Electrical Industry News for December 2021
Steve Hughes, Managing Director of emobility Power Component Expert REO UK, explains how to keep electric truck technology on track. One of the biggest considerations with electric trucks is their driving range. Due to being typically used for logistics and haulage, trucks often drive for longer distances and have more impending deadlines to meet than regular vehicles. However, a historic lag in EV uptake has meant that there is not currently adequate infrastructure for charging electric vehi...
Prysmian Group, pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has extended its Sirocco Extreme range of microduct cables to include its latest 576f cable. Sirocco Extreme cables provide world record diameters and fibre densities for blown microduct cables. The new cable boasts 576 fibers in a diameter of 8.2mm, providing a fiber density of 10.9 fibers per mm2, and can be installed into a 10mm duct. Sirocco Extreme microduct cables utilize Prysmian’s BendBrightXS 180&...
Emtelle Group, the foremost global manufacturer of pre-connectorized blown fiber, cabling, and ducted solutions, is delighted to announce today that it has entered a definitive agreement that will see Emtelle acquire Afripipes Middle East Operations. The transaction will bring together two complementary businesses to increase access to their solutions portfolio and provide broader access to their global manufacturing capacity, delivering a synergistic product as a global leader in the FTTX in...
The first 3-phase Ethernet-based AC Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) equipped with BHEL manufactured electrics has rolled out from RCF Kapurthala to Asansol MEMU shed, Eastern Railways, signaling a new era in the urban transportation segment. The 12 coach MEMU train is equipped with 3-phase IGBT-based converter and inverter designed and developed by BHEL. Significantly, the state-of-the-art Ethernet-based Train Control Management System which provides advanced control features, has been...
A leading player in the UK wiring accessories market, Scolmore is continually looking at ways to improve and develop its existing product offer, and to explore new areas for expansion. The result of its latest new product development program completes the company’s offer in the wiring accessories category - bringing to market a comprehensive Consumer Unit and Circuit Protection range. Marketed under the name ‘Elucian by Click’, the official launch comes followin...