Industrial Technology

ACI expands its fan range

Air Control Industries (ACI) of Chard has significantly expanded their range of air movement products by introducing a new range of medium to high pressure fans.

14th April 2010

Latest version of CISPR 11 has implications for medical design

Steve Hayes, MD of TRaC EMC & Safety, looks at the evolution of CISPR 11, and highlights the changes in the latest edition.

10th April 2010

Hinges on display from Elesa

The CMM-AL anodised aluminium hinges from Elesa (UK) will be of interest to equipment manufacturers where an especially smart appearance is required. They are especially suited to installations of cabinets, panel doors, inspection panels and wall boxes that will be on long-term display.

10th April 2010

Hinges with adjustable friction from Elesa

Hinges tend to be simple things, but occasionally a company such as Elesa comes along with a really useful and rather different idea. In this case a screw adjustable friction setting, which allows users to set the opening force of the door so that it may stay partially open, or will dampen down the action of the wind in outdoor situations.

10th April 2010

ATEX fans are an explosive issue

Outside of major users such as chemical, petrochemical and similar process industries enquiries for flameproof fans tend to come from specifiers, re-sellers and end-users, many of whom have no previous experience in the field and may not even be aware of ATEX Directives. Axair Fans UK Director David Holmes offers this advice for fan distributors, specifiers and users.

28th March 2010

Electronics Enclosures

If Rittal's Handbook 32 isn't quite portable enough for you, you can now get this popular catalogue for Electronics Enclosures and associated products on a CD.

27th March 2010

EPTD and Deutsche Messe from Strategic Alliance

Under the motto "Efficiency - Innovation - Sustainability", the next HANNOVER MESSE - 19 to 23 April 2010 in Hannover, Germany - will showcase innovations, new developments and technologies, alongside new materials from the world of industry. With its clear orientation towards energy, mobility and automation, as well as industrial subcontracting, HANNOVER MESSE will again embrace the salient trends affecting every branch of industry.

8th March 2010

B&R receives Intel award

B&R has been awarded a prize from Intel honouring two decades of technological partnership between the two companies. For 20 years now, B&R has been using exclusively Intel processors in all of its industrial PCs.

2nd March 2010

Cabinet cooling solutions get eco-friendly

Following the successful launch of its cool efficiency 1kW cooling unit, Rittal has now added a 2kW unit to the portfolio. The cool efficiency products are said to be up to 45% more economical than conventional cooling units of the same cooling output in both running costs and CO2 emissions. The units have been developed using the latest EC fan technology and incorporate the Rittal nano-coated condenser and condensate management as standard.

15th February 2010

Schroff appointed agent for McLean Cooling Technology

Schroff reports that it has been appointed as the UK technical representative for McLean Cooling Technology, the Minnesota-based manufacturer of products designed for cooling electronic systems. The move will enable Schroff to build on its expertise in thermal management by offering customers McLean's compre-hensive line-up of indoor and outdoor air conditioners, heat ex-changers and fans.

15th February 2010