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Commissioning & Reliability

Arc Flash: Are you at risk?

22 June, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Have we got the skills?

22 June, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Meet the new MPD 800 from OMICRON

OMICRON has introduced its new MPD 800 universal partial discharge (PD) measurement and analysis system.

19 May, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Striking the right balance

13 May, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Not for girls?

Elina Siokou, head of product integration at P2i, tells us her story and explains why jobs in typically male dominated environments aren’t all about manual labour.

12 May, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Motorise your energy savings

Motors use a lot of energy. According to the Carbon Trust, a 2.2 kW motor typically costs around £2,300 a year to run. This makes energy efficiency of motors a key concern for every business owner and manager, says Julian Grant of Chauvin Arnoux.

7 May, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Three into one goes easily

In the last twenty years, electrical installation testers used by contractors and electricians around the nation have changed completely. Despite the reservations of times gone by, Mark Johnson of Metrel UK Ltd explains why today, it’s beneficial to put all your eggs in one basket.

7 May, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Five small changes to boost plant efficiency

The energy cost to run an electric motor over ten years is at least 30 times the original purchase price. With energy consumption responsible for the vast majority of whole life costs, Marek Lukaszczyk of motor and drive manufacturer, WEG, explains five ways to improve motor energy efficiency.

16 March, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

How can drones benefit the electric power industry?

David Willems, VP business development and strategy for UMS Skeldar takes a look at how unmanned aerial vehicles (drones to you and me) could be advantageous in the electric power industry.

5 March, 2020
Commissioning & Reliability

Regulation for the nation

Right now, almost anyone can claim to be an electrician and carry out electrical work. The absence of the necessary qualifications and experience required to do so of course make this practice incredibly dangerous for both the ‘electrician’ in question and unwitting consumer. Here, SELECT discusses the importance of protecting the title for the profession of electrician.

5 March, 2020