InstallationNews New cable hangers please
Bespoke cable hangers designed and manufactured by Ellis Patents have served the world’s media well during Wimbledon fortnight – with the hot-dip galvanised, structural steel products securely carrying cables around the All England Club’s Media Pavilion.
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he two-storey building features a stunning rooſtop terrace, broadcast editing and production space and a state-of-the-art interview suite that opens up on to the famous Broadcast Lawn. It was designed by Langstaff Day Architects and Thornton Tomasetti were the ME Engineers. Stephen Walton, Ellis Patents’ technical director, said: “Mention cable cleats or cable hangers and people do tend to associate them with industrial developments but that’s far from the whole picture. Wherever large power cables are installed there’s a need for cable cleats to keep them secure in case of a short circuit – and so it should come as no surprise that our products are installed in some extremely high- profile locations, including the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland and the Shamiya Haram in Mecca.”
Unlike other cable cleat manufacturers, Ellis ProductNews
Ansell Lighting unveils enhanced Disco EVO bulkheads Improved energy efficiency, flexibility and faster installation are the
hallmarks of Ansell Lighting’s new enhanced Disco EVO bulkhead. S
uitable for residential, commercial, and industrial applications as well as ancillary areas, the Disco EVO bulkhead has been upgraded to offer 145lm/W, CCT selectable between 3000K, 4000K and 6500K, and a choice of three outputs in one luminaire.
Installation has been made quicker and easier with the addition of a gear tray located on the bezel, allowing the base to be installed and then the bezel connected, as well as the choice of four 20mm conduit entry points on the base.
The slim and modern appearance of the Disco EVO has been retained, with all polycarbonate construction and an opal diffuser and white trim ring, with optional chrome, satin chrome, or graphite trim ring accessories. Mark Abbott, managing director at Ansell Lighting, said: “We have placed great importance on making installation easier without impacting the aesthetics of this enhanced version of the Disco EVO. “With instant light output and unlimited switching, it also offers
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Patents has the inhouse ability to design, test and ultimately manufacture bespoke solutions for any installation scenario – an ability that has seen them secure a great deal of business over the years with companies like Balfour Beatty, Network Rail and Siemens.
The requirement for the Media Pavilion at the All England Club was based upon cable hanger locations and shapes that had drawn on the site plan. Ellis’ team used this information to create a design that could be used with stock material and tooling; an approach that significantly minimised lead time for the project. The process began with FEA and hand calculations that ensured the hangers would be suitable to carry the required load. Detailed fabrication drawings were then created, complete with applicable standards before being used to manufacture the hangers at Ellis’ headquarters in Rillington, North Yorkshire.
“Being asked to create a bespoke product is a challenge that all of the engineers at Ellis relish,” continued Stephen. “And the satisfaction of seeing a product you’ve designed and developed being installed is the reason why we all became engineers.”
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supreme functionality, while optional emergency, self-test emergency and microwave sensors make the bulkhead ideal for healthcare settings such as hospitals.”
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