This article provides new paradigms in motion control, allowing machine designers and users to reduce motion design time and training costs. To compete in the global market today, machine builders must deliver high-performance machines that are faster, more automated and more flexible, while always meeting customer expectations and keeping design costs under control. New technologies […]
This article explores the perception of colour across cultures and highlights the use of colour in corporate branding. Never underestimate the importance of selecting the right colour to represent a brand. Every colour used in branding has a psychological link or message. It is, however, very important to remember that these psychological links can differ […]
This article focuses on establishing the correct lighting design criteria for road and street lighting projects. Defining and evaluating lighting design specifications can be a challenging task but, as many professionals are coming to realise, comparing lighting design proposals from different companies can be even more challenging. Given all the criteria that professionals must take […]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is a topic of conversation on TV, radio, at conferences and company strategy meetings. Many have heard about it and often incorrectly think that some perfectly normal IT developments or advancements are part of the revolution. We need to carefully discern what can really be considered as part of it. Some […]
Chromaticity difference is specified for colour uniformity, shift in colour during lifetime and individual colour variation of products, and others. The chromaticity difference of light stimuli, in general, is expressed by the distance in the CIE 1976 uniform chromaticity scale (UCS) diagram (CIE, 2004; ISO/CIE, 2009), known as the CIE (u’,v‘) chromaticity diagram or simply […]
Interest in small modular nuclear reactors is showing a resurgence. The travelling wave nuclear reactor (TWNR), based on the breed and burn principle, is one of the options being considered. Any optimal energy technology for the future must meet stricter standards than in the past; in addition to being economically attractive, it now must also […]
In today’s world of advanced electronically controlled protection devices, the use of fusegear in networks may seem archaic and out of place, but there is still a range of applications for this simple protection device, and fuses are used extensively in variety of applications in medium and high voltage industrial and distribution networks. Advanced features […]
A well-conceived surge protection concept for LED lights should be incorporated at the design stage. In the process of retrofitting streetlights, conventional luminaires are frequently replaced by LEDs. The reasons for this include, for example, energy efficiency, subsidy programmes, removal of certain lamp technologies from the market and the long lifetime of the new LED […]
Radio signals are potential causes of explosions in hazardous areas, which means that radio frequency identification should be carefully considered. Versatile and low cost, passive RFID systems can improve efficiency, reduce downtime and aid productivity. These systems have proven valuable to industrial companies, helping with asset and personnel tracking, inventory management, maintenance planning and more. […]
This article discusses a break-through in electrical protection and identifies critical application areas where as arc fault detection devices enhance safety. An arc is defined as a discharge of live electricity through insulation material accompanied by a partial volatilisation of the electrode materials. Under normal circumstances, one cathode and one anode are separated by a […]
