MSP Clare Adamson backs campaign to regulate electricians
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
The convener of Holyrood’s Cross Party Group on Accident Prevention and Safety has become the latest member of the Scottish Parliament to back a campaign to regulate electricians. Clare Adamson MSP has lent her support to electrotechnical trade association SELECT for raising awareness by campaigning for recognition of Electricians as a Profession. The representative for Motherwell and Wishaw
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Electric checks in rented homes confirmed by government
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Plans for mandatory five-year electrical safety checks in privately rented homes in England have been confirmed by the government. The move, which requires legislation, means that landlords will be required to call in qualified inspectors to carry out the checks. The rules will mirror those already in operation in Scotland. New tenancies will be the
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The EV-friendly 18th Edition
Tuesday, 09 April 2019
Love them or loathe them, electric vehicles (EVs) are here, and most definitely on the up. Between 2013 and 2018, new EV registrations in the UK rose from a meagre 3,500 to 160,000, with government projections now running into the millions by 2030. Currently, we are not short of places to charge them: as a
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Illegal refrigerant returns to UK eBay
Friday, 05 April 2019
Despite assurances from both the Environment Agency and online auction site eBay of measures to prevent illegal refrigerant being sold on the internet, black market gas continues to appear. Checks on eBay UK this week revealed at least 10 adverts for a range of HFC refrigerants, all of them seemingly being offered in illegal disposable,
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Emerson introduces new portfolio of programmable logic controllers
Tuesday, 02 April 2019
Emerson has added a new portfolio of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to enable comprehensive manufacturing control and production optimisation. The new portfolio will enable end users to expand operations and supply chain control – the process manufacturing of goods all the way through to assembly and packaging – by partnering with a single automation provider.
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Online F-Gas reporting service targets black market crackdown
Thursday, 28 March 2019
New encrypted service has been launched to address growing concerns about illegal trade of gas so that fraudulent behaviour be confidentially shared with European authorities Refrigerant manufacturers group the EFCTC has established a confidential online reporting service to better track illegal refrigerant imports across Europe. The ‘Integrity Line’ service is intended to ensure that suspicious activity can
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Edge devices as a key to Industry 4.0
Monday, 11 March 2019
The implementation of Industry 4.0 continues to focus on the linking of industrial production to the internet and the Cloud, and this has transformed the Internet of Things (IoT) into the ‘Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT’), according to Gavin Stoppel. The revolutionary approach of Industry 4.0 should not be a one-time fundamental change, but rather an
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EA moves to crack down on illegal F-gas sales
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
UK: The UK Environment Agency is said to be expanding its workforce to enable a better response to illegal sales of refrigerants and other F-gas compliance issues. This is said to have been one of the topics of discussions last week between REFCOM and DEFRA. “We discussed the recent positive steps that have been taken
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Inside the Top Causes of PLC Control System Failure
Friday, 22 February 2019
On New Year’s Day 1968, the programmable logic controller (PLC) was first designed. It has been used ever since to make logic-based decisions in automated industrial processes. Despite their resilience and rugged design, PLC-based control systems can still break down and their failure can lead to costly downtime. This article discusses the top causes of
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Guide to installing steel-wired armoured cables
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Learn the key factors relating to the installation of swa cables from earthing through support to bending. Steel-wire armoured (swa) cables commonly serve as distribution circuits and final circuits in electrical installations. This article outlines some of the key factors relating to the installation of swa cables. Providing automatic disconnection of supply (ADS) Regardless of
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