Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Rittal announces a new approach to data centre design by providing comprehensive solutions from a single source. “Rittal - The System” is a package that includes planning and consulting, the supply of infrastructure components and monitoring software to ensure the safe and secure operation of the data centre, all backed by a worldwide service.

Steinmeyer, Inc. announced a brand new product focusing on the miniature robotics and life sciences markets: a new integrated miniature actuator consisting of a small dc servomotor coupled to a precision ball screw. Due to its compact design, no external bearing and coupling are required! Included in the completely integrated assembly is a high precision Steinmeyer miniature 8 mm diameter ball screw, a Faulhaber DC motor with graphite commutation, rotary encoder and gearless coupling. The result is high speed, backlash free positioning with high dynamic performance. Typical applications include miniature robotics and precision dispensing systems.

Financial IT firm, Fidessa PLC, has ensured that it will not face potential catastrophe caused by a blackout or power surge by using the services of the shentongroup to provide it with standby generators, generator maintenance as well as air conditioning.

Research Triangle Park, The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the publication of Project Management: A Technician’s Guide by Leo Staples.

Martek Power UK just announced a significant addition to its industry leading Powertron® family of railway standard DC/DC modules. The new MBRH Series takes the output power up to 25W while retaining the same physical envelope and mechanical platform as existing 15W models.

The EFR-2 Earth Leakage Protection Relay from FDB is part of their Optima range of low cost, high specification RCDs. It is especially suited to protection of all types of electrical machinery for the benefit of maintenance personnel. It offers an extremely wide range of performance and can be specified across extensive trip levels and response times for precise system control which is especially valuable for large industrial and automated machines. Examples include large electric motors, car parking barriers, automated manufacturing assembly lines etc.

Greater flexibility for less cost with EMKA's 3 point cam adapter

Honeywell Power Products announces a new 12-Amp fire alarm power supply, designed for large-system installers. The HPFF12 is Honeywell's largest fire power supply, capable of powering a fire alarm's four NACs (notification appliance circuits) to full capacity. This powerful yet compact unit is ideal for installations utilizing higher-power strobes or facing limited wall space for multiple supplies. For even larger installations, the HPFF12CM (chassis mount) version holds up to three HPFF12 supplies with two HPFF12 and CM family lowres12AH batteries per supply in one compact, lockable enclosure.

For applications that require a range of cables to enter a junction box or cabinet, Hylec-APL has introduced a cable entry plate that can significantly speed-up the wiring process and cut costs. The plate incorporates a range of pre-formed push-fit IP65 cable entry points as standard, but can also be ordered with custom combinations of cable entries to easily accommodate a diverse set of cable entries

The PDQ Board™ is a fast I/O-rich single board computer that dramatically cuts the cost of data acquisition and control. It packs 1 megabyte of memory, communications, dozens of analog and digital I/O lines, and dual expansion I/O buses onto a compact 2.5 x 4 low-cost board. The PDQ Board is ideal for instrumentation, industrial control, automation, and data acquisition.