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5 Hazardous area motors are no longer exempt


October 2021


6 ‘Rogue Trainers’ campaign launched by TESP


7 New report highlights UK fusion energy opportunity


Features


The New Easy Micro Data Centres


Delivering Resiliency, Reliability, Affordability and Speed at the Edge.


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Enclosures 10 Developing standard enclosures for smart technology, IIoT and automation


COVER STORY


and automation, explains how it has expanded its Micro Data Center solutions portfolio with the introduction of the Easy Micro Data Center Series for standard IT and commercial environments.


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n this month’s cover story, Schneider Electric, a leader in digital transformation of energy management


12 The evolution of enclosure hardware for electronic equipment


Hazardous Area


Equipment 14 Ensuring safety in an explosive environment


16 How smart heat-tracing solutions are optimising hazardous area operations


Safety in Engineering 18 Lithium-ion batteries: be aware of emerging risks


20 How to maintain a healthy and efficient workplace in ATEX environments


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Smart Buildings 22 The challenges and opportunities smart buildings face


November Features


• Cabling & Cable Management • Electric Vehicles


• Industrial Plugs & Sockets • Renewable Technology


• Surge & Circuit Protection • UPS & Standby Power


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Energy Efficiency 24 Mitie and SDCL to help customers fund and deliver their sustainable projects


Lighting and Lighting


Controls 26 Emergency lighting: surface vs recessed


Test and Measurement 30 Tektronix releases results of its Global Engineer Survey 2021


32 Outsourced SAM testing provides a cost-effective solution for expert quality testing and failure analysis


Transformers and


Switchgear 34 How the operational management of photovoltaic power plants succeed at the first attempt


36 Reliability and performance in medical transformers


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