• • • CONTENTS • • • September 2023


News 5 Engineering industry grapples with rising demand and skills shortage


6 BGEN encourages the next generation of female engineers and Rugby players


7 Data centres’ net zero plans blown off track by the energy crisis


Cabling & Cable COVER STORY P


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Management 12 Cable management corrosion – a material choice


14 Decisionmakers puzzled by Category 3 Control fire performance cables


16 Electrical earthing – do you know the requirements?


Data Centres & UPS 20 Unlocking data centres: Sustainable refurbishments


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Hazardous Area Equipment Lighting & Lighting Controls Safety in Engineering Test &Measurement


Transformers & Switchgear If you would like to contribute to the next issue of


Electrical Engineering, please get in touch by emailing the managing editor at simonkingmedia@live.co.uk.


Smart Buildings & IoT 24 Automating production line RGVs withWi-Fi connectivity for EV battery manufacturing


Lighting & Lighting


Controls 26 The role of lighting in sustainability


30 Spotlight on DALI


Enclosures 32 Mission critical enclosures


34 Space, power and racks: what’s really limiting data centre capacity


36 Ticking all the boxes for control systems


Power 38 Safety for photovoltaic systems


Hazardous Area


Equipment 40 Technology specialist as idea incubator


42 A remote solution to safety concerns


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