Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Young Spirits, a Scottish spirit bottling business which has switched operations to produce much-needed hand sanitisers to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, has benefitted from a free loan offer from compressor manufacturer, Vert Technologies.

FLIR Systems has announced the FLIR VP50-2 Non-Contact Voltage Detector and Flashlight with three alarm types for safer, easier field-troubleshooting and verification of electrical installations. The VP50-2 is designed for professionals who service electrical equipment in residential, commercial, and industrial facilities to reliably check whether an AC circuit is live before beginning work; detect voltage on exposed conducting parts or through insulation; identify live wires within electrical panels, switches, and outlets; and trace live wires and map circuits.

Atlas Copco has released a new version of its SmartLink remote monitoring system - SmartLink 2.0 - that gives air users complete, easily actionable IoT-driven insights, not just data, and early warnings from their compressed air system.

To meet society's increasing need for mobility and energy, new battery cell concepts and designs are constantly being developed.

Cable management specialist, HellermannTyton has relaunched its innovative cable support solution, HelaDuct, for the electrical market.

Thermoplastic enclosures suitable for critical electrical and electronic equipment in hostile environments are in stock at distributor RS Components.

Customers developing automation and industrial applications can now buy the TracoPower TBLC series of DIN rail power supplies at distributor Conrad Electronic. The TBLC series meets the safety approval according to IEC/EN 60335-1 and EN/IEC 60950.

Atlas Copco’s compressed air and vacuum systems upgrade for Manchester-based brick maker Wienerberger is resulting in significant savings in energy costs, estimated to be around £38K per annum, along with reduced CO2 emissions and production downtime, plus the added benefit of a short-term payback.

  As the Hyster brand celebrates its 90th anniversary and Hyster Europe marks over 20 years of producing electric lift trucks in Craigavon, UK, Russell Baker, Territory Manager, UK & Ireland for Hyster Europe, discusses how the use of battery powered forklifts is changing.

Many industrial processes rely on compressors for a host of essential tasks, from powering machinery to squeezing industrial gases for storage and transportation. When one of its main compressors failed, a company in the Philippines faced high costs and the prospect of a long wait for a critical replacement part. That’s when it turned to Sulzer for help.