‘Luminaires’
A Engineeringtalk guide
Start with the news release
Safety testing comes to the motor city from
Intertek, which we summarised at the time by saying "New lab at Livonia was built within Intertek's state-of-the-art performance testing lab to provide product safety testing.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Conductive nylon provides matching light housings from
DuPont (UK): "Zytel CDV allowed Philips to use the same powder coating process that it uses to paint the steel housing, involving temperatures of 185C during the curing process".
In March 2008, we covered the news from DSM Engineering Plastics
- take a look at Light-tight plastic allows easy customisation
which says: "DSM Engineering Plastics' Xantar C range consists of general purpose, flame retardant, reinforced and stress crack resistant modified grades as well as specialty grades. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Metway Electrical Industries, Wiring stands up to Antarctic conditions,
as well as New BSI book - A Guide to Emergency Lighting from BSI Business Information,
and How emergency lighting saves lives from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission).
Latest stories...
BS 5266-1, emergency lighting code of practice (December 2005)
BSI has published a new edition of BS 5266-1 'Emergency lighting, Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises'.
LED lamps are compact for machine lighting (November 2005)
Compact LED and fluorescent lights from Waldmann Lighting have been designed to provide optimum lighting conditions for almost any operation - even when space is at a premium.
Three-pole connector joins lighting control range (August 2005)
Metway has introduced a PCB mounted three-pole connector to complement its Series 166 connectors and complete its lighting control range.
WEEE compliance schemes work together (July 2005)
Two distinctly different WEEE compliance schemes operating in the business-to-business sector have taken a joint approach to their strategy for achieving best value solutions for their members.
LED lamps shed light on machining (August 2004)
Waldmann Lighting has used LED technology to develop a new type of machine tool light that is compact, powerful and can give up to 50,000 hours of maintenance-free service life.
Resin makes light work of luminaires (July 2004)
Italian architectural lighting manufacturer, iGuzzini illuminazione, selected GE Advanced Materials' Lexan SLX resin for its GEM suspended luminaries.
Terminal blocks keep spare fuse to hand (June 2004)
A novel fused terminal block incorporates a spare fuse option in the fuse carrier.
Strips cover a "full monty" of electrical uses (August 2003)
A versatile new range of nylon terminal strips can be used in a wide range of electrical installations and lighting equipment applications.
Further reading
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Luminaires for hazardous areas in more demand
There has been a substantial growth in demand for Zone 2 luminaires for hazardous area installation according to WF Electrical, the only UK electrical distributor to stock a complete range
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Stylish luminaires for English National Opera
Ridi Lighting has supplied its range of stylish, contemporary, high reflectance Aida ceiling and wall mounted luminaires for the prestigious refurbishment of the English National Opera's offices
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