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Allied Telesis AT-8100 Series switches
Allied Telesis is expanding its range of AT-8100 Series switches. The new range will include a link of stackable green access edge switches that, it claims, optimise end-user connectivity. All...
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CompactLogix programmable automation controllers
Rockwell Automation’s CompactLogix programmable automation controllers (PACs) are designed to meet the growing need for a higher performance controller in a compact package. As part of the Rockwell...
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Preparing for the carbon tax
The carbon tax will soon be implemented in Australia. The effects of the price on carbon will vary from business to business and industry to industry. The key is preparation - to ease the cost burden...
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StruxureWare Data Centre Operation Suite v7.1
Schneider Electric has introduced the StruxureWare Data Centre Operation Suite v7.1, featuring updated and flexible change management with a customisable approach to workflow management and...
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Fluke 985 particle counter for monitoring indoor air quality
Fluke Corporation has released the Fluke 985 particle counter, a rugged, accurate meter that measures airborne particles to troubleshoot and monitor indoor air quality (IAQ). The 985 is suitable for...
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Rittal officially opens its Data Centre Container at CeBIT
Rittal launched its Data Centre Container (DCC) yesterday at CeBIT, with Senator Kate Lundy cutting the ribbon to officially open the DCC. Rittal acknowledges that the concept of a containerised data...
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Master Electricians shocked by ACTU’s Better Bargaining policy
As an employer group, Master Electricians Australia is extremely concerned with the Australian Council of Trade Union’s (ACTU) recently proposed Better Bargaining policy which will see a return to the...
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Why buy thermal imaging cameras?
Thermal imaging cameras can detect extremely small temperature differences. Based on these temperature differences thermal imaging cameras are able to produce a crisp image on which the smallest of...
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Metronode signs $182m data centre contract with NSW Government
Metronode, a subsidiary of Leighton Contractors, has signed a $182m contract with the New South Wales Government under the Data Centre Reform project for the provision of two managed data centres in...
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Three things to look for when purchasing wire
Those purchasing building wire should be aware that wire manufactured ‘on the cheap’ may come in the same sizes as high-quality wire and may nominally meet the same UL standards, but that does not...
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Sydney Water awards water metering contract to Elster
Sydney Water has selected NYSE-listed Elster as one of its suppliers to deliver V100 volumetric water meters and Helix water meters over the next three years, commencing 1 July 2012. These meters will...
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Fluke Ti125, Ti110, TiR125, TiR110 and Ti100 thermal imagers
Fluke Corporation has introduced five new thermal imagers - Ti125, Ti110, TiR125, TiR110 and Ti100 - designed to help users do more in less time. The Ti110 and Ti125 imagers are suitable for plant...
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Clean Energy Council pushes for CEFC establishment
The Clean Energy Council has called on the Australian Parliament to establish the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) “as soon as possible”. The peak body for Australia’s renewable energy industry...
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ETU urges FWA to reverse standdown of Watters Electrical workers
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) Victorian Branch has urged Fair Work Australia to reverse the standdown of electrical workers by Watters Electrical, part of the Hastie Group that recently entered...
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New jobs found for Hastie Group apprentices
Around 60 electrical apprentices caught up in the collapse of the Hastie Group have been found new placements by the training arm of the Australian electrical industry body the National Electrical and...
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NECA finds new placements for Hastie Group apprentices
The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has found new placements for 60 out of 80 apprentices that had been placed with the Hastie Group. NECA said it was able to place the...
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Ingenero launches Energy Access solar lease
Solar leasing company Ingenero has launched its Energy Access solar lease, signing up its first customer in Queensland. Ingenero says its solar lease arrangement comes with a guaranteed dollar return....
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Research breakthrough improves solar panel technology 30%
Research led by RMIT University and the CSIRO has led to a breakthrough that improves solar panel technology efficiency by at least 30%. Rather than silicon, researchers used dye-sensitised solar...
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Jinko Solar achieves high-yield performance results
Solar product manufacturer Jinko Solar has announced that its mono- and multicrystalline solar modules achieved high-yield performance results in Photon Laboratory’s outdoor field tests in January...
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New workplace regulator for the construction industry
The new regulator of workplace laws in the building and construction industry, Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC), begins operations today. FWBC was created by the Fair Work (Building) Act...
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