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Commissioning & Reliability

Improving surge protection

Millions of surge protection units in the field are not providing adequate protection for today’s microprocessor-based equipment. As John Mitchell, global business development manager at CP Automation explains, surge protection devices (SPDs) must be brought up to speed.

13 August, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Finding the right fit

BEG has installed a comprehensive, energy-saving lighting controls system at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, which the maintenance team can control themselves via their smartphones.

17 June, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

LED-ing the way

Steve Stark, trade sales director UK and Ireland at LEDVANCE, takes a look at the latest developments in four distinct lighting markets: offices, retail premises, the hospitality industry and industrial premises.

13 June, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Smarter safety

Goodlight explores the role of emergency lighting in building safety, and how smart LEDS can enhance safety and compliance.

13 June, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

All gas and gaiters

I am willing to bet that, up until a few weeks ago, few if any of my devoted readers were aware that the UK government has an official Commissioner for Shale Gas. And even fewer will have known that this important post was created last autumn, let alone that it was filled for just over six months by a woman called Natascha Engel.

11 June, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

The next generation 

With a shortfall in engineering graduates on our hands, Vinnie Edge, international operations manager at engineering solutions provider, Boulting Ltd, explores what can be done to secure the future of engineering.

11 June, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Buyer beware 

Deepak Sharad, category manager for final distribution at Schneider Electric discusses the importance of making procurement safe for the 18th edition.

15 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Danger, danger, high voltage

Surprisingly, despite the dangers, high-voltage electrical engineering can often be one of the safest areas to work. While it might sound like a daunting way to spend your nine-to-five, John Smith, managing director at Smith Brothers, looks at some of the sector’s stringent health and safety regulations which protect workers – both on- and off-site.

15 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

‘Appy hour

TradeSparky outlines a range of handy smartphone tools available from the convenience of your very own pocket.

13 May, 2019
Commissioning & Reliability

Critical thinking

An IR thermography camera is a useful tool for electrical inspection and data capture – but for an effective IR inspection, you need to be thinking ‘FORD’, says Andrew Baker, sales director north Europe, FLIR Systems Ltd.

13 May, 2019