What’s the Difference Between Soldering, Brazing, and Welding?
Wednesday, 08 August 2018
Soldering, brazing, and welding are all methods of joining two or more pieces of metal and selected other materials. They are also methods used to fill gaps in metal parts. In welding, the two metals (or thermoplastic) must be similar. For example, copper cannot be welded to steel. Welding uses high temperatures to melt and
- Published in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
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Who Will Set Future Industrial Automation Standards?
Tuesday, 07 August 2018
Technology has made the transition inevitable. The ability to enhance industrial and process automation efficiency, through the application of real-time enterprise computing, cloud applications, and IoT devices, has never been more clear. Those industrial and process automation suppliers that embrace these shifts in technology and system architecture will be winners. But those suppliers should expect
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Consumer Units and RCDs in the 18th Edition BS 7671
Friday, 03 August 2018
Type AC residual current protection has been applied in UK domestic premises, with little consideration for the nature of appliances and loads connected downstream of the RCD. The impact of increased leakage currents can result in unwanted tripping, which results in other safety complications – loss of lighting and supplies for essential equipment. The 18th
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What are the recommendations for emergency lighting in non-domestic premises?
Wednesday, 01 August 2018
This article reviews the recommendations of the emergency lighting standard BS 5266-1: 2016 for the provision of emergency lighting in escape routes, open areas and other locations. As a result of a number of legislative requirements such as those relating to health & safety, fire and building regulations some form of emergency lighting will normally be required
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Government’s F-gas stance “lacks teeth”
Monday, 30 July 2018
ACRIB has called for more support from Government to improve training take up and increase skills levels in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry. ACRIB, the Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Industry Board, was reacting to the government’s recent response to the Environmental Audit Committee report on the UK’s progress in reducing F-gas emissions. Echoing the
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Daikin launches packages with R410A refrigerant prices fixed till March 2019
Friday, 27 July 2018
AC giant says ‘Commission With Confidence’ packages aim to bring stability and confidence to the market Daikin Airconditioning UK has unveiled a brace of service packages that will guarantee the cost of R410A refrigerant till 31st March 2019, when purchased together with its new VRV systems. The ‘Commission With Confidence’ packages aim to bring stability
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IET Regulations Lead the Way in Improved Safety
Thursday, 26 July 2018
After recent extremely high profile fires, such as Grenfell Tower, there has been an increased focus on safety. As a result, the focus of the new legislation is to further improve fire prevention and protection throughout buildings in the UK, as well as to safeguard workers and the public. The most significant change that will
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The challenge of new refrigerants
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
The EU refrigerant regulation is urgently necessary for the protection of our environment. The emission of refrigerant gases into the environment – due to incorrect disposal or unintended leaks in the system – adds to the greenhouse effect. That is why refrigerants containing CFCs have already been withdrawn from circulation. Today’s refrigerants may no longer
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Five-year electrical checks to be compulsory for PRS landlords
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Landlords must have electrical installations in their rental homes checked every five years under new rules announced today. The new mandatory requirement for PRS landlords is one of a number of safety measures to be brought in by the Government, which has also launched a consultation into building regulations’ fire safety guidance. The Government has clarified the
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Industry 2020: What the New Industrial World Will Look Like
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
As consumers, we’ve grown to expect everything as a service, everything on demand, and to only pay for usage as opposed to making up-front investments. This is enabled by multiple advancements in technology and behavioral changes in society. We are at a point where these same shifts are rapidly coming into the industrial sector, with
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