Building Control Systems – Designed Around You

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A building control system, usually operated using a control panel, is a way of bringing all aspects of a building’s functional processes into one place. This makes it more convenient and also more secure, especially if you choose a bespoke system that has specific security settings programmed in. A control system can be designed to control everything inside a building. They are most often used in commercial buildings, where there are multiple systems to control and administer. These can all be linked together to create one larger system that is run from one central place. Some of the systems that can be controlled within a building control system are climate,... Read More »

Rewiring the Electrics in an Office Building

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Electric systems in an office need to be in good working order to meet with health and safety standards. It’s also incredibly important for the general maintenance of your building and the everyday safety of the people who use it. If you are unsure at all about the electrics, get everything rewired and start from scratch. It is going to be a lengthy and potentially expensive process but it is the only way to know that what you are doing is going to be safe. Always employ a trained electrician to be on the safe side. It is not something that an amateur or somebody with a little bit of... Read More »

Using Laser Engraving Machines Creatively

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Laser engraving machines can be put to a number of uses in industry. From engraving metal objects to make items like nameplates to making pieces of jewellery, there are lots of different functions that can be fulfilled by these kinds of machines. Children are also learning to use them in schools, helping them to improve their artistic skills and to be more creative. Skills like this can help them to get jobs in future when they have left school. Laser engraving machines can come in handy within many different areas of a business. If this is the case for you and you use them regularly, you could consider investing in... Read More »

Manufacturing Components – is it Part of the Design Process?

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When you have a new product designed, the process of designing it and manufacturing it often go hand in hand. But how much can you rely on the two parts of the process being completed together? Will it be more beneficial for you to approach design and manufacturing as separate processes or one complete process? It will usually depend on the product design company you work with and what their usual process is. It will also depend on their facilities and how much they are able to do on the site. For example, some companies may be able to carry out processes for manufacturing some components in their own workshops... Read More »

Reasons people choose Garage Door Remote Operators

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The garage door is a significant expansion to any home or office. It offers the look of a little outside house where you can park your car, store essential products and work on essential family unit stuff for repair purposes. A garage door remote includes beauty as well as makes your life of opening and shutting the door very simple. Technology has progressed quickly in the past few of years. The traditional garage door is presently progressively getting to be distinctly old and is being supplanted with remotely operated doors. If you are interested to find out about why a garage entrance remote is more favourable when contrasted with the... Read More »

Generating Electricity Using Living Architecture Smart Bricks

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A team of Scientists at the University of the West of England have developed smart bricks that are capable of retaining and recycling waste water, and able to generate electricity from the sunlight absorbed by the living architecture of the bricks. Each brick is made up of microbial cells and algae which form a process where new detergents are produced, electricity is generated, phosphate is reclaimed and water is cleaned. When combined with computing and engineering bioreactor walls can be created which will enable them to adapt to the various environmental factors inside the buildings, essentially adapting to the people inside the building using digitally coordinated mechanisms that will detect their presence and modify the... Read More »

Looking for a Local Electrician in Leicester?

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If you are looking for an electrician in Leicester it’s worth considering Bright Sparks Electrical Services Ltd. They are certified and experienced electricians with over 20 years in the industry offering complete home wiring and new build electrical installation services for the whole of leicestershire, covering both commercial and domestic properties. Their services also include: Lighting installation & Bespoke electrical installations Power installation Inspection and testing Security alarms, Fire alarms and lighting Extensions & Repairs Boiler and heater wiring All their trade-persons are City & Guilds qualified and fully CRB checked, with an impressive portfolio of the work carried out for their various customers over the years. Bright Sparks are approved electrical contractors for Travis... Read More »

Switchtec signs distribution agreement for surge protection

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An agreement has been drawn up between the Specialist distributor Switchtec and French surge protection specialist, Citel, which will provide exclusive distribution rights to the wide and vast range of Citel’s surge protection equipment within Great Britain. This means that the company will be able to improve the infrastructure focus more on the DIN rail mounted AC surge protectors market. The CITEL AC power surge protectors, have been developed using a patented technology that combines a high energy varistor (MOV) network and a specific gas tube (GSG). The specialized circuit has been built into certain SPDs, so they can achieve a higher protection level, longer life duration (due to the suppression of leakage current), and continuous operation and power... Read More »

New Electrical Safety Scheme From NAPIT

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A new Electrical Inspector Scheme for installers has been launched that’s designed to help businesses and consumers find the right tradesperson for electrical inspection and testing work across the industrial, commercial and domestic sectors where the demand for this type of work is high. This means that electrical tradespersons who are registered with this scheme, will have to verify their qualifications and insurance documents of the Electrical Inspectors, to ensure that they provide a sample of their EICR work, which is then subject to regular inspections and assessments. Within the private rented sector the NAPIT have long since campaigning to solve the problem with electrical safety checks by incompetent tradespersons; this new scheme aims to help solve those problems also... Read More »

Should You Get Surge Protected Power Adapters?

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All UK plugs are fused anyway, and some devices are not really going to cause a problem within power devices unless your daisy chaining power adapters, which is basically not a good idea (as mentioned in a previous article). Though if you have sensitive electrical equipment that’s going to be drawing power through each gang on the adapter throughout the day, like a computer system and the external devices such as a monitor, Internet Hub/Router, Printer, etc… then it’s advisable to get a power adapter with a surge protected circuit to prevent damaging your sensitive electrical equipment in the event of a power surge; better to be safe than sorry later when... Read More »