With Predictive Services for Drive Systems, Siemens presents a standardised extension to the local service agreement at this year’s SPS. This is based on the new Mindsphere Predictive Service Assistance app, which makes maintenance more efficient for Sinamics drive systems and/or Simotics motors in the low voltage range. With the new service portfolio including Mindsphere […]
Both local and international standards have been amended since 2015 and this has created confusion in term of the compliance requirements of low-voltage switchgear. Inadequate testing and purchasing of untested products can have dire consequences to the supply of electricity. The South African National Standards (SANS) that apply to switchgear have been adopted from the […]
Testing the grounding components of equipment in hard-to-reach spaces, including areas that are indoors or fully paved and do not permit driving auxiliary test stakes, is challenging. Comtest is offering the Fluke 1630-2 FC stakeless earth ground clamp, a high-quality, heavy-duty clamp jaw that stays in alignment and in calibration even in industrial environments. And […]
ABB’s new LeanGear ZS9 is an arc-proof, medium voltage, air-insulated switchgear unit, rated at 12 kV, 1250 A, and 25 kA, and designed to meet the space requirements and ratings of modern electrical distribution grids. The unit offers optimal safety and reliability standards, consistent with the the company’s Unigear range of switchgear. It is designed […]
High-power drive users can now receive ready-to-use drive cabinet systems in as little as one week, following the release of Control Techniques’ DFS series freestanding drives. Designed for energy-efficient motor control in high ingress-prone environments, DFS can now be delivered within five work days by prior agreement, making it ideal for emergency breakdown situations. The […]
Drives and automation company SEW-Eurodrive has supplied 64 Moviegear geared servo motors from its Cape Town branch to HG Molenaar, a local OEM based in Paarl. The latter, in turn, designed, manufactured and supplied a weighing conveyor system to a Germany-based frozen fish and vegetable packing company. The system comprises a central conveyor fed by […]
Legrand’s range of fibreglass reinforced polyester Marina cabinets is designed for use in any environment, but these durable units are particularly suited for severe corrosive environments in the chemical and petrochemical, mining, general engineering and marine industries. Marina enclosures offer maximum safety and the ordered arrangement and optimum protection of electrical components like terminal blocks, […]
Power Plant Electrical Technologies (PPE), an ABB channel partner in South Africa, used ABB’s new REX640 protection and control relay to develop a custom solution for Sappi’s Ngodwana pulp and paper mill. This solution will replace ageing relay panels with modern equipment, offering additional functionality. Sappi also wanted to upgrade the grid-tie protection system in […]
