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Envirotouch timer-based switches
The Envirotouch timer-based switches allow easy, point-of-use control of lighting and electrical devices. The switches are said to deliver financial savings and reduced carbon emissions.The range...
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If the network is down, the production is down
With the growing use of Industrial Ethernet, in particular Profinet, in modern production facilities, operators are faced with a technology that opens up a host of new possibilities.To fully exploit...
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Snowy Hydro acquires Colongra Power Station
Snowy Hydro has expanded its presence in the National Electricity Market with the $234 million acquisition of the largest gas-fired generation plant in NSW, Delta Electricity’s Colongra Power...
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Oring IDS-M311 Modbus gateway
Oring has developed the IDS-M311 Modbus gateway to facilitate integration of serial devices on the edge of industrial networks with the ethernet network.The IDS-M311 enables communications between the...
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Oleumtech OT Series battery-powered wireless sensors, I/O and gateways
The Oleumtech OT Series battery-powered wireless sensors, I/O and gateways have achieved formal IECex certification for use in hazardous installations. The sensors, I/O and gateways have a wide range...
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Automation University coming to a location near you
Rockwell Automation has announced that Automation University will be touring regional centres around Australia and New Zealand throughout 2015. This one-day event will highlight leading-edge automation...
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Sydney to host The Connected World conference and exhibition
BICSI, the international association supporting the ICT industry, will be holding the BICSI South Pacific 2015 ‘Connected World’ conference and exhibition at Dockside Pavilion, in Sydney, from 18-20...
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Start-up develops cars that track energy leaks in homes and buildings
MIT spinout Essess has developed cars that can quickly track energy leaks in thousands of homes and buildings.The start-up deploys cars with thermal-imaging rooftop rigs that create heat maps of...
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Genie GS-2669, GS-3369 and GS-4069 BE hybrid scissor lifts
Genie has expanded its 69″ wide compact rough terrain electric scissor lifts. The Genie GS-2669, GS-3369 and GS-4069 BE hybrid scissor lifts provide users with a true ‘start to finish’ machine.In the...
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Power outage monitoring solution
iSocket Systems has introduced the iSocket power outage monitoring solution, an intelligent socket that plugs into a power point and immediately notifies the user when the power fails in a remote...
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Thin is in
With the decline in sales of personal computers and the rapid rise of cloud computing, many businesses are turning to thin clients. So what does this mean in terms of connectivity, cabling and power?...
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Opportunities abound in telemetry and automation
Changes and innovations in the world of local and wide area telemetry and automation are providing new opportunities for electrical and communications contractors.There are opportunities to provide...
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Adept Direct A Frame cable stands
Adept Direct’s A Frame cable stands ensure the cable, wire or lead is dispensed easily without excessive tugging and prevents reels of cable rolling around when electricians or telecommunications...
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Understanding prefabricated modular data centres
It is no secret that prefab data centres offer a number of advantages, when compared to ‘stick built’ data centres, such as speed of deployment, predictability, scalability and life cycle cost. While...
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IEEE to adopt HDBaseT standard for uncompressed HD multimedia content
The HDBaseT Alliance, the cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing HDBaseT standard, and The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have announced the HDBaseT standard...
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Call for projects for fair access to electrical power
The Nexans Foundation is launching its third call for projects to support social and humanitarian projects involved against poverty and energy insecurity in France and worldwide.NGOs/NPOs specialised...
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igus Conprotect solution
The igus Conprotect solution is designed for sensitive connectors in industrial applications. This protection against mechanical loads for standard USB connectors is assembled in a few steps and...
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HUBER+SUHNER fibre-optic connectors
HUBER+SUHNER has launched the Q-ODC-12 remote radio interface family, a portfolio currently consisting of four connectors, the QX plug, the QY extension, the QZ square socket and the QW hexagonal...
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Bosch acquires US building automation company
Robert Bosch North America Corporation has acquired Climatec LLC, a provider of energy-efficiency, building automation, security and life-safety solutions for the US market.Climatec is an independent...
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DataGate 4 Pair Termination Tool
The DataGate 4 Pair Termination Tool offers faultless gas-tight termination of the four pairs of the cable simultaneously. The tool frame and termination heads are supplied as separate units, allowing...
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