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Meeting Australian electrical safety standards
Within the electrical industry there is increasing concern regarding the number of electrical products being sold that don’t comply with Australian Standards. These products, whilst appearing genuine,...
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Eaton to exhibit ePDUs and solutions for virtualised data centres at CeBIT
Eaton Corporation will exhibit its new set of enclosure power distribution units and showcase a range of solutions for virtualised data centres and IT infrastructure at CeBIT 2012. Eaton’s software...
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FLIR T400 and T400bx Series thermal imaging cameras
The FLIR T400 and T400bx Series thermal imaging cameras combine good ergonomics with 320 x 240 pixel image quality. A compass has been integrated into the T440bx model so building inspectors can see...
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Energy supply industry urges WA government to abandon re-merger
The energy supply industry has continued to urge the WA government not to allow the re-merger of Verve Energy and Synergy, following an Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) report that said the...
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ABB delivers advanced asset management solution to Australian electricity...
Power and automation technology group ABB has signed an agreement with SPARQ Solutions, the IT services provider for Australian electricity distributors Energex and Ergon Energy. Under the terms of...
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Philips appoints new ANZ Managing Director
Royal Philips Electronics has announced the recent appointment of Alan McCarthy as managing director of Philips Electronics ANZ and general manager Philips Healthcare ANZ, effective 16 January 2012....
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Malaysia outpaces Singapore, Australia and NZ in NBN deployment
Malaysia is “comfortably outpacing” other countries in the Asia-Pacific region with its high-speed broadband (HSBB) network being built by Telekom Malaysia, according to recent figures released by...
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ABB Australia acquires Bob White Electrix and LE Jarvis
ABB Australia has acquired Bob White Electrix and LE Jarvis for an undisclosed amount as part of a strategy to broaden its motor and generator repair and service business in Australia. ABB anticipates...
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The costs of poor power quality
Productivity is the key to survival in today’s globally competitive environment. When the basic inputs to production including time, labour and materials are considered, there isn’t much room for...
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Call to stop Building Service Authorities fining qualified contractors
Master Electricians Australia was recently called on to intervene in a case of ‘government bureaucracy gone mad’ in Queensland, where licensed electrical contractors were being fined by a state agency...
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Industry welcomes Tasmanian government’s decision to reform electricity...
The Tasmanian government’s decision to reform its electricity market has been welcomed by the Energy Retailers Association of Australia (ERAA) following an expert panel review of the market. The...
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Schneider Electric IT appoints State managers for ACT and WA
Schneider Electric IT has announced the regional appointments of Olaf Moon as State Manager, ACT and Federal Government and Graeme Ridler as State Manager, WA. The company says the appointments are a...
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Axelent Wire Tray AB mesh basket tray
Axelent Wire Tray AB develops, manufactures and sells a cable management system based on wire trays under the X-Tray brand. After two years of development and numerous hours of design changes, the...
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Small and medium businesses receive $20m worth of energy-efficiency grants
The federal government has pledged over $20 million in grants to help small and medium businesses and community groups improve energy efficiency. Greg Combet, the Minister for Climate Change and...
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Australia has a "skills opportunity", not skills shortage, claims...
“What we have is a skills opportunity. What a great problem to have.” This was Senator Chris Evans’ response to current talk of an Australian ‘skills crisis’. Senator Evans made the comment at a...
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Weidmuller IES series of industrial ethernet switches
Weidmuller has released its IES series of Industrial Ethernet switches. Three ranges are available, with a choice of Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet switches with various port combinations. Users...
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CEDIA Award winners announced
The winners of the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles Awards were announced in Brisbane on Wednesday 9 May in front of 300 industry professionals. This year's awards had 77 project entries from 28 companies...
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Finepoint’s Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference
Finepoint’s 19th Annual Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference will be held over 1-5 October in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The training conference includes a day at the Alstom Grid...
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Weidmuller SIL 3 safety relay
Weidmuller has released its SIL 3 Safety Relay. Designed for use in the emergency shutdown of plants and plant components in the process industry, the safety relay is claimed to increase plant...
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Schneider and Krohne collaborate on automation and instrumentation solution
Schneider Electric has announced a partnership with Krohne that the companies say will provide customers with a complete automation and instrumentation solution, which will include Schneider’s...
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