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AUMA electric actuators replace pneumatic technology

High maintenance costs of pneumatic actuation technology for valve control, with its associated compressed air supply, were reviewed as part of a modernisation initiative at the Schmidtsche Quelle water treatment plant in Heidelberg, Germany. As a result, the public utility, Stadtwerke Heidelberg replaced approximately 50 pneumatic devices with AUMA SGC electric actuators. Leakage in the compressed air system was recognised as representing an ... [more]

Carbodeon enables 20 percent increase in polymer thermal filler conductivity with 0.03 wt.% nanodiamond additive at a lower cost than with traditional fillers

Improved materials and processes enable nanodiamond cost reductions of up to 70 percent for electronics and LED applications Carbodeon, a Finnish-based producer of functionalised nanodiamond materials, can now achieve a 20 percent increase in polymer thermal performance by using as little as 0.03 wt.% nanodiamond material at 45 percent thermal filler loading, enabling increased performance at a lower cost than with traditional fillers. L... [more]

New IP65 quarter-turn, quick-fit latches from Elesa UK

Elesa’s new range of IP65 quarter-turn, quick-fit latches are suitable for enclosures, cabinets, machine guards, access panels etc. in industrial environments, both indoor and outdoor. The range features an integral pull handle and quick insertion design (removable with a simple tool). Multiple closing levers (tabs/cams) are offered to accommodate door to frame depths of between 16-32mm. The CQTL.FM series are available with double bar or tria... [more]

New Fluke Energy Efficiency portal

Fluke has developed an Energy Efficiency portal on its UK web site to help maintenance professionals understand ways to manage energy efficiency in a facility in order to save money. It provides guidance in the use of Fluke tools to identify electrical waste, production process waste and building infrastructure waste and ways in which to minimise them. Just one of a series of ‘Solution Centers’ which contain a library of information and programs,... [more]

Opus Energy portal gives energy brokers complete control

Energy brokers are being offered greater control and transparency with an innovative new online portal from business energy supplier Opus Energy, which is set to transform the tendering process. The new portal allows energy brokers to track the entire tendering process easily and view real-time statuses online. Brokers are also able to request to re-quote and accept quotations via the portal, instead of using the traditional approach of phonin... [more]

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