ensuring the enclosure was a true form and fit to what Amelec
wanted also led to further custom-machining “not only the ventilation and universal Din rail mounting requirements, but also to accommodate our requirement to access the four calibration potentiometers mounted to the internal PCB, so we would have all enclosures delivered with the correctly positioned through-holes.” “We weren’t aware Hitaltech could do all this in the first place,”
THINK YOU’RE SAFE? W
orking in potentially explosive atmospheres is hazardous enough, without concerns that the voltage being supplied to temporary
lighting is no longer within certified limits. How can anyone be absolutely sure what voltage is being supplied,
especially in a typical, long cable FPSO situation? Could it be one volt more or less than the certified safe range? Reassurance is now available from Wolf Safety Lighting. Its SOVI
technology - Safe Optimal Voltage Indicator – is claimed to remove all doubt, giving operators the confidence that temporary lighting is operating safely, effectively, and at the optimal voltage. Unique to Wolf Safety products, this technology is now incorporated
into its ATEX and IECEx certified hazardous area temporary lighting range, further enhancing safety in potentially explosive atmospheres. It also ensures that a lighting solution is operating effectively and at the optimal voltage. In the unlikely event that a light is operating at a voltage above the
maximum certified limit, the beam will pulse from bright to dim, giving a clear warning that action is needed to ensure that work can continue safely in the hazardous area. It’s more likely that issues will arise at the lower end of the
voltage range. If this does occur, SOVI ensures the light will pulse bright, indicating that the lamp is not within its certified voltage range, though the light itself is still safe, as it is certified down to zero volts. This differs from other ATEX lights, where a reduced voltage supply
can lead to the light operating outside the certified voltage range. Wolf Safety’s clear, visual warning system and ‘plug in and play’ format means there is no safety risk.
Wolf Safety
wolfsafety.com/temporary-lighting 42 OCTOBER 2019 | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Hitaltech
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explains Mundye. “We assumed that we would have to do the after-drilling of holes. After they sorted one issue, they said they could do another section. It was better and more cost effective to have the enclosures predrilled and pre-formed. Hitaltech are always looking to make life easy for us.” After 12 months of collaboration in this step-by-step process,
Amelec now has a finished product. The company’s signal splitter faces tough, worldwide competition, but working with Hitaltech has given the new product a real chance of success.
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